Firstly, the CM is absolutely useless. Once you get disrupted, you can't put enough distance between your engine and the CM for the CD to be pulled outside the range, at least in my experience.
Secondly, I still think simply raising the shield level is a prefferable alternative to stronger guns. I'm especially opposed to gunboat guns. Solaris or basics may work, but you might as well stick with regular transport turrets for something so bland.
