Gunboats beating Cruisers

[Warlord]

A gunboat CANNOT beat a cruiser until and unless the Cruiser guy is a super noob and the gunboat guy is a super pro

Don't just read the topic title, thats only meant to attract attention.

Gunboats are supposed to destroy bombers and VHFs.

Well think about it, gunboats have to be good at beating something.

Alright place yourselves into the following position. Your running a trading company, your traders get pirates to much that it effects your profit and the morale to much.
So you decide to set up a escort service to fly along with your traders in order to raise the morale and profits again. But those escorters run into a lot of gunboats who just makes short work of them.

Now your a civilian organization so anything larger then a fighter or bomber is impossible.
See my point being?

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