It will still have to use Firepower due to the fact that "Spawning NPC's" command does not exist on this mod. Therefore, i'll say you will have a really hard time to get that ship winning against its opponent.
Solution: Cut the ship in have, or 3/4 of it - should be better. Also, remove the "loads" of blocky-ness that it has - it really irritates me. The nose could do some work aswell - example, making it look similar to the Dreadnought -slanted.
The texture itself, i do not like - sorry. I rather use light textures - meaning use the original vanilla textures (do not edit them to darker resolution - seriously it is horrid). Also, put more details, otheer textures instead of using one main one for the whole body.
Talihoo, and good luck.
Oh - you were the one that said that my texture "sucks" from my RFP Gunship proposal. Well, see what happens? Karma. As a good friend, I have gave you as much as i know of modeling and tips. not one sentence that i left that said - "Your texture work sucks!".
Again, I will like to see you working on this. Looks promising to be submitted - really ;)