robkelk Wrote:I'm getting the idea that we're agreed in principle.
Ship-mounted weaponry is unusual in Fenspace except during wartime, and the Convention is wise enough to know that it can't win a war (even a cold war) with any of the Space Powers of the 'Danelaw.
Most folks can name all the peacetime armed ships in Fenspace, since they're so uncommon: X-Wings, Blackbirds, Vipers, Hornblower-class cruisers (all four of them), Azu Squadron's ships(?), the Ciara, the Normandy, and the Epsilon Blade.
I wonder how CI will go in in 2020 when the first sister ship of the Normandy (the "Serenity Valley") finishes... most likely normally (in the inner system) just leave the ammunition of the main gun at home... or carry one/two shots when you expect to be more than a few hours away from help.