>>5819121>Does attaching weapons on merchant ships retain shipping capabilities / preserve merchant cargo capacity etc.QM: Yes it does. For instance, you could transport (a few) large tanks or mechs inside the cargo holds of your armed merchant fleet; the strike fleet cannot do this (it is why there is a separate heavy dropship asset). The strike fleet also takes a very long time to construct (without a dedicated shipyard) and is highly likely to stray from ITAR (Interstellar Trafficking in Arms Regulations)... incurring a lot of undesirable attention.
