Gunships are undergoing constant tweaks by the core developers. Check the Dev Forums for final details.
Gunships mount medium shields and have a strong hull. They resemble bombers in
many ways, but are free.
They carry turret gunners. They serve as a turret platform, and can serve as
a defensive or offensivet ship.
Gunships mount LRM Hunters or MRM Seekers to support the turret gunners.
Gunships can deploy pulse probes to assist them in finding targets both during
defensive and offensive roles.
Exceptional properties
Rixian Unity
The Rixian gunship has a different property concerning the pilot's
guns. It can mount an AC turret among the Gattling guns, a much
more powerful weapon than Gattling guns that other ships use,
thus being able to support the turret gunners in a manner similar
to mustangs.
Deploying Gunships
Gunships
serve mostly a defensive role. They are rarely deployed, but
can be used to efficiently escort constructors and miners, as
well as defend stations against bomber runs. This last task
probably requires the use of Nans to protect the gunship, or
the use of many gunships.
Gunships can also be deployed in offensive ways to escort bombers or hunt down
enemy utility ships.
