[Tomgs]

Aren't transport ship traditionally higher tonnage than war ships? You don't need the type of hulls that war ships do (note I am no expert here just going by gut feel so I could be wrong). Cargo and colonizer ships could be smaller ships with cargo pods attached all around them just to haul cargo. The designs might not work well for a combat ship but to transport cargo in a relatively peaceful area it would work.

[This message has been edited by Tomgs (edited 28 January 2001).]