[Taera]

exactly Rollo.
Fyron: a while ago, with some experimentation, i've found that SD/Torpedoe are the perfect counter to the then-popular PPB/NSP combo. My light-cruiser would beat a Rage cruiser in 1on1 combat with little damage unless they were lucky and hit something realy important.

Also there's another point - a LARGE object (base, dreadnought, baseship) can use the ultimate advantage of repulsers and tractors.