What is the best way to make gunboats for SEIV

[thorfrog]

I want to add gunboats to the game but I'm not sure the best way to do it would be. They will be a seperate tech requiring medium fighter tech. I don't want them to be a seperate class of ship but rather an off shoot of fighters. They will be launched by gunboot bays. This is what I have in mind. Any suggestions? I was inspired by the Starfire series.

Name := Small Gunboat
Short Name := Small Gunboat
Description :=
Code := GB
Primary Bitmap Name := GunboatSmall
Alternate Bitmap Name := GunboatSmall
Vehicle Type := Gunboat
Tonnage := 50
Cost Minerals := 500
Cost Organics := 0
Cost Radioactives := 0
Engines Per Move := 1
Number of Tech Req := 1
Tech Area Req 1 := Gunboat
Tech Level Req 1 := 1
Number of Abilities := 2
Ability 1 Type := Combat To Hit Offense Plus
Ability 1 Descr := Maneuverability increases chance to hit enemy targets in combat by 40%.
Ability 1 Val 1 := 40
Ability 1 Val 2 := 0
Ability 2 Type := Combat To Hit Defense Plus
Ability 2 Descr := Small size makes ship 40% harder to hit in combat.
Ability 2 Val 1 := 40
Ability 2 Val 2 := 0
Requirement Must Have Bridge := True
Requirement Can Have Aux Con := False
Requirement Min Life Support := 1
Requirement Min Crew Quarters := 1
Requirement Uses Engines := True
Requirement Max Engines := 9
Requirement Pct Fighter Bays := 0
Requirement Pct Colony Mods := 0
Requirement Pct Cargo := 0