You know, I always was quite fond of the missile boat. Only one gun sure - but because of the rather wacky way Tie Fighter handled multiple guns, it worked out acceptably. That one gun fired as fast and as damaging as all four danged lasers on a Tie-advanced. And while the battery would run out quickly, I seem to remember shifting from shields to guns practically refilling it. I'm pretty sure you could put guns to neutrals, shields to slight or heavy recharge, and have as much gun power output as a T/A.

Honestly, I just wish I could've changed the primary pod of advanced missiles to another pod of heavy rockets, which were IMHO far more useful.