>Suppose I could make another 'Ask Gryphon', but since the last one got
>locked with a very small number of posts...

Eh? It's not locked. Right at the bottom of the first page, at the moment.

>Is there any ship-class in UF that is somewhat similar to the
>Homeworld 'Firelance' class? That is to say, essentially a
>less-than-ship-of-the-wall with nothing but a humungous gun(and some
>point defense, presumably)?

I'm not familiar at all with the source of the question, so I can't answer directly, but I would say generally that no, apart from the possibility of one-offs like proof-of-concept test platforms for large weapons and the odd last-ditch we're-losing-the-war bodge job (see also Wunderwaffe), that is not a thing in UF-universe naval architecture. There are a few ships that mount quite heavy weapons for their size, but it isn't their only card.

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