Well if theres pitching for ideas to improve UEF weaponry, the Tev in me wants me to see the GTVA develop something new as well xD.
If the GTVA were to develop a missile ship to level the playing field on UEF range, could they not do that rather quickly? They need not even design a brand new ship, they can just retrofit old Orions as the Raynors come into service to replace them. The Orion could pump out a fairly significant broadside if properly refitted and its lower marks for armor as compared to a Raynor would be less of an issue as it wouldn't be intended to tangle up in beam range. The 'Orion Mk II' would even serve well against Shivans if and when they return as it would be able to engage them outside effective beam range. Also, the Orion is my all time favorite cap ship - I keep trying to think of was to prevent it from being obsolete haha.
Beam warheads - I think they'd be cool, allthough as I've been told before, probably technically difficult to implement.
Generally broadened role of AWACS ships, footprint magnification and emission masking (stealth for larger ships) in particular.
