EricRoss said:
the Hyperion Eta...does have fighters; shuttles; and good weapons, but is not quite as powerful as the Omega...
quick correction: I just did the math and discovered that at most ranges the Hyperion-Eta is acctually more offensively powerful in a front boresight attack run than an Omega-Alpha, just look at the combined weapons damage comparason by range, range 3-4 is where you see the difference (this chart assumes a good gunner that gets you hits with all the weapons, maximum pulses):
6) Omega: Twin-linked Heavy Laser 80+8d10
Hyperion: Twin-linked Heavy Laser 80+8d10
5) Omega: Twin-linked Heavy Laser; Twin-linked Heavy Pulse cannon 140+17d10
Hyperion: Twin-linked Heavy Laser; Twin-linked Heavy Pulse cannon 140+17d10
4) Omega: Twin-linked Heavy Laser; Twin-linked Heavy Pulse cannon 140+17d10
Hyperion: Twin-linked Heavy Laser; Twin-linked Heavy Pulse cannon; Medium Pulse Cannon 160+21d10
3) Omega: Twin-linked Heavy Laser; Twin-linked Heavy Pulse cannon; Hex-linked Partical Beam 150+20d10
Hyperion: Twin-linked Heavy Laser; Twin-linked Heavy Pulse cannon; Medium Pulse Cannon; Tri-linked Partical Beam 170+24d10