Kowloon-class Civilian Transport

The Kowloon-class Civilian Transport is a common ship in human space. They were all over the colonies. As a result many of them ended up being refitted in Colonial militia at the start of the civil war. The Kowloon is not an effective combat ship however. It lacks the armor to take a beating. They aren't armed very well either. At best they are a stopgap measure. Refitted Kowloons are often rated as light frigates. There are CQB versions meant to get in close to enemy ships. These have a little extra armor added on and use fletchette launchers or railguns mostly. Armament varies somewhat depending on who is using it.

Some factions revert them to transports after they can be replaced. Kowloons are better transports than warships. Also, when they have weapons their transport capactity is lowered. This is due to the fact weapons take up space. There is also the matter of ammunition.