Weapons get a damage penalty when hitting targets bigger than they are i.e. small weapons only do (iirc) 75% damage to medium and 50% to large ships. So large weapons, as well has having slightly higher damage levels, don't suffer that which is why the Vulture (2 large) outguns the Asp (2 medium...
Well one of them wouldn't be able to show up except as a ghost, another wants a perfect script and a third has gone loonie-tunes. Maybe they could get Ernie back?
Remember when you bitched out Valve for making TF2 a cartoony game for casuals rather then aiming it exclusively at the conc-jumping bunnyhoppers and said it would never work? Good times, man, good times.