Why choose this ship over a Hull B or Freelancer MAX? The Hull B carries more cargo for a lower price and the Freelancer MAX can carry rovers.

We never want to have a ship that is clearly superior in all ways in a similar area, so there are lots of pluses and minuses for each of these ships. The Hull-B is the dedicated small-crew cargo ship and, as such, has a much lower capacity for onboard living for its two crew and favors cargo over firepower, which the Railen overcomes. The MAX has the benefit of being able to carry vehicles but the Railen has about twice the cargo capacity as the upside.