Since the Cutlass is no longer intended to be the jack of all trades, what role will be its new focus?asked by Kraken

It's a pirate raider.

It's intended to raid convoys. You take out the Hull or some other cargo ship, you load up the stuff you want and you get out.

You might also want to check ATV from last week, where Matt Sherman talks about all the ships in the Drake line and their specific role. So he talks a bit about how he envisions the Cutlass to perform and what its role should be. So, ATV, last week.