Is your argument that the quantum drives are too big [to fit on a snub like the Fury]? Don't we determine how big the quantum drives are?
TL;DRMark Gibson says quantum drives aren't too big for snubs; snubs are deliberately small, cheaper to run and fill a different role than fighters, so each ship should be the right tool for the job.
I don't think it's that they're too big. Snubs play a very particular role within the game. They're not designed to be used the same as fighters, but that's why fighters are bigger than snubs. They're supposed to be as small as possible to be able to take them into much smaller environments, and they're cheaper to operate, maintain and run because you don't have to have everything to support the quantum drive. Well, not disposable, because I mean there's a person inside of it. It's cheaper. It's the same conversation I've had with people in the past where they're like, oh, well, why would you not just use the best ship to do something, by best being the biggest ship, whatever. If I was doing a pizza delivery in my local neighbourhood, I'm not going to do that pizza delivery in a tank, because the fuel costs, right? But if I'm doing it in a much more dangerous environment, I'm not going to do it in a little Vespa, I might do it in a vehicle, right? So it's about bringing the right tool for the job. So once again, snubs, they serve a particular purpose and role within the universe. They're not designed to compete on the same level as fighters at everything, but that's why fighter is its own category compared to snub fighters.
It's cheaper to run about in a Caterpillar than a Kraken.
Well, it'll be cheaper in the Caterpillar than the Kraken because we're talking capital-grade components, and the maintenance of them will be much, much higher. Granted, it's not something people massively have to worry about at the minute, but eventually you're going to have to repair them, and it's all the costs and fuel to operate. It's going to get much worse.