Hah! I'm so anti-establishment*, I rebel against the rebellious nature of TEST! When we gather in our Auroras, there I'll sit, perched on the outskirts in my Reclaimer!
*(Or some such nonsense...I really don't care for the Aurora.)
At that point why not use a Star G with cargo mods in place of fuel tanks? It's got lots of dakka as well as missles. Plus the added ability of getting fuel. It could protect itself much better than a Tali.
I love the MAX as you can fit a Dragonfly in it without too much trouble. (A DUR is a very tight fit). But synergy of Prospector would tell me to use a B. But then you'd need someone on the Prospector, someone on the B, and someone in a Sabre to run escort.