Thanks! That was actually a deliberate design choice. I wanted players to have complete freedom to build their ships however they like. If someone wants to stack three front cannons and chase everyone, that’s perfectly valid. If they prefer a more tactical playstyle, they can put cannons on the sides or the rear instead.
I also gave many AI ships rear cannons and some manoeuvring behaviour to discourage pure chasing. I didn’t have enough time during the jam to make the AI as advanced as I’d have liked, but that’s definitely something I’d improve in a future version.