Otoha It still remains possible. But it's gonna take some doing now. They were never going to win but we can still unlock the module
Even if it hits tier 1, the module is only available to top 10%. It's not available at the tech brokers. So, there's only around 1500 CMDRs registered last time I looked, meaning you'll need upward of 40 mill bonds just to get a missile rack. In my book that's just not worth the energy. I'll put in the effort to just squeeze past the 75% needed for the railgun but I don't even know why I'm bothering with that since I can't fire fixed weapons any more.
Just putting off heading back to the black til I've hit the 2bill. I guess.