>>5547982>>5548031>>5548087Carriers also have the benefit of using their berthed ships as ablative/sacrificial armour in times where shit gets really real and we need to book it. This could also tie in to your idea of modular construction and jettisoning them if we're desperate enough.
The problem with modular construction is it loses rigidity compared to mono-chassis construction, combined with the point that a carrier is mostly empty (because it by definition carries things) and so turning in space with a bulky and floppy craft puts so much stress on the frame. It'll be interesting to see what gets thrown at us in the future like privateers, pirate fleets, Greys or the Feds and how our growing armada manage it.
>>5548754I feel for poor cat-boy. Everybody shits on him and he probably just wants headpats and to purr in the sun somewhere.
