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Would extra fighter pods stop a Daedalus from landing?

A proposed eight-ship squadron trades planetary landing ability in two hulls for a larger fighter force.

Question

Would the weight of extra flight pods be a problem for a Daedalus-class ship designed to land on planets?

Short answer

A mixed squadron could keep six landing-capable battlecruisers and add two four-pod carriers that remain in space.

Notes

Planetary landing is a plausible constraint on adding more flight pods to the Daedalus design. A mixed formation would avoid requiring every ship to meet that constraint. Six standard battlecruisers and two four-pod carrier variants would leave three quarters of the squadron able to land on planets. The carriers would contribute extra fighters to major fleet engagements, such as an attack on a Wraith super-hive.