The Peacekeeper command carrier has capable parasite craft and long-range weapons, yet the story repeatedly brings it into close combat. Those systems should let it remain at standoff distance while another warship handles the direct engagement. The problem recurs across fiction because writers copy the carrier's status as a fleet capital ship and then employ it like the battleship it replaced. The historical reason carriers displaced battleships was precisely their ability to strike before entering the enemy's gun range.
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Farscape's command carrier closes the range
A carrier with good parasite craft and long-range weapons should not repeatedly seek close-quarters battles.