A Galactic Civilizations III fleet combines missile-heavy parent ships with embarked fighters. Assigning the ships to the support role keeps them as far back as the game allows. They bombard the enemy with missiles while their fighters move forward to engage. The force can look unbalanced if judged only by the weapons on its large hulls, but the carrier doctrine depends on the small craft acting with them.
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Standoff carrier tactics in Galactic Civilizations III
Support-role ships remain at long range, fire missiles, and send their fighters into the engagement.