Do mobile-suit carriers meet the definition?

Would mobile-suit carriers count as carriers?

They appear to qualify in Gundam, but that judgment is provisional and depends on which fictional carrier is meant.

Mobile-suit transports do not all perform the same role. Some operate like shuttlecraft from larger ships, while others may be carriers in their own right. The relevant test is whether the embarked craft provide the vessel's primary attack and defence. The Gundam examples appear to qualify from the material considered here, although a firm judgment would require closer examination.