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Is Stargate's Daedalus class a carrier or a cruiser?

A Stargate classification question turns on whether the Daedalus class's fighters or its long-range general-purpose systems provide the ship's main combat identity.

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Question

Would the Daedalus class from Stargate be a battleship, battlecruiser, carrier, or cruiser?

Short answer

It is a cruiser because its long-range general-purpose capabilities define it more strongly than its relatively small fighter group.

Notes

The Daedalus class fits the cruiser role more closely than the battleship, battlecruiser, or carrier categories. Its fighters are useful, but they are not numerous or important enough to constitute the ship's primary striking weapon. Considerable internal capacity supports range, endurance, exploration, and independent operations. Carrying aircraft does not make a vessel a carrier unless the air group supplies its main offensive power.