The Redwing campaign sends fighters against overwhelming odds to let the fleet escape and preserve the human colonies. The sacrifice reflects an industrial and personnel tradeoff. Small craft can be replaced on a production line, while a capital ship requires a shipyard and carries a far larger crew. The carriers remain command hubs and fighter bases, leaving direct combat to battlecruisers whenever possible.
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Parasite craft distribute risk away from the fleet
Peacekeepers of Sol shows why replaceable fighters may absorb extreme risk so irreplaceable carriers and their large crews can survive.