FT Carriers

I'm back!

Our group has started using the following system, which has reduced the
need
for an arbitrary definition of a carrier.  A carrier is now simply a
ship
which the designer has maximized for fighter operations.

Launch Control:  Launch Control may replace one of a ships free fire
controls
or may be purchased separately for the same mass and cost as an
additional
fire control.  A ship with no launch control may launch only one fighter
squadron each turn.  Each launch control allows the ship to launch an
additional fighter squadron each turn.	A ship may recover half as many
fighters as it can launch (rounded up).  Launch control and fire control
both
count toward the limit on additional control systems.

So a carrier with minimal weaponry may choose to convert two fire
controls to
launch controls, allowing more efficient fighter operations.

Later

Brian