Re: New Full Thrust point defence rules

I am not sure that having a single squadron of fighters on a dreadnought
is intended to be a heavy attack weapon. they are more likely to be
scouting or for projecting some power to a place the dreadnought does
not want to be in combat they are likely to be defensive.

If soap bubble carriers are the problem then the design rules for
carriers might need to be looked at. increasing the minimum hull
percentage to 20% or 30%. this wouldn't affect most other ships.

You might also want to look at the fighter launch rules.

Launching your aircraft into a battle before the enemy have been located
and confirmed isn't something most captains would do. So unless you have
other intelligence about an enemy fleet location you need to get to
within detection range of the enemy before launching your strike.

Having the detection range be the whole table gives a massive advantage
to such fragile carriers. Especially if they don't need to provide
logistical or sensor support to their fighters and can simply flee the
battlefield.

So changing the rules about long range ordnance might be another way of
addressing the problem.