[Taqwus]

Well, you can build 'em on worlds without a spaceyard, put them towards the middle of a system, and then they can hit anything that enters. So if you have excess resources (!) you can add to a cheap-to-build, maintenance-free response force.

They're also nifty if you PPP a yard-less planet, or CI a colony ship in enemy space -- in either case, you can build fighters quite quickly, and they may be able to hit nearby worlds, intercept colony ships and transports, and so forth.

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