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Fire Control Centers can be obtained by the time any large fighter Groups can be brought against another empire.

But ya, in a MP Proportions game with fighters included, trying to fight fighter-using empires without using any fighters of your own will probably be extremely hard. That's true reality and much SF, and is intentional. If you want to play more Trek-like Proportions, tweak the fighters or just turn off their tech area.

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