[Jeb]

Good idea. As long as you're using a space yard rather than a mere repair bay, I'd be happier. Of course, you could then include space yard ships in the fleet... Space yard ships are expensive and take a long time to build, though, so you probably wouldn't wind up using them as scouts. Still, it seems wrong to have a single ship allowed to repair itself, and even worse to allow it to resupply itself. I just don't see how you could code it so that only a planet or starbase could recharge emergency pods, though.