[Hok]

I almost totally agree with what you think about fighters, though ther's a little trick you forget about how to use them.

I don't use fighters anymore as you do but when I tried to fight using them I found that whenever you call back your fighters and launch them again... they are completely repaired!

So after a while I was going to battle with a tactic like this:

1) Launch fighters
2) Let them fight until they get some serious damage
3) Call them back
4) Repeat from step 1

I know its nothing special but with some care and a good timing in recalling your fighter you will lose fighters less often.