Fighters are tractor beams

[jim]

Yep, realllly!

Frustrated that your baseships (or dreadnoughts) can't catch those BBs or BCs or others using a max range strategy?

No problemo! Just tuck a fighter bay into the design and load up the 2 or 3 fighters that will fit.

Now, when the enemy ships try to open the range, their PDCs won't let them!

Yep! Even Wave gunned ships who would like to stay out of range while they reload ("max range/don't get hurt" strategy) will instead lunge into the jaws of your slow, lumbering baseships just for the privilege of potting a fighter or two.

They get a sacrificial fighter, then join it on the pyre themselves.