Have you ever been Experienced?

[Noble713]

I think the fleet bonus affects every ship in the fleet. Isn't this in Malfador's FAQ?

In a previous game, I had a Legendary fleet (+50%), and most of the ships were at least Veteran (around +20%). This fleet was nearly invincible. It took me forever to realize why I was winning so easily, and it was b/c my ships were almost NEVER hit by direct-fire weapons. By contrast, my ships would rarely miss. Both myself and my opponents were using ECM/Combat Sensor III, so that couldn't have been the reason.

Really experienced ships/fleets are killer, but less effect with seeker-armed ships, as they don't get offensive bonus (not that they really need it).