AI performance with no fighters? (stock, TDM)

[Aub]

Does anyone know how well AI performs when you switch fighters off?

As far as I understand, one of the big improvements of modded AIs is that they realize that not researching/building fighters is equivalent to suicide. Which is for me a strong indication that fighters are a huge unbalancing factor.

I would like to try playing without them. But -- will it not cripple some AI completely? I am sure the modded AIs that rely heavily on fighters (e.g. Sergetti) will perform poorly. What about the others? Did anyone try? Maybe the modders themselves can tell me how heavily their AI relies on fighters being there?

Thanks -- Aub