carrier orders vs. fighter orders

[Suicide Junkie]

Ah, in that case, freshly launched fighters would not be in the fleet.
Only a fighter group that has joined the fleet would be in the fleet.

[Captain Kwok]

The first assumption seems valid - a fighter group in a fleet would follow its task force strategy. Launched fighters I would guess follow their design type strategy, but I wouldn't be surprised if they followed the strategy of the task force that the carrier was in either.

[Dogboy]

Thank you! So, the tactic selected when designing fighters is key, if they are to be launched from carriers. And, you can build different fighters with tactics for different roles (engage enemy fighters, attack unarmed ships, etc.).

[Captain Kwok]

You might want to test that launched fighter theory.