Originally Posted by
golentan
Fighters are too useful, people just use them wrong. Pound for pound and credit for credit, they're the best way to crack fortified ground positions without resorting to WMDs or escort landing boats as the marines make their assault, or to defend such positions against other fighters, and they also make good System Defense Boats for use against small time pirates and smugglers since <100 dton vessels are the only ones who can break 6Gs of acceleration when you need to scramble to a distant call for help quickly. Sure, they can't do much against capital ships unless you break out flotilla and barrage rules, but that's not their role...