Unity class Liberty Carrier

[Dusty Lens]

Admittedly... I don't much care for it.

The Liberty Battleship is, more or less, an actual battleship flying in space. The shape and design makes sense given the environment and purpose.

This new Liberty Carrier is, more or less, an actual aircraft carrier flying in space. The shape and design do not make sense given the environment and purpose.

In space you have the luxury of not requiring a landing strip upon which to settle your vessel, the vessel that is being proposed provides no protection and demands a great deal of vulnerability of the craft that would be attempting to return to the carrier, possibly in a state of duress.

Let's take the Galactica, for example. Perhaps not the finest example of a craft carrier but it has a pretty solid design concept. Two landing pods from which you can retrieve vessels, both of which are pack a significant firepower to deter any would be pursuit as well as clear the way for launching fighters. The landing areas are covered and well protected.

I would say that, in all honesty, a design philosophy a little closer to that of the Liberty Cruiser might afford a better 'carrier' design. Protected landing/launching bay with a strong emphasis on providing cover for fighters embarking and disembarking from the craft.

Heck, to take a leaf from Jinx's unique design concepts perhaps such a craft truly could serve as a 'carrier' with large reserves of botts/batts with a sturdy hull at a significant cost to offensive power.

(All that being said you're a heck of a modeler)