Capships, increasingly slower fighters? Or strategic weapons?

[chopper]

chopper, i think you missed the concept here.... a single bomber, or even two, should NOT be able to kill a battleship when the thing is nailing them full broadside. currently it takes the lib dreads full gun loadout 60 consecutive hits on a rheinland bomber to kill it. this is absurd.

Eh? A single bomber killing a BS? Where did you see that? That can never happen unless BS captain is afk and bomber is armed with 4 coladas.
2 bombers can't beat a medium sized battleship if the captain is good.
That means, 2 bombers can't beat a cap8 Osiris/Lib dread/Togo if the captain knows his job.
3 bombers are fair play.
In case of 2 bombers, escort really helps. Ask the phantoms.

Snubnose armor : 21.800 x 2.5 = 55k
BS turret damage : 2400 x 12-18 = 28.800-43.200

60x28.800 = 1.728.000
60x43.200 = 2.529.000

Again.. Eh? Even with bots bats you don't need more then 4,5 hits to kill it.

As I said, making battleships stronger will just ruin the fun for most people.
You can continue your rant about real life and RP.
I'v even seen people saying how it's bad RP to beat a BS with 3 bombers.
And you know what? I rarely ever see a BS escorted with support fighters (Eagle, HF's, LF's).
Ex-BSG was able to protect it's battlestar (Warhammer) for a very very long time.
Know why? Because we always had 5-6 Vipers with it. If we didn't, it wouldn't undock.

BATTLESHIPS ARE NOT ALL-SITUATION CRAFTS!
DON'T USE BATTLESHIPS IN SITUATIONS THAT DON'T REQUIRE BATTLESHIPS!

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It is every Corsair's responsibility to die a beautiful death in defense of Crete, regardless of how OORP or how capwhoring the opposition is. Launch your fighter, joust the battlecruisers and die a beautiful death. Then, drink it down in the bar.

Can't let you bash folks in your sig Chopper-Del