Capships, increasingly slower fighters? Or strategic weapons?

[masterflak]

Capships (Aside from Gunboats), dont need more Hull to become more resilient against bombers, gunboats, or other S/U heavy fighters/bombers, but they need more shields to become better.. Two Bombers taking down a Capital ships is very unlikely, but it could be done with two very good pilots. Two Gunboats taking down a battleship with ease is ridiculous, but more shields, OR perhaps faster regeneration rate would solve this.

Supernovas decimate Hull, not Shields. Same with any other weapon, which does atleast double the hull damage they would inflict to shields (Shieldbreakers notwithstanding). So in essence, Shields would enable Capital ships (Again, aside from Gunboats, i find them OK in terms of balance) to become better in Survivability versus a Lunchbox or two, or two or three bombers.

Of course, this could all be solved if people had the perfect fleet. (None such thing exists!)