If you want to engage fighters.....get a fighter. Simple as that.
You have a battleship. I assume that in its stomach would be at least 1 fighter.
And what I always wanted you to ask......what is a bomberwhore?:crazy:
And something for the topic too.
I havent fought Cruisers or Battleship in the new version with my bomber yet, but the range of the anti bomber weapons have been drasticaly decreased.
Fighting Gunboats has not changed much, though now you just need to get over 900meters and you are save, until you can make another approach.
GBs can catch up due to their thrusters, when cruisers or battleships cant.
But this issue wont be a big problem, due to the fact that those big ships are not designed to fight smaller crafts on long range.
Move into the Flak turret killingzone and you are pretty much screwed.
Inside this range, the other turrets will also harm you.
This causes any bomber to get some distance....what will lead you to call in the fighters, to deal with them.
The big ships are made for beeing a mobile base, refitting point, base or frontline-defense, the provider of heavy firepower against other capitals or bases and, of course, to provide cover due to the barrage ability.
Everyone has all those abilities. And dont tell me you havent got them.