yea - the ships that can defend against capital ships the very best are.... : light fighters - a light fighter that is on valium and steering one handed is still practicly immune to even a battleship with 32 turrets.
and - i really wished that real life wasn t used as an example for balance.
real life military wants anything BUT balance. - they want to totally overpower the other side - and they work hard in doing so. - what stupid military would try to achive balance when you can be unbalanced.