carrier: a big ship with multiple smaller ships inside that can act as a swarm while the carrier acts as a missile barge
In reality, yes. In cosmoteer, for gameplay purposes... Not really.
killercat625 why not?
TheSuperFlipped because there are no real "Fighters" or drones in-game
operation_gday some mods allow landing bays to dock smaller ships which are pretty cool.
DyleriousT i know, but they are more like gunship/shuttles.
In cosmoteer, fighter and other small ships are less cost effective than bigger ships and they are fully autonomous since they have their own power and ammo production so they don't need a carrier