Do you feel that this is a significant saving over bringing along giant tankers and additional fuel harvester infrastructure to support them?I haven't thought through the economics. I wanted 10k hanger space carriers to swallow captured ships before they fell apart. I didn't have naval ship yards big enough to build those + have enough engines they would get anywhere.
I've gone with carrier-sleds occasionally. The carriers need naval shipyards. The tractors need a few layers of armor, CISW, and AMM escorts (which are there for the carrier, anyway.)
I remember a devlog entry saying that all engines are working during towing (both tug and tow), but you could save some fuel if you are towing a big egg-shell(lot of hangar space), with a warship inside.Although at that point you could just make an eggshell with an engine on the back. I considered this for a while, designing "cruiser sleds" that carried around each battlecruiser and then detached in a combat situation. They were never battle tested, but I did note one significant disadvantage: you need twice as many big naval shipyards.
Speaking of tractors, has anyone experimented with the use of fuel-efficient tractors for fast warships since the fuel-use and engine power changes? Is it at all feasible to drag ships near to a combat zone, then drop them from their Engine Power x0.25 tractors and have them fire up their own Engine Power x2.00 engines for a big cavalry charge?I remember a devlog entry saying that all engines are working during towing (both tug and tow), but you could save some fuel if you are towing a big egg-shell(lot of hangar space), with a warship inside.
