You could just go in with some Hornets, but they'll need to stop to scoop fuel in each system, a potentially time-consuming process. They can get behind enemy lines and strike hard, but what good are they if you have to drag a Bengal along for your fighter cover to make it? Remember, the Bengal will not be able to fit through some of the jump points the Retaliator can, and it's slow, likely to be picked up by enemy patrols, but without fighters you might not get those Retaliators back. Yeah, they're pretty quick for a big ship and carry very heavy ordinance. That's what made the P-38 (Vanguard's inspiration and my favorite WWII a aircraft) so useful. Bombers typically have much longer effective range than fighters, but are laughably easy targets without escorts. Fuel efficiency and capacity is one of the major factors in determining the usefulness of any given plane. People who are laughing about bigger fuel tanks don't know enough about combat aircraft.
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