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zyxley · 2015-05-16 · Original thread
On this note, one of the few scifi book series I've seen that play up the distinctions between ship types are the Lost Fleet books: http://www.amazon.com/Dauntless-The-Lost-Fleet-Book/dp/04410...

They're not high literature by any means, but they're entertaining books, and the author clearly knows his stuff when it comes to military tactics and maneuvering. Screening elements and fleet composition are the only thing that prevent defeat in several cases, auxiliary repair ships are vitally important, etc.

By contrast, there's books like the Honor Harrington series, where larger ships are superior to smaller ones in every possible way and nobody ever worries about the cost of restocking missiles despite firing off thousands of them in every engagement.

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