That makes some sense, but the fighters didn't die in the last battle, and as far as I can tell them showing up is entirely random (ie. I'll save my game, try the battle, they won't show, I'll reload the save, try it again and they will).
I have a carrier fleet with a ton of fighters. Randomly when they get into battles, their fighters will be not be in the fight (and the carriers, lacking any other weaponry, are slaughtered by whatever is there). It seems random - one time they'll be there, one time they will not. It *seems* only to effect fights that I watch (if I "Quick Fight", this won't happen). Anyone else have this problem, or is there any indication of workarounds or fixes? My installati