I am very sad to report that Strike Craft in the current game design are simply incapable of being properly balanced. I'm sure some players will find this upsetting, and let me be frank: I am too. I wanted more than anything to use carrier fleets as my preferred combat approach, but with over a week dedicated to testing JUST Strike Craft in every way I could imagine, I simply can not find a way to keep them balanced. They can only be broken OP or completely useless.