For what it's worth, from an LPI perspective: We're cops. If chucking four Libbys at you is what it takes to take your VHF out without a loss to ourselves, we'll do it. We want to go home at night and bed your wives, eat donuts and get another coffee, not have a 'fair fight/duel/whatever is the buzzword this week.
As for the LOLberty navy, LAC and dreads with no armour, firing primaries at snubs and firing missiles at folks when there's friendly snubs engaged at close quarters. Frankly, adding another 500 million to the purchase price of capitals would be no bad thing. A CAU8 dread should be 2 billions worth of time spent RPing your way around the server.