I've always liked the idea of a dockable ship, with fighters flying out to defend. The Hispania concept is really thinking outside the box & it would be fantastic if a FLhook command could be generated for an internal formation. This would add some unique character to the game - keep the ideas flowing :)
Just thinking of Babylon 5 with the mobile Pirate base in Episode 1.
One final thought before I finish my bottle of wine - might it be possible to link a small squadron of NPC fighters to the carrier & if so would they know how to get out???