Quote:Carriers are not really intended for direct combat. Thier power has always been in the small craft they carry. As such, most everything should have a good chance of destroying them, assuming the fighter and bomber screen is taken care of.
Right now, carriers are balanced on similar terms to battleships, battlecruisers, and dreadnaughts, because they are incapable of fielding fighters and bombers.
When I can launch swarms of fighters and bombers from my Carrier, then you can reduce my ship's combat ability, not before.