I think the actual personal fighting was just eyecandy for those days or that its a last ditch attempt since all you have to do to win a battle is destroy the flagship(i think) or kill the lord's battlefighter. obviously the same objective is for the other lord so generally a good idea to keep yourself out of battle anyway unless your like the emperor vs a lord (your ships strength is dependant on your rank) i cant remember how good mercenaries or gunships are, itll be in one of the manuals. Mercs are definitly better than lords starfighters so u might want to have a fleet of them instead of your fighters at the start.
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