hi crs,ORIGINAL: crsuttonI really do not know if this has ever been confirmed and think it may be more of a pet theory.ORIGINAL: jmalter
In game terms, SurfTFs should be composed of similar ships for both the capital & escort components. BBs & CAs should have v. similar or identical speed & MA. They should have v. similar or identical speed, & should share the latest upgrades.
I fathered this advice from posts by Nemo, IIRC from his comments on the greyjoy vs. rader AAR.
Other than that, I agree w/ almost all your other comments - we're pretty much on the same page here.