Alrighty. Two small questions.

Should I bother using Cobalt-class frigates past the initial rush? Or should I just switch over to using Garda-class and Javelis-class frigates as soon as I have the tech requirement?

Are Kodiak-class heavy cruisers worth building? I ask since in my experience they are the first to be destroyed in the larger engagements, which is disappointing considering they are fairly high up in the tech tree and are not inexpensive. Or could it be due to the fact that I don't have any Cobalts to act as fodder and draw fire away from them?

Let me give an example. I just fought a fairly large battle (one of my largest to date in fact) against a Vasari fleet. I had 120 Javelis-class frigates, 30 Garda-class Frigates, 15 Kodiak-class heavy cruisers, 10 Hoshiko-class cruisers, 20 Percheron-class light carriers, 4 Kols, 2 Marzas, 2 Akkans, 2 Sovas and 1 Dunov, versus about 120 Vasari ships, none of them being a capital ship. At the end I had all my capital ships and Hoshikos, 97 Javelis frigates and 29 Gardas, but none of my Kodiaks came out. And this seems to be the case in most large engagements.

Opinions?

Oh yeah, I'm patched up to 1.05.