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After trying to do some research in the game, I come to Dakka for some help.

I want to run a carrier fleet, but I only have the roughest idea about what faction can do that, and do that well. Don't get me wrong, as much as I want to run as many carriers as the Tiers will allow me, I understand I'll need other kinds of vessels.

Right now from my research, it seems like the big contenders are the Aquans and the Relthoza - and the Ryushi, apparently.

Originally I felt like doing an Aquan force, but after reading how in FSA 2.0 all forms of Strike Craft now have a 4" leash to their parent vessels I'm starting to lean towards the Relthoza and their ability to easily teleport cloaked carriers into position. Sounds like fun.

Are there any other factions that have fancy or unique rules for their strike craft?

I heard how the Ryushi are carrier specialists but I can't find anything about their rules; can somebody give me some information on them?

EDIT: changed the title and got rid of some irrelevant references.

It's not quite a 4" leash to their parent model though sometimes not all that far off. They have to stay within the command distance of their parent model (6 for aquans 8 for Ryushi) and can then make attack runs up to their movement value against targets so something like Ryushi fighters could theoretically get 26" from their parent model.

Teleporting carriers can be fun using the shunt rules although there are also some potentially very unfavourable results on the shunt table e.g. your opponent getting to shoot at you as you arrive so it can be a bit risky.

Ryushi are one of the alliance factions so you can find their stats in the Alliance of Kurak pdf at http://www.spartangames.co.uk/resources/downloads. They have some good stuff although only being one of the supporting races at the moment means they're a bit limited in the ships available compared to some of the other factions as they only have 4 and one of those you can't use in games below 800pts.

Personally I'd go for Aquans or Ryushi though I may be a bit biased as those are the two factions I run / am planning to add to my fleet.

Aquans seem to have a pretty good handle on the SRS game in Firestorm. If you are looking to go that direction, they I would recommend them. Though Terrans and the Directorate have some tricks up their sleeves in that regard. But Aquans are probably the best at running the concept straight right now.

Dindrenzi are probably the ones to avoid, they use SRS more as seasoning than as a main course, and though they can probably swing something, it isn't where their strengths lie as a main feature. Though a carrier plus their gunships are a terrifyingly effective close-ranged powerhouse.