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human
[Star Trek] So, I'm back from cyro-stasis and I'm just wondering, what happened to carriers while I was frozen?

Back on Earth in the 21st century we had Carrier ships that carried fleets of strike craft into battle. These were so effective that they caused the obsolescence of Battle Ships. But it seems as though they didn't make the leap into space. Why not? Would a space vessel carrying a fleet of small strike craft not still be more effective than battleships like D'deridex or Sovereign class heavy-hitters due to it's stand-off capabilities? It seems like none of the dominant races utilize carrier-like vessels, so there must be SOME major drawback.
gpt
Sea vessel carriers work because aircraft are much faster than watercraft.

In space, larger spacecraft can mount much larger and powerful drives, both warp and impulse, and are almost always much faster than smaller craft.  A warp-equipped shuttlecraft can do about Warp 2, while a full-sized *Constitution*-class starship can do Warp 9+.  Impulse capabilities are also similar. Small ships sent out to do battle would eventually just be left behind by any running battle between larger ships.