The "Shipyard: Fuel Mechanics" dev post caused quite a bit of confusion in the community, thanks to one line: Combat (Short Range) – The in-game equivalent of a carrier based ship, such as the Gladius and Hornet. These ships will not come with nor have the ability to equip Fuel Intakes. --------------------------------------------------------- So, what are these used for? (See pictures) Hornet F7C Gladius Next two images, one of these is probably a reverse thruster, and one an intake (there currently is no animation or FX for either): Are the intakes going to be removed, and if not, what will they intake in the future? It looks like CIG has suddenly come to this conclusion, if you look at the bottom two images. If they want the Gladius and Hornet to be short range, would it not be easier to give them one less hydrogen fuel tank (currently 2x "Small" on each ship), and allow them to keep the fuel intakes rather than having to go through a possible rework?