Evolving Alien Strike Craft Doctrines

Unlike red humanity, the native aliens never really developed an obsession with their own small craft.

While they did use them to varying degrees in the past, they never placed much emphasis on these craft. They were mostly used as patrols and occasionally screening units for their homeships. They were mainly useful for doing the jobs that were too small for ships to bothered with most of the time.

That changed when red humanity won their battles one after another by relying on mechs alone.

Compared to warships, mechs were far smaller and possessed only a fraction of the power.

Yet it was precisely because they were small and maneuverable that they were able to evade a large amount of warship attacks and concentrate their power in ways that allowed them to achieve maximum results with minimum investment.