I really wish there was a way to 'save' your crews.
This carrier just killed....
A Level 2 Ragnarov.
3 Tec Railguns
5 squads of fighters
http://i.imgur.com/1QkmcA4.png
And then narrowly escaped death with less than 100 health after two other factions (not the ragnarov's owner) rolled into the system. Nowhere to go except right through the middle of both fleets.
And then my game crashed.
RIP Elite Crew.