Greetings, all.

The metagame appears to have settled somewhat, so I find myself wondering what to build when.

Here are my assumptions (please feel free to correct them):

• Light frigates are your bread-and-butter: cheap, cost-efficient, and available right away
• Corvettes are an alternative to light frigates: they come out early, they hard-counter long-range frigates (with the exception of Illuminators), and their maneuverability allows them to focus-fire with ease and confuse slower units
• Long-range frigates are quite good at focus-firing targets, and they do bonus damage to light frigates; they can also counter Illuminators
• Fighters can be used to soften up corvettes, long-range frigates, and bombers
• Flak frigates counter fighters and can be used in concert with fighters to counter corvettes
  
  I don't wish to start a flame war, but I would be remiss if I did not mention that there is some evidence suggesting that properly microed flak frigates hard-counter light frigates on a per-supply basis by exploiting the 360-degree-fire-on-the-move qualities of flak frigates in concert with a flaw in the light frigate AI (sometimes called the "confused sperm" phenomenon). That said:
1. It remains to be seen whether or not this is worth the trade off in versatility -- regardless of whether or not flak frigates counter light frigates, flak frigates do not counter other units as well as light frigates do
2. Other units can exploit the "confused sperm" phenomenon without sacrificing versatility
3. Flak frigates require research and are built much more slowly than light frigates, necessitating both military labs and additional factories for comparable output

In addition to the above assumptions, I have questions:

• I've heard that Ravastra Skirmishers are significantly less efficient than other light frigates (Disciples and Cobalts); if so, how does this effect Vasari fleet composition?
• I have also heard that Vasari corvettes do not compare well to Advent and TEC corvettes; if so, how does this effect Vasari fleet composition?
• Are there any situations in which long-range frigates should be used?
• Are there any situations in which heavy cruisers should be used?
• Are bombers still used (believe it or not, there was a time when bomber spam was a thing)?

Thanks in advance!