Carriers...

[gurps_gm]

When carriers launch or recover fighters, can they do so while traveling at warp?

[djdood]

Yes.

In the SFU, pretty much everything happens at ("tactical") warp speeds and only the rare circumstance ends up with an event happening at sub-light ("impulse") speeds.

There is an upper limit (Warp 3.something; SFB/FecCom speed 32), which is the transition to "high warp" where many things become impractical or downright too dangerous to try.

[Sgt_G]

There is an upper limit (Warp 2.7; SFB/FedCom speed 32)

Typo Alert!

Warp 2.7 = Speed 20.

Warp 3.1 = Speed 30.

Warp 3.14159 = Speed 31.

[gurps_gm]

Thank you both gentlemen. I figured it wouldn't be faster than tactical warp.

[Sgt_G]

Two SFB rules to remember:

(J1.61) states that a shuttle (includes fighters) can land on a ship under its own power if the ship is not moving faster than the shuttle.

(J1.62) explains how to pull a shuttle in under Tractor but cross-references to rule (J1.212) that states "Shuttles are destroyed if towed by tractor beam at more than twice their currently allowable maximum speed; this is known as Death Dragging."

[gurps_gm]

Thanks.
I got players who have seen thousands of hours of Trek, and read RPG supplements and books I never read, who might howl about it. I agree with the statements.
But you know players...