When flown by the Commander the ship will fly itself and will automatically use any turreted weapons. It’s possible to carry different SLF on the same ship. The fighter hangar will take up room as with any addition to the ship in outfitting. This might change, but it’s thought possibly not due to the large punishment of doing so. You will require ‘ammunition’ to rebuild them. They will also have gimballed and fixed weapons. They will have 3 or 4 fixed load outs and utilities – heat sink, chaff and point defence.
They are available to the larger ships, giving teeth, or extra teeth to some of them, especially non-combat based trading ships.