Military Starbases upgrades

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If you add the upgrade to a military starbase that increases the defenses (gun, missile, beam) to your starfighters by +1, +2 etc., do they have to have that defense built on the ship to begin with? Meaning if you have a fighter with NO defense, the upgrade module is worthless? Im thinking the answer is yes, but I wanted to confirm it, when I try it in the game I never see the bonus added to the defense, but when I upgrade weapons I always see it, even if they dont have that type.

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I believe that you have to have at least 1 defense/weapon for the starbase assist to kick in.

Exaple: So a tiny fighter with 2 laser near a starbase with +1 to laser and massdriver and +1 shield and point defense. When it attacks, the fighter would get the +1 laser and +1 mass driver from a starbase but not the +1 point defense or +1 Shield.

To rectify this you just add the cheapest form of defense you have researched and can fit to the fighter and voila you have extra defense.

It was probably done this way so that people wouldn't be using unarmed contructors, colony ships, frieghters, etc. to defend or attack near starbases.