Perhaps we should propose an additional requirement for CVs, the way guns need prepped armaments to leave port? There reallly is no reason or excuse for a CV without offensive capabilities as you said, just like a BB with only AA is nonsense as well. (Just because you technically can add to your team, it is so far below your ships designed purpose you'd might as well argue that you could rush ahead and "scout" that way to help your team...)

Can't scouts load mines, hence can potentially attack?

I've seen this done before. CVs droping clusters of mines into enemy lines.

Also DBs and TB only CVs have been seen in the past with 0 attack before for reference.

Scouts with mines is something that we would see no problem with. As long as a player is active in assisting their team there should be no issue.

-Randy

You're limited to 50 mines, though.  If they'd increase the scouts' ammo locker, this would be a much better tactic.

While on the topics of effort, contribution, and self-handicapping:

http://navyfield.com/Community/Forum/View.aspx?num=5711&searchtype=0&pagecount=0&searchvalue=&sort=5&category=D02&page1=2

If it's a 120 scout I have no problem with it. 

If its the 120 scouts, then no issues. But thats because they are overpowered.

And the minelayer scout setup (non T5) is stupid, any half decent player will completely negate it. 

Pretty useful, if you ask me.