Okay thanks, I was kind of worried about my +11's.

I have a group of elites and two +12 fighters. They were all classed the same way and all
have the same number of vets (+/- 3) and are all the same level.

I haven't noticed a difference since the mid 80s...

"Is there between a +11 fighter base and a +12 fighter base for fighters? Of equal level,
would the +12 fighters completely chew up the +11 fighters and leave without a scratch?
One of my fleetmates expressed extreme distaste for +11 fighters which led me to pose this
question"

Its really not noticeable. At high levels the difference between Elites and 11s is not
even really noticeable.

***
correct classing
***
This phrase is very ambiguous and in some cases and in some cases ironic... depending
on how many vets you are going to put on your fighters...

at least I think that is how it works...

There is a difference in performance, yes.

But in a micro vs. micro fight it is not very important at high lvls, because both FPs
will most likely be able to oneshot each other. Micro is more important - at high lvls
a fighter engagement is most often decided by one single wrong click.

And vets play an important role as well, as does correct classing.