The Repair Corvette is capable of repairing and refueling Fighters "in the field." While equipped with only a small gun, the Repair Corvette has heavy armor to protect itself and the craft it's repairing. Timely support from a Repair Corvette can be quite useful in a long battle.

The Repair Corvette can also repair larger ships with the ol' "magic beam." That is the Repair Corvette's main utlilty, since Support Frigates are available at about the same time, and waiting for fighters to queue up one at a time to be serviced by a Repair Corvette is impractical.