Well, the point of "fire linked" is not to limit the targets that can be engaged, but to make all weapons fired at a given target succeed or fail together.

It's really a matter of flavor than anything, since on average, the number of hits scored will be the same whether the weapons are fire-linked or not.

Fire Linking weapons is similiar to Narrow-Salvoing firing weapons in Star Fleet Battles

OK--let me be the first to request it then. Like fire-linked, but with all weapons required to fire at the same target (giving you a discount). That way, you can simulate a big, robust weapon that can take multiple hits without having to resort to "Hit Points." Which you could also do, but I like the "gradually-degraded performance" aspect of the first solution.

(I "get" that Starmada is primarily a game about fleet actions, and there's a level of detail you don't want to reach. Even so, there's a place for a rule that allows you to build a big gun that can "take a lickin and keep on tickin.")

Fire-linked DOESN'T require all weapons to  fire at the same target, they just use the same to-hit roll. Which, I still don't see what kind of system or situation it's simulating. I can attack 3 targets and make one to-hit roll? What is that? (The only thing I can think of is a MIRV-type missle that splits up into smaller bits. However, even there you'd think it would be seperate "to hit" rolls. I dunno...)