Fighters in space

Eli wrote:
>>>
Just a quick opinion, but isn't it the truth, in Naval warfare, that
fighters are deadly.  when a fighter today can seriously threaten a
warship,
I see no reason why, in the 3D environment of space (other than
reaslistic
arguements against space fighters in the first place) a fighter group
shouldn't pose as much of  threat.  Besides, we all know that in the
genre
of SF space fleet battles, the ships are always at the mercy of those
daring
aces in whatever machines they fly.
<<<

The issue is that sea combat does not really map itself to space combat.

In sea warfare, aircraft has a huge speed and range bonus to shps,
because
aircraft propell themselves through air, not water. If aircaft had to
push
themselves through water, they would be easier to intercept, have the
same
limitation as ships (ie less turning capacity, speed limitation due to
friction
et al).

Darryl