Re: Fighter CAP and Screens in FT

You all have stumbled upon the tactical issues that the United States
Navy
and others have had to deal with for years.  As the range of enemy
missiles
increaced the need for expanded screens of ships became greater.  Battle
Groups now maitain a surveilance range of over 200 nautical miles for
this
very problem.  Battle groups are specially placed to prevent an enemy
unit
from closing the high value unit without being engaged.
   If you want to do this right, don't change the rules...  Instead
ensure
you send an action group to intercept the enemy before they get too
close.
 Use a larger playing field if neccessary to make it work.
  As for fighters playing a CAP role.  Just declare that a squadron is
playing CAP etc. and it moves with the unit its guarding, assuming the
escorted ship is not faster than the fighter.
  If a fighter squadron is escorting some torpedo bombers, then put them
base
to base and move them as one group.  If another squadron wants to
dogfight
them, then they have to get through the fighter squadron first.
  Of course the best way is to place a fighter squadron out front and
engage
aproaching fighters in a dogfight before they can engage the bombers
etc.
  Phil