Re: Fighter CAP and Screens in FT

Roger Gerrish wrote:
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>   One of the primary roles of the fighter is to protect a ship from
>   other fighters. This usually is accomplished by the fighters keeping
>   close to the ship they are defending, ie TIEs in Star War protecting
>   the Death Star or Star Furys in B5 protecting the station and the
Omega
>   Destroyers in 'Severed Dreams'.

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OK. A thought occurs. If fighters can act to protect ships then they
should also be allowed to protect other groups of fighters. Thus we
could have interceptors giving cover and protecting torpedo or attack
fighters. 

Dave