Re: FB Fighter Questions (longish)

Oerjan Ohlson wrote:
> 
> Against ground-based fighters, force them to	pay for the ground base
as
> well as the fighters themselves. If the base is destroyed, the
fighters
> die from lack of maintenance - even if they manage to kill the
> attackers...

Only missiles or ortillery systems should be able to attack ground bases
if you are using the FT background.  However, fighters that have to
launch from the ground and claw their way up out of the atmosphere and
the gravity well should have to expend time and combat endurance doing
it!  Even if it's just one combat turn out of the atmosphere and one to
return to base, it should cut down on the effectiveness of ground-based
fighters.  

Alternately, you might assume either two turns to launch and one or none
to return (maybe they can glide home, or have efficient dual-breathers),
or one or none to launch (using catapults or Southern Cross-style
boosters) but two to get home (gee, my heat shielding and glide
characteristics don't work so well after I've taken minor combat
damage).