RE: Fighter Re-grouping

I don't see any problem with allowing pieces parts to reform into
squadrons, 
even on the fly.  We don't have any FT rules that prevent escorts,
cruisers or
capitals from changing formations or groupings on the fly, why apply
that kind
of detail to the fighters?  If you had a couple of squadrons of PT boats
that 
attacked, were broken up I don't think any one would cry foul if you
took the 
survivors, regrouped them and attacked again.  Admittedly covering the 6
of a 
fighter is faster and more demanding than flying a PT boat, but the
concept is 
pretty much the same.

If you're going to argue that specific pilots have better combat
efficiency when
combined with specific other ones, then you should also be arguing that
certain
ship captains work better with others, and when they don't there should
be a
penalty when firing beam weapons, maneuvering or putting up defensive
fire 
against missiles or fighters.

--Binhan

> During a battle? Hm... I suspect squadron cohesion and such things
> would suffer rather badly when you suddenly get a new wingman in the
> middle of a battle. After the battle, fine