FT: Launching fighters

I've been experimenting with various rules on launching fighters and
where the launched fighters should be placed.

Has anybody else got any suggestions for what they think works best?

At Gencon UK last year, Jon suggested that the launched fighters are
placed directly in front on the launching ship at a distance equal to
the launching ship's speed. i.e If the carrier was moving 10, the
fighters would be launched 10 inches directly in front of the carrier.

Does anyone allow movement for fighters on the turn they are launched,
instead of just being placed directly ahead of the launcher.

Can fighters engage in combat on the turn they are launched?

As a final question, I'm trying to get my fighters on bases so that I
can easily remove them to mark casualties.  I've tried mounting 1
fighter per base with a little dice representing how many is left in the
squadron but it doesn't look right.  The same argument goes for
permanently basing 6 fighters on a stand and then using a dice to say
how many of them are actually still alive.  I run the game as a demo for
a lot of beginning players and they want to be able to see how many
fighters are still alive at a glance.

Cheers in advance for any help.

Direct E-Mails to pg70201@glaxowellcome.co.uk

Paul Grogan