[FT] fighter flavor (LONG) was: interceptors

> From: "B Lin" <lin@rxkinetix.com>

> Going further - is the 12" range enough of an advantage, that the
And
> how much advantage is 12" attack range worth? An extra point per

I'm glad you brought this up. I liked the point you made regarding standoff
capability for interceptors, and it got me thinking about different flavors
for fighters. Mind you, this will not and is not intended to solve the problem
of fighter overpower, but it will give people flavor options, and might move
in the right direction, if added to other rules to reign fighters in.

First I decided to creat an XY grid. Along the top I put 3 fighter types:
Superiority, Multirole, and Anti-ship (S,M,A).  Down the side I put 3
"Strength" types: Light, Medium, and Heavy (L,M,H). It looks like this:
   S  M  A
L  1  2  3
M  4  5  6
H  7  8  9

With the following abilities for each: All Light fighters are easier to kill
than normal (Add an additional 1 to all rolls vs. them). All Medium Fighters
are as per normal rules vs. fighters. All Heavy Fighters are treated as Heavy
fighters in attacks against them. 1 Normal rules for "Interceptors". 2, 3, 5,
6, & 8 Normal rules for fighters vs. ship, except may only attack ships once.
4 May either use normal interceptor rules or "Standoff" attack (may attack
other fighters from farther out, say 12", but roll without interceptor
+1
bonus).
7 May make Interceptor +1 Bonus attack from standoff range.
9 May either make 2 standard attacks or 1 heavy attack (Per Torpedo fighter
rules).

Given the granularity of the game, they should all be able to be the same
mass, but you'd want to tier the price for them. In addition, Fast (36"

move) or Extended Range (extra endurance) could be purchased by any fighter,
at a cost.

3B^2