[blowfish]

Seems like FS pilots depend on their targeting computers, as much as anything else.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

They also depend on their radar, which will work under any circumstances unless if it is surgically destroyed by the enemy.

[Dilmah G]

Seems like FS pilots depend on their targeting computers, as much as anything else.

So do most modern Fighter Pilots. Hell, the F-117 can't fly if it's onboard computer is somehow disabled in-flight. But then again

-It isn't a Fighter
-It's probably not going to get in a dogfight in the next 10 million years.

[Woolie Wool]

What do you mean it isn't a bomber? It's AFAIK exclusively used as a light bomber.

[Dilmah G]

What do you mean it isn't a bomber? It's AFAIK exclusively used as a light bomber.

Ooooops typo

meant to say

-Isn't a fighter

[Pred the Penguin]

Somehow I completely missed that typo. O_o

What about helicopters though?

[Dilmah G]

Somehow I completely missed that typo. O_o

What about helicopters though?

Well....what about them?

If you think of fighters as infantry, the Aeolus would be the AH-64C Apache that rises up from behind a treeline guns blazing to save a pinned down infantry unit.

[Charismatic]

Which is why I use the Erynies with 8 Kaysers for intercepts.

I treat the Perseus as an antifighter unit, both offensive and defensive.

Talk about energy drain. Its not the most viable loadout for a long, fighter intensive mission.

And the perseus is a ok fighter, its fast, but its shields and weapons are too weak. I avoid taking them when i can. For light missions, its just fine but, put it vs a cap and see what happens.

[Dilmah G]

Which is why I use the Erynies with 8 Kaysers for intercepts.

I treat the Perseus as an antifighter unit, both offensive and defensive.

Talk about energy drain. Its not the most viable loadout for a long, fighter intensive mission.

And the perseus is a ok fighter, its fast, but its shields and weapons are too weak. I avoid taking them when i can. For light missions, its just fine but, put it vs a cap and see what happens.

A Perseus should never, ever, be up against a cap. As an interceptor, it should be posted to defend other vessels from small numbers of fighters and in particular, waves of bombers.

[eliex]

And the perseus is a ok fighter, its fast, but its shields and weapons are too weak. I avoid taking them when i can. For light missions, its just fine but, put it vs a cap and see what happens.

The thing is that the Perseus is an interceptor - so it really sacrifices armour and shielding for speed. They are meant for harassment of bombers and perhaps light skirmishes. For cap ships - go for heavy assault fighters and bombers.

[S-99]

If you think of fighters as infantry, the Aeolus would be the AH-64C Apache that rises up from behind a treeline guns blazing to save a pinned down infantry unit.

They should totally do this. Put repeating flak guns on the apache. It'd be the perfect way to make enemy soldiers clear out.

[Pred the Penguin]

And inhumane. All that shrapnel could hit civilians, or anything else you don't wanna hit.

[Dilmah G]

And inhumane. All that shrapnel could hit civilians, or anything else you don't wanna hit.

Not to mention a good cash-guzzler with extended combat.

[Herra Tohtori]

They should totally do this. Put repeating flak guns on the apache. It'd be the perfect way to make enemy soldiers clear out.

That's called the AC-130 Gunship...

[Dilmah G]

They should totally do this. Put repeating flak guns on the apache. It'd be the perfect way to make enemy soldiers clear out.

That's called the AC-130 Gunship...

I'd call that the Aeolus of RL

[Commander Zane]

Gatling cannons and a howitzer, nothing about flak cannons on the Spectre.

[Herra Tohtori]

Gatling cannons and a howitzer, nothing about flak cannons on the Spectre.

Eeeh, just use HE ammunition with altitude/proximity/time fuses and any cannon can be used as a flak gun. Flak is just abbreviation from Flugabwehrkanone aka anti-aircraft artillery in German.

Although I don't know if it's sensible to call a weapon mounted in an airplane "anti-aircraft artillery" anyway - it's just a gun anyway.

[Mobius]

Doesn't "kanone" stand for "cannon", and not "artillery"?

[Herra Tohtori]

Doesn't "kanone" stand for "cannon", and not "artillery"?

Flak is equivalent to AAA (or AA-gun) as far as abbreviations go. It's not a literal translation but it is pretty much accurate.

[Droid803]

And in FS, somehow, AAAs are beams.