Bombardment of the planet from space ?
Fighters launched in space able to enter the atmosphere and fight planet side ?
is it planned for ships in space to be able to attack things on the planet ?
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is it planned for ships in space to be able to attack things on the planet ?
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Re: is it planned for ships in space to be able to attack things on the planet ?
Adama Manoeuvre please!
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Re: is it planned for ships in space to be able to attack things on the planet ?
Hand to look that up ... that might singe the paint on my carriers
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Re: is it planned for ships in space to be able to attack things on the planet ?
No specific plans, but a suggestion that has come up before.
(As has the Adama maneuver, but we don't let our space fighters fly in atmo)
(As has the Adama maneuver, but we don't let our space fighters fly in atmo)
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Re: is it planned for ships in space to be able to attack things on the planet ?
Really should let the space fighters enter and fight in the atmosphere. I could understand saying the space ships cant, but the fighters really should be able to.
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Re: is it planned for ships in space to be able to attack things on the planet ?
Obviously some fictional universes do this very often (Star Wars, BattleStar Galactica) although I'm not entirely sure how reasonable it is from a ship design perspective. Maybe Red Four would still be alive if X-Wings didn't have to be optimized for atmospheric action.
From the GR perspective, this can create some user interface issues (life is much easier if space unit classes are in space, and planet unit classes stay on the planet). We do allow some exceptions (landing ships that can land and launch again). So, this would be possible, but I think we might only take a closer look once other elements of space fighters work themselves out.