11-24-2015, 05:41 PM
(11-24-2015, 05:08 PM)Jim_Clonk Wrote:(11-24-2015, 04:44 PM)SilverOtter Wrote: But why? Do you have a reason why you want them to be fighters? I would make a note that fighters are meant to attack interceptors, which are meant to attack bombers. FACs do not fall into that category, they are meant as anti-frigate ships to defend stuff like battlecruisers, who cannot them with their heavy weaponry.And this is where everything stopped making sense...
The reason why I want them to be called fighters is because they're bloody fighters. If FACs are not fighters, not bombers and not interceptors, then what are they?
You claim they are there to defend battlecruisers against frigates because they can't hit ?????. What are they not hitting? The frigates are certainly large enough that they could be hit by a battlecruiser. The other option would be that they are defending against bombers but that would basically make them interceptors again. And if they are defending against frigates, wouldn't that make them bombers as well?
Also, you say they are defending, yet their name implies attacking.
Battlecruisers are built to fight ships relative to their size. Their weapon turrets are too slow to hit most frigates because of their size. This gets worse with larger ships and bigger guns.
FACs attack because they usually hunt down frigates, while corvettes let cruisers come to them.
I really think you are trying to overthink this too much. You may think that space combat is the same as air combat but it is not. Yes, there is three axis of space in both. But the stable state of s plane is parallel to the ground and the edge of the atmosphere. Moving up and down in a plane can only happen do so long, going up bleeds speed, going down increases it. When you want to go somewhere in a plane, you fly straight. Planes are limited to maneuvers that are effective aerodynamically. In space, there is no drag, and moving is effected by orbital mechanics. Any attack can come from any angle.
Also, it's not like sea battles don't have similar. You need to defend large ships against torpedo boats.
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