Air question

[Ben Williams]

If you set a fighter to air supiriority on an aircraft carrier, does that actually intercept nearby planes? Does it still if you move the ship?

[Carver]

IIRC, after you move the ship you must reactivate the fighter and reassign it to air superiority - otherwise it won't do anything.

[dunk]

1.21 fixed that problem Carver.

Fighters now stay on Air Superiority even if the carrier moves.

[Ben Williams]

Thanks, while I'm at it, what's the operation range of a plane of supiriority?

[kmill25]

I think it's about 4 or 5 squares. Just a bit outside the city radius. I cannot confirm this because I usually set up fighters in all of my cities within enemy striking range.

I do know that they only attack once. So if they hit you with 5 or 6 bombers you will only attempt to shoot down one.

[Catt]

Air superiority range is half of the air unit's total range -- so if a jet fighter's range is 8 (I can't recall what it is ), then its air superiority coverage is four tiles from its home base (city or carrier).

[dunk]

Originally posted by Ben Williams
Thanks, while I'm at it, what's the operation range of a plane of supiriority?

It is 1/2 its operational range. So, if your fighter has an operational range of 8, it's air superiority range is 4.

[alva]

btw: Does this work for carriers too?