What IS the point of the stealth fighter?

[TacticalGrace]

It can't do air supremacy (why?)
and it can't bomb better than the "WWII" bombers

[Minmaster]

its just for show...



dont build the damn thing if u dont like it!

[WarpStorm]

In RL, it can't do Air Supremacy either. It was built for use with precision strike in mind. The SB is still better though.

[miccofl]

The term "fighter" is a misnomer In the game, just as in reality the stealth fighter is a bomber or ground attack vehicle.

From air force-technology.com
The mission of the aircraft is to penetrate dense threat environments and attack high-value targets with high accuracy.

I have never built one as the stealth bomber is available, but if construction time were to become an issue I would consider it's use.

[Jaybe]

The point of the Stealth Fighter is that you can increase its strength in the editor to an 8 (I left its RoF at 2), and that in an intense air defense environment it is still safe to use.

[Lucarse]

Its possibly because you don't have the patch 1.29 until i upgraded precision bombing or air sup never worked, now it does.

[Boris Godunov]

If you use the editor to give it Air supremacy, you can make it a nice upgrade to the jet fighter.

[Catt]

I've always believed that it is simply a less powerful but half-price stealth bomber.

And if you do mod it to allow air supremacy, be sure to also mod it so that it has attack and defense values - otherwise, it will lose every dogfight it engages!

Catt

[Akaoz]

It can do recon with low chance of being shot down? But I'm not sure you can be shot down on recon missions, so...

-Alech

[Carver]

Originally posted by Akaoz
It can do recon with low chance of being shot down? But I'm not sure you can be shot down on recon missions, so...

-Alech

You won't get shot down doing recon. But since you mention it, a dedicated recon aircraft would be a nice addition.

[WarpStorm]

I rarely build them, but when I do it is usually because a city can crank them out. With precision strike enough of them can demolish a city.

[Jethro83]

I rarely ever get to the point where I can build stealth units. So not only is the Stealth Fighter useless to me, the Stealth Bomber is also useless.

[vmxa1]

But if you did get that late into a game, the stl bomber is very useful. No concern over jets on air patrol, much larger range, too bad they still miss as much. Turn of all victories except conquest and you will get to use them.

[Jaybe]

Originally posted by vmxa1
But if you did get that late into a game, the stl bomber is very useful. No concern over jets on air patrol, much larger range, too bad they still miss as much. Turn of all victories except conquest and you will get to use them.

They only miss as much because they are probably bombing Mech Infantry, and perhaps those MI are in a metro (assuming they get the metro bonus during bombardment). OTOH, IRL the stealth bombers are being used as single bombers instead of in formations of dozens of bombers as in previous wars.

To simulate guided bombs (as opposed to iron bombs), perhaps their bombardment strength should be increased 12 or 16, which could be quite devastating. (Oh no, not another trip to the editor! )

[TacticalGrace]

Originally posted by Lucarse
Its possibly because you don't have the patch 1.29 until i upgraded precision bombing or air sup never worked, now it does.

I have got the 1.29 patch but I don't appear to have a precision strike option anywhere. in the manual it says to press "P" but that doesn't do anything.