Stealth Bombardment

[branko]

Hi,

the English bombed (with stealth bomber) one of my cities constantly in every turn. After 4-5 such bombardments I was annoyed so I built a steath figter and put it into this city. But next time the Brits bombed me again this figter didn't intercept the bomber.
Question: What should I do with my fighter to intercept the stealth bomber?
Is there any command that should be given to fighter....?

Thanks for any suggestions!

Branko

 

[socralynnek]

The fighter has a chance to intercept, it tries automatically, but it doesn't succeed every time (you don't see when it doesn't). IIRC building more increases your interception chances.

 

[Roland Johansen]

You should pick the air superiority command for the fighter and to intercept stealth bombers, you should build a lot of jet fighters. Stealth fighters can't intercept, they can only bomb and uncover the fog of wall with a reconnaissance mission. Jet fighters can intercept but there's only a small probability to intercept stealth bombers (5% per fighter, with 7 fighters, the probability to intercept is 1-0,95*0,95*0,95*0,95*0,95*0,95*0,95=0,30~30%. Fighters get one attempt at interception per turn). You can lose the interception, but most likely you'll win. Build a lot of them, say 5-10 at least to intercept the bombers. Place them in a city or airfield close to the city that is being bombed. If you place them in the city that is being bombed, then they'll be destroyed by bombardment before you'll get the chance to select the air superiority command.

In Conquests, you could also build Mobile Sam units. Place 4 of them in the city that is being bombed. More of them is not very usefull, because that won't increase the chances of shooting down bombers.

The best defence is of course, the sam missile building AND fighters AND Mobile Sam units.

 

[Pfeffersack]

Hi,

the English bombed (with stealth bomber) one of my cities constantly in every turn. After 4-5 such bombardments I was annoyed so I built a steath figter and put it into this city. But next time the Brits bombed me again this figter didn't intercept the bomber.
Question: What should I do with my fighter to intercept the stealth bomber?
Is there any command that should be given to fighter....?

Thanks for any suggestions!

Branko

What do you mean by "put"? Rebasing a fighter in a new city or fortifying it or "skip" turn means the fighther will NOT intercept anything in this turn.You have to use the "air superiority" command, but to use it the fighter must have still movement.So it needs always two turns to bring a fighter in a city and set it to air superiority.
BTW, stealth fighters DO NOT have the interception ability, you have to use jet fighters for this purpose (which are still available after discovering stealth).And even jet fighters will have a hard time against a stealth bomber, the interception chance is not 50% like against normal planes, but only 5%.

 

[branko]

Thanks guys for your suggestions and explenations.
I will build many jet fighters and protect my cities.

Pfeffersack: I ment: put = change air base

Thanks

 

[Bretwalda]

IIRC, _stealth fighter_ will never intercept anything, only the fighter and the jet fighter unless you mod the game. You have to have an "air superiority" button to set it on intercept...