use of fighters

[Ronald G]

can you get bombers down with fighter?
and is there an other use for fighters?

 

[karsten]

I dont know. I would actually need to build a Fighter to test it. Will find out for you tho! And I will tell you on here and not personally.

 

[Matrix]

With fighters you can take down very old units, which makes exterminating an ancient Civ very easy because it can attack very often in one turn. Other than that the only use is indeed taking down bombers. They're the only units that can attack bombers.

 

[Rochelio]

Fighters can be very useful against ground units. They're cheap, very fast, and they got quite a decent attack value (4).

I use fighters when I'm struggling to keep a city on some enemy continent (you know, imperial overstretch). Your fighter may go deep into enemy territory, looking for easy targets like unprotected artillery.

Another good thing about a fighter is that - like bombers and nuclears - it has a visibility range of 2 map squares, so it's a good scout. Nuclears make even better scouts because of their even larger range.

 

[barron of ideas]

They can fight with almost their full move, if they move 8 and stay over their city, they can attack 8 times. They are good against low defense value ships, even transports if you want to take the chance. The problem is that the can't loiter, they have to end their turn in a city or base like an aircraft carrier, or splash/crash.

 

[Ronald G]

but those fighter are not good against modern units. OK the can attack primitive civilisation, but modern civs are way too hard to win. I prefer 8 bombers then 8 fighters, because of their attack streigth.

 

[Matrix]

Originally posted by Rochelio
Fighters can be very useful against ground units. They're cheap, very fast, and they got quite a decent attack value (4).

You find 4 decent? You can't use fighters against an enemy equal in development to you. I wouldn't use fighters against any unit with a defensive value higher than 2; too expensive. From that point on their only use is killing bombers.

 

[Ronald G]

Thanks for all your opinions guys. I can prolly use this.

 

[karsten]

I never ever build them. I wait for the Bombers...

 

[addiv]

Don't you ever have to defend yourself against enemy bombers then? That's about the only purpose I use them for, but they're definitely needed! BTW, does anyone else think the fighter attack value of 4 is too low, when you look at fighter abilities in real warfare? Isn't it ridiculous they have the same attack value as chariots?

 

[karsten]

Yes that is so.
But I hardly ever get attacked by Bombers. So if I get attacked by Bombers, somehow my Riflemen or Mech Inf beat them.

 

[Wil]

When you're attacked by bombers, things are not going very well.
It means your enemies are well developed and have the best units. As generally, they can produce more than you, to me it means "game over" very soon.

 

[karsten]

He...it doesnt mean bad times if oyu have nukes already... get the drift?

 

[Zwelgje]

It's been a long time since I've seen bombers.
Usually the game is over before my opponent has knights...