Fighter

Fighter
	45
	375
Attack Range	8
Resource Cost	Oil
Unlocked at	Radar
Upgrades From	Triplane
Upgrades To	Jet Fighter
Abilities	Has Interception 100. Combat bonus vs Bomber units and Helicopters.

The Fighter is a fighter unit available in the Atomic Era.

Overview

Fighter aircraft were developed in World War I. The earliest "fighters" were little more than self-propelled kites with machine guns on them. By World War II both technology and doctrine had greatly improved, making the now single-winged and armored aircraft deadly killing platforms. The primary role of the fighter is to achieve air superiority over the battlefield, killing enemy aircraft or driving them away, allowing friendly bombers to rain destruction on enemy ground or naval forces unimpeded. Some fighter aircraft also carry bombs to be used against ground units, but even those without bombs can still strafe enemy ground or naval units with deadly effect.

Modern jet fighters are faster, better-armed and armored than those from World War II, but the principles of air combat remain, and the force with air superiority has a tremendous advantage over its enemy.

Strategy

The more advanced version of the Triplane, the Fighter has greater combat strength (thanks to improved weaponry) and greater operational range (thanks to improved hull design) than its predecessor. To cut the long story short, use it as you would a Triplane - it's just more effective at what it does than the older unit. It can defend against enemy aircraft with Interception mode, Air Sweep enemy targets to eliminate defending anti-aircraft weapons, and keep an eye on the enemy's border regions, as well.

Unique Unit Replacements

Historical

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Flying Tiger	China (Chiang Kai-shek)	Earns Experience 25% faster, increased to 50% if at War with a civilization of a different ideology. +20% Combat Strength in friendly territory.
	GAF Nomad	Australia (Gough Whitlam)	-15% Combat Strength (38 vs 45). Begins with Medic I and II. While at peace, provides Food to the City it's stationed in.
	Héja	Hungary (Miklós Horthy)	-9% Combat Strength (41 vs 45) Begins with additional Experience if trained during peacetime. While at peace, +1 Happiness in Cities for each Héja stationed within them.
	Lockheed Fighter	Japan (Tanaka Kakuei)	When trained using Production, a third of the cost of the unit is refunded as Gold.
	PZL.23	Poland (Pilsudski)	Combat bonus vs land units Extra range
	Red Tail	Gullah Geeche (Marquetta Goodwine)	Starts with Dogfight I Promotion Starts with increased range
	Spitfire	United Kingdom (Churchill)	+20% Combat Strength in Friendly Lands. Heals 25 damage after destroying an enemy.
	Super Tucano	Brazil (Lula)	+20% Combat Strength in Friendly territory Starts with Interception I. Building one in a city sending Trade Routes to City-States or Civilizations with whom you have a Declaration of Friendship or common ideology will provide them with a copy. Earn Gold and Culture whenever these Super Tucanos earn promotions.
	Type A-1	Thailand (Phibunsongkhram)	50% more effective against Naval Units. Begins with Dogfighting I Slightly Weaker. Whenever your borders expands, it gains 25 HP.
	Ugboelu	Nigeria (Awolowo)	Begins with Bombardment I. +10% Combat Strength for each Declaration of Friendship (max +50%).
	Zero	Japan (Oda Nobunaga) Japan (Tojo)	+33% combat strength vs Fighter units Does not require Oil

Fictional

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Chosen	Eden's Gate (Joseph Seed)	Gains Faith from Kills. Gains +50% more Experience from combat.