Jet Fighter

Jet Fighter
	75
	425
Attack Range	10
Resource Cost	Aluminum
Unlocked at	Lasers
Upgrades From	Fighter
Abilities	Has Interception 100. Combat bonus vs Bomber units and Helicopters.

The Jet Fighter is a fighter unit available in the Information Era.

Overview

The jet fighter is extremely similar in role to its ancestor, the World War II propeller-driven fighter, but there are huge differences in the planes' power, armament, weaponry, and computer and communications equipment. The best World War II aircraft could fly at best 650 kilometers per hour (400 mph), while a modern jet fighter can fly three times that fast. A World War II aircraft could carry one or two machine guns and possibly one or two bombs. A modern fighter can carry a 20mm Gatling gun, 10 or so air-to-air missiles, and dozens of different rockets and air-to-ground missiles. The vehicle is equipped with sophisticated computers, radar, and communications equipment far exceeding anything available anywhere before in history. Like other aircraft, jet fighters are vulnerable to surface-to-air missiles, but their largest threat comes from enemy fighters. Whichever side achieves air superiority will gain a nearly unbeatable advantage in combat.

Strategy

The Jet Fighter is a powerful air unit. It can be based in any city you own or aboard an aircraft carrier. It can move from base to base and can perform "missions" within its range of "10". Use Jet Fighters to attack enemy aircraft and ground units, to scout enemy positions, and to defend against enemy air attacks. Jet Fighters are especially effective against enemy helicopters. The Jet Fighter has the "air recon" ability, which means that everything within 6 tiles of its starting location is visible at the beginning of the turn. See the rules on Aircraft for more information.

Unique Unit Replacements

Historical

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	F-86 Sabre	America (Harry S. Truman)	-10 Combat Strength (65 vs 75). Unlocked earlier at Rocketry. Begins with Interception I. F-86s operated by City-States do not require Aluminum and grant America Gold when promoted.
	Harrier	Great Britain (Margaret Thatcher)	Unlocked at Rocketry. Lower Combat Strength. Every other Harrier stationed in a location provides an additional Air Unit capacity.
	KAI T-50	South Korea (Kim Dae-Jung)	Stronger than the regular Jet Fighter. Civilisations that share South Korea's Ideology can also build KAI T-50s in their cities. South Korea's Capital receives an extra 1 Culture per turn for every KAI T-50 operated by someone other than themselves.

Fictional

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Garuda	Emmeria (Aurelius II)	Available at Computers +6% Combat Strength (80 vs. 75) Starts with the Evasion Promotion. Gain Golden Age points equal to double the Combat Strength of the unit killed by this unit.
	Strigon	Estovakia (Victor Voychek)	Available at Computers +6% Combat Strength (80 vs. 75) +33% Combat Strength against Wounded Units. +20% Combat Strength while Intercepting.
	Wardog	Osea (Vincent Harling)	Available at Computers +6% Combat Strength (80 vs. 75) Starts with Evasion & Air Repair Promotions
	Yellow Squadron	Erusea (Rosa D'Elise)	Available at Computers +6% Combat Strength (80 vs. 75) Can intercept twice per turn. +33% Combat Strength while intercepting.