I was thinking and then it came to me: What if we introduced Interceptors to the game?
Now, I know what many of you will say "That's what Air-Superiority Fighters are for", but the role of the 2 is actually quite different. These would be kind of like the tank destroyer equivalent for aircraft in the game. My pitch is that the Interceptors are:
Now, I know what many of you will say "That's what Air-Superiority Fighters are for", but the role of the 2 is actually quite different. These would be kind of like the tank destroyer equivalent for aircraft in the game. My pitch is that the Interceptors are:
- Much faster than the Air-Superiority fighters (around 1.5x-2x the speed)
- They have a wide-range radar on the ground that detects only air contacts within its range.
- When ever and unknown aircraft contact flies above, or near, your airspace or within it's radars range, it takes off automatically and engages the target. If the aircraft is a friendly or from a neutral nation, it will not engage.
- Unlike Air superiority fighters, it cannot patrol, especially over foreign/enemy territory.
- It is completely useless against ground targets (even Air-Superiority fighters have some attack capabilities against ground targets)
- It cannot detect Stealth.