.TH Concept "Plane Types"
The general plane types currently available in Empire are:
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fighters
escorts
light bombers
heavy bombers
transports
missiles
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These plane types differ in their fundamental capabilities;
some can fly bombing missions,
other carry cargo, others exist to shoot down other planes.
Missiles are special;
they are planes which fly one-way missions
and cannot be shot down by opposing planes.
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The technology level at which the plane was built is very important.
The same model plane built at a higher tech level
will outperform the planes built at a lower tech level.
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The particular planes available and their attributes
are given by the show command.
The fields given in the output are as follows.
For building:
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.in \w'tech\0\0'u
.L lcm
the amount of lcm to build the unit,
.L hcm
the amount of hcm to build the unit,
.L tech
minimum tech level to build this unit,
.L $
cost of the unit in dollars,
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For the capability report the fields are:
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.in \w'fuel\0\0'u
.L acc
bomb accuracy, low is best; a 0 accuracy implies no ability.
.L load
bomb load/cargo capacity.
.L att
air-to-air combat attack rating.
.L def
air-to-air combat defense rating.
.L ran
base range (in sectors).
.L mil
military needed for crew.
.L gas
amount of fuel used each trip.
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The abilities are given as a set of attributes for each plane.
These include:
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.L tactical
pinpoint bombing ability
.L intercept
interception and escort ability
.L cargo
cargo-carrying and air-assault ability
.L bomber
strategic bombing ability
.L VTOL
vertical take-off ability -- no need to use airports
.L missile
missile -- one shot.
.L light
light, can land on carriers or be carried on a submarine
.L glider
A glider.  (infinite range)
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As an example of the output
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lt bomber 2    12   8   70 $900
              lcm hcm crew tech  $
fighter 1       8   2   1   40 $400
lt bomber 1    10   3   2   40 $550
transport 1    12   5   2   45 $800
hvy bomber 1   20   6   3   50 $1100
long bomber 1  20   6   4   60 $1100
fighter 2      10   6   1   70 $800
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.EX show plane cap
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              acc load att def ran fuel abilities
fighter 1      30    0   3   2   4    1 tactical intercept light
lt bomber 1    30    1   1   2   5    1 bomber tactical light
transport 1     0    9   0   1   8    2 cargo
hvy bomber 1   90    5   2   3   9    2 bomber
long bomber 1  90    2   1   2  30    4 bomber
fighter 2      25    1   6   4   8    1 tactical intercept light
lt bomber 2    25    2   2   3  10    1 bomber tactical light
escort 2       25    0   5   4  12    2 tactical intercept light
chopper 1       0    3   0   2   6    1 cargo VTOL light
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See also : fly, build, show
