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<h2 style="margin:0; background:maroon; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #F0E68C; text-align:center; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Independence Flight Mission Types and Objectives </h2> | |||
There are several '''mission types''' undertaken by the USS Tiger-A # Tactical Assault Wing (Independence Flight). | |||
===Fighter Superiority=== | |||
Secure and Control any assigned sector of space or airspace by establishing a perimeter of fighters capable of engaging and possibly destroying any attempted intrusion by intruders spacecraft or aerospace craft. Aerospace Superiority fighters require weapon capacity able to deal with an intruder at least till support can arrive, Excellent maneuverability and enough speed to cover the assigned sector, and an ability to absorb damage. | |||
Typical Superiority missions are: | |||
'''Combat Patrols:''' Which is to provide a protective patrol for either a carrier or base. This extends sensor range for the ship/or/base and provides a layer of defence. In high threat areas layers of patrols can be assigned extending outward with Ready-Alert-Flights on call for additional support. | |||
'''Interception:''' If any non-authorized craft attempt to enter a patrolled or designated sector then a response is called for. If no patrol is active then a ready-alert-unit is launched to close and make contact with the Intruder. | |||
===Control and Surveillance=== | |||
This mission involves tracking all craft in a given sector. To include coordinating friendly forces and maintaining a vector, course, and position of all other craft. Determining a threat level identifier on any non-aligned craft and denying them access. | |||
===Fighter Ground Support=== | |||
The use of assets to attack hostile ground forces both tactical and strategical. To include forces already in contact with friendly troops, or on the point of engaging them. As well as designated targets of opportunity. Air Support requires good communication with the ground forces they are supporting, Positive target identification, weapons load-out appropriate to the mission, ability to engage multiple ground targets, and in sectors heavily defended by an escort. | |||
An added problem for these missions is weather and gravity. These factors need to be programmed into the Fighter's combat maneuvering system before any in atmosphere strike mission. It can be done by the pilot on the 'fly' however. | |||
===Courier Missions=== | |||
These are missions to deliver passengers or light cargo to ships on missions. Personnel transfers, critical parts delivery, or for medical emergencies are just some of the reasons for these missions. Due to the navigational training and long solo flights many fighter pilots seek these assignments to enhance their navigational skills. These are often contested assignments as flights seek the training experience as well. | |||
===Electronic Intelligence Gathering (ELINT)=== | |||
ELINT describes any of several types of surveillance missions that involve craft in position near enemy lines (or covertly behind enemy lines) conducting passive reconnaissance. This usually involves intercepting enemy communications and/or transmissions/emissions (hence the name). Although, it can often mean simply monitoring enemy troop or craft movements. | |||
===Escort Missions=== | |||
In unfriendly area where threats are expected fighters are often assigned to escort larger auxiliary craft, shuttles, or even land convoys. This duty is to ensure the escorted craft depart, travel, and arrive from one location to their destination. | |||
Typical Escort missions include: | |||
Escorting a strike mission, when fighters carry ordinance they are almost always less maneuverable and therefore at a disadvantage to other fighters or defensive measures. An escort fighter unit is used to ensure the Strike craft reach their target with their heavy payload intact. | |||
Escorting VIPs or high priority cargoes such as medical supplies or military equipment/supplies. When they travel in auxiallary craft and when threats are suspected to exist. | |||
===Military Airlift=== | |||
When fighters move personnel and supplies to any area in the most efficient way possible. Craft require great cargo capacity and long range. These craft usually have crews of more than one, and may even have duplicate crews to relieve each other on long flights. | |||
===Reconnaisance=== | |||
Recon is similar to ELINT, but is more active. This involves craft overflying an area and collecting active sensor data. This data is then fed to intelligence analysts who can then update enemy force strength estimates and response scenarios. | |||
===Search and Rescue (SAR)=== | |||
These missions are a coordinated effort to locate and rescue those lost or in trouble. Space or on a planet these are often dangerous missions and are a high priority once authorized. If at all possible a craft with transporter capability is assigned and someone on the team should have medical training. | |||
===Strike Missions=== | |||
Strike missions are Fighter-to-ship attacks. Used mostly as a decoy as Fighters have a low survivability against the heavier weapons of any full-sized Starship. At the same time even a flight of strike craft properly coordinated can overwhelm a ships defensive systems. Fighters such as the Maul carry enough of a payload to deliver a devastating attack against most ships. Because of their maneuverability and overall nimbleness pin-point attacks can cripple or destroy a target, so this is a viable offensive weapon. | |||