@gamerman01:
@Flashman:
Is there a danger that people might see fighters as a more economical buy than expensive tanks
Absolutely. Even when tanks were 5 (AA50) I was sensing that fighters were too cheap. It’s interesting that in the original A&A, infantry were 3, tanks were 5 (defended at 2) fighters were 12, carriers were 18, bombers were 15, and battleships 24. And there was unlimitied production. So infantry was king.
Now with carriers down to 16 (from 18) and absorbing 2 hits (although defending on a 2 instead of a 3) and fighters down to 10, and mobility more important than ever, it’s interesting.
Fighters being able to attack all targets, only costing 2 more than a destroyer, granting bonuses to Tac bombers, providing by far the cheapest fleet defense, being able to attack and return to a safe landing place, getting 5 movement from airbases, being able to scramble, escorting and intercepting SBR’s, and what else am I forgetting? Oh, launching from aircraft carriers and being able to land where-ever those carriers can get to, often with THREE movement points…… Not to mention the jet fighters tech, the long range air tech…
Yes, I think we should be talking about how fighters are too cheap, not how tanks are too expensive! :lol:
I recall that the reason fighters were made more affordable was that too few of them were being bought (people bought tanks instead). IIRC, this was explicitely mentioned in the booklet that came with A&A revised outlining the changes that had been made and why.
You do support your points excellently, I have to admit and going over them all, you cannot help but notice that fighters are indeed formidable units! I guess I will have to decide for myself whether or not tanks are too expensive now (or fighters too cheap) after having a reasonable number of plays of AAEurope40 / global40 under my belt. So far it’s still a lot of speculation to me, well explained and underpinned as it may be.I do understand the reasoning behind tanks having gone up one point, because there’s one thing I do know: with mech. infantry costing 4 points and tanks costing five I never ever would have bought additional mech. infantry.
As for the destroyers, don’t forget that you need them to more succesfully deal with enemy subs!