Editing Fighter (section)

== Building and Maintenance ==

Fighters can be fabricated on a colony with [[Fighter Factory|Fighter Factories]], a type of [[Installations|installation]]. From the [[Population_and_Production#Industry|Industry]] tab {{key|F2}} there is a pull-down menu called Construction Options. Select Fighters. A list of all your fighter designs will appear. Select one, and just like ordinary construction, place a number and a percentage. Unlike ordinary construction, you also have to give define a [[fleet]]/[[Task Groups|task group]] for the new production. In VB6, it is '''important''' that you do this, as any fighters made without a task group designation will be '''lost'''. (In C#, a new fleet will simply be created)

Fighters will frequently operate from motherships. These might be huge [[Carrier]] leviathans, small cruisers or your colonies (Note: in VB6, this involves [[Planetary Defence Centre|PDCs]]). Any class with a [[hangar deck]], [[boat bay]], or both, with enough space, can serve as a valid mothership. These provide a capability to house fighters and repair, refuel, and rearm them. In C#, fighters can also operate just like any other ship. In VB6, fighters are not serviced by maintenance facilities nor can be refitted.