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'''Starfighters''' are vehicles commonly found in [[science fiction]]. Usually having a single pilot, armed with guided and unguided weaponry, agile and fast, they are the science fiction equivalent to modern-day jet fighters. Starfighters often lack [[FTL]] drives and are | '''Starfighters''' are vehicles commonly found in [[science fiction]]. Usually having a single pilot, armed with guided and unguided weaponry, agile and fast, they are the science fiction equivalent to modern-day jet fighters. Starfighters often lack [[FTL]] drives and are therefore dependent on larger [[carrier]] spacecraft for interstellar transportation. | ||
==Practicality== | ==Practicality== | ||
Revision as of 18:57, 13 January 2009
Starfighters are vehicles commonly found in science fiction. Usually having a single pilot, armed with guided and unguided weaponry, agile and fast, they are the science fiction equivalent to modern-day jet fighters. Starfighters often lack FTL drives and are therefore dependent on larger carrier spacecraft for interstellar transportation.
Practicality
As was discussed at Atomic Rocket and at this Stardestroyer.net thread, starfighters are probably not a logical vehicle to use in space combat, as they have no real advantages that a larger ship doesn't already have.