Alert fighters: Difference between revisions

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Alert fighters are a group of Vipers "standing by" within a battlestar's launch tubes with their pilots in or very near their cockpits in preparation for a quick launch, and are analogous to modern day "alert five" aircraft.

The purpose of alert fighters are to support a Combat Air Patrol with the intercept or elimination of any incoming enemy threat.

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-Alert Fighters refer to the group of fighters "standing by" on deck for the purpose of being available for immediate scramble to intercept any incoming craft.  These fighters are general on-station within the launch tubes, with their pilots waiting in the cockpits.
+'''Alert fighters''' are a group of [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]s "standing by" within a [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]'s [[launch tubes (RDM)|launch tubes]] with their pilots in or very near their cockpits in preparation for a quick launch, and are analogous to modern day "alert five" aircraft.
+The purpose of alert fighters are to support a [[Combat Air Patrol]] with the intercept or elimination of any incoming enemy threat.
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