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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 support the [[Combat Air Patrol]] with the 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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Latest revision as of 05:00, 21 September 2007

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.