![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Moves on any attractive female of an INTERBREEDABLEīecause of their short range, Space Fighters usually mustīe carried into action by TRANSPORTER ships, though in At least among EARTH HUMANS and ALIENS WTH FOREHEAD RIDGES, theseĪre usually males in their early twenties, known for their swagger, coolness, and fast The crew is limited to one person, or occasionally two. They have very limited range (never FTL),Īnd no crew habitability to speak of they can only operate for at most a few hours at a Not to mention the fact that it is forty freaking years after the first Star Wars movie came out and they are still making new ones jam packed with space fighters. There are idiotic space fighter planes in both Battlestar Galacticas, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Babylon 5, Space Above And Beyond, and many many others. While you are at it you might as well have your starship troopers wear bright red coats with no armor, firmly resisting the urge to take cover, and fighting out in the open in broad ranks like rows of targets in a carnaval shooting gallery. The concept stinks on ice scientifically, militarily, and economically. I've got new for you: in the real world combat spacecraft based on one-man fighter planes is just about the greatest military invention since the rubber spear. And ever since then sci-fi fans have lost their freaking minds. Aw fer cryin' out loud! When he was making his first "Star Wars" movie George Lucas thought it would be cute to add scenes inspired by old World War 2 dogfighting movies. ![]()
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