Category:Fighters

A fighter is a type of small, lightly-armed and manoeuvrable military spacecraft. Most fighters are aerospacecraft. A fighter is designed primarily to combat similarly-sized craft as well as harass larger warships, as opposed to bombers, which are generally less manoeuvrable and carry heavier firepower to attack larger warships or ground targets. The hallmarks of a fighter are its speed, maneuverability, and small size relative to other combat aircraft. Many fighters also have strike capabilities, and some are designed as dual-purpose fighter-bombers.

A fighter's main purpose is to establish aerospace superiority over a battlefield, and most fighters are as capable in space as in atmospheres. In space combat, fighters work in concert with capital ships, harassing warships and intercepting strike craft. Fighters are weak alone but often work in squadrons capable of attacking targets many times larger than themselves through speed, manoeuvrability and precision fire.