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Air Superiority
Allowed for Land units
Allowed for Sea units
Allowed for Air units
Cost 1
Requires Doctrine: Air Power
Allowed for Combat units

The Air Superiority ability equips a unit with the missiles necessary to attack Needlejets in flight. Air units with Air Superiority gain a +100% combat advantage when attacking other air units in flight, but incur a -50% penalty if they attack ground or naval units.

  • Ground or Naval units with air superiority do not gain the 100% bonus vs air, but they do not get the 50% penalty vs other ground or naval units either.
  • Air-to-air combat is resolved by comparing attack factors--the armor value is ignored.
  • Note that even ground and naval units can be equipped with the SAM missiles necessary to confer this ability.
  • A ground unit equipped with Air Superiority can attack an adjacent Needlejet chassis at sea. A Naval unit equipped with Air Superiority can attack an adjacent Needlejet chassis on land.
  • A needlejet unit with air superiority is able to scramble against an air attack or hostile air drop within 2 a square radius.
  • The interceptor needs to be stationed at a base or airbase. Use the skip turn (space bar) or hold command (H) to allow the interceptor to scramble.
  • Desc: Mk. 66 fire control sensor
  • Effect: Attacks air units
  • Limits: Combat units only
  • Domain: All