The rdv that brings in tanks is a medium aircraft, so I figure a heavy aircraft must be bomber size. So are eve fighters, so they may be what the heavy aircraft icon is for.


I am hoping for dropship directed thrust combined with aerodynamic control surfaces, so height can be traded for speed and momentum maintained in turns at high speed. low speed they would behave almost identical to dropship.

I'm thinking what fighters and aircraft in this game would be. Would be more like what you see in cyberpunk, with the vectored thrust vehicles. Imagine something like a real world Comanche attack helicoptor with no Rotor blades, and slight wings. Thats the best example I can think off the top of my head.

In my mind, I think the best solution would be for the aircraft to occupy the same space as the ground forces, but to be "higher up," as it were. For example, on a given battlefield, the ground forces and dropships would occupy the "bottom rung" of the theater, taking over objectives as normal. But the fighters would be higher up, several hundred meters above the dropship's height ceiling. While there, they engage enemy fighters and try to destroy the long-range bombers (HACs) that can wreak havoc on the ground, but not to the extent of a precision strike. The fighters would also have the opportunity to destroy the RDVs that bring in vehicles, as they would pass through the "upper rung" occupied by the fighters and bombers before reaching the ground forces. If a team of fighters is good enough, they can completely cripple an enemy team's ability to use vehicle assets, while ensuring theirs are safely delivered to their allies down below. Another aspect of this would be a team's ability to request "air support" on a specific target. In my mind, this would allow a fighter to temporarily penetrate the height ceiling and take out say, a troublesome dropship that is harassing its teammates. Once the target is destroyed, the fighter must then return to the proper altitude or else blow up.

Hmmm I think something cool multi-role wise would be something equivalent to the Drop ship, Bomber from the Aliens movie. Vectored thrust with the missile pod wings, nose gun, and ability to carrying the MAV troop transport in the hold.