Escort Fighters (HOI2)
Escort Fighters
Escort Fighters are long-range fighters, designed to escort bombers and keep enemy interceptors from the bombers. They are drilled in tactics to achieve this mission and receive a bonus when escorting bombers. In Air Superiority missions, they are less effective.
| Model | Default ORG | Morale | Air Attack | Air Def. | Soft Attack | Hard Attack | Naval Attack | Strat Attack | Surface Def | Air Detect | Surface Detect | Cost | Build- time |
Man- power |
Max Speed | Supply Cons. | Fuel Cons. | Range | Trans Cap. | Upgrade Time Factor | Upgrade Cost Factor | |
| Basic Escort Fighter | 30 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 150 | 1 | 500 | 1 | 2 | 800 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Improved Escort Fighter | 30 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 150 | 1 | 600 | 1.2 | 2 | 1000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Advanced Escort Fighter | 30 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 150 | 1 | 650 | 1.4 | 2 | 1300 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday A major change in HOI2:DD is that [[Escort fighters]] are brigade type units attached to bombers. This results in better values for the bomber when intercepted by enemy planes, but also a lower range.