Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Air Forces - Revision history

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	'''+1 Loyalty Training:''' Thanks to a highly selective screening process and a steady diet of propaganda these troops are loyal to death. Units with this cap have a higher resistance to enemy subversion and will be the last troops to rebel, if ever. In addition, whether by suicidal fanaticism or rear of the Commissar’s wrath, these troops will undertake missions that any other sane solider would balk at. Loyalty Training can only be taken once, incurs no extra Upkeep, and counts as a Slot Free added capability. If taken as an external this Added Capability it is considered to be additional equipment (slave collars, or neural whips perhaps?) and is not Slot Free, taking up one external slot, and costing the usual External Upkeep. It otherwise functions exactly the same as Loyalty Training.		'''+1 Loyalty Training:''' Thanks to a highly selective screening process and a steady diet of propaganda these troops are loyal to death. Units with this cap have a higher resistance to enemy subversion and will be the last troops to rebel, if ever. In addition, whether by suicidal fanaticism or rear of the Commissar’s wrath, these troops will undertake missions that any other sane solider would balk at. Loyalty Training can only be taken once, incurs no extra Upkeep, and counts as a Slot Free added capability. If taken as an external this Added Capability it is considered to be additional equipment (slave collars, or neural whips perhaps?) and is not Slot Free, taking up one external slot, and costing the usual External Upkeep. It otherwise functions exactly the same as Loyalty Training.

	'''+1/2 Casting Chamber:''' A casting chamber is an area on a large unit purposefully designed to amplify the effects of spellcraft. It can be equipped on any unit with a base batch size of 1/10 or larger, providing a free level of AoE for spells cast by a mage within it and reducing the enchantment cost of the unit in question as if it were one ML lower. Only one mage can be assigned to any particular casting chamber. Note that for batches with more than 1 unit, the free AoE still only applies to one mage.		'''+1/2 Casting Chamber:''' A casting chamber is an area on a large unit purposefully designed to amplify the effects of spellcraft. It can be equipped on any unit with a base batch size of 1/10 or larger, providing a free level of AoE for spells cast by a mage within it and reducing the enchantment cost of the unit in question as if it were one ML lower (to a minimum of 1). Only one mage can be assigned to any particular casting chamber. Note that for batches with more than 1 unit, the free AoE still only applies to one mage.

	'''+1 Multifusion (Tech/Magic):''' It is possible to build a military unit with more than one Technomagical or Magitech Fusion. For each Fusion after the first a batch must take a Multifusion Added Capability. Each Multifusion Added Capability applies only to a specific combination of Tech and Magic, so a unit with Engineering/Movement, Engineering/Material, and Engineering/Creation would still need two Multifusion Added Capabilities. Multifusion is Build Free and Slot Free, and does not increase Upkeep.		'''+1 Multifusion (Tech/Magic):''' It is possible to build a military unit with more than one Technomagical or Magitech Fusion. For each Fusion after the first a batch must take a Multifusion Added Capability. Each Multifusion Added Capability applies only to a specific combination of Tech and Magic, so a unit with Engineering/Movement, Engineering/Material, and Engineering/Creation would still need two Multifusion Added Capabilities. Multifusion is Build Free and Slot Free, and does not increase Upkeep.

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	'''+1 Loyalty Training:''' Thanks to a highly selective screening process and a steady diet of propaganda these troops are loyal to death. Units with this cap have a higher resistance to enemy subversion and will be the last troops to rebel, if ever. In addition, whether by suicidal fanaticism or rear of the Commissar’s wrath, these troops will undertake missions that any other sane solider would balk at. Loyalty Training can only be taken once, incurs no extra Upkeep, and counts as a Slot Free added capability. If taken as an external this Added Capability it is considered to be additional equipment (slave collars, or neural whips perhaps?) and is not Slot Free, taking up one external slot, and costing the usual External Upkeep. It otherwise functions exactly the same as Loyalty Training.		'''+1 Loyalty Training:''' Thanks to a highly selective screening process and a steady diet of propaganda these troops are loyal to death. Units with this cap have a higher resistance to enemy subversion and will be the last troops to rebel, if ever. In addition, whether by suicidal fanaticism or rear of the Commissar’s wrath, these troops will undertake missions that any other sane solider would balk at. Loyalty Training can only be taken once, incurs no extra Upkeep, and counts as a Slot Free added capability. If taken as an external this Added Capability it is considered to be additional equipment (slave collars, or neural whips perhaps?) and is not Slot Free, taking up one external slot, and costing the usual External Upkeep. It otherwise functions exactly the same as Loyalty Training.

	'''+X Casting Chamber:''' A casting chamber is an area on a large unit purposefully designed to amplify the effects of spellcraft. It can be equipped on any unit with a base batch size of 1/10 or larger, providing a free level of AoE for spells cast by a mage within it and reducing the enchantment cost of the unit in question as if it were one ML lower. Only one mage can be assigned to any particular casting chamber.		'''+1/2 Casting Chamber:''' A casting chamber is an area on a large unit purposefully designed to amplify the effects of spellcraft. It can be equipped on any unit with a base batch size of 1/10 or larger, providing a free level of AoE for spells cast by a mage within it and reducing the enchantment cost of the unit in question as if it were one ML lower. Only one mage can be assigned to any particular casting chamber. Note that for batches with more than 1 unit, the free AoE still only applies to one mage.

	'''+1 Multifusion (Tech/Magic):''' It is possible to build a military unit with more than one Technomagical or Magitech Fusion. For each Fusion after the first a batch must take a Multifusion Added Capability. Each Multifusion Added Capability applies only to a specific combination of Tech and Magic, so a unit with Engineering/Movement, Engineering/Material, and Engineering/Creation would still need two Multifusion Added Capabilities. Multifusion is Build Free and Slot Free, and does not increase Upkeep.		'''+1 Multifusion (Tech/Magic):''' It is possible to build a military unit with more than one Technomagical or Magitech Fusion. For each Fusion after the first a batch must take a Multifusion Added Capability. Each Multifusion Added Capability applies only to a specific combination of Tech and Magic, so a unit with Engineering/Movement, Engineering/Material, and Engineering/Creation would still need two Multifusion Added Capabilities. Multifusion is Build Free and Slot Free, and does not increase Upkeep.

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	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Production\|Production]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Production\|Production]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Trade\|Trade]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Trade\|Trade]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) ~~Strategic Travel and Fuel~~\|~~Strategic Travel and Fuel~~]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Operations & Logistics\|Operations & Logistics]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Reference Tables\|Reference Tables]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Reference Tables\|Reference Tables]]
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	===Very Slow===		===Very Slow===
	~~TL3 = 6 Cosknots~~

	TL4 = 8 Cosknots		{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
	TL5 = 10 Cosknots		\| TL3 \|\| 6 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL4 \|\| 8 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL5 \|\| 10 Cosknots
			\|}

	===Slow===		===Slow===
	~~TL3 = 10 Cosknots~~

	TL4 = 15 Cosknots		{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
	TL5 = 20 Cosknots		\| TL3 \|\| 10 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL4 \|\| 15 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL5 \|\| 20 Cosknots
			\|}

	===Average===		===Average===
	~~TL3 = 20 Cosknots~~

	TL4 = 30 Cosknots		{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
	TL5 = 40 Cosknots		\| TL3 \|\| 20 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL4 \|\| 30 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL5 \|\| 40 Cosknots
			\|-
			\|}

	===Fast===		===Fast===
	~~TL3 = 30 Cosknots~~

	TL4 = 45 Cosknots		{\| Class="wikitable"
			\|-
	TL5 = 60 Cosknots		\| TL3 \|\| 30 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL4 \|\| 45 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL5 \|\| 60 Cosknots
			\|-
			\|}

	===Very Fast===		===Very Fast===
	~~TL3 = 40 Cosknots~~

	~~TL4 = 60 Cosknots~~

	TL5 = 80 Cosknots		{\| Class="wikitable"
			\|-
			\| TL3 \|\| 40 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL4 \|\| 60 Cosknots
			\|-
			\| TL5 \|\| 80 Cosknots
			\|-
			\|}

	==Ranges==		==Ranges==

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Air Force Types

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	==Air Force Types==		==Air Force Types==
	The forces that make up an Air Force are divided based on role and function, and grouped into the categories of Tactical Air, Strategic Air, Airlift, Army Aviation, and Airships. Each of these categories has additional subtypes. Within each subtype a set number of craft are gathered together as a Batch and given a Base Batch Cost. For example; in the Type “Fighter” there are 25 Fighters in a Batch, for a Base Batch Cost of 1 point. This is used in determining Upkeep costs and also in determining the Production Point cost and Production Time for building those units (see '''Section 13: Production''' for more details).		The forces that make up an Air Force are divided based on role and function, and grouped into the categories of Tactical Air, Strategic Air, Airlift, Army Aviation, and Airships. Each of these categories has additional subtypes. Within each subtype a set number of craft are gathered together as a Batch and given a Base Batch Cost. For example; in the Type “Fighter” there are 25 Fighters in a Batch, for a Base Batch Cost of 1 point. This is used in determining Upkeep costs and also in determining the Production Point cost and Production Time for building those units (see '''[[Lords_of_Ether_(20th_Anniversary_Edition)_Production\|Section 13: Production]]''' for more details).

	More so than Army or Navy Types, Air Force Types vary widely in capabilities. Each Type has varying capabilities concerning things like defensive firepower, agility, durability and so on. However, two of the most important capabilities are speed and range. As a result, each aircraft in its description has a rating for its speed relative to other aircraft at its tech level - that is; Very Slow, Slow, Average, Fast and Very Fast. Each also has a range listing: Short, Mid, Long and Very Long.		More so than Army or Navy Types, Air Force Types vary widely in capabilities. Each Type has varying capabilities concerning things like defensive firepower, agility, durability and so on. However, two of the most important capabilities are speed and range. As a result, each aircraft in its description has a rating for its speed relative to other aircraft at its tech level - that is; Very Slow, Slow, Average, Fast and Very Fast. Each also has a range listing: Short, Mid, Long and Very Long.

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	<u>+1 Multifusion (Tech/Magic):</u> It is possible to build a military unit with more than one Technomagical or Magitech Fusion. For each Fusion after the first a batch must take a Multifusion Added Capability. Each Multifusion Added Capability applies only to a specific combination of Tech and Magic, so a unit with Engineering/Movement, Engineering/Material, and Engineering/Creation would still need two Multifusion Added Capabilities. Multifusion is Build Free and Slot Free, and does not increase Upkeep.		<u>+1 Multifusion (Tech/Magic):</u> It is possible to build a military unit with more than one Technomagical or Magitech Fusion. For each Fusion after the first a batch must take a Multifusion Added Capability. Each Multifusion Added Capability applies only to a specific combination of Tech and Magic, so a unit with Engineering/Movement, Engineering/Material, and Engineering/Creation would still need two Multifusion Added Capabilities. Multifusion is Build Free and Slot Free, and does not increase Upkeep.

	==Reduced Capabilities List:==		===Reduced Capabilities List:===
	<u>-1 Reduced Armour:</u> Reduced Armour reduces the physical protection of a unit, and may only be taken once by aircraft. Taking this Reduced Capability makes all but Aviation and the largest aircraft exceedingly fragile.		<u>-1 Reduced Armour:</u> Reduced Armour reduces the physical protection of a unit, and may only be taken once by aircraft. Taking this Reduced Capability makes all but Aviation and the largest aircraft exceedingly fragile.

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	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Air Forces\|Air Forces]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Air Forces\|Air Forces]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Navies\|Navies]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Navies\|Navies]]
	~~# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Agents\|Agents]]~~
	~~# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) WMDs\|Weapons of Mass Destruction]]~~
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Fortification\|Fortifications]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Fortification\|Fortifications]]
			# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) WMDs\|Weapons of Mass Destruction]]
			# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Agents\|Agents]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Mages\|Mages]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Mages\|Mages]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Types of Magic\|Types of Magic]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Types of Magic\|Types of Magic]]

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Air Force Types

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	Rather than an actual Aircraft, Booster packs are a special Type of device that can be added to any tactical, Strategic, Aviation or Airlift Types (as well as Battlesuits and Hyper Advanced Armour) to increase their speed, give them the ability to break orbit, and sometimes also carry extra weapons and combat systems. While not actually aircraft themselves, they are a distinct system and may also mount their own Added Capabilities. Their power and capability is related to the Type they are mounted on.		Rather than an actual Aircraft, Booster packs are a special Type of device that can be added to any tactical, Strategic, Aviation or Airlift Types (as well as Battlesuits and Hyper Advanced Armour) to increase their speed, give them the ability to break orbit, and sometimes also carry extra weapons and combat systems. While not actually aircraft themselves, they are a distinct system and may also mount their own Added Capabilities. Their power and capability is related to the Type they are mounted on.

	Airships act more like ships that other Aircraft and so have their own speed and range ratings. For details on what these ratings actually translate into, see '''Travel''' at the bottom of this Section		Airships act more like ships that other Aircraft and so have their own speed and range ratings. For details on what these ratings actually translate into, see '''[[Lords_of_Ether_(20th_Anniversary_Edition)_Air_Forces#Air_Travel\|Travel]]''' at the bottom of this Section

	===Tactical Aircraft Types===		===Tactical Aircraft Types===

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 Logistics is the science of supply and transport.  It’s all very well to have food, parts, ammunition and fuel, but it still has to find its way to the units that need it when they need it.  Logistics plays a big part in Lords of Ether, though it is greatly simplified (in real life logistics is a fiendishly complex thing which would take more pages than this entire manual to detail).  Nevertheless, the air force that ignores logistics does so at its peril.
-==Supplies==
+===Supplies===
 While aircraft themselves carry very limited supplies – enough for relatively short missions – their bases are well stocked and generally carry one full Upkeep load of Industry and Ether for all aircraft stationed there.  This is enough to last them either a year in peacetime, or a month in wartime.  Once that runs out they need to restock, with supplies brought in from the factories and refineries.  For airbases this is assumed to happen automatically, unless the base is in a very isolated region far from industrial and ether production support.
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 Ether takes up a multitude of forms depending on the tech level of its storage devices:
 =Links=
 [[Lords of Ether: 20th Anniversary Edition|Return to the Index]]
 [[Category: Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition)]]

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	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Production\|Production]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Production\|Production]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Trade\|Trade]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Trade\|Trade]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) ~~Strategic Travel and Fuel~~\|~~Strategic Travel and Fuel~~]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Operations & Logistics\|Operations & Logistics]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Reference Tables\|Reference Tables]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Reference Tables\|Reference Tables]]
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	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Air Forces\|Air Forces]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Air Forces\|Air Forces]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Navies\|Navies]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Navies\|Navies]]
	~~# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Agents\|Agents]]~~
	~~# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) WMDs\|Weapons of Mass Destruction]]~~
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Fortification\|Fortifications]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Fortification\|Fortifications]]
			# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) WMDs\|Weapons of Mass Destruction]]
			# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Agents\|Agents]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Mages\|Mages]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Mages\|Mages]]
	# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Types of Magic\|Types of Magic]]		# [[Lords of Ether (20th Anniversary Edition) Types of Magic\|Types of Magic]]