[Killer Whale]

Think of all the help they do.

Imagine a bomber without bombs.

A dogfighter without tempests or harpoons.

A long range interceptor without trebs.

A Strike bomber without an engine.

Escort Interceptors without communications.

The support ship can help in all of these situations. Though i wonder what would happen if support ships kamikazeed?

[Gamma_Draconis]

The support ship can help in all of these situations. Though i wonder what would happen if support ships kamikazeed?

The enemy would probably start targeting them after the initial shock. To be honest, the support ship would need an overhauled engine to give it the ramming speed necessary make a successful attack.

[ShadowGorrath]

Shivans don't even have support ships. So how should they feel, huh ? HOW SHOULD THEY FEEL ?! It's not fair ! Some little pink and yellow bastards have support ships, while an advanced super-race doesn't !

[blowfish]

Support ships don't fit with Shivans IMO.  Fighters and bombers seem to be disposable assets to them.

[Retsof]

I still think they should give the things a turret or two, that way they wouldn't be completely sitting ducks, and when you're sitting there rearming there would be something to deter the wing of fighters that suddenly decided you look rather tasty.

[Fearless Leader]

if you add turrets you make it a threat, without weapons a fighter size ship like that has little value as a target. If bombers/fighters have time to re-arm then the enemy is most likely in no condition to go after a target that is not attacking them

[Colonol Dekker]

if you add turrets you make it a threat, without weapons a fighter size ship like that has little value as a target.

In the "Old days of Squadwar TM" I used to nearly always target them while the other team were mid-supply. I'm thinking from an agressors point of view here. (Especially Sobek / Aeolus duel)

  ?I blatantly disagree, If you prevent the enemyt from re-arming, you prevent them from fighting effectively......

[IPAndrews]

"The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand."

[Colonol Dekker]

WOOT!! One of Michael Ironsides best quotes EVAH !>...............

[Fearless Leader]

if you are in so bad shape that you need to re-arm you might eat it anyways, but command seems to have a infinite number of support ships

[S-99]

Make support ships be flown by ai And when the situation necessitates, then remote controlled from wherever your wing is stationed. It'd be like a uav. Then you wont be wasting lives. If you're going to be flying with tons of firepower, then you'd be in a fighter or bomber, not flying something that holds munitions and can't fire them. These support ships should be moved towards more automation and remote control.

Already in game do support ships controlled by ai reload you and your wingmates

This is a great idea! Especially since support ships are already flown by AI

[Colonol Dekker]

Only the ZOD ones,

SOmeone's gonna have to change the support profile and replace the Ani's with a HAL 9000 instead.

[S-99]

What are you talking about? Every single support ship in the game is flown by ai, so are your wingmates

[Droid803]

What are you talking about? Every single support ship in the game is flown by ai, so are your wingmates

lol. 

[blowfish]

It stands to reason that the capabilities of AI 300 years from now will be better than AI today.  I'm surprised that they couldn't just get computers to pilot all of their fighters (possibly with some remote control by a real person though).

[Colonol Dekker]

What are you talking about? Every single support ship in the game is flown by ai, so are your wingmates

Don't ruin the magic..............