Command : FLY

NAME
fly - Fly planes from sector/ship to sector/ship and bomb or snoop

Level: Basic

SYNTAX
[##:##] Command : fly

The "fly" command is used to move planes and commodities from the starting
sector(s), and ending up in the target sector.

represents a list of planes which are to travel to the target
sector. Only planes which are provided with gas, and have sufficient mobility
will be successfully selected for the mission.

represent a list of fighter planes which are capable of escorting
the transports all the way to the target. To be selected, escorts must have
fuel and mobility.

represents an assembly point, where all of the planes in the mission
meet before proceeding on to the target sector. The assembly point must be
owned by you or an ally, or you or an ally must have a ship there. It must
not be more than four sectors away from any of the planes selected for the
mission.

is the name of a commodity which is to be carried along on all of
the planes which have a transport capacity. If nothing is specified, then
nothing will be carried.

Route is a normal empire path specification. You may also give a destination
sector on the command line, or at any time while giving the route, and empire
will use the best path from the current sector to the desired destination sec-
tor.

When getting a path interactively, empire will show you the information you
have (from your bmap) concerning the current area, to help you plot your
course.

If the transports stray over enemy territory, then they will be intercepted
and shot at just like any other mission. If the destination sector is not an
airport, then all planes in the mission must have VTOL capability.

Note that a plane must be at least 40% efficient before it can leave the
ground.

SEE ALSO
Plane-types, bomb, paradrop, drop, recon, Mobility, Planes, Transportation