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"''It would be like tying a fishing boat to a larger ship by rope.''" Why wouldn't that work? this is a tactic used by several militaries, in the form of chase boats, which are deployed from the sides or from the back of the ship. This is also used by several illegal, factions namely somali pirates. all in all it's a valid tactic. (and on an unrelated topic, how do you sign your posts? theres a button for it but mine doesnt work, so i have to type it) [[User:Maccabeuse|Maccabeuse]] 12:25, 31 January 2012 (EST)

:I can't imagine towing fighters would be good when the ship entered slipspace. It's pointed out in ''Ghosts of Onyx'' that technicians have been known to vanish when trying to repair unshielded, active slipspace drives. Clamped to the side of the ship, a fighter would be outside the shielding...--[[User talk:The All-knowing Sith'ari|The All-knowing Sith'ari]] 13:33, 31 January 2012 (EST)

I don't think that would really be a problem, the fighters would be latched and locked onto a hard point. i'm not talking about long and flimsy umbilicals, just holes/latches in the hull, it wouldn't be any different than '''bolting''' an antena or even plating for the ship, they would technically be part of the ship, until they were unlocked. the only reason techs disappear is because they're unatached to the ship, for the fighter to disappear they'd have to take the ship's armour with them. and it's not like the ships are undergoing extreme forces, slipspace travel doesnt involve thrust, the ship travels at the speed it was going prior to entering slispace [[User:Maccabeuse|Maccabeuse]] 2:28, 31 January 2012

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 "''It would be like tying a fishing boat to a larger ship by rope.''" Why wouldn't that work? this is a tactic used by several militaries, in the form of chase boats, which are deployed from the sides or from the back of the ship. This is also used by several illegal, factions namely somali pirates. all in all it's a valid tactic. (and on an unrelated topic, how do you sign your posts? theres a button for it but mine doesnt work, so i have to type it) [[User:Maccabeuse|Maccabeuse]] 12:25, 31 January 2012 (EST)
 :I can't imagine towing fighters would be good when the ship entered slipspace. It's pointed out in ''Ghosts of Onyx'' that technicians have been known to vanish when trying to repair unshielded, active slipspace drives. Clamped to the side of the ship, a fighter would be outside the shielding...--[[User talk:The All-knowing Sith&#39;ari|The All-knowing Sith&#39;ari]] 13:33, 31 January 2012 (EST)
+I don't think that would really be a problem, the fighters would be latched and locked onto a hard point. i'm not talking about long and flimsy umbilicals, just holes/latches in the hull, it wouldn't be any different than '''bolting''' an antena or even plating for the ship, they would technically be part of the ship, until they were unlocked. the only reason techs disappear is because they're unatached to the ship, for the fighter to disappear they'd have to take the ship's armour with them. and it's not like the ships are undergoing extreme forces, slipspace travel doesnt involve thrust, the ship travels at the speed it was going prior to entering slispace [[User:Maccabeuse|Maccabeuse]] 2:28, 31 January 2012