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Originally Posted by wellis
If shield tech could be mass produced why couldn't the US just equip all TSFs with them? Also is there any mention of what TSFs are powered by in canon?
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That's long term; in the short term, units with priority for shields would be Wild Weasels and probably Raptors. Give shields to the squadrons hunting Laser-class to defend themselves; oncemthe lasers are clear, you can bring in death from above. It's like how dedicated Wild Weasel aircraft will have specialised SEAD loadouts and jamming gear, while the follow on strike aircraft won't be carrying that gear, devoting their stores to ordanance.
In canon, in the subject of powering TSFs, there are no mentions that I can recall. Given the jump engines are strongly suggestive of gas turbines (specifically turbofan engines), I'd figure they run on avgas.q
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Regarding trinium, wouldn't it be smarter for it to be used for making TSFs much tougher, possibly being able to protect against lasers much longer due to trinium being 100x stronger and lighter than an equivalent amount of steel?
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If you have shields, you don't need anti laser protection. Once your shield-protected TSFs have killed the Lasers, you can take to the skies freely. Also, TSFs are fragile and there's little benefit to protecting them heavily. It's better to invest that trinium into AP shells that can kill a Destroyer head on.