Early Fighter Doctrine

Early Fighter Doctrine
Romanian formation of IAR 80 fighters
Technology field
Parent Tree	Air Doctrine
Historical Years	1936
Total Technologies	3
Total Difficulty	75
Main Specialties	Aircraft Testing
Main Effects	Allows most air missions Fighter/CAG morale & organization

Early Fighter Doctrine is an Air Doctrine technology field. Each doctrine improves fighter wing organization and morale.

Description

Early Fighter Doctrine applies to the interwar period of air doctrine development. It is the initial doctrine for use of large groups of airplanes. These were originally composite groups, so these doctrines also include some aspects of ground attack and other missions besides air combat. Mastering these ideas is critical to developing the more specialized disciplines later on.

Technologies

Year	Technology	Difficulty	Effects
1936	Air Superiority Doctrine	25	2% boost to fighter/CAG morale & organization; allows most mission types
1936	Flying Circus Doctrine	25	2% boost to fighter/CAG morale & organization
1936	Force Substitution Doctrine	25	2% boost to fighter/CAG morale & organization

Specialties

Specialty	Components	Total Difficulty
Aeronautics	1	5
Aircraft Testing	6	30
Combined Arms Focus	1	5
Fighter Tactics	1	5
Piloting	1	5

Effects

Completion of the field is necessary to proceed with further air doctrine research. It permits the country to branch out into studies on close air support as well as tactical and strategic bombing. Completion in total gives a 6% boost to organization and morale of fighters, escorts, interceptors, and carrier air groups. Initial research makes it possible to launch several basic air missions:

• Convoy Air Raiding
• Ground Attack
• Installation Strike
• Interdiction
• Logistical Strike
• Naval Strike
• Port Strike
• Runway Cratering
• Strategic Bombardment

See also

Air Doctrine fields
Early Fighter | Defensive Fighter | Offensive Fighter | Close Air Support | Tactical Bomber | Strategic Bomber