Air Combat (EU2012)

WIP.

Dogfight Minigame

Once the Interceptor has been launched, you will watch it chase the UFO on the world map until it catches up, at which point you will enter the dogfight minigame interface.

A Raven intercepts an Alien Supply Barge UFO. The Raven has taken about 20% damage and has Aim and Dodge modules active, indicated by the highlighting.

Key:

1. Time to loss of contact. If this reaches 0, the UFO will escape the Interceptor and will have to be re-engaged with another interceptor, if one is available.
2. The Interception craft.
3. The UFO. With practice you can learn to identify different UFO types in this interface.
4. Damage meter. When hit, this fills from the bottom. If this turns all red, the Interceptor is destroyed. You'll get a warning from the pilot at about 75% damage accumulated.
5. Abort Interception. Break off the interception and return to base. Useful if the Interception craft is getting pounded.
6. Engage UFO Tracking module, if one is available. Freezes Loss of Contact clock for five seconds, and decreases approach time for close range weapons. Requires Cyberdisc Autopsy.
7. Engage Uplink Targeting module, if one is available. Guarantees next two attacks from Interceptor hit UFO. Requires Sectoid Autopsy.
8. Engage Defensive Matrix module, if one is available. Allows Interceptor to dodge next two attacks from the UFO that would otherwise hit. Requires Floater Autopsy.

Craft Armaments

Armament	Accuracy	Range	Fire Rate	Damage	Armor Penetration	Credits	Alloys	Elerium	Min. Engineer
Avalanche Missiles	70%	Long	Slow	Low	Low	0	0	0	0
Phoenix Cannon	95%	Short	Rapid	Low	Low	35	0	0	5
Laser Cannon	85%	Short	Rapid	Low	Medium	40	25	0	10
Plasma Cannon	85%	Long	Medium	Medium	High	135	25	25	20
EMP Cannon	100%	Short	Medium	High	High	150	25	15	30
Fusion Lance	90%	Long	Slow	High	High	100	20	15	30

Upgrade Modules

Module	Credits	Corpses	Min. Engineers
Defense Matrix	50	3 Floater Corpses	5
UFO Tracking	20	2 Cyberdisc Wrecks	10
Uplink Targetting	10	3 Sectoid Corpses	5