Fighter (Advance Wars)

Fighter 戦闘機
Basic info
Games	Advance Wars, Advance Wars 2, Dual Strike, Days of Ruin
Production cost	20,000
Movement range	9 (Plane)
Fuel	99
Vision	2AW, AW2, AWDS 5AW4
Primary weapon
Name	Missiles
Range	1
Ammo	9AW, AW2, AWDS 6AW4
Effective against	Planes, Copters
Weak against	None
Secondary weapon
Name	None
Range	N/A
Ammo	N/A
Effective against	N/A
Weak against	N/A

Fighter units are direct combat planes. They are only used for attacking other air units. They are found throughout the Advance Wars series. They are known as Interceptors in the European version of Advance Wars: Dual Strike. This plane can attack any aerial unit, even Black Bombs.

Not to be confused with the Fighters of the European version of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin or the Fighter found in Battalion Wars.

Basic statistics

Advance Wars, Advance Wars 2, Advance Wars: Dual Strike

• Cost: 20000
• Movement: 9, Air
• Fuel: 99
• Vision: 2
• Weapon 1: Missiles
• Range: 1
• Ammo: 9
• Targets: Copters (strong), planes (strong)
• Weapon 2: N/A

Advance Wars: Dark Conflict/Days of Ruin

• Cost: 20000
• Movement: 9, Air
• Fuel: 99
• Vision: 5
• Weapon 1: Anti-Air Missiles
• Range: 1
• Ammo: 6
• Targets: Copters (strong), planes (strong)
• Weapon 2: N/A

CO effects

COs with bonuses for Fighters

Max

Attack power and movement boosts.

Eagle

Attack power and defence boosts, reduction of fuel consumption.

Tasha

Attack power and defence boosts.

Waylon

Attack power and defence boosts.

COs with penalties for Fighters

Grit

Attack power penalty.

Drake

Attack power penalty.

Jess

Attack power penalty.

Fighter (Advance Wars) against other units

Please refer to the following damage charts:

AW1 Damage Chart

AW2 Damage Chart

AWDS Damage Chart

AWDoR Damage Chart

Usage

Fighters have one purpose: to utterly destroy other air units. In this role, they are nigh unparalleled. Fighters will heavily damage or destroy any air units they attack, and they boast the movement to hunt them down as well. With their 9 movement, tied for the highest in the series, Fighters can easily deny a huge area from enemy air units. Notably, Fighters are the only unit capable of attacking hidden Stealth Fighters aside from other Stealth Fighters. Unlike Anti-Airs, Fighters are capable of taking on Battle Copters and Bombers with absolutely no risk. Additionally, their aerial movement allows them to cover terrain that an Anti-Air or Missile unit simply cannot.

The main flaw of Fighters is their utter lack of versatility. They are completely unable to attack any kind of land or naval unit, and as such are rendered mostly useless without any enemy air units to attack. As a plane, Fighters can potentially be used to prevent enemy ground or naval units from passing through, but spending 20000 funds on a flying barricade is ill-advised. Fighters are also much more prone to being low on fuel than most other units, mostly because of their incredible mobility and high daily fuel consumption.

Trivia

• The Yellow Comet Fighter is based on a Mitsubishi A6M Zero.
  • Despite being based on a propellor aircraft, they still emit jet engine noises during battle.

Gallery

Advance Wars (classic)

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  Orange Star sprite

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  Blue Moon sprite

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  Yellow Comet sprite

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  Green Earth sprite

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  Black Hole sprite

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

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  12th Battalion sprite

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  Lazurian Army sprite

Units of Advance Wars
Infantry	Infantry Mech MotorbikeAW4
Vehicles	Recon Tank Medium Tank NeotankAW2 MegatankAWDS APC Artillery Rockets Anti-Air Missiles PiperunnerAWDS Anti-TankAW4 FlareAW4
Aircraft	Fighter Bomber DusterAW4 Sea PlaneAW4 Battle Copter Transport Copter StealthAWDS Black BombAWDS
Ships	Battleship Cruiser Lander Submarine Black BoatAWDS CarrierAWDS Missile BoatAW4
Miscellaneous	OoziumAWDS