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 And, of course, everyone's favorite:
-  * Starfighter - a single- or double-occupant, space-only vehicle, equipped with armor, ECM, and a varying payload of anti-ship weapons.  Missions include patrol, escort, screening, and strike.  Starfighters are highly maneuverable, but that maneuverability comes at a price: stress fractures, bruising, internal organ damage, and temporary blindness due to detached retinas are common side effects of those who survive violent combat maneuvers.
+  * Starfighter - a single- or double-occupant, space-only vehicle, equipped with armor, ECM, and a varying payload of anti-ship weapons.  Missions include long-range patrol, convoy escort, fleet screening, and long-range strike.  Starfighters are highly maneuverable, but that maneuverability comes at a price: stress fractures, bruising, internal organ damage, and temporary blindness due to detached retinas are common side effects of those who survive violent combat maneuvers.
 //"You are here because you think you have what it takes to be a fighter pilot. You are almost certainly wrong. Ninety percent of you aren't even worth the price of shipping to Gaspra, and we will find you out. For those who are left, you have years of hard training in microgravity. It will permanently warp you. Starfighter pilots have an average life expectancy forty years short of the norm, and much of this is due to the health problems. If you are skilful and adapt, then maybe you can hope for an honourable death in battle, rather than end up an arthritic wreck." - Admiral Antoine Lagalliard, introductory talk, Space Defense Force Academy, class of 2130//