Naval Air Superiority Fighter

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Naval Air Superiority Fighter

A separate carrier-capable fighter unit that is unlocked through the normal Air Superiority Fighter research line. It keeps the familiar air-control profile, but adds the ability to operate from aircraft carriers. The supplied Eastern, Western and European cards show the same verified combat profile, economy and research timing at all three Naval ASF levels.

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DossierFTR-NASF-02
ClassNAVAL FIGHTER / AIR CONTROL
Levels1–3 VERIFIED
Research DependencyAIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTER
Carrier OperationYES
EasternYak-141 → Su-33 → MiG-29K
WesternF-4 → F-14A → F-14D
EuropeanÉtendard IVM → Jaguar M → Rafale M
Verified UnlocksDAY 4 → 14 → 26
// Research Dependency //
● SEPARATE UNIT // CONNECTED RESEARCH
What It Is
Naval ASF is a separate produced unit. Existing Air Superiority Fighters do not transform into Naval fighters and their combat statistics are never combined.
What You Must Research First
The supplied research trees show the Naval branch dropping directly from the normal Air Superiority Fighter line. The required ASF research is therefore a prerequisite to opening each Naval step.
Planning Consequence
The Naval fighter is most research-efficient when you already intend to invest in regular ASF. Opening the ASF line only to reach Naval ASF creates a larger total research commitment than the Naval unit card alone suggests.

Why Naval ASF Exists

Carrier Operations
The supplied unit description explicitly states that the fighter can operate from and land on aircraft carriers. This lets a carrier group project fighter cover away from land-based airfields.
Fleet Air Defence
Its main task remains air superiority. Aircraft and helicopter damage are the strongest verified combat values, making it the carrier group’s dedicated answer to hostile aviation.
Same Core Stats Across Doctrines
Across every supplied L1–L3 Eastern, Western and European card, the verified combat values, range, radar, speed, HP, costs and upkeep are identical. Doctrine does not create a stat winner here in the supplied data.
Cruise Missile Capability
A supplied Naval ASF missile tooltip confirms cruise missile capacity 1 with a 12-hour reload. Keep this as a separate special capability rather than adding it to normal fighter attack damage.

Doctrine Intelligence // No Artificial Winner

Eastern Doctrine Shield
[DOC-E // EASTERN NAVAL ASF]

Eastern Doctrine

Yak-141 → Su-33 Flanker D → MiG-29K
Verified Profile
L1–L3 values match the supplied Western and European Naval ASF cards exactly.
Research Timing
Day 4 → Day 14 → Day 26, branching from the normal ASF line.
Verdict
Choose it because your nation uses Eastern doctrine and you need carrier-based air control — not because the supplied stats show an Eastern Naval ASF combat advantage.
Western Doctrine Shield
[DOC-W // WESTERN NAVAL ASF]

Western Doctrine

F-4 Phantom II → F-14A Tomcat → F-14D Super Tomcat
Verified Profile
Same supplied L1–L3 combat profile, range, radar, speed, HP, economy and upkeep as Eastern and European.
Research Timing
Day 4 → Day 14 → Day 26, dependent on prior ASF research.
Verdict
No verified Western Naval ASF stat bonus is visible in the supplied cards. Its value is carrier access plus the shared Naval ASF combat profile.
European Doctrine Shield
[DOC-EU // EUROPEAN NAVAL ASF]

European Doctrine

Étendard IVM → Jaguar M → Rafale M
Verified Profile
The European cards reproduce the same three-level stats and economy shown by the other two doctrines.
Research Timing
Day 4 → Day 14 → Day 26, through the ordinary ASF research chain.
Verdict
No verified European Naval ASF stat edge appears in the supplied data. Treat doctrine here as aircraft identity/research context, not a calculator combat modifier.

Verified Level Progression // All Doctrines

LevelAircraft ATKHelicopter ATKHard ATKRangeRadarSpeedHPResearch Day
L1108106506012224
L214111565060162314
L318152080075162526

Full Combat Profile // Verified L1–L3

LevelInfantryArmorAircraftHelicopterHard TargetBuildingPopulation
L121.5108101.51
L232.51411152.51.5
L343.51815203.52

Economy // Shared Supplied Values

LevelComponentsManpowerElectronicsMoneyMobilizationUpkeep 1Upkeep 2Upkeep 3Upkeep Money
L111004251000375023 hours353535140
L21250625120040001d 3h555550150
L31500825135045001d 6h757565175

Upgrade Breakpoints

Verdict: L3 Is the Major Naval Air-Control Breakpoint

L1 gives you the actual carrier-capable fighter capability. That alone is strategically important because the aircraft can operate from a carrier rather than relying only on land airbases.

L2 is a large combat jump: aircraft ATK rises from 10 to 14, helicopter ATK from 8 to 11, hard-target ATK from 10 to 15, and speed rises from 12 to 16.

L3 is the decisive late upgrade in the supplied data: aircraft ATK reaches 18, helicopter ATK 15, combat range expands to 800, radar to 75, and HP reaches 25.

Because all three doctrines show the same supplied stats and the same Day 4 → 14 → 26 research schedule, there is no evidence here for a doctrine-specific Naval ASF winner. The meaningful decision is whether your strategy needs carrier-based air superiority badly enough to justify the prerequisite ASF research and the carrier infrastructure around it.

// Final Player Verdict //
● SPECIALIST // VERY STRONG IN CARRIER PLAY
Best Use Case
Carrier groups that need their own fighter umbrella far from friendly airfields. Naval ASF turns the carrier into a mobile base for true air-superiority operations.
Main Drawback
It is not a cheap shortcut to fighter power. The unit sits behind ordinary ASF research and requires Air Base Lv2 plus the broader carrier strategy to exploit its unique capability.
Doctrine Verdict
Draw. The supplied L1–L3 Eastern, Western and European data is effectively identical. Do not manufacture a doctrine ranking where the screenshots do not support one.
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