But the escort ships appear to be fighters, armed with photon cannons.
What rolled from the Bell plant was a twin-engined, mid-winged tricycle-geared fighter armed with two 37mm cannons.
The Phantom was developed as the Navy's first supersonic all-weather radar-equipped fighter armed with radar-guided missiles.
Mercenary class, small fighters armed with lasers and impact missiles.
Ten days spent traveling with the guerrillas through southeastern Angola revealed a disciplined network of fighters armed with Soviet-made weapons they said were captured from Government forces.
There were also a small number of U7 aircraft tested as high-altitude fighters armed with only two 20 mm MG 151 cannon, but with reduced overall weight.
When American troops returned later in the day, they were met by fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles, the staples of the insurgency here.
The Italian fighters, armed only with short swords and small shields, fought in small companies (later called "maniples" in Latin), that featured maximum speed and maneauverability.
In the open field against Caesar, the Gallic/Celtics apparently deployed chariots with a driver and an infantry fighter armed with javelins.
But 20 fighters armed with heavy rockets can make short work of a cruiser or even a larger capital ship.