Air superiority

Air superiority is one of the special abilities in Alpha Centauri.

Description
The Air Superiority ability equips a unit with the missiles necessary to attack Needlejets in flight. Air Superiority units gain a +100% combat advantage when attacking other air units in flight, but incur a -50% penalty if they attack ground or naval units. Air-to-air combat is resolved by comparing attack factors—the armor value is ignored. Note that even ground and naval units can be equipped with the SAM missiles necessary to confer this ability.