Capital ship captain or fighter pilot

[Meyer]

point taken. but so does capital ships.

[Kratas]

if a fighter lies low it will probably survive but if a star destroyer lies low whats the difference

[Scarecrow63]

I dont think tis possible for a star destroyer to lie low

[Mandalore-the-Inquizitor]

its preety hard to miss unless your blind

[Slornie]

I dont think tis possible for a star destroyer to lie low

There are several cases of Star Destroyers lying low in canon.  Invidious and Errant Venture (well, sort of anyhow) being most prominent, not mentioning the times when certain ships dropped out of sight while on special missions (such as the Admonitor when Thrawn was in the unknown regions), and then there is the possibility for a ship to hide in deep space, or in a nebulae field, or use a cloaking device (all of which have occurred in one form or another).

[Scarecrow63]

Not in the middle of battle in open space though

(aside from a cloak)

[Slornie]

In the middle of battle there is (as you agreed) the cloaking device (used many times in canon), there is also sensor distortion (such as from nebulae), and hiding behind other objects (ships, asteroids, moons, whatever).

[Scarecrow63]

But then you wouldnt be involved in the battle, and that kind of defeats the purpose of actually being in it

[Meyer]

but then again why would a fighter lie lown during a battle?

[Scarecrow63]

Well, which would you rather have your gunners shooting, the gignormous star destroyer out the front viewport, or the little starfighter flitting about?

[Kratas]

hm id lie low
oh and to meyer's question
to survive

[Meyer]

depends my ship weaponary. if it's designed to fight against starfighters I ain't gonna attack an ISD. even I ain't that stupid.

but if the fighter is trying to survive by hiding it isn't part of the fight, is it? similar thing with that star destroyed hiding in bebula or something like that.

[Scarecrow63]

Im not saying i would hide in a fighter, im just sayin its much much much easier to fight and still stay unnoticed in a fighter compared to a cruiser

[Meyer]

yep. I hope nobody has said that that isn't true.

[Mandalore-the-Inquizitor]

no to hard to lie low in a corveete eaither

[Scarecrow63]

Sure it is, besides, capitol cruisers like to be mean and pick on the little ones