# Line fighter

An ordinary aerial opponent that commits to a narrow firing line.

Character · Fictional · Established

Stable ID: `margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Margin Aces](/field-guide/collections/margin-aces/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter/record.json)

## At a glance

- Line fighters are the notebook’s punctuation: small, repeated threats whose aim can be read. Their aircraft silhouette changes with the page roster. The role is a behavior, not a nationality, historical squadron or exact aircraft model.

- Fictional arcade role · generic illustration, not a documented unit or person.

## Appearances

- [Margin Aces encyclopedia](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/) (context: [Margin Aces](/field-guide/collections/margin-aces/))

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Open questions

- Does a Line fighter always represent the same real aircraft? No. It is an arcade role assigned to the page’s artwork. Consult the related aircraft entry for the actual design’s history.

## Sources

- [Margin Aces encyclopedia](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/)

## Portrait

![Line fighter in the original game artwork.](/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter-v1-1200.webp)

Authored game sprite, frame frame-0. The complete frame silhouette is preserved; transparent margins are removed only for display.

[Download original](/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter-v1.png) · [Margin Aces authored unit sprite](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/assets/2d/bf109-propeller.png) · v1 · SHA-256: `dd1edfd6307960327b8cd2cde22cfae66ef36b6af92b0976b106d82ff7e70456`