Interception of UFOs is very important. Intercepting UFOs over
sponsoring countries tells them you are doing your job and keeps
them happy. Successful interception and shoot-down means you can
capture aliens, alien bodies, and alien equipment. Even if
interception is unsuccessful you may discover alien bases during
fly-bys.

4.1.1 Feet dry! Feet dry!
Try to attack an UFO over land, because if you shoot it down at
sea no one can get to it. If you intercepted it over water,
press minimize and click over to 1 minute time step until you ran
out of fuel, it lands, it outruns you, or you got back over land.
If you fly back over land, change back to 5 seconds, then attack!

4.1.2 Go home early
When you send multiple crafts after one UFO and the UFO gets shot
down, the shooter will go home, but other crafts will continue
onto the crash site and THEN return. Instead, click on them and
turn them back early (Return to base). They will return earlier,
thus be refueled and rearmed faster for the next mission.



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4.1.3 Keep Landed UFOs covered
Even if UFO has landed, keep an interceptor on top of it until
your landing craft arrives for the action. That way, if the UFO
takes off, you still have a chance to shoot it down.

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