F-44G Rapier

F-44G Rapier


Production
Type	Medium Fighter^[1]
Specifications
Weapons	Laser Cannon (2), Particle Cannon (2), Dumb-Fire (2), Heat-Seeking (2), Friend or Foe Missiles (2), Chaff Pod^[1]
Shield	6.5/5cm^[1]
Hull	8/8cm^[1]
Speed	250/450 kps^[1]
Yaw/Pitch/Roll	10 dps^[1]
Usage
Affiliation	Terran Confederation
Appearances
First appearance	Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

The F-44G Rapier is a Terran Confederation starfighter, a descendant of the F-44 Rapier II that was introduced in the Vega Campaign.

Specifications[]

A fast and maneuverable ship with light armor but excellent shields^[2]

The Neutron Guns have been replaced with longer-ranged Particle Cannon and the missile loadout is expanded to six. The Rapiers from the TCS Concordia had distinctive lightning bolt tails on their wings.

History[]

In the Ghorah Khar system Maverick and Hobbes flew in Rapiers. During their first patrol patrol they encountered Kur Human-Killer.^[2] Later the pair protected and escorted Bonnie Heather and its captain, James Taggart to the Concordia.^[3] Later they joined a pair of patroling Rapiers and defended the Concordia, before flying to save Olympus Station from a Kilrathi strike force.^[4] on their way back, they defended the Station once more before returning to the Concordia.^[5]

Later in the Tesla system, Maverick flew with Stingray. During a morning patrol they found the Bonnie Heather under attack and they escorted it back to the Concordia.^[6] Later they destroyed a couple of stray Dorkathi-class troop transports, along with with their escorts^[7] and later they escorted the Bonnie Heather to a jump point out of system and aterwards they scouted a region occupied by a Fralthra-class and an escort wing led by Khasra Redclaw.^[8] Shortly before leaving the system, the pair, as Bravo Wing, flew against a strike force that attacked the Concordia and then escorted the TCS William Tell against a Ralatha-class, before leading it to its jump point.^[9]