F-44G Rapier | |
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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]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi manual, Joan's Fighting Spacecraft
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi, Ghorah Khar series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi, Ghorah Khar series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi, Ghorah Khar series (Mission 3)
- ↑ Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi, Ghorah Khar series (Mission 4)
- ↑ Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi, Tesla series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi, Tesla series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi, Tesla series (Mission 3)
- ↑ Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi, Tesla series (Mission 4)