Category:Wing Commander: Fleet Action

Wing Commander: Fleet Action
Author(s)	William R. Forstchen
Cover Artist	Paul Alexander
Language(s)	English German Czech
Publisher	Baen Books
Publication Date	March 1994
Pages	296 pp
ISBN	0-671-72211-5

Fleet Action had two print runs, the first in March 1994 and the second in May 1995. The second printing does not have the raised Wing Commander lettering on the cover. Fleet Action was included in Origin's '', and was also bundled with some copies of the regular 'Wing Commander III game in Canada.

Cover copy

 The Kilrathi Empire is in a bind. For the last five years they have

been constructing a secret fleet so powerful that it will slice

straight through to Earth and destroy the Confederation. There is

a problem, however: the Confederation has become increasingly

successful with its behind-the-line raids and the Prince fears that

before the new fleet is ready, the Empire will be on the ropes.

 At a Kilrathi council of war a simple solution is agreed upon: sue

for peace, lull the humans into disarming and then when all is

ready, launch a surprise offensive.

 True to the tradition of democracies everywhere, the Confeder-

ation falls for it; the military stands down. Luckily for the human

race, however, there are a few people who don't trust soft words from a

Kilrathi mouth. Admiral Tolwyn and his veterans must fight a de-

laying action, buying time with their lives for humanity to make

ready for the final battle....

Around The World

The German language edition, Wing Commander: Die Geheimflotte, was published by Bastei Lubbe Verlag in 1995.

German language cover.

Czech language cover, Poutnik Knihy.

Characters

Confederation

• Etienne Montclair
• Geoffrey Tolwyn
• Harold Rodham
• Ian St. John
• James Taggart (senator)
• Janet McCullough
• Jason Bondarevsky

• Kirha hrai Hunter nar Aussie

• K’Kai
• Rikik

Kilrathi

• Jukaga nar Ki'ra
• Thrakhath nar Kiranka

Landreich

• H. Maximillian Kruger

Ships

Confederation

• F-57 Sabre
• TCS Concordia (CVS-65)
• TCS Lexington (CV-44)
• TCS Normandy
• TCS Tarawa
• TCS Wake

Kilrathi

• Gratha

Landreich

• A-14 Raptor
• CF-105 Scimitar
• P-64 Ferret
• TCS Tarawa
• TCS Wake
• Wake-class escort carrier

Places

• Kilrah (star system)
• Munro
• Sirius
• Sol

• Hari Sector

• Earth