Bloodfang flown by Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka, Enigma Sector circa 2656.
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Bloodfang flown by Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka off the KIS Hha'ifra, circa 2667.
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Bloodfang flown by Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka off the KIS Hvar'kann, circa 2669. (larger)
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HISTORY
The Bloodfang is, simply put, the finest starfighter ever fielded by the Empire of Kilrah. Designed and continuously revised only for the personal use of Crown Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka and his elite guards, the Bloodfangs very existence represents a completely alien way of thinking. For the Kilrathi, the expense and difficulty of developing and producing a fighter in such small numbers is fully justified; Lord Thrakhath is their military leader and finest pilot, and it stands to reason that he deserves a weapon representative of his stature. For its human counterparts, the Bloodfang was a confusing threat that should by all rights appear in full scale service at any moment. In fact, Capt. Christopher Blair's 2667 encounter with a Bloodfang lead directly to the initial design specification for the Excalibur-class fighter. (A version of the Bloodfang actually entered service over a decade earlier; it simply never saw combat and therefore was unknown to the Confederation before the destruction of K'Tithrak Mang).
Bloodfangs served from the mid-2650s to the end of the war. They were flown only by Prince Thrakhath and members of the elite Blood Most Noble squadron. Only three Bloodfangs were ever reported lost: two in personal combat with Col. Blair and a third in a hard landing on a human colony (the pilot survived the landing only to be killed by a local laborer; the fighter was never recovered).
SPECIFICATIONS
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Wing Commander 2
Class: Superfighter
Max. Velocity: 460 kps
Cru. Velocity: 280 kps
Aft. Velocity: 1320 kps
Acceleration: Excellent
Max. Y/P/R: 8/8/8 dps
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9.5 cm |
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8.5 cm |
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8.0 cm |
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8.0 cm |
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8.5 cm |
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9.5 cm |
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Shield Recharge: 7 sec
Guns-
(4) Particle Cannon
(1) Tractor Beam
Missiles-
(5) Claw IR
(3) Paw DF
Decoys: None
Cloak: No
Jump Drive: No
Crew: 1 (Pilot)
Service Entry: Mid 2650's
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Wing Commander 3
Class: Superfighter
Max. Velocity: 560 kps
Cru. Velocity: 380 kps
Aft. Velocity: 1400 kps
Acceleration: 375 k/s^2
Max. Y/P/R: 70/90/90 dps
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250 cm |
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100 cm |
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100 cm |
n/a |
100 cm |
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100 cm |
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400 cm |
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Shield Recharge: 7 sec
Guns-
(2) Tachyon Cannon
(2) Plasma Gun
Missiles-
(3) Claw IR
(3) Fang FF
(3) Stalker HS
Decoys: 12
Cloak: No
Jump Drive: No
Crew: 1 (Pilot)
Service Entry: 2669
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