CF-105 Scimitar

Scimitar-class line-drawing from Joan's Fighting Spacecraft.

Lieutenant Dibbles' Scimitar breaks to attack a Jalthi.

Captain Skinner's orders Dibbles to form on his wing.

A Jalthi destroys Captain Skinner's Scimitar.

Two Jalthi attack Lieutenant Dibbles' Scimitar.

The Scimitar was a Terran Confederation medium fighter. It was included in Joan's Fighting Spacecraft Vega Sector Supplement for 2654.092.

In March 2654, a pair of Scimitars dispatched by the TCS Tiger's Claw as part of an assault on the KIS Rathtak were ambushed and destroyed by a wing of Jalthi. The Scimitars encountered two crippled Jalthi en-route to their target. One thrusted away intermittently as though it had suffered engine damage while the other spun powerlessly. Against orders from his wingleader, Captain R.A. Skinner, Lt. Larry Dibbles broke and attacked the active Jalthi. Neither Jalthi was damaged. The disabled ship powered up and destroyed Skinner's fighter, then joined the other to shoot down Dibbles. The incident became the impetus for Taggart's Tactics.

Specifications

Class:	Medium Fighter
Length:	25 meters
Mass:	16 metric tonnes
Max Velocity:	360 kps
Cruise Velocity:	150 kps
Acceleration:	Good
Max Y/P/R:	6/6/7 dps
Fore Shield:	4.0 cm equivalent
Aft Shield:	4.0 cm equivalent
Front Armor:	6.0 cm
Right Armor:	5.0 cm
Left Armor:	5.0 cm
Rear Armor:	6.0 cm
Guns:	Mk. 30A Mass Driver Cannon (2)
Missiles:	Dart DF (2), Javelin HS (3)