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The Wildcat fighter is a purely Space-based Interceptor that was introduced in 2604 AD and served into the early years of the First Terran-Kilrathi War before being replaced by the Corsair space fighter.
==History==


History
The '''Wildcat''' fighter is a purely Space-based Interceptor first introduced in 2604 AD and served into the early years of the First Terran-Kilrathi War before being replaced by the Corsair space fighter several years into that war.


The Wildcat fighter
At the outset of the Terran-Kilrathi war in 2634, it was often quoted, most notably by Senator Jamison More - head of the Senate Appropriations Committee for the Terran Confederation Galactic Senate, that the price of a Wildcat fighter was 50 million credits.
costs fifty million a piece, son, fifty million. I guess, though, a boy like you doesn't realize just how much
that is?"


The engines are outdated, stress flaws are becoming increasingly common. In short they're already five years past their
When the fighter saw its first major battle in that war at the [[McAuliffe Ambush]], it was noted by a number of pilots including Sir [[Geoffrey Tolwyn]] that the engines on the Wildcat were outdated and the fighters of this class would often suffer from stress flaws going beyond their designed limits.
design limits. The Wildcat is thirty years old and its replacement, thanks to cutbacks, won't be fully
 
on-line for at least five more years.
During the Ambush of McAuliffe, the Wildcat was most fielded fighter during the four day battle.

Revision as of 04:30, 27 April 2012

Wildcat
Type Interceptor
Manufacturer Douglas Aerospace
Primary User Terran Confederation
Introduction Unknown
General Characteristics
Length Unknown meters
Mass Unknown tonnes
Crew 1 (pilot)
Armament
Guns
MK. 25 Laser Cannons (2)

Mk. 30A Mass Driver Cannons (2)

Default Missile Loadout
Dart DF (1)

"remotely-fired missiles" (6)

Components
Decoys None
Cloaking Device No
Source Action Stations


Work-in-progress, expect frequent changes. Help and feedback is welcome. See discussion page.


History

The Wildcat fighter is a purely Space-based Interceptor first introduced in 2604 AD and served into the early years of the First Terran-Kilrathi War before being replaced by the Corsair space fighter several years into that war.

At the outset of the Terran-Kilrathi war in 2634, it was often quoted, most notably by Senator Jamison More - head of the Senate Appropriations Committee for the Terran Confederation Galactic Senate, that the price of a Wildcat fighter was 50 million credits.

When the fighter saw its first major battle in that war at the McAuliffe Ambush, it was noted by a number of pilots including Sir Geoffrey Tolwyn that the engines on the Wildcat were outdated and the fighters of this class would often suffer from stress flaws going beyond their designed limits.

During the Ambush of McAuliffe, the Wildcat was most fielded fighter during the four day battle.