CF-105 Scimitar

CF-105 Scimitar
Type	Medium Fighter
Manufacturer	Origin Aerospace
Primary User	Terran Confederation
Additional Users	Free Republic of the Landreich, Union of Border Worlds
Introduction	pre-2536
General Characteristics
Length	25 meters
Mass	16 tonnes
Crew	1 (pilot)
Performance
Maximum Yaw	6 dps
Maximum Pitch	6 dps
Maximum Roll	7 dps
Acceleration	Good
Velocity
Cruise	150 kps
Maximum	360 kps
Afterburner
Maximum Afterburner	1120 kps
Armament
Guns
Mk. 30A Mass Driver Cannons (2)
Default Missile Loadout
Dart DF (3) Javelin HS (2)
Components
Decoys	None
Cloaking Device	No
Jump Drive	No
Defense
Shields
Fore	4 cm equivalent
Aft	4 cm equivalent
Armor
Front	6 cm
Rear	6 cm
Right	5 cm
Left	5 cm
CF-105 Target Identification circa 2654
Source	Claw Marks

History

Overview

The CF-105 Scimitar was a Terran Confederation medium fighter. It was included in Joan's Fighting Spacecraft Vega Sector Supplement for 2654.092.

The Scimitar is one of the longest-serving fighters in Confederation history, having been introduced before the CF-117 Rapier, which was introduced in 2536 - almost a century prior to the Terran-Kilrathi War.

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.

Though it earned the scorn of both space superiority and strike craft pilots alike, earning the derisive nickname "Space Slug", the Scimitar was fully capable of routine interdiction and light strike duties. Scimitars served with distinction on-board Bengal-Class Strike Carrier ships like the Tiger's Claw, the TCS Trafalgar and the TCS Eagle's Talon through the final days of the Vega Sector Campaign. The famous Blue Devil Squadron even managed to destroy a heavily armed Kilrathi depot using only a pair of Scimitars during Operation Thor's Hammer.

The Space Force's Flight School used a lightly-armed trainer variant of the Scimitar for live fire practice. Two-seat Scimitar trainers often found themselves on the front lines during command school exercises.

By the time of its official retirement in in 2655, the Scimitar was well over one hundred years old and had outlived its nominal replacement, the CF-117 Rapier, which had begun its development cycle in 2527 and had been retired the year before, in 2654. Surplus Scimitars would continue to see service with the Free Republic of the Landreich through 2668, and they would again show up in the service of the Union of Border Worlds Outer Worlds Fleet during the 2673 Border Worlds Conflict.

Specifications

	Scimitar	Scimitar	Scimitar [[image: |150px]]	Scimitar
Source:	Wing Commander	Claw Marks	Super Wing Commander	Academy TV
Class:	Medium Fighter	Medium Fighter	Medium Fighter	Trainer
Length:	25 meters	25 meters	25 meters	25 meters
Mass:	16 tonnes	16 tonnes	16 tonnes	16 tonnes
Max Velocity:	360 KPS	360 KPS	360 KPS	360 KPS
Cruising velocity:	150 KPS	150 KPS	150 KPS	150 KPS
Afterburner Velocity:	1120 KPS	1120 KPS	1120 KPS	1120 KPS
Acceleration:	Good	Good	Good	Good
Max. YPR:	6/6/7 DPS	6/6/7 DPS	6/6/7 DPS	6/6/7 DPS
Guns	Mk. 30A Mass Driver Cannon (2)	Mk. 30A Mass Driver Cannon (2)	Mk. 30A Mass Driver Cannon (2)	Mk. 25 Laser Cannon (2)
Missiles	Javelin Heatseeker (2)	Javelin Heatseeker (2)	Javelin Heatseeker (4)	Javelin Heatseeker (5)
Weapons	Dart Dumbfire (3)	Dart Dumbfire (3)	Dart Dumbfire (6)	Single Mount Laser Turret
Tractor Beam	no	no	no	yes
Armor (Fore/Aft/Sides):	8.5/8.0/6.5 cm	6.0/6.0/5.0 cm	6.0/6.0/5.0 cm	6.0/6.0/5.0 cm
Shields (Fore/Aft):	6.0/5.0 cm	4.0/4.0 cm	4.0/4.0 cm	4.0/4.0 cm
Shield Recharge:	6 seconds	6 seconds	6 seconds	6 seconds
Missile Decoys:	none	none	none	9
Jump Capable:	No	No	No	No
Crew:	1 (Pilot)	1 (Pilot)	1 (Pilot)	2 (Pilot, Instructor)

Appearances

Wing Commander

Beta Wing (McAuliffe System)

Theta Wing (McAuliffe System)

Psi Wing (McAuliffe System)

Alpha Wing (Brimstone System)

Theta Wing (McAuliffe System)

Rho Wing (Brimstone System)

Eta Wing (Port Hedland System)

Xi Wing (Port Hedland System)

Sigma Wing (Port Hedland System)

Kappa Wing (Hubble's Star System)

Omicron Wing (Hubble's Star System)

Phi Wing (Hubble's Star System)

Beta Wing (Hell's Kitchen System)

Theta Wing (Hell's Kitchen System)

Mu Wing (Hell's Kitchen System)

Phi Wing (Hell's Kitchen System)

Gallery

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

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  Origin Aerospace blueprint.

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  Origin Aerospace blueprint.

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  Origin Aerospace blueprint.

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  Scimitar Trainer circa 2654.

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  Scimitar Target Identification circa 2654.