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| author          = [[William R. Forstchen]]
| author          = [[author:=William R. Forstchen]]
| cover_artist    = [[Paul Alexander]]
| cover_artist    = [[cover artist:=Paul Alexander]]
| language        = English <br/> Czech
| language        = [[language:=English]] <br/> [[language:=German]] <br/> [[language:=Czech]]
| publisher      = [[Baen Books]]
| publisher      = [[publisher:=Baen Books]]
| releasedate    = March 1994
| releasedate    = March [[published:=1994]]
| pages          = 296
| pages          = [[pages:=296]]
| isbn            = 0-671-72211-5
| isbn            = [[ISBN:=0-671-72211-5]]
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'''''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 ''[[Category:Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger|Wing Commander III: Premiere Edition]]'', and was also bundled with some copies of the regular '[[Wing Commander III]]'' game in Canada.


== Description ==
== Cover copy ==
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 [[Category:Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger|Wing Commander III: Premiere Edition]], and was also bundled with some copies of the regular Wing Commander III game in Canada.
: 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....


== Cover copy ==
== Around The World ==
: 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.
The German language edition, Wing Commander: Die Geheimflotte, was published by Bastei Lubbe Verlag in 1995.  


: 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 Confederation 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 delaying action, buying time with their lives for humanity to make ready for the final battle....
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|[[File:Germanfa.jpg|200px|thumb|right|German language cover.]]
|[[File:Cz-FleetAction.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Czech language cover, [[Poutnik Knihy]].]]
|}


== Around The World ==
[[File:Cz-FleetAction.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Czech language cover, [[Poutnik Knihy]].]]
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
=== [[Confederation]] ===
=== Confederation ===
{{#ask: [[allegiance::Terran Confederation]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}
{{#ask: [[allegiance::Terran Confederation]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}
{{#ask: [[allegiance::Ian St. John who is also known as Hunter]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}
{{#ask: [[allegiance::Ian St. John who is also known as Hunter]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}
{{#ask: [[race::Firekkan]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}
{{#ask: [[race::Firekkan]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}


=== [[Kilrathi]] ===
=== Kilrathi ===
{{#ask: [[allegiance::Empire of Kilrah]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}
{{#ask: [[allegiance::Empire of Kilrah]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}


=== [[Landreich]] ===
=== Landreich ===
{{#ask: [[allegiance::Free Republic of the Landreich]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}
{{#ask: [[allegiance::Free Republic of the Landreich]][[source::Wing Commander: Fleet Action]]|format=ul |sep=,}}



Latest revision as of 13:14, 7 October 2012

Wing Commander: Fleet Action
Fleetaction high.jpg
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

Kilrathi

Landreich

Ships

Confederation

Kilrathi

Landreich

Places

Media in category "Wing Commander: Fleet Action"

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