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|name = Durango-class Heavy Destroyer
|name = Durango-class heavy destroyer
|type = Heavy Destroyer
|type = Heavy Destroyer
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|manufacturer =  
|image = image:WC4 BW Intrepid.png
|image = image:WC4 BW Intrepid.png
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|primary user = [[user:=Terran Confederation]]
|primary user = [[main user:=Terran Confederation]]
|additional users = Union of Border Worlds
|additional users = Union of Border Worlds
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|image2 = file:Wc4durango2.png
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|caption2 = Durango-class Heavy Destroyer/Carrier Target Designation, circa 2673.
|caption2 = Durango-class heavy destroyer/carrier Target Designation, circa 2673.
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The '''Durango-Class Heavy Destroyer''' was a class of Heavy Destroyers that once saw extensive service with the [[Terran Confederation]]. Surviving examples now serve with the [[Union of Border Worlds]].
The '''Durango-class heavy destroyer''' was a class of Heavy Destroyers that once saw extensive service with the [[Terran Confederation]]. Surviving examples now serve with the [[Union of Border Worlds]].


The Durango was originally designed as a Heavy Destroyer with the traditional purpose of providing heavy firepower for Confederation fleets against enemy warships and to serve as escorts for larger vessels. They were fairly fast and maneuverable for their size and thus could evade slower vessels easily. Their design was customized to serve other purposes, notably as fleet carriers if need be.  
The Durango was a pre-Kilrathi War design that saw action against the [[Kilrathi]] during the earlier years of the [[Terran-Kilrathi War]]. In time, however, they became increasingly dated in the face of newer, superior warships, and by [[2663]] were considered obsolete. However, at least one Durango continued to serve in the Confederation [[Outer Worlds Fleet]]. The most notable of these was the ''TCS Delphi'', which continued its service in the [[Union of Border Worlds]] [[Border Worlds Militia|Militia]] as the ''[[BWS Intrepid]]''.


The Durango was a pre-Kilrathi War design that saw action against the [[Kilrathi]] during the earlier years of the [[Terran-Kilrathi War]]. In time, however, they became increasingly obsolete in the face of newer, superior warships, and by the end of [[2663]] had been largely phased out of Confederation service. However, several surviving Durangos were eventually acquired by the [[Union of Border Worlds]], a close ally of the Confederation. The most notable of these was the ''TCS Delphi'', which continued its service as the ''[[BWS Intrepid]]''.
During the [[Border Worlds Conflict]] in [[2673]], the ''BWS Intrepid'' spearheaded the Union's effort to combat the [[Black Lance]], who sought to instigate war between the Union and the [[Terran Confederation]]. It was the crew and the commanders of the ''Intrepid'' who would ultimate identify the Black Lance as the true culprit of the conflict and expose its illegal activities to the Confederation Assembly, thus preventing a potential full-scale war.  
 
Even after the end of the Kilrathi War in [[2669]], Durangos remained active on the frontier. By [[2673]], several Durangos had been reconfigured as light carriers for the [[Union of Border Worlds]], which lacked the industrial capacity to produce its own carriers. Among these vessels were the ''Intrepid'' and the ''[[BWS Tango]]''. During the [[Border Worlds Conflict]] in [[2673]], the ''BWS Intrepid'' spearheaded the Union's effort to combat the [[Black Lance]], who sought to instigate war between the Union and the [[Terran Confederation]]. It was the crew and the commanders of the ''Intrepid'' who would ultimate identify the Black Lance as the true culprit of the conflict and expose its illegal activities to the Confederation Assembly, thus preventing a potential full-scale war.
 
Durangos have by [[2681]] been long since superseded by much more modern warship models of the peacetime era, and now rarely ever see action on the frontlines.


[[Category:Confederation Capital Ship Class Names]]
[[Category:Confederation Capital Ship Class Names]]

Revision as of 09:09, 11 October 2012

Durango-class heavy destroyer
WC4 BW Intrepid.png
Type Heavy Destroyer
Primary User Terran Confederation
Additional Users Union of Border Worlds
General Characteristics
Spacecraft Carried Light
Armament
Turrets

Components
Jump Drive Yes
Wc4durango2.png
Durango-class heavy destroyer/carrier Target Designation, circa 2673.
Source Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom


The Durango-class heavy destroyer was a class of Heavy Destroyers that once saw extensive service with the Terran Confederation. Surviving examples now serve with the Union of Border Worlds.

The Durango was a pre-Kilrathi War design that saw action against the Kilrathi during the earlier years of the Terran-Kilrathi War. In time, however, they became increasingly dated in the face of newer, superior warships, and by 2663 were considered obsolete. However, at least one Durango continued to serve in the Confederation Outer Worlds Fleet. The most notable of these was the TCS Delphi, which continued its service in the Union of Border Worlds Militia as the BWS Intrepid.

During the Border Worlds Conflict in 2673, the BWS Intrepid spearheaded the Union's effort to combat the Black Lance, who sought to instigate war between the Union and the Terran Confederation. It was the crew and the commanders of the Intrepid who would ultimate identify the Black Lance as the true culprit of the conflict and expose its illegal activities to the Confederation Assembly, thus preventing a potential full-scale war.

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