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{{OtherUsesUnformatted|the light fighter|other uses|[[Talon (disambiguation)Talon'' (disambiguation)'']]}}
{{infobox Ship
{{infobox Ship
|faction = terran
|faction = terran
|name = F-38 Talon
|name = Talon
|type = [[fighter type:=Light fighter|light]] [[ship type:=fighter]] {{#set:fighter=Talon}}
|image = image:Privateer - Sprite - Talon - Perspective.png
|caption =  
|type = Light Fighter
|manufacturer =  
|manufacturer =  
|image = image:p2talon.png
|primary user = [[Terran Confederation Space Force]]
|caption =
|primary user = [[user:=militia]]
|additional users = [[user:=Church of Man]], [[user:=pirates]]
|length = 18<sup>[http://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/index.php?title=F-38_Talon#1 1]</sup>
|max velocity = [[max speed:=400]]
|max afterburner velocity = [[max afterburn:=1000]]
|acceleration description = very good
|maneuverability description = good
|guns = <center>3</center>
* [[Mass driver]]s (2) {{#set:guns=Mass drivers (2)}}
* [[Particle cannon]] (1) {{#set:guns=Particle cannon (1)}}
|missiles = <center>2</center>
* [[HS|HS missiles]] (2) {{#set:missiles=HS missiles (2)}}
|side armor = [[side armor:=7]]
|front armor = [[fore armor:=9]]
|rear armor = [[aft armor:=8]]
|jump drive = [[jump drive:=yes]]
|crew = 1 (pilot)
|devices =
|gunmounts =
|missilemounts =
|modulemounts =
|cargo =
|cost =
|image2 = File:p2talon4view.PNG
|caption2 = Talon, as discovered in the [[Tri-System]] circa 2790.
|source = [[source:=Gemini Sector: An Overview]]
}}
}}
The [[F-38 Talon]] is a class of multi-user light fighter.
[[Gabriel Quentin]] wrote about the spaeccraft in [[GEMINI SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW]].


The '''Talon''' is one of the most common fighters on the [[Terran]]-[[Kilrathi]] frontier, owing to the 2654 illegal sale of the fighters by [[Gemini Sector]] [[Governor Menesch]] to the [[Church of Man]]. For the fifteen years following that event, Talons became not only the primary vehicles of neo-luddite terrorism, but also common tools of [[pirates]], mobsters and any other sort of illegitimate operation that might benefit from a fast, cheap fighter. Further complicating the matter, many frontier militia units also use the craft. In short, space is full of Talons.
In 2669,
In 2670,


In 2790, a disabled Talon was discovered at nav point #190 in the [[Tri-System]]. The [[CIS]] issued a code 3 top priority call for the destruction of the ship and the capture of its pilot. The [[Papagod|Papagod Clan]] deployed a pair of [[PLM4 Tembler|Tembler]]s to capture the ship for themselves. At this time, it is unknown why the appearance of an antique fighter caused such a serious reaction.
==Images==


== Variants ==
===Sprite Sheets===
{{#ask: [[fighter::talon]]
 
|?max speed=Max. Speed
<gallery>
|?max afterburn=Afterburn
Origin FX - Sprite - Air Show - 5 - Militia Talon.png
|?weapons
Origin FX - Sprite - Air Show - 6 - Retro Talon.png
|?shield level=Shield Level
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Militia.png
|?fore armor=Fore Armor
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Pirate.png
|?aft armor=Aft Armor
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Retro.png
|?side armor=Side Armor
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - New Constantinople - Ship 1.png
|?source
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Refinery - Ship 2.png
|mainlabel=Variant
</gallery>
| format=table
 
}}
== Specifications ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Talon
! Talon
! Talon
! Talon
! Talon
! Talon
|-
! Source
| Playguide
| Playguide
| Playguide
| Privateer
| Privateer
| Privateer
|-
! Faction
| Church of Man
| Militia
| Pirates
| Church of Man
| Militia
| Pirates
|-
! Class
| Light Fighter
| Light Fighter
| Light Fighter
| Light Fighter
| Light Fighter
| Light Fighter
|-
! Max. Velocity
| 400 kps
| 400 kps
| 400 kps
| 400 kps
| 400 kps
| 400 kps
|-
! Aft. Velocity
| 1000 kps
| 1000 kps
| 1000 kps
| 1000 kps
| 1000 kps
| 1000 kps
|-
! Acceleration
| Very Good
| Very Good
| Very Good
| 600
| 600
| 600
|-
! Max. YPR
| Good
| Good
| Good
| 127/125/135
| 127/125/135
| 127/125/135
|-
! Power Supply
| 
| 
| 
| 100 GW
| 85 GW
| 85 GW
|-
! Energy Gauge
| 
| 
| 
| 110 GJ
| 120 GJ
| 120 GJ
|-
! Guns
| [[Mass Driver]] (2)<BR>[[Particle Cannon]] (1)
| [[Mass Driver]] (2)<BR>[[Particle Cannon]] (1)
| [[Mass Driver]] (2)<BR>[[Particle Cannon]] (1)
| [[Laser]] (2) <BR>[[Mass Driver]] (1)
| [[Mass Driver]] (2)<BR>[[Particle Cannon]] (1)
| [[Mass Driver]] (2)<BR>[[Particle Cannon]] (1)
|-
! Weapons
|valign=top| [[Heat Seeker]] (2)
|valign=top| [[Heat Seeker]] (2)
|valign=top| [[Heat Seeker]] (2)
| Launcher #1: [[Heat Seeker]] (1)<BR>Launcher #2: [[Heat Seeker]] (1)
| Launcher #1: [[Heat Seeker]] (1)<BR>Launcher #2: [[Heat Seeker]] (1)
| Launcher #1: [[Heat Seeker]] (1)<BR>Launcher #2: [[Heat Seeker]] (1)
|-
! Cargo Hold
| 
|
| 
| 
|valign=top|Ejected Pilot
| 0-1 containers from:<BR>
Generic Foods (5-10)<BR>
Liquor (4-6)<BR>
Tobacco (3-5)<BR>
Weaponry (5-10)<BR>
Brilliance  (2-3)<BR>
Ejected Pilot (1)
|-
! Shields
| 
| 
| 
| Weak Light
| Light
| Light
|-
! Levels
| 
| 
| 
| 1
| 1
| 1
|-
! Power
| 
| 
| 
| 30 GW
| 30 GW
| 30 GW
|-
! Regen
| 
| 
| 
| 1
| 2
| 2
|-
! Side Shields
| 
| 
| 
| 10 cm equiv. each
| 10 cm equiv. each
| 10 cm equiv. each
|-
! Fore Shields
| 
| 
| 
| 10 cm equiv.
| 10 cm equiv.
| 10 cm equiv.
|-
! Aft Shields
| 
| 
| 
| 10 cm equiv.  
| 10 cm equiv.
| 10 cm equiv.
|-
! Shield Effect
| 
| 
| 
| 87%
| 100%
| 100%
|-
! Side Armor
| 8 cm equiv. each
| 8 cm equiv. each
| 8 cm equiv. each
| 8 cm equiv. each
| 8 cm equiv. each
| 8 cm equiv. each
|-
! Fore Armor  
| 10 cm equiv.
| 10 cm equiv.
| 10 cm equiv.
| 10 cm equiv.
| 10 cm equiv.
| 10 cm equiv.
|-
! Aft Armor  
| 9 cm equiv.
| 9 cm equiv.
| 9 cm equiv.
| 9 cm equiv.
| 9 cm equiv.
| 9 cm equiv.
|-
! Upgrades
| 
| 
| 
| [[Afterburners]]
| [[Afterburners]]
| [[Afterburners]]
|}
 
==Locations==
 
== Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide ==
 
'''''Stiletto'''''
 
The ''Stiletto'' is the fastest ship in the Confederation fleet. With an afterburner velocity of 1400 kps and excellent maneuverability, it can evade even the swiftest Kilrathi fighters. The ''Stiletto'''s weakness lies in its extremely flimsy armor and relatively light weapons loadout. If you encounter an experienced pilot in a ''Stiletto'', however, you should prepare for grueling combat because his high maneuverability lets him get uncomfortably close.
 
<gallery>
Privateer - Manual - Page 54.jpg
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
 
* [[Origin FX]]
* [[Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide]]
* [[Wing Commander Privateer]]
** [[Tayla - Mission C (Wing Commander Privateer)|Tayla - Mission C]]
** [[Roman Lynch - Mission C]]
* [[Privateer Playtester's Guide]]
* [[Privateer Righteous Fire]]
** [[Sandra Goodin - Mission E]]
* [[Star Soldier]]
 
== Behind the Screens ==
 
The Stiletto was designed for Wing Commander Privateer but it was first seen in Origin FX.
 
The Stiletto was originally to be named Dagger.
 
A unique piece of debris was created for the Stiletto but it was not included in the final release of Wing Commander Privateer.


== [[Gemini Sector: An Overview]] ==
HCl has created [[Stiletto Patch]], a fan patch that allows players to fly the Stiletto in Privateer.  
The ''Talon'' is probably the ship you will encounter most often in Gemini. Flown by numerous different factions, it may appear in slightly different designs but its weapon loadouts and dynamics remain the same. You should take extreme care to keep the ''Talon'' away from your rear, since it is equipped with numerous HS missiles. If you are an accomplished pilot, you should be able to take out a ''Talon'' with relative ease, especially if you are flying a ''[[F-71 Stiletto|Stiletto]]'' or a ''[[Centurion]]'', since its armor is extremely weak. Try to avoid its particle cannon,
since a hit can inflict sizable damage.


== ''[[Privateer Playtesters’ Guide]]'' ==
===Unused Manual Art===


== ''[[Your Guide to the Universe]]''==
<gallery>
<big>'''Unknown Ship'''</big><BR>
Privateer - Unused Manual Art - Stiletto.png
: No record of this class of ship is available through the [[CCN]], and no statistics for it could be found. However, reports of a ship fitting this description have been increasing. If you sight a ship resembling the picture to the right, please contact the office of Jak Synaslew, CIS Director of Vehicle Identification and Classification.
Privateer - Unused Manual Art - Drayman Scene.png
</gallery>


<br clear="all"/>
===Source Models===


<sub><span id="1">1.</span> As depicted in internal models for ''[[Privateer&nbsp;2: The Darkening]]''.</sub>
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/DAGVIEW.zip DAGVIEW] - Stiletto
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/STILETVW.zip STILETVW] - Stiletto (afterburners)
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/DAGDEB.zip DAGDEB] - Stiletto (debris)


<!-- {{#set:source=Privateer 2: The Darkening}} -->
{{Navbox Privateer Vehicles}}


[[Category:Confederation_Fighter_Class_Names]]
[[category:Origin FX Vehicles]]
[[Category:Confederation_Light_Fighters]]
[[category:Wing Commander Privateer Vehicles]]
[[Category:Civilian Fighters]]
[[category:Fighters]]
[[Category:Pirate_Fighters]]
[[category:Light Fighters]]
[[Category:Retro Fighters]]
[[category:Terran Confederation Light Fighters]]

Revision as of 00:39, 5 April 2023

This article is about the light fighter. For other uses, see Talon (disambiguation)Talon'' (disambiguation)''.

Talon
Privateer - Sprite - Talon - Perspective.png
Type Light Fighter
Primary User Terran Confederation Space Force

The F-38 Talon is a class of multi-user light fighter. Gabriel Quentin wrote about the spaeccraft in GEMINI SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW.

In 2669, In 2670,

Images

Sprite Sheets

  • Origin FX - Sprite - Air Show - 5 - Militia Talon.png
  • Origin FX - Sprite - Air Show - 6 - Retro Talon.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Militia.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Pirate.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Retro.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - New Constantinople - Ship 1.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Refinery - Ship 2.png

Specifications

Name Talon Talon Talon Talon Talon Talon
Source Playguide Playguide Playguide Privateer Privateer Privateer
Faction Church of Man Militia Pirates Church of Man Militia Pirates
Class Light Fighter Light Fighter Light Fighter Light Fighter Light Fighter Light Fighter
Max. Velocity 400 kps 400 kps 400 kps 400 kps 400 kps 400 kps
Aft. Velocity 1000 kps 1000 kps 1000 kps 1000 kps 1000 kps 1000 kps
Acceleration Very Good Very Good Very Good 600 600 600
Max. YPR Good Good Good 127/125/135 127/125/135 127/125/135
Power Supply 100 GW 85 GW 85 GW
Energy Gauge 110 GJ 120 GJ 120 GJ
Guns Mass Driver (2)
Particle Cannon (1) 		Mass Driver (2)
Particle Cannon (1) 		Mass Driver (2)
Particle Cannon (1) 		Laser (2)
Mass Driver (1) 		Mass Driver (2)
Particle Cannon (1) 		Mass Driver (2)
Particle Cannon (1)
Weapons Heat Seeker (2) Heat Seeker (2) Heat Seeker (2) Launcher #1: Heat Seeker (1)
Launcher #2: Heat Seeker (1) 		Launcher #1: Heat Seeker (1)
Launcher #2: Heat Seeker (1) 		Launcher #1: Heat Seeker (1)
Launcher #2: Heat Seeker (1)
Cargo Hold Ejected Pilot 0-1 containers from:

Generic Foods (5-10)
Liquor (4-6)
Tobacco (3-5)
Weaponry (5-10)
Brilliance (2-3)
Ejected Pilot (1)

Shields Weak Light Light Light
Levels 1 1 1
Power 30 GW 30 GW 30 GW
Regen 1 2 2
Side Shields 10 cm equiv. each 10 cm equiv. each 10 cm equiv. each
Fore Shields 10 cm equiv. 10 cm equiv. 10 cm equiv.
Aft Shields 10 cm equiv. 10 cm equiv. 10 cm equiv.
Shield Effect 87% 100% 100%
Side Armor 8 cm equiv. each 8 cm equiv. each 8 cm equiv. each 8 cm equiv. each 8 cm equiv. each 8 cm equiv. each
Fore Armor 10 cm equiv. 10 cm equiv. 10 cm equiv. 10 cm equiv. 10 cm equiv. 10 cm equiv.
Aft Armor 9 cm equiv. 9 cm equiv. 9 cm equiv. 9 cm equiv. 9 cm equiv. 9 cm equiv.
Upgrades Afterburners Afterburners Afterburners

Locations

Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide

Stiletto

The Stiletto is the fastest ship in the Confederation fleet. With an afterburner velocity of 1400 kps and excellent maneuverability, it can evade even the swiftest Kilrathi fighters. The Stiletto's weakness lies in its extremely flimsy armor and relatively light weapons loadout. If you encounter an experienced pilot in a Stiletto, however, you should prepare for grueling combat because his high maneuverability lets him get uncomfortably close.

  • Privateer - Manual - Page 54.jpg

Appearances

Behind the Screens

The Stiletto was designed for Wing Commander Privateer but it was first seen in Origin FX.

The Stiletto was originally to be named Dagger.

A unique piece of debris was created for the Stiletto but it was not included in the final release of Wing Commander Privateer.

HCl has created Stiletto Patch, a fan patch that allows players to fly the Stiletto in Privateer.

Unused Manual Art

  • Privateer - Unused Manual Art - Stiletto.png
  • Privateer - Unused Manual Art - Drayman Scene.png

Source Models

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