Paradigm

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This article is about the destroyer. For other uses, see Paradigm (disambiguation).

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Paradigm
Type	Destroyer
Primary User	Terran Confederation Navy

The Paradigm is a class of Terran Confederation destroyer. It has been called "one of the Confederation's most advanced destroyers" and the pride of their capital fleet. The lead ship of the class is the TCS Paradigm. Paradigms can travel at ten different levels of Warp Speed. Gabriel Quentin wrote about the spaeccraft in GEMINI SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW.

The Paradigm is an important element of the Confederation's hold on the Empire of Kilrah. Paradigms serve throughout the Gemini Sector and are typically escorted by Stilettos or Broadswords. In 2663, Paradigms were used to search and destroy pirate strongholds. In 2669, Commodore Hans Reismann assembled a fleet around a pair of Paradigms in order to ambush the Steltek Drone. In 2670, Commodore Uhler led a force built around two Paradigms to secure the Blockade Point Alpha system from the Kilrathi.

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Specifications

Name	Paradigm	Paradigm
Source	Playguide	Privateer
Faction	Terran Confederation	Terran Confederation
Class	Capital Ship	Capital Ship
Max. Velocity	200 kps	200 kps
Aft. Velocity	n/a	200 kps
Acceleration	Poor	150
Max. YPR	Poor	30/30/30
Power Supply		400 GW
Energy Gauge		400 GJ
Guns	Meson Blaster (2) Tachyon Cannon (2) Ionic Pulse Cannon (1)	Meson Blaster (2, Outer) Tachyon Cannon (2, Inner) Ionic Pulse Cannon (1, Center)
Turrets	Laser (3) Mass Driver (3)	Particle Cannon (2, Top) Ionic Pulse Cannon (1, Top) Ionic Pulse Cannon (2, Tail) Neutron Gun (1, Tail)
Weapons	Dumb Fire (10) Image Recognition (2) Heat Seeker (1)	Launcher #1: Image Recognition (1) Launcher #2: Image Recognition (2) Launcher #3: Heat Seeker (2) Launcher #4: Friend-or-Foe (4) Launcher #5: Friend-or-Foe (4)
Cargo Hold		Ejected Pilots (1-3)
Shields		Capital Ship
Levels		3
Power		83.75 GW
Regen		37
Side Shields		75 cm equiv. each
Fore Shields		100 cm equiv.
Aft Shields		85 cm equiv.
Shield Effect		100%
Side Armor	65 cm equiv. each	65 cm equiv. each
Fore Armor	80 cm equiv.	80 cm equiv.
Aft Armor	50 cm equiv.	50 cm equiv.

Locations

119CE

• Nav 1 (25%)
• Nav 2 (40%)
• Nav 3 (30%)
• Nav 4 (30%)

41-GS

• Nav 1 (80%)

44-P-1M

• Nav 1 (25%)
• Nav 2 (30%)

Blockade Point Tango

• Nav 2 (30%)
• Nav 6 (40%)

CMF-A

• Nav 1 (30%)

Midgard

• Nav 1 (30%)
• Nav 2 (30%)

Perry

• Nav 3 (20%)
• Nav 5 (50%)
• Nav 9 (50%)

Ragnarok

• Nav 1 (30%)
• Nav 2 (20%)
• Nav 3 (20%)

Raxis

• Nav 1 (30%)
• Nav 3 (25%)

Rikel

• Nav 1 (20% in 2669, 10% in 2670)
• Nav 3 (50%)

Tingerhoff

• Nav 4 (30%)
• Nav 5 (30%)
• Nav 6 (30%)

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Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide

Paradigm

The Paradigm is one of the Confederations most advanced destroyers. Featuring almost impregnable armor and shields, it more than compensates for its lack of speed and maneuverability. The Paradigm also has a deadly array of weapons at its disposal, making an attack of any sort extremely dangerous. It carries an astonishing variety of blasters, ranging from meson blasters to ionic pulse cannon. Multiple missiles can deter even the most aggressive Kilrathi aces.

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Origin FX Owner's Manual

T.C.S. PARADIGM

In the year 2663, the Terran Confederation has spread throughout the galaxy, and the Paradigm is the pride of their capital fleet. Welcome to the edge of the Wing Commander and Privateer universe, where this ship is an important element in the Confederation’s tenuous hold on the evil Kilrathi Empire. (Privateer is a space com- bat simulator and resource management game set in the Wing Commander realm.)

You select the speed and class of the Terran Confederation Ship Paradigm as it seeks out and destroys pirate strongholds.

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Appearances

• Origin FX
• Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide
• Wing Commander Privateer
  • Admiral Terrell - Mission A
• Privateer Playtester's Guide
• Privateer Righteous Fire
  • Sandra Goodin - Mission E

Behind the Screens

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

There is some debate over the intended class of the Paradigm:

• Origin FX says that users can choose the class of the Paradigm using a 'ship size' selector that gives eight different options.
• It is referred to as a destroyer in behind the screens art lists from Wing Commander Privateer.
• Privateer's internal files refer to the ship as FRIGATE.
• The Privateer manual classifies it as "capital ship" but then refers to it as a destroyer in the description. The manual also refers to the Kamekh as a destroyer.

The Paradigm may have been named after Paradigm Books and Lecture Notes (aka Paradigm Copies), a course material shop assosciated with the University of Texas at Austin.

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Source Models

• PARADIGM - Paradigm
• PARADIGM.MAX - Paradigm (untextured)
• TUNNEL - New Constantinople hangar
• PERSHIP1 - Wing Commander Privateer box Paradigms
• FRIGVIEW - Incomplete Righteous Fire cutscene (cut)