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|name = Gettysburg-Class Cruiser
|name = Gettysburg
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|caption2 = Gettysburg-class Target Identification, circa 2654.
|source = [[source:=The Secret Missions 2: Crusade]]<br>[[source:=Wing Commander: Freedom Flight]]
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[[Image:wc1exeter4.gif|thumb|300px|right|Gettysburg-Class Target Identification]]
The '''Gettysburg-class cruiser''' was the Terran Confederation's most modern ship of the line in [[2655]], following the lineage started by the pre-Kilrathi War battleships and the [[Concordia-Class Supercruiser]] introduced in the mid-forties. The ''[[TCS Austin]]'', a Gettysburg-class ship, served as Vice Admiral [[Geoffrey Tolwyn|Tolwyn]]'s flagship during the defense of [[Firekka]] and the [[First Enigma Campaign]]. It rescued surviving pilots from the ''[[TCS Tiger's Claw]]'' after it was ambushed and destroyed by the [[Kilrathi]].
 
==Wing Commander==
 
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| Length:
| 700+ meters 
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| Fighter Complement:
| 16
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|Cloak:
| No
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| Jump Drive:
| Yes
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The Gettysburg-class cruiser was the Terran Confederation's most modern ship of the line in [[2655]], following the lineage started by the pre-Kilrathi War battleships and the [[Concordia-class Supercruisers]] introduced in the mid-forties. The ''[[TCS Austin]]'', a Gettysburg-class ship, served as Vice Admiral [[Geoffrey Tolwyn|Tolwyn]]'s flagship during the defense of [[Firekka]] and the [[First Enigma Campaign]]. It rescued surviving pilots from the ''[[TCS Tiger's Claw]]'' after it was ambushed and destroyed by the Kilrathi.


{{#set:source=[[The Secret Missions 2: Crusade]]}}
==Behind the scenes==
{{#set:source=[[Wing Commander: Freedom Flight]]}}


The ''Austin'' is seen at long range during its encounter in Secret Missions 2. If the player afterburns up to it, the ship has the same model as an ''[[Exeter]]'' class destroyer. The novel Freedom Flight designates it as a ''Gettysburg'' class cruiser and indicates it is even larger than the ''Tiger's Claw'', wheras an ''Exeter'' destroyer is significantly smaller. It can be surmised that the ''Exeter'' model seen in game was simply a placeholder as the developers did not wish to create an entirely new ship class to display briefly in one mission.
[[Category:Confederation Capital Ship Class Names]]
[[Category:Confederation Capital Ship Class Names]]
[[category:Confederation Cruisers]]
[[category:Confederation Cruisers]]
[[Category: Ships]]

Latest revision as of 11:37, 19 October 2023

Gettysburg
WC1-Exeter.png
Type Cruiser
Primary User Terran Confederation
General Characteristics
Length 700+ meters
Spacecraft Carried 16
Components
Decoys No
Cloaking Device Yes
Wc1exeter4.gif
Gettysburg-class Target Identification, circa 2654.
Source The Secret Missions 2: Crusade
Wing Commander: Freedom Flight


The Gettysburg-class cruiser was the Terran Confederation's most modern ship of the line in 2655, following the lineage started by the pre-Kilrathi War battleships and the Concordia-Class Supercruiser introduced in the mid-forties. The TCS Austin, a Gettysburg-class ship, served as Vice Admiral Tolwyn's flagship during the defense of Firekka and the First Enigma Campaign. It rescued surviving pilots from the TCS Tiger's Claw after it was ambushed and destroyed by the Kilrathi.

Wing Commander

Class Cruiser
Length: 700+ meters
Fighter Complement: 16
Cloak: No
Jump Drive: Yes


Behind the scenes

The Austin is seen at long range during its encounter in Secret Missions 2. If the player afterburns up to it, the ship has the same model as an Exeter class destroyer. The novel Freedom Flight designates it as a Gettysburg class cruiser and indicates it is even larger than the Tiger's Claw, wheras an Exeter destroyer is significantly smaller. It can be surmised that the Exeter model seen in game was simply a placeholder as the developers did not wish to create an entirely new ship class to display briefly in one mission.