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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]]
|introduction =
|length = 18<sup>[http://www.wcnews.com/wcpedia/index.php?title=F-38_Talon#1 1]</sup>
|mass =
|max velocity = [[max speed:=400]]
|cruise velocity =
|max afterburner velocity = [[max afterburn:=1000]]
|acceleration =
|acceleration description = Very Good
|max afterburner acceleration =
|max yaw =
|max pitch =
|max roll =
|maneuverability description = Good
|guns = <center>3</center>
* [[Mass Drivers]] (2)
* [[Particle Cannon]] (1)
|missiles = <center>1</center>
* [[HS]] Missiles (2)
|turrets =
|side armor = [[side armor:=7]]
|front armor = [[fore armor:=9]]
|rear armor = [[aft armor:=8]]
|fore shield =
|left shield =
|right shield =
|aft shield =
|decoys =
|cloak =
|jump drive = [[jump drive:=Yes]]
|crew = 1 (Pilot)
|devices =
|gunmounts = 3
|missilemounts = 1
|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 [[Terran Confederation]] light fighter.
The Talon is the most common type of spacecraft encountered in the [[Gemini Sector]].
They are flown by the [[Militia]], [[Pirates]] and the [[Church of Man]] and can be identified by their different liveries.
[[Gabriel Quentin]] wrote about the spaeccraft in [[GEMINI SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW]].
Around 2654, the [[Meshach]] administration fell because of a scandal involving the sale of Talons to the Church of Man.
[[Sheol]] operated a pair of gray Talons as escort fighters. Around 2669, the Church of Man attacked and boarded the station with Talons. A flight of six Talons attacked the freighter [[Scarab]], separating it from the base. The Scarab destroyed one with a [[plasma gun]] but suffered severe damage that killed Captain [[Geof Kane]]. [[Grayson Burrows]] took command of the ship to fight off the remaining three Talons, two of which were damaged. He rammed the first using [[afterburners]] and then dropped the Scarab's shields to allow gunners more power to hit the remaining pair of Talons. [[Johansen]] destroyed one and [[Hank Slater]] clipped the other, disabling its shields. Burrows stopped the ship short and Slater destroyed the final Talon with a [[torpedo]].
In 2669, a trio of Talons attempted to ambush Grayson Burrows in an asteroid field in [[Troy]]. Burrows refused to allow the pirates to board his [[Tarsus]] and istead attacked. He destroyed the first Talon with his [[laser]]. The remaining two each fired two missiles at Burrows but he outmaneuvered them, causing two to hit and destroy another Talon. Burrows ignored the remaining Talons' begging to be spared and destroyed it with a missile.


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 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]] 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 ==
===Screenshots===
{{#ask: [[fighter::talon]]
 
|?yaw
<gallery>
|?pitch
Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 1.png
|?roll
Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 2.png
|?acceleration=Accel.
Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 3.png
|?max speed=Max. Speed
Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 4.png
|?shield level
Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 5.png
|?fore armor
Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 6.png
|?aft armor
</gallery>
|?side armor
 
|?source
===Renders===
|mainlabel=Variant
 
| format=table
<gallery>
}}
Privateer - Manual - Talon.png
</gallery>
 
===Sprite Sheets===
 
<gallery>
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 - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 02 - Sprite Sheet - Talon VDU.png
Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 03 - Tarsus and Talons.png
Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 05 - Talons.png
Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Scene 07 - Sprite Sheet - Talons and Tarsus.png
Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 08 - Tarsus and Talons.png
Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 10 - Tarsus and Talon.png
Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Scene 11 - Sprite Sheet - Tarsus and Talon.png
Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 13 - Talon.png
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - New Constantinople - Ship 1.png
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Refinery - Ship 2.png
Privateer - Screenshot - VDU - Talon.png
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - VDU - Talon.png
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Militia - Afterburners.png
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Pirate - Afterburners.png
Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Retro - Afterburners.png
</gallery>
 
== 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 ==
 
'''''Talon'''''
 
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 ''Stiletto'' or a ''Centurion'', since its armor is extremely weak. Try to avoid its particle cannon, since a hit can inflict sizable damage.
 
<gallery>
Privateer - Manual - Page 54.jpg
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
 
* [[Origin FX]]
* [[Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide]]
* [[Wing Commander Privateer]]
** [[Tayla - Mission A (Wing Commander Privateer)|Tayla - Mission A]]
** [[Tayla - Mission B (Wing Commander Privateer)|Tayla - Mission B]]
** [[Tayla - Mission C (Wing Commander Privateer)|Tayla - Mission C]]
** [[Tayla - Mission D (Wing Commander Privateer)|Tayla - Mission D]]
** [[Roman Lynch - Mission D]]
** [[E. Masterson - Mission A (Wing Commander Privateer)|E. Masterson - Mission A]]
** [[E. Masterson - Mission B (Wing Commander Privateer)|E. Masterson - Mission B]]
** [[E. Masterson - Mission D (Wing Commander Privateer)|E. Masterson - Mission D]]
** [[Lynn Murphy - Mission C (Wing Commander Privateer)|Lynn Murphy - Mission C]]
** [[Taryn Cross - Mission A]]
** [[Sandra Goodin - Mission A (Wing Commander Privateer)|Sandra Goodin - Mission A]]
* [[Privateer Playtester's Guide]]
* [[Privateer Righteous Fire]]
** [[Tayla - Mission A (Privateer Righteous Fire)|Tayla - Mission A]]
** [[Tayla - Mission B (Privateer Righteous Fire)|Tayla - Mission B]]
** [[Tayla - Mission C (Privateer Righteous Fire)|Tayla - Mission C]]
** [[Tayla - Mission D (Privateer Righteous Fire)|Tayla - Mission D]]
** [[Lynn Murphy - Mission A (Privateer Righteous Fire)|Lynn Murphy - Mission A]]
** [[Lynn Murphy - Mission C (Privateer Righteous Fire)|Lynn Murphy - Mission C]]
** [[Lynn Murphy - Mission D]]
** [[Sandra Goodin - Mission C]]
** [[Sandra Goodin - Mission D]]
** [[E. Masterson - Mission A (Privateer Righteous Fire)|E. Masterson - Mission A]]
** [[E. Masterson - Mission B (Privateer Righteous Fire)|E. Masterson - Mission B]]
** [[E. Masterson - Mission C (Privateer Righteous Fire)|E. Masterson - Mission C]]
** [[E. Masterson - Mission D (Privateer Righteous Fire)|E. Masterson - Mission D]]
** [[E. Masterson - Mission E]]
** [[Monte - Mission A]]
** [[Monte - Mission B]]
** [[Informant - Mission A]]
** [[Monte - Mission C]]
** [[Admiral Terrell - Mission A (Privateer Righteous Fire)|Admiral Terrell - Mission A]]
** [[Informant - Mission B]]
** [[Informant - Mission C]]
* [[Privateer 2 The Darkening]]
* [[Star Soldier]]
 
== Behind the Screens ==
 
The Talon was designed for Wing Commander Privateer but it was first seen in Origin FX.


== [[Gemini Sector: An Overview]] ==
A unique piece of debris was created for the Talon but it was not included in the final release of Wing Commander Privateer; it does appear in the intro.
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 - Galaxy attacked by Talons.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 Indentification and Classification.
Privateer - Unused Manual Art - Talon.png
Privateer - Unused Manual Art - Talons attacking Scarab.png
</gallery>


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


<sub><span id="1">1.</span> As depicted in internal models for Privateer 2: The Darkening.</sub>
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/TALMIL.zip TALMIL] - Talon (Militia)
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/TALMIVW.zip TALMIVW] - Talon (Retro)
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/TALP37.zip TALZEAL] - Talon (Retro)
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/TALON5.zip TALON5] - Talon (Pirate)
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/TALP37.zip TALP37] - Talon (Pirate)
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/TALPRVW.zip TALPRVW] - Talon (Pirate, Afterburners)
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/TALDEB.zip TALDEB] - Talon (debris)
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/EIGHT.zip EIGHT] - Intro Shot - Two Talons
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/EIGHTB.zip EIGHTB] - Intro Shot - Talon and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/EIGHTB01.zip EIGHTB01] - Intro Shot - Two Talons and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/JAKE.zip JAKE] - Intro Shot - Talon and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/JAKE01.zip JAKE01] - Intro Shot - Talon and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/S3.zip S3] - Intro Shot - Talon and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/S6B.zip S6B] - Intro Shot - Two Talons
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/S7A.zip S7A] - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/S7B02.zip S7B02] - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/S9B.zip S9B] - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/S9BCC.zip S9BCC] - Intro Shot - Three Talons
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/S9C.zip S9C] - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/S9C01.zip S9C01] - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
* [https://download.wcnews.com/files/priv1/3D/S9D.zip S9D] - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus


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[[category:Wing Commander Privateer Vehicles]]
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[[category:Fighters]]
[[Category:Pirate_Fighters]]
[[category:Light Fighters]]
[[Category:Retro Fighters]]
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[[category:Militia Ships]]
[[category:Pirate Ships]]
[[category:Church of Man Ships]]

Latest revision as of 02:43, 21 April 2023

This article is about the light fighter. For other uses, see 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 Terran Confederation light fighter. The Talon is the most common type of spacecraft encountered in the Gemini Sector. They are flown by the Militia, Pirates and the Church of Man and can be identified by their different liveries. Gabriel Quentin wrote about the spaeccraft in GEMINI SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW.

Around 2654, the Meshach administration fell because of a scandal involving the sale of Talons to the Church of Man. Sheol operated a pair of gray Talons as escort fighters. Around 2669, the Church of Man attacked and boarded the station with Talons. A flight of six Talons attacked the freighter Scarab, separating it from the base. The Scarab destroyed one with a plasma gun but suffered severe damage that killed Captain Geof Kane. Grayson Burrows took command of the ship to fight off the remaining three Talons, two of which were damaged. He rammed the first using afterburners and then dropped the Scarab's shields to allow gunners more power to hit the remaining pair of Talons. Johansen destroyed one and Hank Slater clipped the other, disabling its shields. Burrows stopped the ship short and Slater destroyed the final Talon with a torpedo.

In 2669, a trio of Talons attempted to ambush Grayson Burrows in an asteroid field in Troy. Burrows refused to allow the pirates to board his Tarsus and istead attacked. He destroyed the first Talon with his laser. The remaining two each fired two missiles at Burrows but he outmaneuvered them, causing two to hit and destroy another Talon. Burrows ignored the remaining Talons' begging to be spared and destroyed it with a missile.

In 2670,

Images

Screenshots

  • Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 1.png
  • Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 2.png
  • Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 3.png
  • Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 4.png
  • Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 5.png
  • Privateer - Screenshot - Intro - Talons 6.png

Renders

  • Privateer - Manual - Talon.png

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 - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 02 - Sprite Sheet - Talon VDU.png
  • Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 03 - Tarsus and Talons.png
  • Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 05 - Talons.png
  • Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Scene 07 - Sprite Sheet - Talons and Tarsus.png
  • Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 08 - Tarsus and Talons.png
  • Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 10 - Tarsus and Talon.png
  • Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Scene 11 - Sprite Sheet - Tarsus and Talon.png
  • Privateer - Cutscene - Intro - Shot 13 - Talon.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - New Constantinople - Ship 1.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Refinery - Ship 2.png
  • Privateer - Screenshot - VDU - Talon.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - VDU - Talon.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Militia - Afterburners.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Pirate - Afterburners.png
  • Privateer - Sprite Sheet - Talon - Retro - Afterburners.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

Talon

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 Stiletto or a Centurion, since its armor is extremely weak. Try to avoid its particle cannon, since a hit can inflict sizable damage.

  • Privateer - Manual - Page 54.jpg

Appearances

Behind the Screens

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

A unique piece of debris was created for the Talon but it was not included in the final release of Wing Commander Privateer; it does appear in the intro.

Unused Manual Art

  • Privateer - Unused Manual Art - Galaxy attacked by Talons.png
  • Privateer - Unused Manual Art - Talon.png
  • Privateer - Unused Manual Art - Talons attacking Scarab.png

Source Models

  • TALMIL - Talon (Militia)
  • TALMIVW - Talon (Retro)
  • TALZEAL - Talon (Retro)
  • TALON5 - Talon (Pirate)
  • TALP37 - Talon (Pirate)
  • TALPRVW - Talon (Pirate, Afterburners)
  • TALDEB - Talon (debris)
  • EIGHT - Intro Shot - Two Talons
  • EIGHTB - Intro Shot - Talon and Tarsus
  • EIGHTB01 - Intro Shot - Two Talons and Tarsus
  • JAKE - Intro Shot - Talon and Tarsus
  • JAKE01 - Intro Shot - Talon and Tarsus
  • S3 - Intro Shot - Talon and Tarsus
  • S6B - Intro Shot - Two Talons
  • S7A - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
  • S7B02 - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
  • S9B - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
  • S9BCC - Intro Shot - Three Talons
  • S9C - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
  • S9C01 - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
  • S9D - Intro Shot - Three Talons and Tarsus
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