F-38 Talon

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

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Talon
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.

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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

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.

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Appearances

• Origin FX
• Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide
• Wing Commander Privateer
  • Tayla - Mission A
  • Tayla - Mission B
  • Tayla - Mission C
  • Tayla - Mission D
  • Roman Lynch - Mission D
  • E. Masterson - Mission A
  • E. Masterson - Mission B
  • E. Masterson - Mission D
  • Lynn Murphy - Mission C
  • Taryn Cross - Mission A
  • Sandra Goodin - Mission A
• Privateer Playtester's Guide
• Privateer Righteous Fire
  • Tayla - Mission A
  • Tayla - Mission B
  • Tayla - Mission C
  • Tayla - Mission D
  • Lynn Murphy - Mission A
  • Lynn Murphy - Mission C
  • Lynn Murphy - Mission D
  • Sandra Goodin - Mission C
  • Sandra Goodin - Mission D
  • E. Masterson - Mission A
  • E. Masterson - Mission B
  • E. Masterson - Mission C
  • E. Masterson - Mission D
  • E. Masterson - Mission E
  • Monte - Mission A
  • Monte - Mission B
  • Informant - Mission A
  • Monte - Mission C
  • 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.

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

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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