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|faction = terran
|faction = terran
|name = A-18 Crossbow
|name = A-18 Crossbow
|image = image:Wc2crossbow.jpg
|type = [[ship type:=Bomber]]
|image = image:WCA_Crossbow_Header_Image_2.png
|caption =  
|caption =  
|type = Heavy [[fighter type:=Bomber]] {{#set:ship type=fighter}} {{#set:fighter=crossbow}}
|manufacturer =
|primary user = [[main user:=Terran Confederation]]
|primary user = [[main user:=Terran Confederation]]
|additional users =
|additional users = [[Pirates]]  
|service =
|introduction = 2667
|introduction = [[introduced:=2667]] (prototype)
|crew = [[crew:=2]] Pilot and Gunner
|retirement =
|nicknames =
|length = [[length:=24]]
|mass = [[mass:=40]]
|mass booster =
|crew = [[crew:=2]] (pilot and gunner)
|cost =
|max yaw = [[yaw:=8]]
|max pitch = [[pitch:=8]]
|max roll = [[roll:=8]]
|maneuverability description =
|acceleration =
|acceleration description = Average
|cruise velocity = [[cruise speed:=200]]
|max velocity = [[max speed:=370]]
|max afterburner velocity =
|guns = <center>5</center>
* [[Neutron Gun]]s (2)
* [[Mass Driver]]s (3)
|gun power =
|def gun recharge =
|turrets = <center>1 (rear)</center>
* Dual-Mount [[Neutron Gun]] (1)
|missiles = <center>3+4</center>
* [[Pilum Friend-or-Foe]] (3)
* [[Torpedo]]es (4)
|hardpoints =
|devices =
|modulemounts =
|chaff =
|cloak =
|jump drive = [[jump drive:=Yes]]
|fore shield = [[fore shield:=50]]
|aft shield = [[aft shield:=50]]
|left shield =
|right shield =
|shield power =
|def shield recharge =
|front armor = [[fore armor:=40.0]]
|rear armor = [[aft armor:=40.0]]
|left armor = [[side armor:=35.0]]
|image2 = Image:Wc2crossbow4.gif
|caption2 = A-18 Crossbow Target Identification.
|source = [[source:=Special Operations 1]]
}}
}}


The '''A-18 Crossbow''' is a heavy bomber in the service of the [[Terran Confederation]].
The [[A-18 Crossbow]] is a heavy bomber in the service of the [[Terran Confederation]].


The Crossbow was designed with the purposes of a typical bomber, but also as an alternative to the [[A-17 Broadsword]]. Having a smaller chassis and greater maneuverability, it was meant to fulfill the purposes of the Broadsword but allow for better performance in combat. Sporting a heavy weapons loadout, it was a dangerous opponent to enemy capital ships, and could take a lot of damage before it was felled in battle. It is also one of a handful of [[Terran]] starfighters that are jump-capable.
==Specifications==


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== History ==
!
 
| SO1 Player
The Crossbow was first introduced in the 2660s and in [[2667]] was being field-tested on the ''[[TCS Gettysburg]]'' in the [[Epsilon Sector]]. During these tests, the crew of the ''Gettysburg'' staged a mutiny against their commander after he gave them illegal orders to fire on unarmed [[Kilrathi]] refugee ships, overtaking the vessel and the prototype Crossbows on board. After Colonel [[Christopher Blair]] informed the mutineers they had been pardoned for their crimes, the ''Gettysburg'' launched a flight of Crossbows to destroy the [[Rigel Supply Depot]], which had been seized by rogue marines who were preying upon civilian supply convoys.
| SO1 Pirates
 
| SO1 Pirates
The Crossbow also saw limited service during the defense of [[Ghorah Khar]] in [[2667]], a Kilrathi system which had seceded from the [[Kilrathi Empire]]. Colonel Blair also used a Crossbow in the capture of Crown Prince [[Thrakhath nar Kiranka]] during this same fleet action, however the Crown Prince escaped from his imprisonment shortly afterwards.
! Academy Manual
 
|-
It is unknown what further actions the Crossbow undertook in the [[Terran-Kilrathi War]].
! Length
 
|
== Variants ==
|
 
|
{|border="3" cellpadding="2"
| 24 meters
|-
|-
! width="80pt" |
! Mass
! width="200pt" |A-18 Crossbow (2668) [[image:WCAManualCrossbow.JPG|150px]]
| Small
! width="200pt" |YA-18/A-18 Crossbow [[image:Wc2crossbow.jpg|150px]]
| Small
! width="200pt" |A-18 Crossbow II [[image:Wc2crossbow.jpg|150px]]
| Small
! width="200pt" |A-18 Crossbow III [[image:Wc2crossbow.jpg|150px]]
| 40 tonnes
|-
|-
| Sources:
! Ship Number
| [[source:=Wing Commander Academy Manual]]
| 15
| [[source:=Special Operations 1]]/[[source:=Wing Commander: Academy]]
| 15
| [[source:=Special Operations 1]]
| 15
| [[source:=Special Operations 1]]
|  
|-
|-
| Class:
! Class
| Heavy Bomber
| Bomber
| Heavy Bomber
| Bomber
| Heavy Bomber
| Bomber
| Heavy Bomber
| Bomber
|-
|-
| Length:
! Shiled Recharge
| 24 meters
| 4
| 24 meters
| 5
| 24 meters
| 4
| 24 meters
|  
|-
|-
| Mass:
! Damage Flag
| 40 metric tonnes
| No
| 40 metric tonnes
| No
| 40 metric tonnes
| No
| 40 metric tonnes
|
|-
|-
| Max Velocity:
! Maximum Speed
| 370 KPS
| 370 kps
| 370 KPS
| 370 kps
| 370 KPS
| 330 kps
| 370 KPS
| 370 kps
|-
|-
| Cruise Velocity:
! Cruise Speed
| 200 KPS
|
| 200 KPS
|
| 200 KPS
|
| 200 KPS
| 200 kps
|-
|-
| Acceleration:
! Acceleration Rate
| 2
| 1
| 1
| Average
| Average
| 2 (relative)
| 1 (relative)
| 1 (relative)
|-
|-
| Max Y/P/R:
! Yaw Rate
| 8/8/8 DPS
| 8
| 8/8/8 DPS
| 3
| 3/3/4 DPS
| 3
| 8/8/8 DPS
| 8 dps
|-
! Pitch Rate
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 8 dps
|-
! Roll Rate
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 8 dps
|-
! Guns
| Neutron Gun (2)<br>Mass Driver Cannon (3)
| Neutron Gun (2)<br>Particle Cannon (2)
| Neutron Gun (2)<br>Particle Cannon (2)
| Neutron Gun (2)<br>Mass Driver Cannon (3)
|-
! Missiles
| Pilum FF (3)
| Pilum FF (2)
| Pilum FF (2)
| Pilum FF (3)
|-
|-
| Guns:
! Torpedoes
| [[Neutron Gun]]s (2)
| Torpedoes (4)
| [[Neutron Gun]]s (2)
| Torpedoes (2)
| [[Neutron Gun]]s (2)
| Torpedoes (2)
| [[Neutron Gun]]s (2)
| Torpedoes (4)
|-
|-
| Guns:
!Turret
| [[Mass Driver]]s (3)
|Turret Gun (2, rear)
| [[Mass Driver]]s (3)
|Turret Gun (2, rear)
| [[Particle Cannon]]s (2)
|Turret Gun (2, rear)
| [[Particle Cannon]]s (2)
|Turret Gun (2, rear)
|-
|-
| Missiles:
! Tractor Beam
| [[Friend or Foe]] (3)
| Rear Turret
| [[Friend or Foe]] (3)
| Rear Turret
| [[Friend or Foe]] (2)
| Rear Turret
| [[Friend or Foe]] (2)
|
|-
|-
| Missiles:
! Front Shield
| [[Torpedo]]es (4)
| 500 units
| [[Torpedo]]es (4)
| 200 units
| [[Torpedo]]es (2)
| 500 units
| [[Torpedo]]es (2)
| 25 cm
|-
|-
| Turrets:
! Rear Shield
| Dual-Mount [[Neutron Gun]] (1)
| 500 units
| Dual-Mount [[Neutron Gun]] (1)
| 200 units
| Dual-Mount [[Neutron Gun]] (1)
| 500 units
| Dual-Mount [[Neutron Gun]] (1)
| 25 cm
|-
|-
| Armor (Front/Rear/Sides):
! Front Armor
| 20.0/20.0/35.0 cm
| 400 units
| 40.0/40.0/35.0 cm
| 150 units
| 15.0/15.0/10.0 cm
| 400 units
| 300.0/300.0/300.0 cm
| 20 cm
|-
|-
| Shields (Fore/Aft):
! Rear Armor
| 25.0/25.0 cm
| 400 units
| 50.0/50.0 cm
| 150 units
| 20.0/20.0 cm
| 400 units
| 100.0/100.0 cm
| 20 cm
|-
|-
| Shield Recharge:
! Left Armor
| Not Listed
| 350 units
| 4 cm/seconds
| 100 units
| 5 cm/seconds
| 400 units
| 5 cm/seconds
| 25 cm
|-
|-
| Missile Decoys:
! Right Armor
| None
| 350 units
| None
| 100 units
| None
| 400 units
| None
| 25 cm
|-
|-
| Jump Capable:
! Jump Capable
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
|  
| Yes
|  
| Yes
|  
|-
| Service Entry
| Not Listed
| 2667
| 2667
| 2667
|}
|}


== Sources ==
==Images==
 
===External===
 
====Wing Commander Academy====


== [[TCSNA Handbook]] ==
<gallery mode="nolines">
Image:Sprite_Sheet_-_Crossbow.png|Sprite Sheet
Image:Sprite Sheet - Crossbow Wreckage.png|Wreckage
Image:WCA_-_Crossbow_-_Target_VDU.png|Target VDU
Image:WCA_-_Crossbow_-_Damage_VDU.png|Damage VDU
Image:WCA_-_Crossbow_-_Weapons_VDU.png|Weapons VDU
Image:WCA_Manual_-_Crossbow.jpg|Weapons of the Terran and Kilrathi Fleets illustration
</gallery>


* Spacecraft of the Terran and Kilrathi Fleets
===Internal===
** The ''Crossbow'' is a formidable Confederation anti-capital ship bomber. It combines impressive armor and shields with good maneuverability and traveling velocity. The fighter is equipped with torpedoes, Friend-or-Foe missiles and an array of blasters that include a rear turret. It was a contingent of ''Crossbows'' that destroyed the ''Grakneth'Dak'', a Kilrathi capital ship first sighted near Gorath.


== [[Special Operations 2]] ==
====Wing Commander Academy====


=== [[Special Operations 1]] (De)Briefings ===
<gallery mode="nolines">
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Front - Base.png|Forward
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Front - Alarms.png|Forward (Alarms Active)
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Front - Damage 1.png|Forward (Radar Damaged)
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Front - Damage 2.png|Forward (Defense Console Damaged)
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Front - Action.png|Forward (In Action)
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Right.png|Right
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Left.png|Left
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Rear Active.png|Rear
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Rear Inactive.png|Rear (Inactive)
Image:Cockpit - Crossbow - Rear Action.png|Rear (In Action)
</gallery>


* [[Rigel System - Series 2 - Mission B]]
==Appearances==
** [[Jeanette Deveraux]]: "Confed High Command is already planning the court-martial for the commander, who was released with his officers in a Crossbow bomber, and returned to Olympus Station two weeks ago.
** [[Christopher Blair]]: "A Crossbow? I’ve never heard of that bomber."
** [[Jeanette Deveraux]]: "It’s very new, an improvement on the Broadsword technology. The Gettysburg was testing the prototypes."
** [[Christopher Blair]]: "So these mutineers have the hottest new Confederation ship technology now?"
** [[Jeanette Deveraux]]: "And we can only hope that they won’t use them against the Concordia."
* [[Rigel System - Series 2 - Mission D]]
** [[Poelma]]: "We have a better ship for you, Colonel [Blair]]. A Crossbow YA-18A, Experimental Prototype."
* [[Rigel System - Series 5 - Mission B]]
** [[Geoffrey Tolwyn]]: "The Gettysburg… was destroyed three hours ago. A reactor accident. They didn’t have enough trained personnel to prevent a meltdown. A wing of Crossbow bombers arrived here with the survivors."
* [[Ghorah Khar System - Series 3 - Mission B]]
** [[Paladin]]: "I need to check with the station commander about the new shipments of Crossbow bombers, then I think I’ll have a mission for you."
* [[Ghorah Khar System - Series 4 - Mission C]]
** [[Christopher Blair]]: "and shot down Khasra, but Prince Thrakhath escaped in the Crossbow."


=== [[Special Operations 1]] Missions ===
===Special Operations 1===


* '''Flyable Missions'''
===Wing Commander Academy===
** [[Rigel System - Series 2 - Mission D]]
** [[Ghorah Khar System - Series 3 - Mission A]]
** [[Ghorah Khar System - Series 3 - Mission B]]
** [[Ghorah Khar System - Series 4 - Mission A]]
** [[Ghorah Khar System - Series 4 - Mission B]]
** [[Ghorah Khar System - Series 4 - Mission C]]
** [[Ghorah Khar System - Series 4 - Mission D]]
* '''Appears in Mission'''
** [[Rigel System - Series 5 - Mission B]]


== Gallery ==
====TCSN Academy Simulator Handbook====


<gallery perrow=6>
<pre>
Image:WCAManualCrossbow.JPG|A-18 Crossbow Silhouette circa 2668
The Crossbow is a formidable Confederation anti-capital ship bomber. It combines impressive armor and shields with good maneuverability and traveling velocity. The fighter is equipped with torpedoes, Friend-or-Foe missiles and an array of blasters that include a rear turret. It was a contingent of Crossbows that destroyed the Grakneth’ Dak, a Kilrathi capital ship first sighted near Gorath.
Image:Wc2crossbow.jpg|A-18 Crossbow circa 2667
</pre>
Image:Wc2crossbow4.gif|A-18 Crossbow Target Identification.
 
</gallery>
 
{{#set:source=[[Wing Commander: Academy]]}}


[[category:Confederation Fighter Class Names]]
[[category:Confederation Fighter Class Names]]
[[category:Confederation Bombers]]
[[category:Confederation Bombers]]

Revision as of 13:37, 22 October 2019

A-18 Crossbow
WCA Crossbow Header Image 2.png
Type Bomber
Primary User Terran Confederation
Additional Users Pirates
Introduction 2667
General Characteristics
Crew 2 Pilot and Gunner


The A-18 Crossbow is a heavy bomber in the service of the Terran Confederation.

Specifications

SO1 Player SO1 Pirates SO1 Pirates Academy Manual
Length 24 meters
Mass Small Small Small 40 tonnes
Ship Number 15 15 15
Class Bomber Bomber Bomber Bomber
Shiled Recharge 4 5 4
Damage Flag No No No
Maximum Speed 370 kps 370 kps 330 kps 370 kps
Cruise Speed 200 kps
Acceleration Rate 2 1 1 Average
Yaw Rate 8 3 3 8 dps
Pitch Rate 8 3 3 8 dps
Roll Rate 8 4 4 8 dps
Guns Neutron Gun (2)
Mass Driver Cannon (3) 		Neutron Gun (2)
Particle Cannon (2) 		Neutron Gun (2)
Particle Cannon (2) 		Neutron Gun (2)
Mass Driver Cannon (3)
Missiles Pilum FF (3) Pilum FF (2) Pilum FF (2) Pilum FF (3)
Torpedoes Torpedoes (4) Torpedoes (2) Torpedoes (2) Torpedoes (4)
Turret Turret Gun (2, rear) Turret Gun (2, rear) Turret Gun (2, rear) Turret Gun (2, rear)
Tractor Beam Rear Turret Rear Turret Rear Turret
Front Shield 500 units 200 units 500 units 25 cm
Rear Shield 500 units 200 units 500 units 25 cm
Front Armor 400 units 150 units 400 units 20 cm
Rear Armor 400 units 150 units 400 units 20 cm
Left Armor 350 units 100 units 400 units 25 cm
Right Armor 350 units 100 units 400 units 25 cm
Jump Capable Yes

Images

External

Wing Commander Academy

  • Sprite Sheet

    Sprite Sheet

  • Wreckage

    Wreckage

  • Target VDU

    Target VDU

  • Damage VDU

    Damage VDU

  • Weapons VDU

    Weapons VDU

  • Weapons of the Terran and Kilrathi Fleets illustration

    Weapons of the Terran and Kilrathi Fleets illustration

Internal

Wing Commander Academy

  • Forward

    Forward

  • Forward (Alarms Active)

    Forward (Alarms Active)

  • Forward (Radar Damaged)

    Forward (Radar Damaged)

  • Forward (Defense Console Damaged)

    Forward (Defense Console Damaged)

  • Forward (In Action)

    Forward (In Action)

  • Right

    Right

  • Left

    Left

  • Cockpit - Crossbow - Rear Active.png

    Rear

  • Cockpit - Crossbow - Rear Inactive.png

    Rear (Inactive)

  • Cockpit - Crossbow - Rear Action.png

    Rear (In Action)

Appearances

Special Operations 1

Wing Commander Academy

TCSN Academy Simulator Handbook

The Crossbow is a formidable Confederation anti-capital ship bomber. It combines impressive armor and shields with good maneuverability and traveling velocity. The fighter is equipped with torpedoes, Friend-or-Foe missiles and an array of blasters that include a rear turret. It was a contingent of Crossbows that destroyed the Grakneth’ Dak, a Kilrathi capital ship first sighted near Gorath.
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