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{{infobox Fighter New
{{infobox Ship
|faction = terran
|faction = terran
|name = CF-105 Scimitar
|name = CF-105 Scimitar
|type = [[fighter type:=Medium Fighter|Medium]] [[ship type:=Fighter]]
|image = image:WC1-Scimitar.png|240px
|caption =  
|type = Medium Fighter
|manufacturer = [[Manufacturer:=Origin Aerospace]]
|manufacturer = [[Manufacturer:=Origin Aerospace]]
|image = Image:WC1-Scimitar.png|240px
|caption =
|primary user = [[user:=Terran Confederation]]
|primary user = [[user:=Terran Confederation]]
|additional users = [[user:=Free Republic of the Landreich]], <br>[[user:=Union of Border Worlds]]
|additional users = [[user:=Free Republic of the Landreich]], <br>[[user:=Union of Border Worlds]]
|introduction = 2550
|introduction = 2550
|length = 25 meters
|retirement =
|mass = 16 metric tonnes
|nicknames =
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|mileage =
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|max velocity = 360
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|max afterburner acceleration =  
|max y/p/r = 6/6/7 DEG/S
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* [[Mk. 30A Mass Driver Cannon]]s (2)
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* [[Dart DF]] (3)<br>
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* [[Javelin HS]] (2)
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[[Javelin HS]] (2)
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|enhanced wild weasel loadout =
|enhanced with disk loadout =
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|enhanced max shield recharge =
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|engine 2 =
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|right engine =
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|hangar 2 =
|left hangar =
|right hangar =
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|launcher 2 =
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|right launcher =
|central launcher =
|launcher shield emitter =
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|cargo box 2 =
|cargo box 3 =
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|cargo hold 2 =
|cargo hold 3 =
|cargo hold 4 =
|cargo hold 5 =
|cargo hold 6 =
|cargo hold 7 =
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|tower 2 =
|tower 3 =
|tower 4 =
|tower 5 =
|tower 6 =
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|antenna 3 =
|antenna 4 =
|antenna 5 =
|antenna 6 =
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|image2 = wc1scimitar4.gif
|caption2 = CF-105 Target Identification circa 2654
}}
}}
[[Image:wc1scimitar4.gif|thumb|300px|right|CF-105 Target Identification]]


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 23:01, 12 November 2011

CF-105 Scimitar
WC1-Scimitar.png
Type Medium Fighter
Manufacturer Origin Aerospace
Primary User Terran Confederation
Additional Users Free Republic of the Landreich,
Union of Border Worlds
Introduction 2550
General Characteristics
Length 25 meters
Mass 16 tonnes
Crew 1 (pilot)
Performance
Maximum Yaw 6 dps
Maximum Pitch 6 dps
Maximum Roll 7 dps
Acceleration Good
Velocity
Cruise 150 kps
Maximum 360 kps
Afterburner
Maximum Afterburner 1120 kps
Armament
Guns
Mk. 30A Mass Driver Cannons (2)
Default Missile Loadout
Dart DF (3)

Javelin HS (2)

Components
Decoys None
Cloaking Device No
Jump Drive No
Defense
Shields
Fore 4 cm equivalent
Aft 4 cm equivalent
Armor
Front 6 cm
Rear 6 cm
Right 5 cm
Left 5 cm
250px
CF-105 Target Identification circa 2654


History

The CF-105 Scimitar was a Terran Confederation medium fighter. It was included in Joan's Fighting Spacecraft Vega Sector Supplement for 2654.092.

The Scimitar is one of the longest-serving fighters in Confederation history, having been first introduced in 2550, over eighty years prior to the Terran-Kilrathi War.

In March 2654, a pair of Scimitars dispatched by the TCS Tiger's Claw as part of an assault on the KIS Rathtak were ambushed and destroyed by a wing of Jalthi. The Scimitars encountered two crippled Jalthi en-route to their target. One thrusted away intermittently as though it had suffered engine damage while the other spun powerlessly. Against orders from his wingleader, Captain R.A. Skinner, Lt. Larry Dibbles broke and attacked the active Jalthi. Neither Jalthi was damaged. The disabled ship powered up and destroyed Skinner's fighter, then joined the other to shoot down Dibbles. The incident became the impetus for Taggart's Tactics.

Though it earned the scorn of both space superiority and strike craft pilots alike, earning the derisive nickname "Space Slug", the Scimitar was fully capable of routine interdiction and light strike duties. Scimitars served with distinction on-board Bengal-Class Strike Carrier ships like the Tiger's Claw, the TCS Trafalgar and the TCS Eagle's Talon through the final days of the Vega Sector Campaign. The famous Blue Devil Squadron even managed to destroy a heavily armed Kilrathi depot using only a pair of Scimitars during Operation Thor's Hammer.

The Space Force's Flight School used a lightly-armed trainer variant of the Scimitar for live fire practice. Two-seat Scimitar trainers often found themselves on the front lines during command school exercises.

By the time of its official retirement in in 2655, the Scimitar was well over one hundred years old and had outlived its nominal replacement, the CF-117 Rapier, which had begun its development cycle in 2527 and had been retired the year before, in 2654. Surplus Scimitars would continue to see service with the Free Republic of the Landreich through 2668, and they would again show up in the service of the Union of Border Worlds Outer Worlds Fleet during the 2673 Border Worlds Conflict.

Wing Commander

Class Medium Fighter WC1-Scimitar.png
Length 25 meters
Mass 16 tonnes
Max Velocity: 360 KPS
Cruising velocity: 150 KPS
Afterburner Velocity: 1120 KPS
Acceleration: Good
Max. YPR 6/6/7 DPS
Weapons Mk. 30A Gatling Mass Driver Cannon (2)
Dart Dumbfire (3)
Javelin Heatseeker (2)
Armor (Fore/Aft/Sides) 8.5/8/6.5 cm
Shields (Fore/Aft) 6/5 cm
Shield Recharge: 6 seconds
Missile Decoys: none
Jump Capable: No

Joan's Fighting Spacecraft - Vega Sector Supplement for 2654.092

Class Medium Fighter Bp-scimitarside.png
Length 25 meters
Mass 16 tonnes
Max Velocity: 360 KPS
Cruising velocity: 150 KPS
Afterburner Velocity: 1120 KPS
Acceleration: Good
Max. YPR 6/6/7 DPS
Weapons Mk. 30A Gatling Mass Driver Cannon (2)
Dart Dumbfire (3)
Javelin Heatseeker (2)
Armor (Fore/Aft/Sides) 6/6/5 cm
Shields (Fore/Aft) 4 cm
Shield Recharge: 6 seconds
Missile Decoys: none
Jump Capable: No

Super Wing Commander

Class Medium Fighter
Length 25 meters
Mass 16 tonnes
Max Velocity: 360 KPS
Cruising velocity: 150 KPS
Afterburner Velocity: 1120 KPS
Acceleration: Good
Max. YPR 6/6/7 DPS
Weapons Mk. 30A Gatling Mass Driver Cannon (2)
Dart Dumbfire (6)
Javelin Heatseeker (4)
Armor (Fore/Aft/Sides) 6/6/5 cm
Shields (Fore/Aft) 4 cm
Shield Recharge: 6 seconds
Missile Decoys: none
Jump Capable: No

Wing Commander Academy

Class Trainer Wcatv-scimitar.jpg
Length 25 meters
Mass 16 tonnes
Max Velocity: 360 KPS
Cruising velocity: 150 KPS
Afterburner Velocity: 1120 KPS
Acceleration: Good
Max. YPR 6/6/7 DPS
Weapons Mk. 25 Laser Cannon (2)
Single Mount Laser Turret (1)
Javelin Heatseeker (5)
Tractor Beam (1)
Armor (Fore/Aft/Sides) 6/6/5 cm
Shields (Fore/Aft) 4 cm
Shield Recharge: 6 seconds
Missile Decoys: 9
Jump Capable: No
Crew: 2 (Pilot, Instructor)

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