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! SO1 Player
! Crossbow Corvette -CUT-
! SO1 Pirates
! Academy Manual
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! Length
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| 24 meters
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! Mass
! Mass
| Small
| 400
| Small
| 40 tonnes
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! Ship Number
! Ship Number
| 15
| 15
| 15
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! Class
! Class
| Bomber
| Capital Ship
| Bomber
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| Bomber
! Scale
| 0x400
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! Shield Recharge
! Shield Recharge
| 4
| 5
| 5
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! Damage Flag
! Fuel
| No
| 300000
| No
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! Damage
| 70
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! Explosive Force
| 20000
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! Maximum Speed
! Maximum Speed
| 370 kps
| 35 kps
| 370 kps
| 370 kps
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! Cruise Speed
! Cruise Speed
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| 10 kps
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| 200 kps
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! Acceleration Rate
! Acceleration Rate
| 2
| 1
| 1
| Average
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! Yaw Rate
! Yaw Rate
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 8 dps
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! Pitch Rate
! Pitch Rate
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 8 dps
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! Roll Rate
! Roll Rate
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 8 dps
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! Angular Inertial
| 4000
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! Guns
! Guns
| Neutron Gun (2)<br>Mass Driver Cannon (3)
| Particle Cannon (2)
| Neutron Gun (2)<br>Particle Cannon (2)
| Neutron Gun (2)<br>Mass Driver Cannon (3)
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! Missiles
! Missiles
| Pilum FF (3)
| Spiculum IR (8)
| Pilum FF (2)
| Pilum FF (3)
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! Torpedoes
! Torpedoes
| Torpedoes (4)
| Torpedo (4)
| Torpedoes (2)
| Torpedoes (4)
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!Turret
!Turret
|Turret Gun (2, rear)
|Flak Turret (2)
|Turret Gun (2, rear)
|Turret Gun (2, rear)
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! Tractor Beam
| Rear Turret
| Rear Turret
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! Front Shield
! Front Shield
| 500 units
| 200 units
| 200 units
| 25 cm
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! Rear Shield
! Rear Shield
| 500 units
| 200 units
| 200 units
| 25 cm
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! Front Armor
! Front Armor
| 400 units
| 150 units
| 150 units
| 20 cm
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! Rear Armor
! Rear Armor
| 400 units
| 150 units
| 150 units
| 20 cm
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! Left Armor
! Left Armor
| 350 units
| 100 units
| 100 units
| 25 cm
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! Right Armor
! Right Armor
| 350 units
| 100 units
| 100 units
| 25 cm
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! Jump Capable
| Yes
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Revision as of 22:31, 24 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

Crossbow Corvette -CUT-
Mass 400
Ship Number 15
Class Capital Ship
Scale 0x400
Shield Recharge 5
Fuel 300000
Damage 70
Explosive Force 20000
Maximum Speed 35 kps
Cruise Speed 10 kps
Acceleration Rate 1
Yaw Rate 4
Pitch Rate 4
Roll Rate 4
Angular Inertial 4000
Guns Particle Cannon (2)
Missiles Spiculum IR (8)
Torpedoes Torpedo (4)
Turret Flak Turret (2)
Front Shield 200 units
Rear Shield 200 units
Front Armor 150 units
Rear Armor 150 units
Left Armor 100 units
Right Armor 100 units

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

  • Academy Ship Selection

    Academy Ship Selection

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

  • Rear

    Rear

  • Rear (Inactive)

    Rear (Inactive)

  • Rear (In Action)

    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.

Corvette

Background

The 3D mesh that was ultimately used for the Crossbow introduced in Special Operations 1 was originally built for Wing Commander 2 where it was intended to be used for what was called the Crossbow-class corvette. The Crossbow corvette was one of several ships cut from the game to reduce the overall size but the assets were reused in 1992 for a new ship Special Operations 1 also called the Crossbow (now a bomber). As part of this process, the Special Operations 1 artists re-textured the mesh to appear to be a smaller spacecraft, replacing multiple decks with a single cockpit and dropping the green-with-yellow-numbers color scheme associated with Wing Commander II's capital ships. The original Crossbow texture scheme is still visible in one place: for Wing Commander Academy, artists rendered a 'turnaround' of each ship which rotate when selected on the mission design menu. The new sprites were rendered from the original Crossbow corvette rather than the Special Operations 1 update, making the green paint scheme visible. The original corvette-textured Crossbow model created by Origin for the game is available for download here. Additionally, a set of specifications for the cut ship have been identified from a preserved printout of Wing Commander II's in-progress ship statistics.

Specifications

SO1 Player
Length
Mass Small
Ship Number 15
Class Bomber
Shield Recharge 4

Gallery

  • Wing Commander Academy screen showing the unused 'green' Crossbow corvette

    Wing Commander Academy screen showing the unused 'green' Crossbow corvette

  • Render of the Crossbow mesh with corvette textures

    Render of the Crossbow mesh with corvette textures

  • Unused Crossbow corvette specifications (1/2)

    Unused Crossbow corvette specifications (1/2)

  • Unused Crossbow corvette specifications (2/2)

    Unused Crossbow corvette specifications (2/2)

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