Bloodfang

Bloodfang Type Superfighter Primary User Empire of Kilrah Introduction mid-2650s Retirement 2669 Performance Maximum Yaw 8 dps Maximum Pitch 8 dps Maximum Roll 8 dps Acceleration Excellent Velocity Cruise 280 kps Maximum 460 kps Afterburner Maximum Afterburner 1320 kps Armament Guns Particle Cannons (4) Default Missile Loadout Claw IR (5) Paw DF (3) Components Modules Tractor Beam (1) Decoys None Cloaking Device No Jump Drive No Defense Shields Fore 9.5 cm equivalent Aft 9.5 cm equivalent Armor Front 8.5 cm Rear 8.5 cm Right 8 cm Left 8 cm Bloodfang Target Identification, as flown by Crown Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka off the KIS Hha'ifra, circa 2667. Source Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (In-Game Stats)

Bloodfang Type Superfighter Primary User Empire of Kilrah Introduction 2669 Retirement 2669 Performance Maximum Yaw 70 dps Maximum Pitch 90 dps Maximum Roll 90 dps Acceleration 375 k/s2 Velocity Cruise 380 kps Maximum 560 kps Afterburner Maximum Afterburner 1400 kps Armament Guns Tachyon Cannons (2) Plasma Guns (2) Default Missile Loadout Claw IR (3) Fang FF (3) Stalker HS (3) Components Decoys 12 Cloaking Device No Jump Drive No Defense Shields Fore 250 cm equivalent Aft 250 cm equivalent Armor Front 100 cm Rear 100 cm Right 100 cm Left 100 cm Bloodfang Target Identification, as flown by Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka off the KIS Hvar’kann, circa 2669. Source Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (In-Game Stats)

Bloodfang Target Identification, as flown by Crown Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka, circa 2656.

History

The Bloodfang is, simply put, the finest starfighter ever fielded by the Empire of Kilrah. Designed and continously revised only for the personal use of Crown Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka and his elite guards, the Bloodfangs very existence represents a completely alien way of thinking. For the Kilrathi, the expense and difficulty of developing and producing a fighter in such small numbers is fully justified; Lord Thrakhath is their military leader and finest pilot, and it stands to reason that he deserves a weapon representative of his stature. For its human counterparts, the Bloodfang was a confusing threat that should by all rights appear in full scale service at any moment. In fact, Capt. Christopher Blair's 2667 encounter with a Bloodfang lead directly to the initial design specification for the Excalibur-class fighter. (A version of the Bloodfang actually entered service over a decade earlier; it simply never saw combat and therefore was unknown to the Confederation before the destruction of K'Tithrak Mang).

Bloodfangs served from the mid-2650s to the end of the war. They were flown only by Prince Thrakhath and members of the elite Blood Most Noble squadron. Only three Bloodfangs were ever reported lost: two in personal combat with Col. Blair and a third in a hard landing on a human colony (the pilot survived the landing only to be killed by a local laborer; the fighter was never recovered).

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi Demo

Class	Super Fighter
Service Entry:	Mid-2650's

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi

Conversational References

Class	Super Fighter
Max Velocity:	460 KPS
Cruising velocity:	280 KPS
Afterburner Velocity:	1320 KPS
Acceleration:	Excellent
Max. YPR	8/8/8 DPS
Weapons	Particle Cannons (4)
	Claw Image-Recognition (5)
	Paw Dumbfire (3)
	Tractor Beam (1)
Armor (Fore/Aft/Sides)	8.5/8.5/8 cm
Shields (Fore/Aft)	9.5 cm
Shield Recharge:	7 seconds
Missile Decoys:	None
Jump Capable:	No
Service Entry:	Mid-2650's

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger

Conversational References

Class	Super Fighter
Max Velocity:	560 KPS
Cruising velocity:	380 KPS
Afterburner Velocity:	1400 KPS
Acceleration:	375 k/s^2
Max. YPR	70/90/90 DPS
Weapons	Tachyon Cannons (2)
	Plasma Guns (2)
	Claw Image-Recognition (2)
	Fang Friend-or-Foe (3)
	Stalker Heatseeker (3)
Armor (Fore/Aft/Sides)	8.5/8.5/8 cm
Shields (Fore/Aft)	9.5 cm
Shield Recharge:	7 seconds
Missile Decoys:	12
Jump Capable:	No
Service Entry:	2669