A-14 Raptor
| A-14 Raptor | |
|---|---|
| |
| Type | Heavy Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Origin Aerospace |
| Primary User | Terran Confederation |
| Additional Users | Free Republic of the Landreich, Union of Border Worlds |
| Introduction | 2630s |
| Length | 36 meters |
| Mass | 20 metric tonnes |
| Max Velocity | 400 KPS |
| Cruise Velocity | 250 KPS |
| Max Afterburner Velocity | 1200 KPS |
| Acceleration | Good |
| Max Y/P/R | 6/5/6 DPS |
| Guns | 2 Mk. 40F Neutron Guns, 2 Mk. 30A Mass Driver Cannons |
| Missiles | 2 Javelin HSs, 2 Spiculum IRs, Pilum FFs, 1 Porcupine Mine |
| Armor | 6/8/8/6 cm |
| Shields | 7 cm |
| Decoys | None |
| Cloak | None |
| Jump Drive | None |
| Crew | 1 |
| Devices | None |
The A-14 Raptor was a Terran Confederation heavy fighter. It was included in the Joan's Fighting Spacecraft Vega Sector Supplement for 2654.092.
Raptors came into the spotlight in 2639, during the McAuliffe Ambush and Enyo Engagement. Then-Captain Geoffrey Tolwyn's daring plan rested on the abilities of a small force of Raptors outfitted as mine-layers. The plan worked, rescuing hundreds of thousands of captive civilians and ensuring the Raptor a place in history. Over the next fifteen years, through to the close of the Vega Campaign, the Raptor would see success in several roles: as a commerce raider, as a heavy handed answer to swarm fighter tactics and, when used in co-ordinated attacks, as a strike craft against line targets as large as cruisers.
During the height of the Vega Sector Campaign, Raptors from Star Slayer Squadron based on the TCS Tiger's Claw scored a string of impressive ship-to-ship victories.
Raptors continued to see service with front line squadrons through to the 2668 Battle of Earth. Following the conclusion of the Kilrathi War, surplus Raptors found their way to the service of the Free Republic of the Landreich - where they continued to see service through the border skirmishes of the early seventies.
An earlier variant of the Raptor carried a different missile loadout: two Phalanx missiles, three missiles of another type of missile and a Porcupine Space Mine. It also mounted laser cannons rather than neutron guns.
Images
Raptor-class line drawing from Joan's Fighting Spacecraft.
Origin Aerospace blueprint.
Origin Aerospace blueprint.
Origin Aerospace blueprint.
View from a Raptor cockpit as it engages a Krant.
Raptor as seen in Super Wing Commander
