A-18 Crossbow
| A-18 Crossbow | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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 | Academy Manual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 24 meters | ||
| Mass | Small | Small | 40 tonnes |
| Ship Number | 15 | 15 | |
| Class | Bomber | Bomber | Bomber |
| Shieled Recharge | 4 | 5 | |
| Damage Flag | No | No | |
| Maximum Speed | 370 kps | 370 kps | 370 kps |
| Cruise Speed | 200 kps | ||
| Acceleration Rate | 2 | 1 | Average |
| Yaw Rate | 8 | 3 | 8 dps |
| Pitch Rate | 8 | 3 | 8 dps |
| Roll Rate | 8 | 4 | 8 dps |
| Guns | Neutron Gun (2) Mass Driver Cannon (3) |
Neutron Gun (2) Particle Cannon (2) |
Neutron Gun (2) Mass Driver Cannon (3) |
| Missiles | Pilum FF (3) | Pilum FF (2) | Pilum FF (3) |
| Torpedoes | Torpedoes (4) | Torpedoes (2) | Torpedoes (4) |
| Turret | Turret Gun (2, rear) | Turret Gun (2, rear) | Turret Gun (2, rear) |
| Tractor Beam | Rear Turret | Rear Turret | |
| Front Shield | 500 units | 200 units | 25 cm |
| Rear Shield | 500 units | 200 units | 25 cm |
| Front Armor | 400 units | 150 units | 20 cm |
| Rear Armor | 400 units | 150 units | 20 cm |
| Left Armor | 350 units | 100 units | 25 cm |
| Right Armor | 350 units | 100 units | 25 cm |
| Jump Capable | Yes |
Images
External
Wing Commander Academy
Sprite Sheet
Wreckage
Target VDU
Damage VDU
Weapons VDU
Weapons of the Terran and Kilrathi Fleets illustration
Academy Ship Selection
Internal
Wing Commander Academy
Forward
Forward (Alarms Active)
Forward (Radar Damaged)
Forward (Defense Console Damaged)
Forward (In Action)
Right
Left
Rear
Rear (Inactive)
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
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.
Wing Commander Academy screen showing the unused 'green' Crossbow corvette
Render of the Crossbow mesh with corvette textures
Unused Crossbow corvette specifications (1/2)
Unused Crossbow corvette specifications (2/2)
