WCPedia Takes up the Gauntlet

Do you remember Wing Commander Armada's Gauntlet mode? We do! It was essentially a 'Wing Commander lite' included with Armada that let you (and optionally a second player) battle through one of two fifteen mission campaigns. Instead of cutscenes or dialogue, the story is presented as text-based mission briefings aboard the TCS Lexington or the KIS Shiraak… but it's still packed with lore and there are some pretty interesting engagements that most players never had a chance to explore! Here are two favorites: a Kilrathi mission where you fight a renegade Admiral and a Confederation mission where you escort home a pair of new bombers in an Arrow:

Human Confederation campaign

• Mission 1
• Mission 2
• Mission 3
• Mission 4
• Mission 5
• Mission 6
• Mission 7
• Mission 8
• Mission 9
• Mission 10
• Mission 11
• Mission 12
• Mission 13
• Mission 14
• Mission 15
• Transfer Mission

Empire of Kilrah campaign

• Mission 1
• Mission 2
• Mission 3
• Mission 4
• Mission 5
• Mission 6
• Mission 7
• Mission 8
• Mission 9
• Mission 10
• Mission 11
• Mission 12
• Mission 13
• Mission 14
• Mission 15
• Transfer Mission

One interesting thing we learned while taking a close look at the system is that it's actually impossible to beat the leaderboard! By our calculations, the highest score you can achieve in the Kilrathi campaign (which has more opponents) is 4,305… well short of the 5,000 you'd need to beat "Litespeed"! There ain't no justice. Also: all six wingmen are named after the game's developers! You can find out which is which at the links below:

• Damon
• Foster
• LiteSpeed
• quarters
• Danthrax
• Kar-Pak