Scimitar flown off the TCS Tiger's Claw, Blue Devil Squadron, circa 2654.

The Scimitar holds the record for longest serving military spacecraft - beating out even the venerable Kilrathi Dralthi series. By the time of its retirement the Scimitar was well over one hundred years old - its nominal replacement, the CF-117 Rapier, began its development cycle in 2527 (in fact, the Scimitar would outlive the fighter designed to replace it by more than a year).

Though it earned the scorn of both space superiority and strike craft pilots alike, the Scimitar was a tried and true durable medium fighter - fully capable of routine interdiction and light strike duties. Scimitars served with distinction onboard Bengal-class ships like the Tiger's Claw, the Trafalgar and the Eagle's Talon through the final days of the Vega Campaign. The famous Blue Devil squadron even managed to destroy a heavily armed Kilrathi depot using only a pair of Scimitars during Operation Thor's Hammer.

The Space Force's Flight School used a lightly-armed trainer variant of the Scimitar for live fire practice. Two-seat Scimitar trainers often found themselves on the front lines during command school exercises.

The Scimitar was officially retired from service in 2655. Surplus Scimitars would continue to see service with the Free Republic of the Landreich through 2668, and they would again show up in the service of the Union of Border Worlds' Outerworld Fleet during the 2673 conflict.

Claw Marks Class: Medium Fighter Length: 25 meters Mass: 16 tonnes Max. Velocity: 360 kps Cru. Velocity: 150 kps Aft. Velocity: 1120 kps Acceleration: Good Max. Y/P/R: 6/6/7 dps     4 cm         6 cm       5 cm n/a 5 cm       6 cm         4 cm     Shield Recharge: 6 sec Guns- (2) Mk. 30A Gatling Mass Driver Cannon Missiles- (3) Dart DF (2) Javelin HS Decoys: None Cloak: No Jump Drive: No Crew: 1 (Pilot) Service Entry:

Super Wing Commander Class: Medium Fighter Length: 25 meters Mass: 16 tonnes Max. Velocity: 360 kps Cru. Velocity: 150 kps Aft. Velocity: 1120 kps Acceleration: Good Max. Y/P/R: 6/6/7 dps     4 cm         6 cm       5 cm n/a 5 cm       6 cm         4 cm     Shield Recharge: 6 sec Guns- (2) Mk. 30A Gatling Mass Driver Cannon Missiles- (6) Dart DF (4) Javelin HS Decoys: None Cloak: No Jump Drive: No Crew: 1 (Pilot) Service Entry:

Wing Commander Academy Class: Trainer Length: 25 meters Mass: 16 tonnes Max. Velocity: 360 kps Cru. Velocity: 150 kps Aft. Velocity: 1120 kps Acceleration: Good Max. Y/P/R: 6/6/7 dps     4 cm         6 cm       5 cm n/a 5 cm       6 cm         4 cm     Shield Recharge: 6 sec Guns- (2) Mk. 25 Laser Cannon (1) Single Mount Laser Turret (1) Tractor Beam Missiles- (5) Javelin HS Decoys: 9 Cloak: No Jump Drive: No Crew: 2 (Pilot, Instructor) Service Entry:

Wing Commander Class: Medium Fighter Length: 25 meters Mass: 16 tonnes Max. Velocity: 360 kps Cru. Velocity: 150 kps Aft. Velocity: 1120 kps Acceleration: Good Max. Y/P/R: 6/6/7 dps     6 cm         8.5 cm       6.5 cm n/a 6.5 cm       8 cm         5 cm     Shield Recharge: 6 sec Guns- (2) Mk. 30A Gatling Mass Driver Cannon Missiles- (3) Dart DF (2) Javelin HS Decoys: None Cloak: No Jump Drive: No Crew: 1 (Pilot) Service Entry: