Bloodfang
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Type
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Superfighter
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Primary User
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Empire of Kilrah
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Introduction
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mid-2650s
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Retirement
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2669
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Performance
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Maximum Yaw
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8 dps
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Maximum Pitch
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8 dps
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Maximum Roll
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8 dps
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Acceleration
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Excellent
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Velocity
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Cruise
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280 kps
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Maximum
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460 kps
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Afterburner
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Maximum Afterburner
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1320 kps
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Armament
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Guns
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Particle Cannons (4)
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Default Missile Loadout
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Claw IR (5)
Paw DF (3)
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Components
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Modules
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Tractor Beam (1)
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Decoys
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None
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Cloaking Device
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No
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Jump Drive
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No
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Defense
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Shields
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Fore
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9.5 cm equivalent
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Aft
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9.5 cm equivalent
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Armor
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Front
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8.5 cm
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Rear
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8.5 cm
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Right
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8 cm
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Left
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8 cm
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Bloodfang Target Identification, as flown by Crown Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka off the KIS Hha'ifra, circa 2667.
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Source
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Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (In-Game Stats)
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Bloodfang
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Type
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Superfighter
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Primary User
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Empire of Kilrah
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Introduction
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2669
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Retirement
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2669
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Performance
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Maximum Yaw
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70 dps
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Maximum Pitch
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90 dps
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Maximum Roll
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90 dps
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Acceleration
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375 k/s2
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Velocity
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Cruise
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380 kps
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Maximum
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560 kps
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Afterburner
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Maximum Afterburner
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1400 kps
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Armament
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Guns
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Tachyon Cannons (2)
Plasma Guns (2)
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Default Missile Loadout
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Claw IR (3)
Fang FF (3)
Stalker HS (3)
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Components
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Decoys
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12
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Cloaking Device
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No
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Jump Drive
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No
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Defense
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Shields
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Fore
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250 cm equivalent
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Aft
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250 cm equivalent
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Armor
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Front
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100 cm
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Rear
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100 cm
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Right
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100 cm
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Left
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100 cm
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Bloodfang Target Identification, as flown by Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka off the KIS Hvar’kann, circa 2669.
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Source
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Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (In-Game Stats)
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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
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Super Fighter
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Service Entry:
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Mid-2650's
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Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
Mission Appearances
Conversational References
Class
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Super Fighter
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Max Velocity:
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460 KPS
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Cruising velocity:
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280 KPS
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Afterburner Velocity:
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1320 KPS
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Acceleration:
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Excellent
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Max. YPR
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8/8/8 DPS
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Weapons
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Particle Cannons (4)
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Claw Image-Recognition (5)
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Paw Dumbfire (3)
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Tractor Beam (1)
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Armor (Fore/Aft/Sides)
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8.5/8.5/8 cm
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Shields (Fore/Aft)
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9.5 cm
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Shield Recharge:
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7 seconds
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Missile Decoys:
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None
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Jump Capable:
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No
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Service Entry:
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Mid-2650's
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Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
Mission Appearances
Conversational References
Class
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Super Fighter
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Max Velocity:
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560 KPS
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Cruising velocity:
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380 KPS
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Afterburner Velocity:
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1400 KPS
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Acceleration:
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375 k/s^2
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Max. YPR
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70/90/90 DPS
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Weapons
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Tachyon Cannons (2)
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Plasma Guns (2)
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Claw Image-Recognition (2)
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Fang Friend-or-Foe (3)
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Stalker Heatseeker (3)
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Armor (Fore/Aft/Sides)
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8.5/8.5/8 cm
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Shields (Fore/Aft)
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9.5 cm
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Shield Recharge:
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7 seconds
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Missile Decoys:
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12
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Jump Capable:
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No
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Service Entry:
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2669
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Images
References