Kilrathi Ejection

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BlueClaw

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What was the deal with Kilrathi pilots and ejection? In Wing Commander 1, SM2, when they captured the Dralthi Mk 2, Halcyon mentioned that the Terran engineers had attempted to install an ejection system on the fighter, but couldn't because of technical difficulties. Also, in WC1 and WC2, we never saw a Kilrathi eject, with the exception of Prince Thrakhath and Khasra, and even then, we didn't see any ejected pilot sprites of them. Does this mean that in the WC1 and WC2 era, Kilrathi pilots, except for high ranking nobles like Thrakhath, couldn't eject, because of Imperial code or ship design? In WC3, Kilrathi pilots eject more often. Does this mean that near the end of the war the Kilrathi were getting desperate, and needed to save on pilots rather than let them suffer 'honourable death'?
 
actually, i think ejection was not really inportant as other races did not pose any threat till the humans.
 
Only certain Kilrathi fighters lacked ejection seats -- the Dralthi II, the KF-100, the Salthi, the Krant... but some have had them since Action Stations onwards (we even see that the Dralthi (original) has an ejection seat in WCA...).
 
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