Lexington Class

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frostytheplebe

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These carriers seem quite impressive. Between the two bays on the sides and the elevated rear flight deck to prevent the fly-through tactic used by the Kilrathi. What history do we have on these heavy carriers?
 
frostytheplebe said:
These carriers seem quite impressive. Between the two bays on the sides and the elevated rear flight deck to prevent the fly-through tactic used by the Kilrathi. What history do we have on these heavy carriers?
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I think you are confusing a few ships. The ship in the Armada intro is not the Lexington that you play as in the game. The Intro ship is the SWC Bengal (which blows up in the intro). The actual ship in the game engine looks quite different.
 
The model used to represent the Lexington in the Armada introduction is indeed the same model used for the Bengal carrier in Super Wing Commander. However, neither carrier is destroyed in the Armada introduction, only the Kilrathi Shok'lar is destroyed. :)
 
I'm very confused now... what are you talking about...

Picture 1: The carrier in the intro... a SWC Snakier

Picture 2: Rearview of the Lexington.
 

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frostytheplebe said:
These carriers seem quite impressive. Between the two bays on the sides and the elevated rear flight deck to prevent the fly-through tactic used by the Kilrathi. What history do we have on these heavy carriers?
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We don't have *that* history, for one thing... :) As far as I can tell from the Armada takeoff scene, the Lexington has only one (central) launch bay -- it has windows where the side-front entrances on the original Bengal model are.

No idea where 'elevated rear flight deck' could have come from, though... we certainly don't see anything like that in Armada, which is the only place the ship appears.

Space Point
 
Bandit LOAF said:
We don't have *that* history, for one thing... :) As far as I can tell from the Armada takeoff scene, the Lexington has only one (central) launch bay -- it has windows where the side-front entrances on the original Bengal model are.

No idea where 'elevated rear flight deck' could have come from, though... we certainly don't see anything like that in Armada, which is the only place the ship appears.

Space Point
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For some reason I thought the Lexington class carrier in Saga was based on canon in terms of design and how it appears...am I way off target here? (That model, so far as I can tell, employs side entrances to the flight deck as well as the forward entrance...don't think that means that the deck is elevated, though.)
I thought it was the same class as the Armada terran carrier...

Also, I thought the first picture was of a Shirrack (sp)...I think I'm quite confused!
 
Vinman said:
Ohhh, are you talking about TCS Kennedy from Saga?

I like that arrangement.
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Yeah, I thought it was a great design - great to see a different class in the series.

I would love a game that focused on the TCS Lexington (of the Lexington class.) I think it would be a great story, complete with new characters and a fighter wing consisting of ships that we don't get much opportunity to pilot. I imagine the story would focus on the Lady Lex jumping from starsystem to starsystem behind enemy lines, slowly making her way to Kilrah as she's chased by cruisers and destroyers. Then, suddenly, they discover a Kilrathi carrier with the same intentions heading towards earth. They have to make a critical decision; press on to Kilrah, or turn and hunt the enemy down.

Plus, you would have to manage your fighter wing as nothing is expendable! There are NO reinforcements...

I think we all know what happens...
 
The timeline entry on the Lexington wasn't flavor text - it was the story to Wing Commander Armada (which in some way featured several of the points you listed.)
 
Bandit LOAF said:
The timeline entry on the Lexington wasn't flavor text - it was the story to Wing Commander Armada (which in some way featured several of the points you listed.)
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Absolutely! I often enjoyed Armada the most as the campaign took on whatever excitement and story that you wanted it to...

I think the text in Voices of War, the fighters in Armada and the Lexington herself could support a new game with a serious campaign all by themselves. Plus, if any of the features of Armada were refreshed, you would have potential for great multiplayer action as well.

Maybe it's not a space sim...maybe it's more like a Homeworld. Maybe it's both? Would be a great way to add an installment to the Kilrathi War without re-hashing what's been done before.

Hell, you could do it Arena style too. Whatever it takes to keep the universe expanding!
 
I liked how Armada felt 'darker' than other installments. Was kinda lonely, which fit the premise.

One thing about Voices of War, though; it isn't confirmed, but it seems implied by many coincidences that the 'Commander' is Blair (before he was named). His logs make reference to the Concordia, the Claw, and even a shaky history with Tolwyn.

That being said, how does Blair captaining the Lexington fit into canon? We knew he was flying off the Concordia as a Colonel prior to its destruction. At least, his tenure on the Concordia is implied - though not confirmed - during the opening of WC3.
 
I can answer that one - it's not Blair. :)

Academy and Armada both decided to 'hint' that their character was the main hero... but neither one intended for him to so be. The Lexington was lost (per Victory Streak) and eventually destroyed (Star*Soldier)... so it can't have been Blair.

(Historically speaking, Blair was spending that time in the hospital - he was injured at the Battle of Earth...)
 
Maybe...it's still out there. How cool would that be? Suddenly, years later, the Lexington returns...from Nephilim space!!

Chalk up a Shiraak, various other Kats, and a few bugs while you're at it for kills. Talk about a couple of battle stars for that hull....

Maybe she took out a few star destroyers, borg cubes, and Chig fighters while she was at it.

Obviously, the Lady Lex is the coolest, fastest, sweetest, most greatest ship ever. :D

I digress. What else do we know of her fate?
 
I very much doubt that if Nephilim space was close enough for the Lexington to reach in such a manner, and come back, the Nephilim wouldn't have bothered building giant wormholes to transfer whole fleets into Confederation space.
 
Jason_Ryock said:
I very much doubt that if Nephilim space was close enough for the Lexington to reach in such a manner, and come back, the Nephilim wouldn't have bothered building giant wormholes to transfer whole fleets into Confederation space.
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Of course...most of the post was another poor attempt at some humor.

Serious question though; if what I am reading in this thread is correct, the in-game depiction of the Lexington is different from the cutscene. That still makes both interpretations canon, correct?

I really like the look of the TCS Kennedy from Saga. I always saw that ship as a good model for the Lexington class.
 
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