Originally posted by Mekt-Hakkikt
Give me the specs of one Kilrathi fighter that is superior to his Confed euivalent (not counting Wc1, they were more or less equal, the cats having more armor and shield but being slow). In WC2/WC3 there is no Kilrathi fighter that equals a terran. In Armada only the Jrathek and the Shok'lar can be counted as equal to their Terran equivalents. [/B]
Okay. How about ...
T-Bolt Vaktoth Sorthak
Speed 380 410 400
Aft. 1000 900 950
Y/P/R 50/50/50 45/50/45 65/55/55
Guns 585 639 525
Missiles 2x3 2x4 2x4
F/R Shield 250/250 250/250 250/400
F/R/S Armor 120/120/100 130/120/130 180/180/180
Jump No Yes
The Vaktoth has better weapons, is faster in normal flight, has superior armor AND can jump. It is slightly less manouvreable.
Longbow Paktahn
Speed 320 340
Aft. 700 600
Y/P/R 30/40/30 35/40/35
Guns 439 707
Missiles 4x4 2x3,2x4
Torpedos 4 6
F/R Shield 500/500 320/320
F/R/S Armor 300/300/300 180/180/180
Well, the Longbow leads mainly in shields and armor. The Paktahn is more manouvreable and has awesome firepower - great for mowing down corvettes, light capships or any fighter stupid enough to get in its way.
Excalibur Bloodfang
Speed 500 560
Aft. 1300 1400
Y/P/R 70/75/75 70/90/90
Guns 1033 668
Missiles 4x4 3x3
F/R Shield 250/250 250/400
F/R/S Armor 110/110/110 100/100/100
The Bloodfang is significantly faster and more manouvreable then the Excal, and also has better shields. The Excal only leads in firepower (which is admittedly excellent).
The Arrow and Hellcat do have signifcantly better shielding then their Kilrathi equivalents. Still, based mainly on the Bloodfang and Vaktoth, I find it hard to agree that Terran fighters are markedly superior.