WC's best fighter and bomber of all time

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KoN21

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Keeping in mind the greatness of each ship in its respective heyday. From WC1-WCP, which is the overall best Fighter and Bomber?


My personal favorite

fighter = dragon

bomber = broadsword
 
Broadsword. you could fight the good fight with fighters as well as nuke many cap ships in one run. If I must pick a fighter its the morningstar. A tacnuke and two torps ( if I recall) 3 particle cannons, yeah...... maniacs wet dream our plaything!
 
Best fighter - Dragon
Best bomber - Longbow

biggest buzz - promoted to Scimitar for the first time in WC1
fond affections - Gothri, Hellcat
coolest design - Rapier II
satisafying gun loadout - Raptor
Nicest missiles - Longbow again
enthralling cockpit art - Epee, Hellcat

got carried away:D
 
Come on how many of these threads are there? Besides we all already know the excalibur is the best fighter/bomber of all time. :) Seconded by the thunderbolt.



Plus its just wicked looking.
 
Out of curiosity, how can the Dragon be the "best of all time"? It only exists for all of a few months as an operational craft being actively used, half a year at most. :)

(Never mind that it's a somewhat lousy plot device created by lazy writers... :p )
 
I've always had a real soft spot for the Rapier, it was fast, it was well armed, and it really allowed you do what you wanted to do with it
 
For my tastes, I loved the Sabre. I could bomb cap ships and fight any fighter the kilrathi had to throw at me. I like having afterburners; otherwise I'd vote broadsword for bombing.

The sabre was jump capable to...it really could do just about anything that was required of it...
 
Best fighter: Excalibur, followed closely by the Arrow.

Best F/A: Sabre

Best bomber: Broadsword
 
Best Fighter: Ferret (even without missiles... I never really used them alot in WC2, anyway)

Best Bomber: Grikath
 
Best fighter: Dragon (unlimited cloak, unlimited afterburners, slide capable, carries flashpak's or torps).
Best Bomber: Dragon.. Being able to cloak while you approach your target.. the enemy never knew what hit them. It may have been short lived, but I think it was the best fighter/bomber of all in its respective heyday.
 
Best Fighter - Excalibur.
Beeing a superfighter, it still had a soul, unlike the Dragon. Having the choice i'll take Excalibur if only I dont have to put down lots of capships.
Best bomber - Vindicator: ugly but really fast and manouverble
 
KoN21 said:
Is it fair to say that the arrow is the best light fighter of all time?
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After playing the Saga prologue, I'm starting to think so!
I love just afterburning around the task force and hugging the deck when passing over stuff! so much fun!

regards the dragon, yeah, i know it has no soul, and WC4 was all over so quickly before you could get used to it, but take this scenario

2 Col. Blair clones have a duel - one in Excalibur one in dragon. Who'll win? DragonBlair hands down.
 
To answer this, you really have to take it by game:

WC1: Best Fighter - Rapier (hands down) Best Bomber/Strike: Raptor
WC2: Best Fighter - Rapier G (tough with the awe-inspiring Ferret :D) Bomber: Sabre (hands down)
WC3: Best Fighter - Excalibur Best Bomber - Longbow (I HATE Thunderbuckets)
WC4: Best Fighter - Bearcat!!! Best Bomber - Flashpack Dragon ;)
WCP: Best Fighter - Vampire Best Bomber - Devastator
WCSO: Best Fighter - Black Panther Best Bomber - Black Devastator
 
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