ELTEE
Vice Admiral
After taking a look at the achievements of the Bengal class, I started wondering what we consider to be the best - and, unavoidably, the worst - class of carrier in the Wing Commander universe? Of course, all time periods are open for debate - but for the scope of this thread, let's really focus on carriers.
Obviously, success can mean vastly different things for different classes. Are the Concordia fleet carriers the most successful because they formed the back bone of the fighter projecting fleet and had a long career that went beyond the Kilrathi conflict?
Or, perhaps it was the Hakaga class because of its ultimate power and ability to dominate a battle space - though in the end, the class failed to achieve the ultimate objective for which it was constructed.
There will, undoubtedly, be opinion mixed with fact. Despite this, let's see if we can determine who the real winner is.
I would thus humbly submit the following:
Best - Concordia class fleet carrier. Served quietly but adequately, providing the fleet with figher support where ever it was needed without glitz or glamour. The un-sung hero.
Worst - Lexington class. Undoubtedly, we can infer that such a ship would have been extremely expensive to construct in order to survive the type of mission intended. The lead ship of the class failed to complete the assigned mission - ultimately too complex and costly to be justified as as a traditional frontline carrier.
Obviously, success can mean vastly different things for different classes. Are the Concordia fleet carriers the most successful because they formed the back bone of the fighter projecting fleet and had a long career that went beyond the Kilrathi conflict?
Or, perhaps it was the Hakaga class because of its ultimate power and ability to dominate a battle space - though in the end, the class failed to achieve the ultimate objective for which it was constructed.
There will, undoubtedly, be opinion mixed with fact. Despite this, let's see if we can determine who the real winner is.
I would thus humbly submit the following:
Best - Concordia class fleet carrier. Served quietly but adequately, providing the fleet with figher support where ever it was needed without glitz or glamour. The un-sung hero.
Worst - Lexington class. Undoubtedly, we can infer that such a ship would have been extremely expensive to construct in order to survive the type of mission intended. The lead ship of the class failed to complete the assigned mission - ultimately too complex and costly to be justified as as a traditional frontline carrier.