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Vice Admiral
So, what was your favorite ship to defend in the Wing Commander games?
Was it the Tiger's Claw and all those kills you made since it didn't fire? The Concordia and it's PTC fireworks? Maybe the Victory, Lexington, or Intrepid with their pretty red streams of turret fire? Or maybe the Midway with its vulnerable subsystems and missile turrets? Pick a carrier for a specific mission, its looks, or its guns. Heck, pick them all if you must!
Personally, I'd have to say the Victory. It was more for that gauntlet of a retreat from Kilrathi territory. That defense mission had such an august feel for me, like reading about a WWII naval battle. Taking down skippers from a corvette practically a nav point away felt like a true capital ship slugging match. I was relieved when a new jump point was found and I could catch a break. The latter games tried to replicate that, but perhaps the desperation of the war brought it to life for me whenever I scrambled to keep the Victory in the sky.
Was it the Tiger's Claw and all those kills you made since it didn't fire? The Concordia and it's PTC fireworks? Maybe the Victory, Lexington, or Intrepid with their pretty red streams of turret fire? Or maybe the Midway with its vulnerable subsystems and missile turrets? Pick a carrier for a specific mission, its looks, or its guns. Heck, pick them all if you must!
Personally, I'd have to say the Victory. It was more for that gauntlet of a retreat from Kilrathi territory. That defense mission had such an august feel for me, like reading about a WWII naval battle. Taking down skippers from a corvette practically a nav point away felt like a true capital ship slugging match. I was relieved when a new jump point was found and I could catch a break. The latter games tried to replicate that, but perhaps the desperation of the war brought it to life for me whenever I scrambled to keep the Victory in the sky.