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Wing Commander- observed: CV = Carrier (light, fleet, utility, possibly heavy) CVA = Possible designation for heavy or attack carrier CVX = Midway-class Carrier CVE = Escort Carrier (converted heavy transport Wake-class, and presumably built from the keel up Harrier-class) CVS =...

Looking at the document, LOAF, there are two distinct entries- one for the Poseidon, and one for the Midway. While the Poseidon has the same description, the specs are clearly not the same. If the final Midway is merely the developer's evolution from the Poseidon, why list both on the same...

Could the Lexington-class Heavy Carriers still be in production following the war? Is there any conclusive proof that this particular class was new? Looking through "Voices of War," I failed to find any reference to the Lexington (Heavy Carrier) being new.

CIC News Update for May 28, 2009. "Captain Johnny" provided background information for what I think was early development stuff for WCP. The file exceeds the 100 kb upload limit. If you check the news archives for that day, you should still be able to retrieve it.

When 2-3 torpedoes could easily take out both vessels, I'm not sure comparing which one would win in a theoretical battle amounts to much. The contest would ultimately be decided by the skill/training of the crews and airwings of both. As for the carriers themselves, the Yorktown-class, per...

Can we assume ships like the Poseidon-type CV and Mercury-class CA are in service even though they did not make an appearance in the completed WCP?

In the documents recently released for what Prophecy was intended to be, we see capships armed with anti-ship missiles. Some are even listed as having vertical launchers specifically for these anti-ship missiles. They appear to be far weaker than either torpedoes or the old-style CAPMISS. May...

Yes I did read what you wrote. The whole topic is just a bit confusing for my fragile, little mind. Pardon me if I am trying to sort it out in writing. As for making points...I am not in some sort of competition with you over who has the greater amount of Wing Commander knowledge. The...

Firekka aside though, none of these other entities were part of the Confederation officially. I believe they fell into the "Terran Alliance" organization. The Alliance used a Star-Sword patch as seen in WC3, and arguably on the hulls of WC1/2 ships. The context as used in Prophecy suggested...

Some of the dialogue is a little confusing though. Throughout WCP, we hear of characters "signing on" with Confed. Now obviously the armed forces of Confed is the intended meaning. The phrase still seams a little out of place. If I enlist in the service, it would be a little weird to say that...

Victory Streak. Another notable difference is that the Navy has the additional rank of 1st Lieutenant, however, it is the same pay grade as 2nd Lieutenant.

Wing Commander 4 did not come with a Victory Streak-type manual. The only specifications for WC4 ships comes from the internal game values which were then published in the official strategy guide. To the best of my knowledge, the stats for the Intrepid were not posted. Does anyone know what...

Actually, I think the WC4N put the fighter count between 50 and 60.

Additionally, the Tango and the Intrepid had 8 of the larger-scale dual laser turrets that were also seen on the Confed cruisers and destroyers. Why the programmers of WC4 decided not to include the AMG armament on these ships (yet include these guns on the Vesuvius-class) is unknown to me. I...

Does this mean that there were 40 medium fighters (Hellcats) and an unknown amount of other fighters, or that the total fighter complement was 40 and called a medium wing?

Baltimore has got nothing on Curtis Bay!

The only thing we know about the armor is what the Victory was equipped with during the last year of the Kilrathi War: 1000 cm. equivalent of durasteel. Nothing has ever been stated otherwise. Nothing has ever stated that the Yorktown and Concordia classes are similar. More to the point...

Blair did not destroy the Lexington. There is a possibility that the Lex was in service during the events of WCP.

Interesting too is that the game offers Blair a moral option. Using the flashpack on the Ella Superbase would ensure that 10,000+ personnel (many of which are civilians) would be killed. In this instance, Blair still has to torpedo the Vesuvius, in which several thousand of the crew would have...

CONFED HQ I remember a reference somewhere to Jupiter Station, but I can't remember where it came from (or if it even pertains to the massive HQ station).