Pre WC1 Kilrathi fighters

Interesting question - I wish I had the answer.

But it brings up another related question - not just Kilralthi, but what Confed fighers were used before WC1 as well?
 
Needaham45 said:
Interesting question - I wish I had the answer.

But it brings up another related question - not just Kilralthi, but what Confed fighers were used before WC1 as well?

A few of the fighters seen in wc3 were around before WC1
 
Such as? The only ships that could be considered pre-WC1 would be the ones in the movie since the level of technology seems to be lower than that in WC1.
 
Needaham45 said:
But it brings up another related question - not just Kilralthi, but what Confed fighers were used before WC1 as well?

I asked about Confed too... aren't you the one who always tells people to read the posts that come before thiers?
 
Needaham45 said:
Interesting question - I wish I had the answer.

But it brings up another related question - not just Kilralthi, but what Confed fighers were used before WC1 as well?

Well, I don't think there is a documented list (Unless LOAF or someone has one) but there are quite a few more than mentioned here already. Theres the infamous Wildcat fighter that was confeds standby for a few decades, the Hurricane strike/fighter craft, the Falcon fighter-bomber, the Gladiator bomber, the Hawk (don;t know what it was), the Sheridan Marine Landing craft, and I think there was a Minotaur (can;t remember what it was either). And to answer your next questoin . . no I don;t think anyone konws what they look like (unless the Hellcat-look-alike the cadets were flying in the training exercise of the 1st ep of WCATV were wildcats, but I doubt it).

C-ya
 
Needaham45 said:
I asked about Confed too... aren't you the one who always tells people to read the posts that come before thiers?

No IIRC.
And the post before is this:

Amerika said:
Such as? The only ships that could be considered pre-WC1 would be the ones in the movie since the level of technology seems to be lower than that in WC1.
 
Please clear up a bit -- are we talking pre-war or just pre-WC1? These are the only six fighters that we *know* were around before the Terran/Kilrathi war:

Asjaka class Bomber
KF-100 Dralthi class Medium Fighter
Gamora class Bomber
Kala class Fighter
Krant class Interceptor
Vak class Fighter

Needaham, I'll be happy to list pre-war Confed fighters or pre-WC1 Confed fighters... let me know which it is you specifically want before I go through my notes.
 
Oh... I was just curious as to any other fighters at all - I'd appreciate any info you have, Pre-War or Pre-WC1 - thanks.
 
Well... here's something that may help. It's a list of known service dates for known Confed fighter classes. It may have a few errors, since I honestly don't remember when I made it... (I saw a few obvious changes which I fixed).

A-14 Raptor class heavy fighter (2639-2668(^2))
A-17 Broadsword class bomber (2632*-2669(^2,^3))
A-18 Crossbow class bomber (2667*-2667)
CF-117 Rapier class medium fighter (2536-2654*)
F-32 Hornet class light fighter (2634-2669(^2))
F-36/CF-105 Scimitar class medium fighter (<2536-2655*(^3))
F-44 Rapier II class medium fighter (2654*-2669(^3))
F-54 Epee class medium fighter (2654-2667)
F-57 Sabre class heavy fighter (2654-2669(^3))
P-64 Ferret class patrol fighter (2639-2667)
F-66 Thunderbolt VII class heavy fighter (2668-2681)
F/A-76 Longbow class bomber (2654-2673(^1))
TB-80 Devestator class Torpedo Bomber (2681-2681)
TB-81 Shrike class Torpedo Bomber (2681-2681)
F-86 Hellcat V class medium fighter (2654-2673(^1))
F-103 Excalibur class heavy fighter (2669*-2681)
F-104 Bearcat class heavy fighter (2673*-2673)
F/A-105 Tigershark class Multi-Role Fighter (2681-2681)
F-106 Piranha class Scout Fighter (2681-2681)
F-107 Lance class heavy fighter (2672*-2673*)
F-108 Panther class Space Superiority Fighter (2681-2681)
F-109 Vampire class Space Superiority Fighter (2681-2681)
F-110 Wasp class Interceptor (2681-2681)
Arrow V class light fighter (2654-2673)
Avenger class bomber (2654-2673)
Banshee class heavy fighter (2669-2669)
Banshee II class light fighter ('ancient'-2673)
Corsair class fighter (2639*-2639)
Falcon class fighter-bomber (2634-2634)
Gladiator class bomber (2634-2634)
Gladius class heavy fighter(^4) (2669-2669)
Gotha class surface-to-space interceptor ('ancient')
Hummer class light recon fighter (2634-2634)
Hurricane class fighter (2592-2634)
Merlin class fighter (2634-2634)
Minotaur class fighter ('ancient'-2534)(^6)
Morningstar class heavy fighter (2667*-2667)
Phantom class light fighter(^5) (2669-2669)
Razor class Light Fighter (2654-2673)
Stiletto class light fighter (2669-2669)
Talon class light fighter (2654-2669)
Trident class heavy bomber (2634-2634)
Vindicator class medium fighter (2673-2673)
Wildcat class fighter (2604*-2639*)
Wraith class medium fighter (2667*-2669)

* = absolute date of entry/retirement, anything else is 'earliest/latest seen'.
(^1) Ship has been retired as of 2681.
(^2) Surplus craft used by the Free Republic of the Landreich circa 2672.
(^3) Surplus craft used by the Union of Border Worlds circa 2673.
(^4) Believed to be a replacement for the Raptor (2668).
(^5) Believed to be a replacement for the Scimitar (2655).
(^6) Still in service, circa 2634 - though production stopped one hundred years earlier.
 
Well... I guess it spans the WC canon, since they're the fighters that appear anywhere -- anything in specific that you're looking for a source on?
 
Loaf forgive me if i am wrong, but weren't Ferrets used in End Run and didnt end run happen in 2668? if so, then one of the few errors that may have been there has been found, hope this helps
 
Actually Ferrets were used by Confed at least until the BoT, and possibly saw further use in Landreich hands...
 
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