By DeJaKritz
08/05/2009 - 06:50:15
Type: Spaceship
Rating: 3 (Good)
Tags: asymmetry, confederation, light fighter, patrol craft, replica, wing commander
Description
From Wing CommanderCheck out my WC Sporecast!Velocity: 520 kpsAcceleration: 250 k/s^2 Afterburner: 1400 kpsY/P/R: 80/90/80 dps2x Laser cannons2x Ion guns4x Dart Dumbfire4x Pilum Friend or Foe16 Missile decoys80 cm armor150 cm core strength200 cm shieldsThe Arrow fighter was originally designed as a high speed scout craft. The first incarnation of the Arrow saw little use, being unarmed and not maneuverable enough to survive unexpected enemy contact.The second version of the Arrow saw widespread use as a light fighter. This revision saw an increase in the Arrow's engine power, increasing maneuverability and even stealing the speed record from the top secret Wraith super-fighter. While agile and fast, the Arrow was poorly armed, with only a pair of laser cannons, two dumbfires, and two heatseeking missiles.Seen here is the most well-armed and common version of the Arrow. This variant mounted two laser cannons, two ion guns, and carried a total of eight missiles (four Friend-or-Foe missiles and four dumbfire missiles), resulting in an agile, hard-hitting light fighter with a copious weapons loadout. This version specialized as a carrier-based point defense craft and interceptor, while still having enough fuel capacity to perform the long-ranged operations it had originally been designed for. It became a favorite mount through the last years of the Kilrathi War, preferred by many pilots over the supposedly more advanced Hellcat medium fighter.The Arrow continued service after the conclusion of the Terran-Kilrathi war. It was stripped down as a post-war patrol craft, carrying half as many hardpoints; two dumbfires and two friend-or-foe missiles.A fith variant was rumored to be equipped with a cloaking device and used for unknown purposes during the Black Lance conspiracy.
By DeJaKritz
These are actually Confed colors. Different fleets had different colors. Condcordia had green and gold colors. Tiger's claw had green also. In WC3 all the Confed Arrows as I recall were painted this way.
By Barricader
I see you went for the pirate colors in WC4. Never really liked those. Now the model on the other hand, that's just Spore eye-gasm worthy.
By Jat371
Ooh, assymetric colors, very nice.
By DeJaKritz
My second attempt at the Arrow, and a more accurate one. There are four versions developed by the Confederation but they look pretty similar.