River Class Transport

The River Class Transport was a conversion from a Constellation Class freighter by removing the freight modules and making room for the marines and their equipment. Every possible expansion space was used for troops quarters, technical equipment and the dropships were squeezed into little hangars. The transports were only lightly armed with 4 heavy laser cannons firing forward. It was saved on armor plating to reduce the overall weight and to obtain more speed out of the old cargo hulls which proved to be a fatal mistake, because during the invasion on Sigma Draco I the Confederation lost many transports to enemy fighters.

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Scimitar Class Medium Fighter (Medium Fighter Type 01)

The F-32 Scimitar was originally intended as a stop-gap replacement for the aging Barracuda medium starfighter. The F-32 Scimitar was developed in a crash program by Origin Aerospace and was intended to rebuild the Confederation fighter losses in the Sigma Draconis fiasco as well as to build up forces as the contact with more hostile alien races had just been made. The Scimitar was initially designated as the Corsair but near the end of the medium fighter's development program, the Corsair was renamed as the Scimitar. Mass production of the medium fighter began in 2215.

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Snake Class Spore Ship

The Snake Class spore ship was developed by Douglas aerospace upon a request by the Special Operations Forces of the Confederation Navy. The basic hull was taken from a River Class transport. Many modifications have been built into the ship to convert it from a troop transport to a spore ship. Armament consisted of 4 heavy laser cannons firing forward and 3 ball turrets for defense against fighters. The use of spore weapons was forbidden with the McAuley treaty from 2235, but the hardliners of the Confederation got their own way, treaty or not. The future will show if they were right or not ...

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Sparrow Class Scout

The RF-62A Sparrow was first developed as a pure reconnaissance fighter with the main engineering company being Douglas Aerospace. Early versions of the fighter were operated mostly by Special Operations Command. Virtually all of the Confederation Epee and Ferret light fighters were destroyed during the Battle of Terra and a new fighter was needed to replace them. The Sparrow is the fastest and most maneuverable reconnaissance fighter presently operated by the Confederation. Many Sparrow pilots are fond of stating that the pilot straps onto the fighter not into the fighter.

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Stiletto Class Medium Fighter (Medium Fighter Type 04)

The F-71 Stiletto, developed by Origin Aerospace, was the first fighter design which was equipped with a jump drive to enable it to use the hyperspace. Prior to the introduction of the Stiletto, the only small craft with a jump drive was the Broadsword bomber which is far larger, 100 metric tons compared to 24 metric tons for the Stiletto. The initial prototype fighters had many problems with their jump engines and there have been cases where the whole ship fails due to power surges. The fighter was first tested 2275 in special ops squadrons under combat situations. Even after the disastrous Deneb Campaign, the Confederation allowed further research and development of the Stiletto fighter.

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Talon Class Light Fighter (Light Fighter Type 05)

The F-38 Talon was developed by Grumman Aerospace as a high performance fighter able to intercept and handle all known enemy fighters at that time. Although only lightly armed with its two beam weapons, The Talon is an nimble space fighter no enemy fighter pilot should underestimtate because of its very good acceleration and high maximum speed. The Talon is one of the most common fighters on the terran-alien frontiers, owing to the 2254 illegal sale of the fighters by Sigma Draconis governor Lythenam to a fanatic sect. Service entry of the Talon in the Confederation Navy was 2251.

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Venture Class Corvette (Corvette Type 02)

The Venture class Corvette is the Confederation Navy's lightest capital ship in service, first entering the fleet in the early 2250's. The class can be considered halfway between that of a bomber and destroyer, not quite satisfying the needs of either role. These ships serve in many different roles over the years and are often used to escort convoys, long range scouting, guarding jump points, and even for decoy missions. Standard Venture class Corvettes carry a pair of heavy neutron cannons as their main weaponry, a pair of heavy defense lasers and two long range missile launchers.

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Wake Island Class Escort Carrier

The Wake Island-class warships serve in the role of escort carrier in the Confederation Forces. Initially created as a stop gap solution to the loss of half the Confederation carrier fleet during 2286-2287, the first nine were built quickly from medium sized transport hulls. Even though they are weakly armored and shielded compared to their larger brethren, the escort carriers are one of the fastest carriers in the fleet. The escort carriers mount the same engine which is carried on the Gilgamesh class destroyers. The small carriers escaped in circumstances which larger fleet carriers would have been caught and destroyed.

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Weasel Class Patrol Fighter (Light Fighter Type 01)

The P-26A Weasel was a result of a joint venture of the Planetary Air Force and the Confederation Navy. The frame was taken from a delta-wing Air Force fighter. Engines, weapons and electronics came from the labs of the Confederation Navy. The Weasel is an agile space fighter, capable of atmospheric flight, but lacks a jump drive and thus has to remain in orbit of the planets. Weaponry consists of a single particle beam, mounted below the nose of the fighter. Planetary Air Force and Confederation Navy both have bought large quantites of this light fighter.

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The Wraith Class completes the Confederation fleet. Enjoy.

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Midnightrunner: Simply stunning designs! How I miss those good old times of Wing Commander... *sigh*

PS: Any chance for a ship-pack on the library?

Inspired by the A-10: