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  heavy fighter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
A heavy fighter is a fighter aircraft designed to be used in the long-range role, or while carrying heavier weapons loads.
Twin-engine heavy fighters were a major design class prior and into World War II, but as the performance of aircraft engines grew dramatically during the war, many single-engine planes soon has similar performance, and the class became less common.
One of the major heavy fighter designs was the Messerschmitt Bf 110, a pre-war German design that the Luftwaffe considered to be more important than their single engine fighters.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /heavy_fighter.html   (325 words)

  
 Heavy fighter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
A heavy fighter is a fighter aircraft designed to be used in the role or while carrying heavier weapons loads.
heavy fighters were a major design class and into World War II but as the performance of aircraft engines grew dramatically during the war many planes soon has similar performance and the became less common.
Many heavy fighter designs were actually converted In particular one of the most successful fighters was the Bristol Beaufighter a conversion of their earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber.
www.freeglossary.com /Heavy_fighter   (535 words)

  
 Heavy Fighter Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The twin-engine heavy fighter was a major design class during the pre-World War II period.
Another major heavy fighter design was the Messerschmitt Bf 110, a pre-war German fighter that the Luftwaffe considered more important than their single-engine fighters.
The Bf 110, like the British heavy fighters, was converted to night fighter or bomber destroyer roles where it served until near the end of the war.
www.artquilt.com /encyclopedia/Heavy_fighter   (533 words)

  
 Narn Frazi Class Heavy Fighter
While the Frazi fighter is not as powerful or as advanced as the Earth Force fighters, the fighter still can be very effective and dangerous in the hand of a good starfighter pilot.
Fighter can reach a top acceleration of 5 G but is normally limited to 1 Gs except in combat to conserve fuel.
This means that the Fighter could theoretically cover the Galaxy in about 48 month (will need to refuel very often and the fighters are not meant to operate very far from their homebase or ship).
www.kitsune.addr.com /SF-Conversions/Rifts-B5-Ships/Narn_Frazi.htm   (1170 words)

  
 Venetir Heavy Space Fighter
The fighter is extremely maneuverable and the pilot is automatically integrated into the sensor system, adding +5% to the piloting skill of the pilot, +2 to dodge attacks from energy and projectile weapons, and +4 to dodge missiles and similar tracking devices.
The fighter is equipped with a simple EW package that allows it to generate 2 points of ECM, 2 points of ECCM, and perform one EWS special function per melee.
The fighter is equipped with a Crystal Communicator that has a range of 5 million miles (8.05 million km) with other crystal communicators and a range of half that with other devices.
homepage.mac.com /cheethorne/Starcraft/venetirfighter.htm   (1161 words)

  
 Narn Frazi class Heavy Fighter: Babylon 5 Tech-Manual.
At present the Frazi is the predominant fighter of the Narn Regime.
Though the Narn fighter is quite capable and the Frazi is the best fighter seen in the Narn military to date, it is neither as well armed nor as maneuverable as an Earth Alliance Starfury or Thunderbolt.
It should be noted however that a Narn fighters standard pay-load of four fusion missiles, give them the edge they need to combat fighters from almost any race.
www.b5tech.com /narn/narnships/narnfighters/frazi.html   (394 words)

  
 Junkers Ju 88 Fighter Variants
By the middle of 1944, the night fighter force had become the strongest and most efficient arm of the Luftwaffe, comprising almost fifteen per cent of its first line strength.
The new fighter offered a maximum speed similar to that of the much smaller Messerschmitt Bf 110, but with three times the range, and the type was ordered into limited production.
The introduction of increasingly heavier armament, more armour, and a radar operator had a detrimental affect on the low-speed handling qualities of the overburdened Ju 88C series, and it was becoming apparent that the development of a specialised Ju 88 night-fighter model was now necessary to restore lost performance and safe handling.
www.aeroflight.co.uk /types/germany/junkers/ju_88/Ju_88_nf.htm   (3920 words)

  
 Messerschmitt Bf 110 - Germany
However, the Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft was actively engaged in developing a new twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled inverted-vee engine, the DB 600, which held promise of 1,000 h.p.; and on the premise that such engines would be available for his prototypes, Messerschmitt began the design of the Bf 110.
As a long-range escort fighter the Bf 110C received a disastrous mauling at the hands of the more nimble Hurricane and Spitfire during the "Battle of Britain".
Against Polish PZL fighters and other European countries the aircraft fared well, but when used during the Battle of Britain to escort German bombers, Royal Air Force fighters dealt heavily with the aircraft, forcing the Luftwaffe to switch to short-range Bf 109s for escort duties.
www.aviation-history.com /messerschmitt/bf110.html   (1368 words)

  
 STAR WARS: TIE Fighters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
TIE fighters with extended aft sections were part of Admiral Griff's forces based at Jovan station and participating in the early strikes against the rebels' base at Yavin IV.
Wireframe representation of the experimental cloaked fighter from
The novel indicates that they're customised fighters, though it is not clear what the extent of the customisation is. They could be full-blown uglies, but their resemblence to the TIE Phantom and Sentinel may mean that the hull and wings are original, with the modifications being of a minor nature.
www.theforce.net /swtc/tie.html   (13525 words)

  
 Excalibur heavy fighter -- The (fictional) F-103 Excalibur heavy fighter is ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Excalibur heavy fighter -- The (fictional) F-103 Excalibur heavy fighter is...
The (fictional) F-103 Excalibur heavy fighter is a spaceplane in the Wing Commander computer game universe.
While well-armed (in fact, somewhat more powerful than the newer F-108 Panther medium fighter) it was, by the standards of the 2680s, also somewhat fragile.
excalibur-heavy-fighter.en.tracking24.net   (318 words)

  
 Black Widow II Class Heavy Space Fighter (UWW)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The fighters main body is not as strong as the large starfighter of the Naruni and the C.A.F. However, to compensate for this, the fighter is protected by an Impervious to Energy enchantment.
The fighters weaponry is equal to those used on the heavy star fighters used by other governments.
The fighter has one turret in the nose of the Star fighters cockpit cection and one in the rear of the cockpit section.
www.kitsune.addr.com /Rifts/Rifts-PW-Vehicles/UWW_BlackWidow.htm   (1410 words)

  
 Fighter Aircraft and Aces of World War II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
A twin-engined fighter with heavy armament the Bf 110 was designed to be a destroyer (heavy fighter) where its long-range and firepower would enable it to sweep the skies of enemy aircraft.
Why the Fw-190 never supplanted the Bf 109 as Germany's standard fighter is a bit of a mystery still some 20,000 of the type were produced by war's end.
The Me 410 was the final result of the continuing attempts to produce a suitable Zerstörer (Destroyer) heavy fighter after the debacle with the Me 210.
www.ww2guide.com /fighters.shtml   (554 words)

  
 Gladius fighter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In the Wing Commander universe the Gladius is a family of fighters which a common body design but differing armaments.
The Gladius light fighter is a militia armed with two lasers a meson gun proton torpedoes for intercepting rogue Kilrathi corvettes two heat-seeking missiles for shooting down pirates mercenaries.
The Gladius heavy fighter is a Confederation ops craft built in the shell of light fighter equipped with a weapons loadout to that of a Thunderbolt heavy fighter.
www.freeglossary.com /Gladius_fighter   (250 words)

  
 The Astro Lift Co. "Valkyrie" Heavy Fighter (TDF-FX137)
A fast attack, first strike fighter was needed to support the very expensive Hammer heavy fighters.
The Valkyrie is armed with four heavy pulse laser cannons to allow the ship to destroy enemy targets at a far range.
Finally, the Valkyrie is both an endo and ecto-atmospheric heavy fighter, meaning that the Valkyerie has been designed to function as an air superiority fighter as well as a deep space heavy fighter.
home.cogeco.ca /~tpruden3/TDF_FX137.html   (446 words)

  
 Hell Fighter - Space Superiority Fighter Descriptions
This fighter is cost effective and relatively easy to manufacture, but it should not be discounted as a serious threat for the cheapness of its manufacture.
These fighters are a bit sluggish, but the nature of their weapon systems diminishes their need for great agility.
The M version of this fighter is the most recent retrofit which adds such emitters, allowing the fighter to go out of phase for brief periods.
www.dracova.com /hellfighter/superior.html   (2503 words)

  
 Heavy fighter - Cunnan
A heavy fighter, or someone who is authorised as a heavy combatant.
There is also a special breed of heavy known as the stickjock or stickchick.
A resource for heavy fighters that is just starting out is Duke Bellatrix's fighting manual which can be found at:
cunnan.sca.org.au /wiki/Heavy_fighter   (99 words)

  
 News: BF1942: Operation Anubis v1.0 - GamersHell.com
Though classified as a light bomber or fighter bomber, in practical terms the Henschel was designed as a tank killer.
The country was desperate for a heavy fighter that could fill multiple roles, and the Me 329 seemed capable of filling bill.
Along with the P-51, the Hornet was considered to be the pinnacle of piston-driven fighter technology.
www.gamershell.com /news/9802.html   (1673 words)

  
 TME-137 Teal Hawk Heavy Aerospace Fighter
The TME-137 Teal Hawk is a heavy space superiority fighter based on the "Teal Hawk" used in the Silent Death S/TS.
Well armed with superb anti-aircraft weaponry, the Teal Hawk is an exceptional aircraft-killer and atmospheric fighter.
This sturdy fighter is currently serving in several heavy fighter squadrons across the Inner Sphere.
www.angelfire.com /scifi/weirdozone/wargames/battletech/designs/137tealhawk.htm   (180 words)

  
 Valkyrie Heavy Fighter
Unlike the lighter 9-ton Iramda, Dragonfly, and Rampart fighters commonly seen in Imperial service, the Valkyrie was based on the 50-ton "heavy fighter" model.
Heavy fighters trade stealth for the ability to carry additional equipment, usually heavier weapons and more armor.
The 12G maneuver drive installed in the fighter can make a squadron on maneuvers perform maneuvers which can only be performed by missiles, and the fighter has many more G-hours available than a standard missile does.
www.downport.com /bard/bard/sara/sara0005.html   (629 words)

  
 Lancers Reactor: Your Guide to the Galaxy
The Independent Worlds Heavy Fighter "Plague" was designed as a "cure" to the plague that is piracy.
The Interloper was born as a heavy scout class that sacrifices 1 gun and 1 turret for more armor, while retaining its agility.
As the Rheinland shipwrights deviate from the standard form and function of their fighters, they are realizing great and great gains in performance and power.
www.lancersreactor.com /t/download/download.asp?id=1108   (2577 words)

  
 VF-14 HUNTER VARIABLE FIGHTER/BOMBER STATS (from MACROSS 7)
The VF-14 was submitted in response to the need for a variable fighter that could carry more ordinance and greater firepower than the then-standard VF-4 Lightning III, but could hold its own in mecha-to-mecha combat unlike the VA-3 Invader VF bomber.
The lasers are mounted on the head of the mecha in soldier mode, and on the bottom of the aircraft behind the cockpit in fighter and gerwalk modes.
These lasers are mounted on the lower chest of the mecha in Soldier mode, and on the rear fuselage of the craft in fighter and gerwalk modes.
www.steelfalcon.com /Macross/vf14.shtml   (2735 words)

  
 Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Heavy Gear Fighter/Video Fighter
Heavy Gear Fighter: Showdown in the Badlands is a quick, colorful, tactical card game of mecha combat.
The mecha in Heavy Gear aren't the titanic walking beasts of BattleTech or other games; they're a little smaller (a mere 15 feet or so tall), and have a terrific, lithe athletic look that the larger walking gun emplacements don't have.
Heavy Gear Fighter was the first game in the "Silhouette" series that Dream Pod 9 released, but that wasn't always the plan.
www.sjgames.com /pyramid/sample.html?id=1639   (930 words)

  
 Firefish class heavy space fighter - Scifi-Meshes.com
As the fighter is equipped with an antigrav engine it does vertical landings and takeoffs and does not use wheels.
When the fighter is landed inside a carrier, it does not set down on its own landing gear, but settles on a landing platform that can be moved around inside the ship's hangar.
The fighter has two slots for heavy energy weapons that basically turn it into a mobile turret.
www.scifi-meshes.com /forums/showthread.php?t=13971   (862 words)

  
 Jalkehi Heavy Fighter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Jalkehi-class heavy fighter was the pre-eminent space superiority fighter of its time.
Its heavy gun loadout coupled with its menacing rear turret made it extremely difficult to kill, and its speed and firepower enabled it to take on any spacecraft and win through brute strength.
Jalkehi became the bane of Confederation fighters until the Sabre was able to give the Jalkehi more then it could chew off.
tactics.solsector.net /joans/kjalkehi.htm   (101 words)

  
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None of these fighters are truly "special" when compared with one another; they just have their strengths in different areas.
These fighters are a pain because not only will they immediately break off their attack when you turn to face one, they will also lay a limitless series of mines if you try and pursue it.
Pummel the Dralthi at Nav 2 with your missiles.
www.cheatcc.com /pc/sg/wing_commander_3.txt   (16361 words)

  
 THUDDD 7: November 1997 - Heavy Fighter
The Gede class strike fighter is Udararuukin's premier heavy fighter, designed to engage and destroy heavy targets such as capital craft.
The advanced computer systems of the Gede allow for a squadron of fighters to slave their MFDs together for a massive missile strike, allowing all 64 missiles to be directed in concert.
The fighter then can not be used as a weapon against the 3I, but if retreived it can be placed back into service with only a minimum of trouble and cost.
pages.prodigy.net /cyber0/THUDDD/thuddd7.html   (4300 words)

  
 Raptor heavy fighter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The (fictional) A-14D Raptor is a heavy attack starfighter in the Wing Commander universe.
The Raptor has a heavy but short-ranged punch with two mass drivers, two neutron guns and an impressive array of seven missiles (three Dart DF, two Javelin HS and two Spiculum IR) and one heavy space mine
In Super Wing Commander, the Raptor was redesigned as a broad-winged fighter with a frontal cockpit.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Raptor_heavy_fighter   (391 words)

  
 [EON3D] - [Narn Heavy Frazi Fighter v1.0]
The ship is quite sluggish for a fighter and the firepower isn't high enough to destroy a Shadow Fighter in a direct head-to-head battle.
The Frazi fighter is capable of atmospheric flight, but it is not as manoeuvrable in space as its Centauri and Earth counterparts.
This Narn Fighter is very little seen in the later episodes- more visible when the Narn were at their prime peak...
www.eon3d.com /Archives/NFighter.htm   (199 words)

  
 Firefish class heavy space fighter - Page 4 - Scifi-Meshes.com
Your assumption is right, the fighter's main propulsion is a GravEngine that provides the thrust, but this is rather coarse.
In the center I have added the fighter's defenses: A laser cluster turret with 8 rapid fire barrels to shoot down tracking missiles or enemy fighters.
You do not want a fighter that has little to offer when it comes to fire power: something every fighter is really built for.
www.scifi-meshes.com /forums/showthread.php?t=13971&page=4   (1448 words)

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