Gratha | |
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Production | |
Type | Heavy Fighter[1] |
Specifications | |
Length | 36m[1] |
Weapons | Laser Cannon (2), Mass Driver Cannon (2), Image Recognition Missile, Heat-Seeking Missiles (3), Porcupine Mines (2)[1] |
Shield | 11/10cm[1] |
Hull | 15/10/14cm[1] |
Speed | 200/320kps[1] |
Yaw/Pitch/Roll | 6dps[1] |
Usage | |
Affiliation | Kilrathi Empire |
Appearances | |
First appearance | Wing Commander I |
The Gratha Heavy Fighter is a Kilrathi spacecraft.
History[]
Confed pilots of the TCS Tiger's Claw encountered several of these fighters during the Vega Campaign in 2654. The first instance was during a patrol in Gateway[2] and then in Gimle where the F-44 Rapier II was tested against them.[3] Two wings of Grathas later attacked the Claw in Chengdu, destroying its escort of 2 Hornets in the process.[4] Grathas were also seen in Dakota.[5]
Grathas piloted by unexperienced Kilrathi pilots were found in Port Hedland and they attempted to destroy a Drayman-class carrying a TCSO crew to the Claw.[6] In the same system a wing of Grathas was seen escorting a new type of capital ship, the Fralthi-class.[7] Later, a wing of 4 Grathas attempted to attack a Confed Exeter-class[8]
Near Kurasawa IV Grathas jumped upon Knight and Lightning. They managed to take out 5 but Lightning was hit. Grathas also attempted (and managed) to destroyed a Confed-captured Ralari-class that was to be used in the sieges in Kurasawa.[9] Grathas escorted a Dorkir-class during their attepts to intrude Rostov[10]
In the Hubble's Star system, Grathas attempted to attack Drayman-class tankers to supply the TCS Eagle's Talon[11] and then attacked the Talon itself, but were fend off by Pitak Puzaki and Marsha Shannon.[12] In the Hell's Kitchen system, Grathas were among the forces who attempted to stop refugee ships from reaching the Talon.[13][14]
Grathas were also seen in the Venice system[15] while two wings directly attacked the Claw[16] while a wing was among the defenses of the Star Base.[17]
During Operation Thor's Hammer, Grathas of the remaining Kilathi force in Goddard attacked the Claw while investigating what happened to Goddard Colony[18] and then Grathas were encountered while the Claw intruded into Kilrathi territory, such as Border Zone system,[19][20] a couple of them escorting a Ralari-class in the Midgard[21] and Jotunheim systems.[22][23] In that system, a Fralthi-class with an escort of Grathas set up an ambush for the Claw, but all its fighter wings were launched to counteract their strategy.[24]
Grathas were among the defenses of a fuel Supply Depot in the Bifrost system.[25] After its destruction, ships were stranded in the system, including a Ralari with its Gratha escort.[26] Many Grathas were around the Valgard system[27] including stranded ships which turned against the Claw in desperation.[28]
Finally in the Vigrid system, when the Claw approached the Sivar, 4wings of Gratha, 11 ships in all, attacked the carrier in an attempt to stop its advance.[29] 6 Grathas were among the defenses of the Sivar, but were unable to stop the Confed pilots from destroying the prototype Dreadnought.[30]
Specifications[]
These fighters were considered very well-defended and armed. Its weapon arsenal included two laser and mass-driver cannons, along with a missile payload of three heat-seeker missiles, a single Image Recognition missile, and two space mines. Only the Terran Confederation's Raptor was a match for the Gratha. However, the Raptor bested the Gratha in speed.
Background[]
The Academy Years gives the following AI mechanics
No Damage | Medium Damage | Almost Destroyed | |
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Enemy Near | 50% try to tail; 50% strafe enemy | Run away at full afterburners | |
Enemy Slow | sit and fire | ||
Head-to-Head | 90% strafe attack; 10% strafe and roll | strafe enemy | |
Enemy Tailing | 30% burnout; 70% strafe attack | 98% random defense; 2% drop mine | |
Laser Hit | 50% turn and fire; 50% random defense | Random defense | |
Enemy Far | Intercept enemy fighter | ||
Missile Coming | Random defense | ||
On Enemy Tail | random offense | ||
Enemy Destroyed | veer away |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Wing Commander I, Gateway series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Gimle series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Chengdu series (Mission 3)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Dakota series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Port Hedland series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Port Hedland series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Port Hedland series (Mission 3)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Kurasawa series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Rostov series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Hubble's Star series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Hubble's Star series (Mission 3)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Hell's Kitchen series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Template:Memoirs
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Venice series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Venice series (Mission 3)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Venice series (Mission 4)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Goddard series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Border Zone series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Border Zone series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Midgard series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Jotunheim series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Jotunheim series (Mission 3)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Jotunheim series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Bifrost series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Bifrost series (Mission 3)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Valgard series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Valgard series (Mission 2)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Vigrid series (Mission 1)
- ↑ Wing Commander I, Vigrid series (Mission 2)