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Gratha

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Gratha
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

Gratha AI
No Damage Medium Damage Almost Destroyed
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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named fof
  2. ↑ Wing Commander I, Gateway series (Mission 1)
  3. ↑ Wing Commander I, Gimle series (Mission 2)
  4. ↑ Wing Commander I, Chengdu series (Mission 3)
  5. ↑ Wing Commander I, Dakota series (Mission 2)
  6. ↑ Wing Commander I, Port Hedland series (Mission 1)
  7. ↑ Wing Commander I, Port Hedland series (Mission 2)
  8. ↑ Wing Commander I, Port Hedland series (Mission 3)
  9. ↑ Wing Commander I, Kurasawa series (Mission 1)
  10. ↑ Wing Commander I, Rostov series (Mission 1)
  11. ↑ Wing Commander I, Hubble's Star series (Mission 2)
  12. ↑ Wing Commander I, Hubble's Star series (Mission 3)
  13. ↑ Wing Commander I, Hell's Kitchen series (Mission 1)
  14. ↑ Template:Memoirs
  15. ↑ Wing Commander I, Venice series (Mission 2)
  16. ↑ Wing Commander I, Venice series (Mission 3)
  17. ↑ Wing Commander I, Venice series (Mission 4)
  18. ↑ Wing Commander I, Goddard series (Mission 2)
  19. ↑ Wing Commander I, Border Zone series (Mission 1)
  20. ↑ Wing Commander I, Border Zone series (Mission 2)
  21. ↑ Wing Commander I, Midgard series (Mission 2)
  22. ↑ Wing Commander I, Jotunheim series (Mission 1)
  23. ↑ Wing Commander I, Jotunheim series (Mission 3)
  24. ↑ Wing Commander I, Jotunheim series (Mission 2)
  25. ↑ Wing Commander I, Bifrost series (Mission 2)
  26. ↑ Wing Commander I, Bifrost series (Mission 3)
  27. ↑ Wing Commander I, Valgard series (Mission 1)
  28. ↑ Wing Commander I, Valgard series (Mission 2)
  29. ↑ Wing Commander I, Vigrid series (Mission 1)
  30. ↑ Wing Commander I, Vigrid series (Mission 2)

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