F-1 Wrath

**Designer:**Bombardier, under the guidance of Alain Allard

**Manufacturer:**Valcartier-en-Orbite Space Colony

**Operator:**Terran Confederation, Etherite Federation, Baal'Ken Hordes, Elven Star Empire, Dread Ones

Number produced: Around 28 000.

**Empty** **Weight:**19.3 metric tons

**Loaded Weight:** 29.6 metric tons (with all attachment loaded)

**Height:**4.9 meters

**Crew:**1 pilot

**Shields:**55 Churchill-rated generator

**Armor:**Lunar Polymer Alpha, 45mm average

**Powerplant:** 2 Pratt & Whitney JP-75-G-3 ion turbines

**Combat Range:** Up to 6 warps without external tanks loaded

**Maximum speed:** 1237 m/s (only achieved by Michael Chaney), regular operational speed of 1190 m/s

#### **Armament:**

**Onboard:**

2 Radiant-class particle accelerator, nose mounted, internal

**Hardpoints:**

1 nose mount for additional guns (Fusion canons, 35mm railguns or Radiant-class) or electronics

1 back mount for additional equipment (external fuel tank or electronics)

1 undercarriage mount for heavy weapons (Phoenix LRM, Ghostmaker torpedoes)

4 underwing mounts for standard weapons (additional gunpods, Boomslang SRM, various MRM, HARPOON, rocket pods or anti-ship bombs)

### Description

The brainchild of former NFL quarterback (and superbowl winner) Alain Allard after his career ending second season injury, the F-1 Wrath was an expansion of the original conventional aircraft which was modified for orbital, then exo-orbital combat after Alain integrated his father's micro-warp drive technology in the design. While the concept of Starfighter was not entirely new (the Union had used modified conventional fighters in orbital combat in the past), the fact the original XF-1 were able to go to warp and ambush enemy ships was a radical departure for the concept, which was popularized at this point by the Confederate Space Forces.

The F-1 Wrath was the basis for all future starfighters and remained in operation until the Imperial Civil War, while it remained used as a training craft long afterwards. Featuring a pair of front mounted particle cannons, the rest of the equipment of the fighter could be swapped in a matter of minutes by skilled technicians or the Automated Starfighter Assistant (ASA), making them capable of performing just about any task required of them. A true "multipurpose fighter", the F-1 was never as capable as its contemporaries in any specialized roles, but could effectively perform all roles

### In popular culture

Alain Alard's exploit in commanding the first Starfighter squadron, Alpha Squadron, were romanticised in multiple movies, but the television series "Alpha Squadron" is the most popular adaptation, mainly because it used actual F-1 Wraths rather than CGI reproduction for most of its run time. Highly altered from the actual exploits of the pilots of the First Carrier Group, most of "Alpha Squadron" shows the pilots as having only themselves to rely upon, writing out the existence of Bravo and Charlie squadron altogether and only introducing Tango squadron at the end of the second season. Nonetheless, "Alpha Squadron" was critical in the recruitment of young fighter pilots throughout the Confederation and the Allied Imperial Territories.