SFDB: The Science Fiction Database
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Executor

A ship from the Star Wars universe
Measuring 18 kilometers long, the Executor was the flagship of Lord Darth Vader's personal Death Squadron. The Executor boasted thousands of weapon emplacements and massively powerful shields, and also acted as the command vessel for its fleet of escorts. Like other ESD's (colloquially known as Super Star Destroyers), the Executor was capable of en...

Executor-class Star Dreadnought

A vehicle/ship class from the Star Wars universe
The Executor-class of star dreadnought is a massive vessel, some 16 km long. The ships maintain some 5000 heavy turbolasers alone, with additional medium turbolasers, ion cannons, and concussion-missile launchers. They carry at least two wings of fighters and at least 200 other support and combat craft. They also carry a number of Stormtroopers gre...

Exploring Space:1999 An Episode Guide and Complete History

A book from the Space:1999 universe
A complete history of the TV programme detailing how the show evolved from earlier Anderson productions, and the difficulties involved in selling a show to various networks. Also included is an episode guide covering the two seasons of the show and analysis of the merchandise. This is an ideal book for the fan of the show that wants a boo...

Extra-Terrestrial Combat Unit (X-Com)

A group from the X-Com universe
Assembled by the United Nations at 1999 to research and combat the alien threat, X-Com is the result of international cooperation on an entirely new scale. The X-Com project is funded monthly by 16 different nations, which are (ordered from most paying to least paying): United States of America, Japan, France, South Africa, Germany, China, Brazil, ...

Eyes

An episode from the Babylon 5 universe

F-103A Excalibur

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Excalibur class fighter was the peak of technological fighter innovation that was ready for operation in the last days of the Confed-Kilrathi war. One of the early production vessels was assigned to the TCS Victory and was later used to deliver the Temblor bomb weapon on Kilrah. The Ex...

F-108A Panther

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Panther is a modern Space Superiority fighter, yet it is essentially a second line vessel compared to larger fighters like the Vampire. It's smaller size though means that it has tremendous acceleration, and some pilots actually prefer the Panther to its bigger brother. The gun armament isn't the best though, consisting of onl...

F-109 Vampire Space Superiority Fighter

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
One of the newest of Confeds heavy fighters, the F-109 was first deployed on board the TCS Midway. These ships were heavily armed even for their weight class and fared well against the Nephilim forces. Primary armament consisted of 4 Tachyon Cannons and 2 Particle cannons while a heavy load of disposable ordnance was carried....

F-110 A Wasp

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Wasp is a new point-defence fighter intended as a close in defence for capital ships, especially carriers. The Wasps task is primarily to intercept bombers and anti-cap ship missiles before they impact. Sometimes it takes advantage of a jettisonable rocket pack to reach an area without using its afterburner. After the rocket booster fuel is ...

F-66A Thunderbolt VII

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Thunderbolt VII is used in the last days of the Terran-Kilrathi war. Manufactured by Douglas Aerospace, it is a heavy fighter capable of absorbing tremendous amounts of punishment. It is also capable of being used as an ad hoc bomber when Longbows are not available by mounting a single Torpedo on the centreline pyl...

F-86C Hellcat V

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Hellcat V is the baseline fighter used in the latter days of the Confed-Kilrathi war. The workhorse of the Terran Confederation carrier fleet, it is a capable fighter but has a 'jack of all trades, master of none' feel to it. The ship is decently armed and armoured. Fixed weapons loadout is the same as the...

F-96B Arrow

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Arrow class light fighter manufactured by Douglas Aerospace is the primary short range fighter of the Terran Confederation in the latter years of the Confed-Kilrathi conflict. The Arrow primarily serves as a short range scout fighter and as an interceptor where its nimbleness and high speed make it eminently suitable....

F/A-76A Longbow

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Longbow Bomber, manufactured by McCall industries was the standard Confed Torpedo bomber in the last years of the Confed-Kilrathi conflict. It replaced earlier bombers like the Broadsword, though it is assumed that with the sheer numbers of earlier designs deployed, total replacement had not yet happened. U...

Falkenberg's Mercenary Legion

A group from the CoDominium universe
Falkenberg's Legion is a mercenary organization led by John Christian Falkenberg III. A light infantry company, it is ideal for combat on colony worlds. The Legion is well trained, equipped, and experienced. Falkenberg, a fine military officer and tactician, has lead his Legion to victory in several wars.  Because the Legion is a mercen...

Fanpro's Official Classic Battletech

A link from the Battletech universe
This is the site of Fanpro, the German company who took over the printing of the Classic Battletech tabletop game after the demise of FASA. There are various archives showing old novels, sourcebooks and PDF files of some of the old sourcebooks long out of print. Upcoming new material is also showcased here.

FarScape

Universe
Off beat TV Series, consisting of four seasons and a mini-series. Farscape is a show has attracted a considerable cult following, and seems to be a show that you either love or hate. The premise at first hardly sounds original, the astronaut who is propelled away from all that is familiar to him seems at first more reminiscent of B...

Farsight XR-20

A technology from the Perfect Dark universe
The Farsight is a weapon used by the Carrington Institute, and was developed by the Maians. It is similar to a railgun, and its shots can pass through walls. Also, the Farsight has an X-ray scanner that allows the operator to see through walls, as well as a target locator. However, the weapon has a low fire rate. Because of these functions, the Far...

Fear

A character from the Judge Dredd universe
Judge Fear, like the other Dark Judges is on a mission to snuff out life which they see as a crime in itself. Fears method of killing is to open his medieval style face mask, and what the victims see there will shock them into death, most probably of heart failure. A secondary weapon in Judge Fear's arsenal is that he carri...

Federated Commonwealth

A group from the Battletech universe
The Federated Commonwealth became the Inner Sphere's most powerful political entity. It was formed with the marriage of First Prince Hanse Davion, ruler of the Federated Suns, to Melissa Steiner, daughter of the Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth. The combined state became the most powerful political entity, both...

Federation

A group from the Star Trek universe
Full title: United Federation of Planets.

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