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The Bengal-class was a fast, heavily armored and surprisingly well armed carrier with twelve launch tubes, two small side-mounted bays and a single forward bay for launch and recovery of spacecraft. Its air wing of 104² fighters was not as large as the later Confederation-class, but was well stocked was combat planes of all types, and its launch tubes enabled it to make a flush scramble in twelve minutes.

The Bengal carried a crew of 600, including a 50-man marine complement.

Typical Bengal-class Fighter Wing 4/2654:
(Example Shown: 88th FW, TCS Tiger's Claw)

• 14 Hornet-class light fighters (Killer Bee Squadron)
• 14 CF-117b Rapier-class medium fighters (Black Lion Squadron)
• 14 CF-117b Rapier-class medium fighters (Mongrols Squadron)
• 14 CF-117b Rapier-class medium fighters (Screamin' Shepards Squadron)
• 14 CF-105 Scimitar medium fighter (Blue Devil Squadron)
• 14 Raptor heavy fighters (Star Slayer Squadron)
• 04 F-54 Epee light fighters (Mixed) ³
• 04 F-57 Sabre heavy fighters (Mixed)
• 04 CF-105/A-17B Broadsword heavy bombers (Mixed) ⁴
• 04 Interceptors (Mixed)
• 02 CF-337d Troopship
• 02 Shuttles

1 Bengal-class Fighter Complement

Typical Bengal-class Fighter Wing 8/2654:
(Example Shown: 88th FW, TCS Tiger's Claw)

• 14 Hornet light fighters (Yellowjacket Squadron)
• 14 Hornet light fighters (Killer Bee Squadron)
• 14 F-44 Rapier II medium fighters (Black Lion
• 14 F-44 Rapier II medium fighters (Screamin' Shepards Squadron)
• 14 CF-105 Scimitar medium fighters (Blue Devil Squadron)
• 14 Raptor heavy fighters (Star Slayer Squadron)
• 04 F-54 Epee light fighters (Mixed)
• 04 F-57 Sabre heavy fighters (Mixed)
• 04 A-17C Broadsword heavy bombers (Mixed) ⁵
• 04 Interceptors (Mixed)
• 02 CF-337d Troopship
• 02 Shuttles

In 2654, the Rapier II entered fighter wings and for a short time coexisted alongside the Scimitar. Carriers gave up one squadron of Rapiers for a squadron of Rapier IIs.

Typical Bengal-class Fighter Wing 8/2655:
(Example Shown: 88th FW, TCS Tiger's Claw)

• 14 Hornet light fighters (Yellowjacket Squadron)
• 14 Hornet light fighters (Killer Bee Squadron)
• 14 F-44 Rapier II medium fighters (Black Lion Squadron)
• 14 F-44 Rapier II medium fighters (Screamin' Shepards Squadron)
• 14 F-44 Rapier II medium fighters (Blue Angel Squadron)
• 14 Raptor heavy fighters (Star Slayer Squadron)
• 04 F-54 Epee light fighters (Mixed)
• 04 F-57 Sabre heavy fighters (Mixed)
• 04 A-17C Broadsword heavy bombers(Mixed)
• 04 Interceptors (Mixed)
• 02 CF-337d Troopship
• 02 Shuttles

In 2655 the Scimitar was phased out of the fleet and its place in the fleet air arsenal as a general-purpose medium fighter was taken over by the Rapier II.

Ships of the Line:

• TCS Beacontree
• TCS Bengal
• TCS Eagle's Talon
• TCS Exeter (lost 2654)
• TCS Kipling⁶
• TCS Kyoto
• TCS Tiger's Claw CV-07 (lost 2656)
• TCS Trafalgar (lost 2654) ⁷
• TCS Wolfhound ⁸