Confed bomber
F/A-76 Longbow
The Longbow is the torpedo bomber you bring when a capital ship has to die. McCall Industries built it. It is slow to turn, it carries a gunner, and it served on the TCS Victory in 2669 and again in the Border Worlds fight. A printable model exists; the game does not ship an STL.
| Fact | Reading | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 38 m, 22 t | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| Speed | 320 kps, afterburner 700 kps, acceleration 175 k/s² | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| Weapons | 2 neutron guns, 2 plasma guns, 1 dual particle turret; 4 torpedoes, 8 friend-or-foe, 8 heat-seekers | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| Protection | 500/500 cm-equivalent shields; 300 cm armour all sides; 24 decoys | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| Crew | Pilot and gunner. Jump drive fitted. | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| Printable model | tmetal on Thingiverse, 2.7 in wingspan, 6.8 in length, CC BY-SA, 1 Apr 2015 | 1 source (Thingiverse) |
Why escorts exist
Turn rates are printed as 30/40/30 degrees per second. That is the "extremely low" line on the wiki, and it is why the rear turret matters: you do not out-rate a Dralthi, you hope the gunner does. Heart of the Tiger uses the Longbow as the anti-ship tool. The official strategy guide still tells you to take a Thunderbolt on LOC-2, because that fighter can also throw a torpedo at the destroyer and is less of a barge. I follow the guide for that one mission and the wiki for the airframe. They are answering different questions.
Printing one
The model I can point at is "Wing Commander Longbow bomber" by tmetal, Thingiverse thing 750229, published 1 April 2015. Wingspan 2.7 inches, length 6.8 inches, licence CC BY-SA. I am not hosting the file. Download it from the designer. Other "longbow stl" hits were not opened in this pass, so they are not listed. The 2026 editions include blueprint extras for some games; that is a store manual, not this mesh.
Questions people ask
Where is the Longbow STL?
Thingiverse thing 750229, by tmetal, CC BY-SA. This site does not mirror it.
Should I fly it on the Flint mission?
The official WC3 guide says take the Thunderbolt on LOC-2 so you can torpedo the destroyer. The Longbow remains the usual capital-ship bomber.
Sources
- WCPedia: F/A-76 Longbow — checked 2026-11-08
- WC3 strategy guide — checked 2026-11-08
- Thingiverse: Longbow by tmetal — checked 2026-11-08