Trivia
The two sides in the game features very different crafts. The "authority" side features reather conventional for solidly armed and armored crafts. The "rebel" side features some weird weapons like disabler beam, cloaking device, and other "special" abilities.
This game allows you to switch sides in the middle of the game by "defecting". And unlike Wing Commander 4, you are NOT forced to defect, as you can finish the campaign on either side.