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Snakeir

HISTORY

The Emperor of Kilrah personally commissioned the production of the Snakeir-class superdreadnought line in 2649, the heaviest battleships to enter service until the final year of the war. The dreadnoughts are built and manned only by members of the nar Kiranka clan. At least 51 were produced, of which seven were destroyed by 2654 (five in combat and two in accidents). As is often the case with Kilrathi capital ships, multiple sizes exist: the 915-meter long standard version and a huge three to four kilometer long command ship. No Snakeir-class ship has ever been captured.

Six years later, the massive battleship design was spun off into a smaller dedicated fleet carrier. The Empire deployed between four and ten of the carriers in late 2654-55. They first saw action in the Ardai System, while combat testing the new Hhriss-class fighter. Snakeir carriers went on to serve at the defense of Jakarta and with the strike fleets invading Firekka.

Maj. James Taggart lead the first successful strike against a Snakeir - trading a Rapier II and its pilot to destroy the carrier. Commodore Christopher Blair is credited with three confirmed Snakeir kills - the superdreadnought KIS Grist'Ar'Roc, lured into a gravity well in the Sol System, and two carriers during the Firekka campaign.

Other notable Snakeir include the superdreadnought KIS Shak'Ar'Roc, which lead the fleet that attempted to capture the renegade TCS Olympus in 2654.

SPECIFICATIONS

Claw Marks

Class: Carrier
Length: 600 meters
Mass: 15,000 tonnes

Max. Velocity: 150 kps
Cru. Velocity: 100 kps
Acceleration: Poor
Max. Y/P/R: 1/1/1 dps

37 cm

28 cm

36 cm n/a 36 cm

24 cm

37 cm

Shield Recharge: 1 sec

Guns-
(6) Single Mount Laser Turret

Missiles-
(2) Claw IR

Fighter Complement: 100
Decoys: None
Cloak: No
Jump Drive: Yes

Crew: 400-600
Service Entry: 2655

Claw Marks

Class: Carrier
Length: 650 meters
Mass: 30,000 tonnes

Max. Velocity: 150 kps
Cru. Velocity: 100 kps
Acceleration: Poor
Max. Y/P/R: 1/1/1 dps

37 cm

28 cm

36 cm n/a 36 cm

24 cm

37 cm

Shield Recharge: 1 sec

Guns-
(11) Dual Mount Laser Battery
(6) Single Mount Laser Turret (1) Triple Mount Laser Battery

Missiles-
(2) Claw IR

Fighter Complement: 100
Decoys: None
Cloak: No
Jump Drive: Yes

Crew: 400-600
Service Entry: 2655

Handbook

Class: Super-Dreadnought
Length: 915 meters
Mass: 67,000 tonnes

Max. Velocity: 150 kps
Cru. Velocity: 100 kps
Acceleration: Poor
Max. Y/P/R: 1/1/1 dps

Meson

28 cm

36 cm n/a 36 cm

24 cm

Meson

Shield Recharge: 1 sec

Guns-
(42) Single Mount Laser Turret
(6) Dual Mount Laser Battery
(2) Antimatter Gun

Missiles-
(14) Torpedo Tube

Fighter Complement: 200
Decoys: None
Cloak: No
Jump Drive: Yes

Crew: 400-600 crew, 500 Marines
Service Entry: 2649

Movie

Class: Super-Dreadnought
Length: 3,000-4,000 meters
Mass: 200,461 tonnes

Max. Velocity: 150 kps
Cru. Velocity: 100 kps
Acceleration: Poor
Max. Y/P/R: 1/1/1 dps

Meson

28 cm

36 cm n/a 36 cm

24 cm

Meson

Shield Recharge: 1 sec

Guns-
(42) Single Mount Laser Turret
(6) Dual Mount Laser Battery
(2) Antimatter Gun

Missiles-
(14) Torpedo Tube

Fighter Complement: 200
Decoys: None
Cloak: No
Jump Drive: Yes

Crew: 400-600 crew, 500 Marines
Service Entry: 2649