K'ha'haf

K'ha'haf
Type	Heavy Fighter
Primary User	Kilrathi Empire
General Characteristics
Crew	1
Performance
Maximum Yaw	35 dps
Maximum Pitch	45 dps
Maximum Roll	35 dps
Acceleration	600 k/s2
Velocity
Maximum	380 kps
Afterburner
Maximum Afterburner	950 kps
Armament
Guns
Reaper Cannons (2) Meson Guns (2)
Default Missile Loadout
Mine (6) Mine (6)
Hardpoints	(2 x 6)
Components
Decoys	8
Cloaking Device	No
Defense
Shields
Fore	200 cm equivalent
Aft	500 cm equivalent
Default Recharge	20 cm/second
Armor
Front	500 cm
Rear	500 cm
Side	500 cm
K'ha'haf Target Designation, circa 2669.

The K'ha'haf is a fighter that saw limited service with the Kilrathi Empire.

An oddity among Kilrathi wartime designs, the K'ha'haf was in a sense developed as a stealth fighter. It is a starfighter chassis built upon a large mass of rock, just large enough to allow for unaltered spaceflight. Being mostly composed of an asteroid, the K'ha'haf is able to hide itself among the asteroid belts strewn across the galaxy, sitting idle until unsuspecting Terran ships passed through their field, allowing them to ambush Terran patrols and convoys without advanced notice. Their rocky mass provides them with a thick and sturdy shield, meaning they can absorb numerous laser shots without sustaining major damage for long periods of time. Fairly swift despite their large frame, the K'ha'haf in its limited service proved to be a fighter to be reckoned with.

The K'ha'haf was first sighted during the final days of the Terran-Kilrathi War in 2669. One notable sighting was by the pilots of the TCS Victory during the capture of a Kilrathi convoy in the Torgo System. Several K'ha'hafs ambushed Colonel Christopher Blair's wing during an attempt to disable a Kilrathi tanker convoy as part of the shakedown cruise for the TCS Behemoth. Despite their strong shields, they were ultimately destroyed by Blair and his wingmen.

The K'ha'haf would continue to reveal themselves sporadically until the end of the Kilrathi War, but ultimately did little to turn the tide against the Terrans, who destroyed Kilrah by the end of 2669.

Specifications

		Wing Commander III	Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander III
Max Velocity		380	380 kps
Max Afterburn		950	950 kps
Acceleration		600	150 k/s2
Max Y/P/R		35/45/35	50/40/40 dps
Shields
	Fore	200	250 cm
	Aft	500	200 cm
Armor
	Fore	500	500 cm
	Aft	500	500 cm
	Side	500	500 cm
Guns		Reaper gun (2) Meson gun (2)	Reaper gun (4) Meson gun (2)
Missiles		Mine (6) Mine (6)	Mine (8) Mine (8)
Decoys		8	8

Origin's Official Guide to Wing Commander III

ASTEROID FIGHTER
An Asteroid fighter is basically a heavy fighter covered in a few thousand tonnes of rock. They're usually used to mine and patrol approaches to secret Kilrathi bases hidden in asteroid fields. These rock fighters have lots of armor, not much shield. Missiles are mostly good against Asteroid Fighters if you have to take one out quickly, but don’t expect anything to happen on the first one. Do not, under any circumstances, collide with the asteroid fighter in a lighter ship. Also watch out for the large chunks of solid rock debris they throw off as they take damage.

Class
Heavy Fighter
Max Velocity
380 kps
Acceleration
150 k/s2
Max. YPR
50/40/40 dps
Max. Afterburn Velocity
950 kps
Jump Capable
no
Shields
Fore	250 cm equiv.
Aft	200 cm equiv.
Armor
Fore/Aft	500 cm
Right/Left	500 cm
Weapons
Reaper gun	(4)
Meson gun	(2)
Missiles
Missile Hardpoints	(2x8)
8 mine / 8 mine
Missile decoys	(8)

Behind the Screens

Appears in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. References to a Kilrathi camouflage fighter appear in Victory Streak.