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Though a vital part of any war effort, tactical treatment of the Dorkir is evidence their cultural disdain for support staff. Two examples: In an attempt to relieve the garrison at the Brimstone System during the human blockade, the Empire deployed dozens of lightly escorted Dorkir at once - hoping that a few might make it through to the planet. During anti-piracy efforts in the M421A System, Thrakhath's forces sacrificed an entire Dorkir as bait to lure out the enemy. | Though a vital part of any war effort, tactical treatment of the Dorkir is evidence their cultural disdain for support staff. Two examples: In an attempt to relieve the garrison at the Brimstone System during the human blockade, the Empire deployed dozens of lightly escorted Dorkir at once - hoping that a few might make it through to the planet. During anti-piracy efforts in the M421A System, Thrakhath's forces sacrificed an entire Dorkir as bait to lure out the enemy. | ||
The [[Terran Confederation Space Forces Academy]] maintains a captured Dorkir on which students train for ship to ship boarding scenarios. | The [[Terran Confederation Space Forces Academy]] maintains a captured Dorkir on which students train for ship to ship boarding scenarios. | ||
It was utilized alongside the [[Lumbari]] variant. | |||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == |
Revision as of 19:38, 1 December 2008
The Dorkir was a Kilrathi transport. It was included in Joan's Fighting Spacecraft Vega Sector Supplement for 2654.092.
Like its Terran counterpart, the Drayman-class, the Dorkir is a jack-of-all-trades which uses multiple configurations. Among those encountered to date:
Freighter/Tanker: The two most common layouts for any class of transport. Command Staff: Equipped with an additional communications and sensor suite, this version of the transport is used by high ranking officers to coordinate system-wide military efforts. The invasion of the Kurosawa System was bolstered by an early strike against a Dorkir-class command staff ship, the loss of which sent Kilrathi resistence into disarray. The design has also been spun off into the dedicated Thrakhra-class CommCon.
Troop Transport: A single Dorkir may be outfitted to carry a unit of one thousand warriors - ten times the number of Terran marines carrierd onboard a similarly sized transport.
Though a vital part of any war effort, tactical treatment of the Dorkir is evidence their cultural disdain for support staff. Two examples: In an attempt to relieve the garrison at the Brimstone System during the human blockade, the Empire deployed dozens of lightly escorted Dorkir at once - hoping that a few might make it through to the planet. During anti-piracy efforts in the M421A System, Thrakhath's forces sacrificed an entire Dorkir as bait to lure out the enemy.
The Terran Confederation Space Forces Academy maintains a captured Dorkir on which students train for ship to ship boarding scenarios.
It was utilized alongside the Lumbari variant.
Specifications
Class: | Transport (configurable as Freighter or Tanker) |
Length: | 104 meters |
Mass: | 2,000 metric tonnes |
Max Velocity: | 150 kps |
Cruise Velocity: | 100 kps |
Acceleration: | Bad |
Max Y/P/R: | 2/2/2 dps |
Fore Shield: | 17.0 cm equivalent |
Aft Shield: | 10.0 cm equivalent |
Front Armor: | 9.0 cm |
Right Armor: | 9.0 cm |
Left Armor: | 9.0 cm |
Rear Armor: | 6.0 cm |
Guns: | Turreted Laser (1) |
Missiles: | Porcupine Space Mine (3) |