Strakha

Strakha
Type	Stealth Fighter
Manufacturer
Primary user	Kilrathi Empire

Strakha Stealth Fighter Target Identification, circa 2656-2667

The Strakha was a stealth fighter in service with the Kilrathi Empire.

First deployed in the 2650s, the Strakha was at the time the latest technological innovation of the Kilrathi. Designed to field a highly efficient cloaking device, the Strakha was a swift and nimble starfighter that made short work of its Terran opponents by means of stealth, jumping in and out of visibility when least expected. They were often deployed in groups, leading unfortunate Terran pilots to stray in the midst of a pack of phantoms that could pick them off at any time.

By far, the Strakha's most infamous action was the destruction of the TCS Tiger's Claw in 2656. While en route to destroy the Kilrathi Enigma Sector HQ at K'tithrak Mang, the Claw was ambushed by a wing of Strakhas which led a massive bombing run on the vessel, destroying it with all hands. One of the few survivors of the attack, Colonel Christopher Blair, managed to record the attack on his datadisk before it was stolen by a traitor who leaked the carrier's location to the Kilrathi. Without evidence to support his claims of stealth fighter attack, Blair became the scapegoat of the attack and would spend the next decade confined to a space station.

During that same year, Crown Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka destroyed the shipyards at Ghorah Khar, a Kilrathi colony that sought to secede from the Empire, in an effort to defend the Strakha's technology. This attack put the development of Strakha and Thrakhath's plans for conquest on hold for years.

In the 2660s, the Strakhas reappeared in the Enigma Sector and their existence eventually exposed by Blair, who was serving aboard the TCS Concordia during this time. It was later found that Major Zachary Colson was responsible for the destruction of the Tiger's Claw, and was thus sentenced to death for treason.

The Strakha continued to serve on the frontlines to the end of the war, and went through a radical redesign by 2669. Unfortunately, for all their technological innovations, even they were no match for an experienced Terran pilot, who could quickly take advantage of the fighter's weak shields and poor acceleration. It is unclear if production of this fighter resumed after the destruction of Kilrah in 2669.

Specifications

Class:	Stealth Fighter
Length:	17 meters
Mass:	???
Max Velocity:	320 kps
Cruise Velocity:	200 kps
Acceleration:	Poor
Max Y/P/R:	4/4/4 dps
Fore Shield:	4.0 cm equivalent
Aft Shield:	4.0 cm equivalent
Front Armor:	4.0 cm
Right Armor:	4.0 cm
Left Armor:	4.0 cm
Rear Armor:	4.0 cm
Guns:	Laser Cannon (2)
Missiles:	???

Images

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  Redesigned Strakha Stealth Fighter, circa 2669.

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  Strakha Stealth Fighter Target Identification, circa 2669.

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  Strakha flown by Marjakh 'Stalker' nar Kur'u'tak, circa 2669.