Snakeir-class carrier

Snakeir
Type	Carrier
Manufacturer	Nar Kiranka Clan
Introduction	2649

Snakier-class Target Identification Shots.

The Emperor of Kilrah personally commissioned the production of the Snakeir-class dreadnought line in 2649, among the heaviest battleships to enter service until the final stages of the Terran-Kilrathi 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 revised into a smaller, dedicated fleet carrier. The Empire deployed between four and ten of the carriers in late 2654 and early 2655. They first saw action in the Ardai System, while combat testing the (at the time) new Hhriss-class fighter. Snakeir carriers went on to serve at the defense of Jakarta and with the strike fleets invading Firekka.

Major James Taggart led the first successful strike against a Snakeir - sacrificing a Rapier II and its pilot to destroy the carrier. Commodore Christopher Blair is credited with three confirmed Snakeir kills - the super-dreadnought 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 super-dreadnought KIS Shak'Ar'Roc, which led the fleet that attempted to capture the renegade TCS Olympus in 2654.

Snakeirs served throughout the remainder of the War, but were soon superseded by more modern carrier models like the Bhantkara.

Specifications

Source:	Clawmarks	Confed Handbook	Movie
Class:	Carrier	Super Dreadnaught	Super Dreadnaught
Length:	650 meters	915 meters	3,000 - 4,000 meters
Mass:	30,000 metric tonnes	67,000 metric tonnes	200,461 metric tonnes
Max Velocity:	150 kps	150 kps	150 kps
Cruise Velocity:	100 kps	100 kps	100 kps
Acceleration:	Poor	Poor	Poor
Max Y/P/R:	1/1/1 dps	1/1/1 dps	1/1/1 dps
Fore Shield:	37.0 cm equivalent	Meson	Meson
Aft Shield:	37.0 cm equivalent	Meson	Meson
Front Armor:	28.0 cm	28.0 cm	28.0 cm
Right Armor:	36.0 cm	36.0 cm	36.0 cm
Left Armor:	36.0 cm	36.0 cm	36.0 cm
Rear Armor:	24.0 cm	24.0 cm	24.0 cm
Guns:	Single mounted turreted laser (6) Dual mounted Turreted Laser (11) Triple mounted turreted laser (1)	Single mounted turreted laser (42) Dual mounted Turreted Laser (6) Antimatter Guns (2)	Single mounted turreted laser (42) Dual mounted Turreted Laser (6) Antimatter Guns (2)
Missiles:	Claw IR (2)	Torpedo Tubes (14)	Torpedo Tubes (14)
Fighter Compliment:	100	200	200
Crew:	400-600	400-600, 500 Marines	400-600, 500 Marines
Service Entry:	2655	2649	2649

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  Snakeir supplement from Joan's Fighting Ships circa 2655