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'''Bakhtosh nar Kiranka''' was a [[Kilrathi]] fighter ace. He flew the [[Jalthi]] heavy fighter. Bakhtosh was a member of an aristocratic Kilrathi family and believed himself superior to all others. He was an expert gunfighter who was considered the finest Kilrathi shot in the [[Vega Sector]]. His piloting skills were ordinary, but he had perfected the art of taunting. He was known for sarcastically gloating and for offering the perfect crowning insult, patronizing remark or racial slur to goad enemy pilots into making errors. Bakhtosh preferred to engage at the maxiumum range of his guns to avoid being outmaneuvered by superior pilots. When forced into close combat he was known to fire his missiles. [[Terran Confederation]] pilots were advised not to be daunted by his reputation and to fire continuously while closing and then outfly him using standard maneuvers. He was featured in [[Pilot Profiles]] in [[April 2654]]. | '''Bakhtosh nar Kiranka''' was a [[Kilrathi]] fighter ace. He flew the [[Jalthi]] heavy fighter. Bakhtosh was a member of an aristocratic Kilrathi family and believed himself superior to all others. He was an expert gunfighter who was considered the finest Kilrathi shot in the [[Vega Sector]]. His piloting skills were ordinary, but he had perfected the art of taunting. He was known for sarcastically gloating and for offering the perfect crowning insult, patronizing remark or racial slur to goad enemy pilots into making errors. Bakhtosh preferred to engage at the maxiumum range of his guns to avoid being outmaneuvered by superior pilots. When forced into close combat he was known to fire his missiles. [[Terran Confederation]] pilots were advised not to be daunted by his reputation and to fire continuously while closing and then outfly him using standard maneuvers. | ||
A few years prior to [[2654]], Bakhtosh led a Jalthi assault on an Confederation cruiser that [[James Taggart]] was serving aboard. Bakhtosh destroyed at least four of the defending fighters during this attack. He was featured in [[Pilot Profiles]] in [[April 2654]] On [[2654.139]], [[Christopher Blair]] and [[Joseph Khumalo]] encountered Bakhtosh in the [[Dakota]] System while attacking a Kilrathi supply convoy, which Bakhtosh was defending. | |||
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Revision as of 23:56, 13 December 2007
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| Callsign | Redclaw |
| Allegiance | Empire of Kilrah |
Bakhtosh nar Kiranka was a Kilrathi fighter ace. He flew the Jalthi heavy fighter. Bakhtosh was a member of an aristocratic Kilrathi family and believed himself superior to all others. He was an expert gunfighter who was considered the finest Kilrathi shot in the Vega Sector. His piloting skills were ordinary, but he had perfected the art of taunting. He was known for sarcastically gloating and for offering the perfect crowning insult, patronizing remark or racial slur to goad enemy pilots into making errors. Bakhtosh preferred to engage at the maxiumum range of his guns to avoid being outmaneuvered by superior pilots. When forced into close combat he was known to fire his missiles. Terran Confederation pilots were advised not to be daunted by his reputation and to fire continuously while closing and then outfly him using standard maneuvers.
A few years prior to 2654, Bakhtosh led a Jalthi assault on an Confederation cruiser that James Taggart was serving aboard. Bakhtosh destroyed at least four of the defending fighters during this attack. He was featured in Pilot Profiles in April 2654 On 2654.139, Christopher Blair and Joseph Khumalo encountered Bakhtosh in the Dakota System while attacking a Kilrathi supply convoy, which Bakhtosh was defending.
