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|type = [[Carrier]]
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|manufacturer = [[Nar Kiranka Clan]]
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[[Image:Wc1snakier4.gif|thumb|300px|right|Snakeir-class Target Identification Shots.]]
[[Image:Wc1snakier4.gif|thumb|300px|right|Snakeir-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.
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|Ardai System]], while combat testing the (at the time) new [[Hhriss|Hhriss-Class Fighter]]. Snakeir carriers went on to serve at the defense of [[Jakarta]] and with the strike fleets invading [[Firekka]].
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|Ardai System]], while combat testing the (at the time) new [[Hhriss|Hhriss-Class Fighter]]. Snakeir carriers went on to serve at the defense of [[Jakarta]] and with the strike fleets invading [[Firekka]].
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| Single mounted turreted laser (6) <br>
| [[Turreted_Laser|Single mounted turreted laser]] (6) <br>
Dual mounted [[Turreted Laser]] (11) <br>
[[Dual Laser Turret|Dual mounted Turreted Laser]] (11) <br>
Triple mounted turreted laser (1)
[[Triple mounted turreted laser]] (1)
| Single mounted turreted laser (42) <br>
| [[Turreted_Laser|Single mounted turreted laser]] (42) <br>
Dual mounted Turreted Laser (6) <br>
[[Dual Laser Turret|Dual mounted Turreted Laser]] (6) <br>
Antimatter Guns (2)  
[[Antimatter Gun]]s (2)  
| Single mounted turreted laser (42) <br>
| [[Turreted_Laser|Single mounted turreted laser]] (42) <br>
Dual mounted Turreted Laser (6) <br>
[[Dual Laser Turret|Dual mounted Turreted Laser]] (6) <br>
Antimatter Guns (2)  
[[Antimatter Gun]]s (2)  
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! Missiles:
! Missiles:
| Claw IR (2)
| [[Claw IR]] (2)
| Torpedo Tubes (14)
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| Torpedo Tubes (14)
| [[Torpedo]] Tubes (14)
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[[category:Kilrathi Capital Ship Class Names]]
[[category:Kilrathi Carriers]]
[[category:Kilrathi Carriers]]
[[category:Kilrathi Dreadnoughts]]

Revision as of 06:48, 25 September 2010

Snakeir
Wc1snakier.jpg
Type Carrier
Manufacturer nar Kiranka Clan
Introduction 2649


Snakeir-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: Claw Marks Confed Handbook Movie
Class: Carrier Super Dreadnought Super Dreadnought
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 Complement: 100 200 200
Crew: 400-600 400-600, 500 Marines 400-600, 500 Marines
Service Entry: 2655 2649 2649
  • Snakeir supplement from Joan's Fighting Ships circa 2655

    Snakeir supplement from Joan's Fighting Ships circa 2655

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