Bakhtosh nar Kiranka

Bakhtosh nar Kiranka
Callsign	Redclaw
Allegiance	Kilrathi Empire

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 sarcatically 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.