Snakeir
The Emperor of Kilrah personally comissioned the production of the Snakeir-class superdreadnought line in 2649, the heaviest battleships to enter service until the final year of the 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 spun off into a smaller dedicated fleet carrier. The Empire deployed between four and ten of the carriers in late 2654-55. They first saw action in the Ardai System, while combat testing the new Hhriss-class fighter. Snakeir carriers went on to serve at the defense of Jakarta and with the strike fleets invading Firekka.
Maj. James Taggart lead the first succesful strike against a Snakeir - trading a Rapier II and its pilot to destroy the carrier. Commodore Christopher Blair is credited with three confirmed Snakeir kills - the superdreadnought 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 superdreadnought KIS Shak'Ar'Roc, which lead the fleet that attempted to capture the renegade TCS Olympus in 2654.
Specifications (Claw Marks)
| Class: | Carrier |
| Length: | 650 meters |
| Mass: | 30,000 metric tonnes |
| Max Velocity: | 150 kps |
| Cruise Velocity: | 100 kps |
| Acceleration: | Poor |
| Max Y/P/R: | 1/1/1 dps |
| Fore Shield: | 37.0 cm equivalent |
| Aft Shield: | 37.0 cm equivalent |
| Front Armor: | 28.0 cm |
| Right Armor: | 36.0 cm |
| Left Armor: | 36.0 cm |
| Rear Armor: | 24.0 cm |
| Guns: | Single mounted turreted laser (6) |
| Dual mounted Turreted Laser (11) | |
| Triple mounted turreted laser (1) | |
| Missiles: | Claw IR (2) |
| Fighter Compliment: | 100 |
| Crew: | 400-600 |
| Service Entry: | 2655 |
Specifications (Confed Handbook)
| Class: | Super Dreadnaught |
| Length: | 915 meters |
| Mass: | 67,000 metric tonnes |
| Max Velocity: | 150 kps |
| Cruise Velocity: | 100 kps |
| Acceleration: | Poor |
| Max Y/P/R: | 1/1/1 dps |
| Fore Shield: | Meson |
| Aft Shield: | Meson |
| Front Armor: | 28.0 cm |
| Right Armor: | 36.0 cm |
| Left Armor: | 36.0 cm |
| Rear Armor: | 24.0 cm |
| Guns: | Single mounted turreted laser (42) |
| Dual mounted Turreted Laser (6) | |
| Antimatter Guns (2) | |
| Missiles: | Torpedo Tubes (14) |
| Fighter Compliment: | 200 |
| Crew: | 400-600, 500 Marines |
| Service Entry: | 2649 |
Specifications (Movie)
| Class: | Super Dreadnaught |
| Length: | 3,000 - 4,000 meters |
| Mass: | 200,461 metric tonnes |
| Max Velocity: | 150 kps |
| Cruise Velocity: | 100 kps |
| Acceleration: | Poor |
| Max Y/P/R: | 1/1/1 dps |
| Fore Shield: | Meson |
| Aft Shield: | Meson |
| Front Armor: | 28.0 cm |
| Right Armor: | 36.0 cm |
| Left Armor: | 36.0 cm |
| Rear Armor: | 24.0 cm |
| Guns: | Single mounted turreted laser (42) |
| Dual mounted Turreted Laser (6) | |
| Antimatter Guns (2) | |
| Missiles: | Torpedo Tubes (14) |
| Fighter Compliment: | 200 |
| Crew: | 400-600, 500 Marines |
| Service Entry: | 2649 |
