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Kilrathi Empire Dralthi-IX Rhino Medium Fighter

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Name: Dralthi-IX Rhino Multi-Role Fighter
Craft: Caxki clan Dralthi-IX Rhino Multi-Role Fighter
Type: Medium Fighter
Scale: starfighter
Length: 38 meters
Skill: starfighter pilot
Crew: 1
Cargo Capacity: 3.1 metric tons
Consumables: 12 days
Jump Drive: x1
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 3D+1
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 330; 950 km/h
Hull: 10D+2
Shields: 2D+2
Sensors

  • Passive: 40 / 1D
  • Scan: 80 / 2D
  • Search: 160 / 3D
  • Focus: 4 / 4D

Weapons

  • 2 Civilian Grade Plasma Guns
Fire Arc: forward
Scale: walker
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-8/15/30
Atmosphere Range: 100-800/1,500/3,000m
Rate of fire: 4
Damage: 8D
  • 2 Civilian Grade Tachyon Guns
Fire Arc: forward
Scale: walker
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-8/15/30
Atmosphere Range: 100-800/1,500/3,000m
Rate of fire: 5
Damage: 6D
  • Long Range Heat Seeker (LRHS) Missiles
Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-40/80/280
Atmosphere Range: 100-4,000/8,000/28,000m
Ammo: 3 external quint(5) hardpoints; 15 total
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 5D
  • 2 Standard Dumb Fire (DF) Missile Banks
Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-10/20/80
Atmosphere Range: 100-1,000/2,000/8,000m
Ammo: 20 per bank
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 4D
  • Electronic Counter Measure Module
Fire Arc: all
Crew: 1
Skill: sensors
Space Range: 1-13/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 1-25/50/100km
Effects: Enemy Sensors and Fire Control -1D
  • Enhanced Countermeasure Pod Dispenser
Fire Arc: aft
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: sensors
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-13/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 1-25/50/100km
Ammo: 50
Rate of fire: 1
Effects: Enemy Sensors & Fire Control -2D

Gear:

  • Matter/Antimatter Power Plant
  • Akwende Drive: FTL Drive System. This drive allows the vehicle to make instantaneous FTL jumps
  • Standard Cloaking Device: This device must be toggled on and off; while active, the vehicle gains a +25 detection difficulty bonus but may not fire weapons.
  • Auto-Repair System: Adds 5D to all repair checks.

Description: The Dralthi was a Kilrathi medium fighter. It was included in Joan's Fighting Spacecraft Vega Sector Supplement for 2654.092.

There is perhaps no single ship that is more symbolic of the Empire of Kilrah than the bat-winged Dralthi fighter. A string of early successes combined with a distinct silouette permanently imprinted the Dralthi in the minds of its human opponents. This psychological impact was furthered by the fighter's huge production run - it was the most commonly encountered fighter in the Vega Sector theater of operations.

The first production model, the tiny KF-100, entered service in 2529; as such, it saw service during both the 2594 invasion of the Varni Republic and the 2598 battle with the Mantu. When the conflict with the Terran Confederation began in earnest, the KF-100 Dralthi remained one of the Empire's premiere medium fighters. Though superseded by later models, the KF-100 remained in service through the last year of the Vega Campaign - ultimately playing a key role in the destruction of the Pegasus Naval Station.

The second design (classified simply as Dralthi) entered service in the late 2640s. The new model featured a host of technical improvements, including extended life support and the introduction of an ejection system. They made their debut during an attack on the Epsilon Prima System, catching the TCS Tiger's Claw by surprise. Terran intelligence had failed to predict their extended range - costing the Tiger's Claw five pilots.

The Dralthi was, however, by no means a marvel of Kilrathi engineering: The huge, ovaloid wings blocked visibility to the sides of the fighter, forcing Kilrathi pilots to pitch rather than yaw during combat. Additionally, the shield generators were plauged by technical glitches - if hit too quickly in rapid succession, they would often fail completely.

Notoriously merciless ace Dakhath nar Sihkag ("Deathstroke") was credited with 78 space-to-space kills flying a Dralthi during the last years of the Vega Campaign. His fighter was shot down in 2654 by 1st Lieutenant Mariko Tanaka.

In one unique use of surplus Dralthi, the commander of the Dioscuri System garrison issued the fighters to the planet's low-technology natives, teaching them to defend their planet from human 'aggressors'. The Dralthi was succeeded on the production lines in 2655 by the Dralthi II.

On 2654.110, Jeannette Devereaux of the Tiger's Claw observed that the Dralthi fighter was the most common Kilrathi fighter in the Vega Sector. She also noted that it took 1.4 missiles or over seven laser blasts to destroy the fighter.

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