Kilrathi Empire "Bhantkara" Super Carrier
Name: Bhantkara-class carrier
Craft: Kilrathi Bhantkara-class carrier
Type: Carrier
Scale: capital
Length: 920 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 4,800; skeleton: 480/+10
Passengers: 1,194 & 125 prisoners
Cargo Capacity: 25,600 metric tons
Consumables: 25 weeks
Jump Drive: x1
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 1D+2
Space: 2
Atmosphere: 225; 650 km/h
Hull: 5D+2
Shields: 6D+2
Backup Shields: 3D+1
Sensors
- Passive: 60 / 1D+1
- Scan: 120 / 3D
- Search: 240 / 4D+1
- Focus: 6 / 6D
Weapons
- 16 Offensive Lasers
- Fire Arc: Dual Gun Sponson x1 (Starboard Ahead; Laser), Dual Gun Barbette x5 (Starboard Hemisphere x2, Portside Hemisphere x2, Portside Ahead/Portside x1; Laser), Dual Gun Turret x2 (360°; Laser)
Crew: 1
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: 7
Damage: 7D
- Capship Missile Bank
- Fire Arc: Forward Narrow
Crew: 5
Scale: death star
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-50/100/150
Atmosphere Range: 2-100/200/300km
Rate of fire: 6
Ammo: 24 ASM-436A Cruise Missiles
Damage: 7D
- 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 -2D
Gear:
- Matter/Antimatter Reactor
- Akwende Drive
- External Docking Port x2
- Apprehension Module: The ship may hold up to 125 prisoners for maximum security transport.
- Hospital Module: The ship may treat up to 50 injured characters simultaneously per module
- Repair Bay Module x2: Allows the ship to repair buildings, other ships and vehicles that are as large as or smaller than itself.
- Ramscoop
- Backup Shield Generator Mount: 3D+2
- Escape Pod x37
- Hangar Bay Module: total hangar capacity is 1,281,200 m3
- Carrier Systems x4: The ship may deploy and/or recover one child vehicle while it is actively moving per Carrier System.
Ship Complement:
- Darket Light Fighters: 24
- Dralthi-IV Medium Fighters: 24
- Vaktoth Heavy Fighters: 24
- Sorthak Super-Heavy Fighters: 16
- Strakha Medium Stealth Fighters (Uprated): 24
- Paktahn Heavy Torpedo Bombers: 16
Description: The Bhantkara-Class Carrier is a class of fleet carrier that was active with the Kilrathi Empire during the second half of the thirty-five year Terran-Kilrathi War.
Class Overview
The Bhantkara was designed with the typical purpose of any fleet carrier: To serve as the mothership of the Empire's various battle fleets and to lead assaults against enemy fleets and planets during offensive operations. The Bhantkara was a large, formidable warship well-matched against Terran assaults thanks to its large starfighter complement, but nonetheless flew with escorts.
By 2669, the Kilrathi's carrier fleet far outstripped that of the Terran Confederation, whose numerous carrier losses made necessary the reactivation of obsolete vessels to replace their more modern vessels.
History
At least one Bhantkara served as an escort for Crown Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka's personal flagship as of 2669, the KIS Hvar'kann. During the Battle of Ariel that year, Colonel Christopher Blair encountered two Bhantkara-Class Carriers in separate engagements, and destroyed both of them in an effort to ensure the safety of the TCS Victory. Blair also destroyed a third such carrier during the Battle of Freya later that same year.
Source:
- Wing Commander Encyclopedia: Bhantkara-class carrier
- Wing Commander Information Center: Bhantkara-class Heavy Carrier
- The Wing Commander Role Playing Game (page 406)
- thedemonapostle