Jakhari Class Transport

The Jakhari Class transport wasn't a completely new design. The Jakhari Class derived from the succesful Dorkir design, which could be adapted to operate in various roles. Developed for the transport role, the Jakhari was able to accomodate around 1000 marines - twice as much as its terran counterpart the River Class Transport. Defensive armament were ten dual mount defense lasers against fighters. Like the River Class the Jakhari Class needed only few crew members.

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Jalthi Class Heavy Fighter (Heavy Fighter Type 03)

While produced in very limited numbers, the Jalthi Class heavy fighter was the most heavily armed fighter of its time and extremely feared by Confederation pilots. In keeping with the classic Kilrathi fighter design philosophies, the Jalthi was given a large offensive capability (one might say incredible), but its defensive capabilities are considered lacking compared to many Confederation designs, especially against more nimble Confederation fighters which were capable of evading the Jalthi's front weapon array. It was not until the introduction of the F-57 Sabre that the Confederation had a superior fighter. Even so, many Kilrathi pilots would prefer to dogfight with a Sabre in a Jalthi than in the later Jalkehi.

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Jrathek Class Medium Fighter (Medium Fighter Type 04)

The Jrathek Class medium fighter was a prototype fighter being developed by Kilrathi.  Kilrathi scientist Hajjnah was one of the staff members in charge of the development of the Jrathek fighter. However, Hajjnah defected in the late 2260's to the Terran Confederation to the TCS Viking, taking the blueprints of the Jrathek fighter with him. As a result, the Jrathek prototype was simulated in the Terran Confederation Space Naval Academy's Cyberschool's holographic simulator before it saw active service. Jrathek were serving with front line units by early 2272, where they were commonly used for reconnaisance missions. A Jrathek off the KIS Shiraak first located the TCS Lexington's vapor trails. The fighter briefly held a speed record as the fastest Kilrathi fighter.

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Khar'hor Class Orbital Defense (Orbital Defense Type 03)

With the Khar'hor Class orbital defense stations the Kilrathi design for powerful defense platforms reached their ultimate zenith. The designers reverted back to less but broader runways for the stationed fighters, because the smaller ones in its predecessor had proven more vulnerable against attacks from Terran forces. The number of the fighters was once again stepped up by adding a detachment of heavy fighters which resulted in slighty overcrowded hangars. Armament of the station consisted of 2 dual mount particle cannons on top, 4 dual mount laser turrets below the station and 4 tachyon cannons around the station on weapon platforms.

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Krant Class Medium Fighter (Medium Fighter Type 02)

Operated around the same time as the Confederation Scimitar class medium fighter, the Krant has always had the reputation of being a solid fighter. The biggest weakness of the fighter is that it is comparatively lightly armed, mounted two laser cannons, a weapons array more commonly carried by light fighters. Common missions for the Krant was strikes against transports as well as acting as escort, where its ability to survive abuse allows it to protect it when lighter fighters would be destroyed. The fighters heavy armor meant it also was ideal for long range patrol. While it was never produced in the large numbers which the Dralthi medium fighter was, most fighters preferred the Krant over the lighter armored Dralthi.

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Kratokh Class Heavy Fighter (Heavy Fighter Type 01)

The Kratokh Class heavy fighter was to become the first heavy fighter in the arsenal of the later Imperial Forces. It drew its first blood during the Kilrathi Civil War, when the Tr'L Rass Clan used these fighters to repel the constant attacks of the T'kon Clan - they lost many of their fighters during that campaign. Armament of the Kratokh Class fighter consisted of two laser cannons, two mass driver cannons, one “Stalker” heatseeking missile and two “Paw” dumbfire missiles.

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Lumbari Class Colonyship

The Lumbari Class colonyships were based on the Dorkir Class freighter. The cargo pods were exchanged against colony modules and a few other minor changes were applied. Other than his Terran counterpart this kind of colonyship didn't offer much comfort during the trips in space. But by minimizing the comfort the Kilrathi were able almost to double the capacity for colonists on board. Another difference to the Terran City Class colonyships was that the Kilrathi colonyships were armed with several dual laser mounts on turrets for self defense. Until this difference was known to terran intelligence, numerous terran fighter pilots were dead.

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Norgata Class Heavy Bomber (Heavy Bomber Type 02)

The Norgata Class heavy bomber was designed as a replacement for the aging Asjaka Class. They were built in the space docks around Kilrah. Because of the overwhelming successes with the Asjaka Class it was decided to stick with the original design of the forerunner model and to change only the rear part of the furselage with the wings and the engines. Armament of the Norgata Class heavy bombers consisted of 2 heavy disruptor cannons, 2 Particle Cannons, one torpedo launch tube and 3 dual mount laser turrets for defense against fighters,

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Ralarrad Class Destroyer (Destroyer Type 03)

In the later stages of the Terran-Kilrathi War, the Kilrathi desperately needed to deploy more ships into their fleet, which brought the production of the Ralarrad class destroyer. These destroyers were deployed shortly before the Battle of Earth and were mainly used for escorts of convoys, carriers or task forces. Although not as strong as the Kilrathi heavy Destroyers, the Ralarrad Class destroyers performed their job well. One notable Ralarrad was the vessel that attacked Locanda IV during Operation: Unseen Death, the Kilrathi operation to eradicate the Locanda System. This ship fired five biological warheads at the planet while Confederation pilots tried to stop them, causing a virus to spread across the whole system and render it infectious.

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Ralaxath Class Heavy Destroyer

The Ralaxath Class heavy destroyer was a warship in the service of the Kilrathi Empire. These ships were the successors to the smaller Ralarrad Class destroyers, and were significantly larger and more powerful. Like almost all Kilrathi capital ships they carry fighters. Their history was very brief as these ships were only first deployed during the final year of the Kilrathi War in 2269. The Confederation first encountered these fearsome vessels when they invaded the Freya System in preparation for their attack on Kilrah. By then, the Kilrathi War was in its final stages.

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Salthi Class Light Fighter (Light Fighter Type 02)

The Kilrathi have always relied on light starfighters more than the Confederation. One of the best known design is that of the Salthi. The fighter was produced in huge numbers compared to any Confederation or even other Kilrathi design. Shields are a third less powerful than those which are mounted on the contemporary Confederation Hornet light fighter and mounts only about half the armor. While lightly armed, with two lasers  and armored, the light starfighter is extremely fast and has been in service with the Kilrathi military for decades. While the fighter is outclassed by virtually all Confederation fighters, a swarm of these fighters can be extremely dangerous.

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Shoklar Class Light Fighter (Light Fighter Type 04)

The Shoklar may have been tagged as a light fighter by Kilrathi engineers, but it's battle performance was such that it became one of the most fearsome ships of it's time. Pressed into service shortly after the Kilrathi attack on Earth as a means of defending the Kilrathi borders from raiders and privateers until the fleet could be rebuilt, the Shoklar mounted a number of experimental weapon systems, the data from it's performance proving invaluable when brought into consideration for the Kilrathi fighter designs that would follow. In particular, the cloaking device that the Shoklar mounted, which was much more efficient than the one found on the Strakha prototype, would serve as the design paradigm for the Strakha Class stealth fighter bomber that would enter service in 2270.

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