Omni Scale Kzinti Needle Gunboat Flotilla SRZ

The Kzintis are a species of eight-foot-tall felines; the Klingons call them "tigermen." They are adjacent to the Federation (and have fought two major wars with them, losing both) and the Klingons (and have fought several wars with them, winning a few and losing a few). Kzinti ships are armed with disruptors, phasers, and drones. They have more drones on their standard warships than any other empire, and forests of phaser-3s, because their ships are designed to fight each other. (They have had more civil wars than foreign wars.) They are enemies of the Klingons and Lyrans and allies of convenience with the Hydrans and Federation.

The Kzintis built their own fast patrol ships (gunboat) as a match for the Lyran and Klingon designs. It mounted a disruptor, phasers, and drones. Scout and leader versions were also built (and are on the sprue). Virtually all empires used the same flotilla organization of one leader, one scout, and four combat types. This was a factor of how many gunboats could effectively fight as a unit (more just got in the way) and how the electronic warfare systems worked (the scout could support only five other boats no matter how many were in the flotilla, and any gunboats without electronic warfare support were weak links and easily killed).

This tree of gunboats is available in a variety of materials. Ships are unpainted, use standard flight stands available from many sources, and, while designed for gaming, make fine display pieces.