3788 Scale Kzinti Heavy War Destroyer (HDW) 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.

Based on a war destroyer hull with a ridgeback added, the heavy war destroyer is a powerful dogfighter and a nasty opponent. The rear weapon mounts (which usually held disruptors) were on the belly in a special mount that could not fire forward. As with all of the heavy war destroyers, the ship carries two fighters for additional firepower. The ship could be configured as a warship, carrier (with eight total fighters), escort, commando ship, transport, minesweeper, or for other missions.

The ship 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.