3788 Scale Kzinti Battleship (BB) 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 Kzinti battleship was envisioned as an enlarged version of the dreadnought. Additional firepower was provided. The inclusion of rear-firing weapons and expanded disruptor arcs reflects concerns over more maneuverable enemy cruisers getting behind it. As with any battleship, the simplest description is “like a dreadnought, only a lot bigger.” The ship can carry up to eight standard fighters in an internal bay; these are intended more for self-defense than as a strike force. The ship’s vast hull includes four hundred drones stored for bombardment missions. The first two were named Patriarch and Duke.

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.