3788 Scale Kzinti Light Cruiser (CL) 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 pre-war Kzinti fleet included a number of ships (dreadnought, heavy cruiser, light cruiser, destroyer, frigate). Like all light cruisers, it was intended to extend the fleet by replacing heavy cruisers on less important sectors or less dangerous missions. This ship was designed to support the strike cruisers and replace them on less critical missions. The Kzintis, who lacked enough destroyers (and their frigate was too small for most of the traditional destroyer missions), used this ship extensively.The ship was not a great success and production was eventually abandoned in favor of the much better Medium Cruiser. This ship is very similar to the pre-war Kzinti escort carrier; that class was quickly wiped out in combat and replaced by larger designs. (Some players may wish to use this miniature for that class, also.)

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.