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Ifriit-class Heavy Carrier
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Purpose
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Fleet Command
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Ship Type
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Heavy Carrier
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Mass
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106,000[1] tons
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Length
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500+ metres
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Speed
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50 kph m/s
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The Ifriit-class Heavy Carrier is a carrier design built by the Coalition of the Northern Kiithid. By 1102 KDS at least one of these ships, the Ifriit-Naabal, was known to be in service.[1]
Background[]
Ifriit-class Heavy Carriers are fully capable combat vessels built by the Coalition for desert exploration and combat. They were equipped with bays to house support vehicles as well as facilities for flight operations.
Operational History[]
The only known ship in the class was the Ifriit-Naabal, the flagship of Operation Skaal Brii, which disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 1106 KDS. In the aftermath of failure of Operation Skaal Brii, the limitations of the Ifriit-class became apparent as they were ill-suited to long range desert operations. The Coalition of the Northern Kiithid took the lessons of the disaster and drew up plans for an improved carrier design, the Deep Carrier.[1]
In 1110 KDS, the Ifriit-Nabaal's remains were found at Hell's Gate by Rachel S'jet. A Sensor Waveform Amplifier and its backup data drive were retrieved. The data drive revealed that the Ifriit had been trapped by a dune collapsing on it and had been ransacked by the Gaalsien, who were looking for the Sensor Waveform Amplifier.
There are no references about more carriers of this class, but the fact than Rachel didn't identify it initially points to the Ifriit-Naabal wasn't the only one of his class lost in the Great Banded Desert.
Trivia[]
- The Ifriit-Nabaal shares a similar model to the Kapisi, But instead sports a '8' on the bridge instead of a 5 seen on the Sakala and the Kapisi. However it appears that it lacks a missile silo and the bridge is further to the rear. Although the diagrams for both ships look exactly the same. It could be that the segment of the ship housing the missile silo is buried under the sand, or it is missing entirely.
- In the Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak manual, this ship is designated as an Ifriit-class Heavy Carrier, so this must have been the first of its class.
- It has a total crew of 1256 personnel.
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