- "Capital ship and mobile command of Kiith Siidim" — In game description
The Sakala is the Command Carrier of the Kiith Siidim expeditionary force of Operation Khadiim, the first Carrier of Sakala-Class, commanded by captain Mashad. They support Kapisi throughout the expeditions towards the primary anomaly, after escaping a massive Gaalsien invasion of coalition territory.
Operational History[]
Construction[]
The Sakala was the second of five command carriers planned by the Coalition, all of whom were dedicated to the operation to recover the Jaraci Object. The titanic vessel was constructed in the Hraal Industrial Works shipyards at the Coalition's capital of Tiir, on 1109 KDS sponsored by Kiith Siidim and Kiith Soban, and finished on late 1105, about six months before the first, the Kapisi. As it was the first to be finished, the class was named after him.
First campaigns[]
During the next six months, the Sakala had been participating in combat operations nearly non-stop due to Gaalsien raiders, probably to test it extensively before Khadiim. The Carrier earned distinction in two major offensives against Gaalsien raiding formations.
Operation Khadiim[]
Later as preparations for Operation Khadiim begun, the Sakala was relocated to Charlie Base, where it was stationed until Gaalsien forces attacked the Coalition. The Sakala escaped Charlie Base under heavy Gaalsien fire.
Soon after escaping Charlie Base, the Sakala had been informed that the S'jet carrier Kapisi, the only other which had survived at the attack, changed course and was heading to Sarathi Basin. The two carriers eventually met at the Kalash Site where the Kapisi was already under attack by the Gaalsien Carrier Ashoka and its forces. The two eventually defeated the Gaalsien strike force but the Ashoka managed to retreat.
The two carriers eventually caught up with the Ashoka in the Beladin Dune Sea. The Sakala engaged the Ashoka, and drove it away from its resourcing operations so the Kapisi could move in. It is unknown what happened between the Sakala and the Ashoka but the Gaalsien carrier eventually broke away from the battle and returned to the Dune sea. Soon after that the Sakala used the same strategy against a Gaalsien Base luring most of its defenders away, but the defenders broke away from the battle once again.
Later the Sakala had been pinned down in the Whispering Gallery by the Gaalsien Carriers K'had Retribution and K'had Sunder, but with help from the Kapisi managed to push back and destroy the two carriers.
After that the Sakala had been held up by Gaalsien forces while the Kapisi took the Khashar Plateau where the two eventually met again, waiting for the landers from Tiir. The Sakala coordinated its arrival with the Siidim Lander Two-Nine Echo and started resupplying immediately.
Siidim Betrayal[]
As soon as they had finished the resupply, Mashad and his kiith betrayed the Coalition, proclaiming that Khar-Toba's secrets were for the Siidim, and the Siidim alone. Then, the Sakala opened fire on the S'jet Landers, destroying Lander 05B mid air and killing everyone aboard, but they cannot prevent Lander 05C from landing and resupplying the Kapisi.
The Sakala and its fleet went on pursuit of Rachel S'jet, who'd gone to the Torin Crater after tracing a Taiidan (ship) carrier's transponder. The Kapisi followed at full speed, refusing to let Mashad's forces capture Rachel and claim the shipwreck for themselves. When the Kapisi arrived and rendezvoused with Rachel, Mashad demanded that the Kapisi's fleet gave him the Taiidan transponder, believing it was key for their "ascension". Roman understandably refused and cut off comms with the Sakala.
Destruction[]
Shortly after retrieving a Taiidani coolant system to fix the Kapisi's overheating, the S'jet forces attacked the Siidim and completely destroyed their fleet, including the Sakala, without leaving survivors. Once the carrier was destroyed, the Kapisi and its fleet left the crater and headed towards Khar-Toba.
Crew[]
- Commanding Officer: Capt. Mashad Siidim.
Trivia[]
- The Sakala derives its name from a city mentioned in the Mahabharata, an ancient Indian Sanskrit epic. The city is believed to have been called "Sagala" in real life, a city that was razed by Alexander the Great, but was rebuilt and exists in modern times as "Sialkot", an industrial center of Pakistan.