Ova Ziss
President of United Trade Authority
Kathhound Merchant-Class Axehead Frigate (Mark One)
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a command frigate spaceship designed for a spacer, a merchant caravan, and/or a mineral baron.
- Image Source: Ice Bucket on Wookiepedia
- Canon Link: Axehead Frigate & Reciprocity Axehead Frigate
- Permissions: Original Lore
- Primary Sources:
Republic Axehead Frigate [Aesthetic and Design]
Reciprocity Axehead Frigate [Aesthetic and Design]
- Manufacturer: United Trade Authority
- Affiliation: United Trade Authority
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Kathhound Merchant-Class Command Frigate ("KH" for short)
- Production: Limited - Diarchy Faction and Allies
- Material: Durasteel; Obsidian; Doonium
- Classification: Axehead Frigate
- Length: 455 meters at widest point on axehead.
- Width: 200 Meters from axehead to stern.
- Height: 70 Meters at tallest point of axehead.
- Armament: High.
8x Dual 175-Teraton Heavy Turbolaser Cannons
16x Battery Quad Lasers
20x Dual Laser Cannons
8x Concussion Missile Tubes
2x Medium Tractor Beam
2x TAB Droid Docking Facility
2x Concussion Missiles
2x EMP Chaff Cloud Missile - Defenses: Low. Reinforced durasteel overlapped with obsidian bracing, doonium studs, and heavy plasteel. The Axehead resists kinetic damage, fire damage, and lasers. However, there are no real defensive armaments on board, and the non-axehead hull is vulnerable.
1x Deflector Shield
1x Axehead
Hangar Space: 75M. Low: 3. The TAB Droid Servicing Dock uses one of the hangar allocations, leaving very little storage for crafts. - Hangar Allocations:
- Starfighters: x 1
- Support Craft: x 2
- TAB Droid Servicing Dock x1
- Maneuverability Rating: Very Low. The frigate's axehead is heavy and weighs the craft down. The KH maneuvers slowly & steadily.
- Speed Rating: Low - Maximum Acceleration: 2,000 G | Maximum Speed in atmosphere: 60 MGLT. The KH is intended to be a defensive craft.
- Hyperdrive: Class 1.0 - Can be upgraded, but at an exceptional cost.
- All standard features of an Axehead Frigate, plus a Droid Servicing Dock (See Below).
- TAB Droid Servicing Dock: There is a dock onboard the KH for servicing Tactical Autonomous Battlemech Droids (TABs) and other types of modular battle droids. There is space on-board for up to 2,000 droids to be fielded and then deployed. These droids can also use their wrist-mounted lasers for mining purposes, although technology and additional crew is still needed to transport the ore into the hold.
- State of the Art Laser Penetration: The penetrative rotating turret lasers on the Kathhound are state-of-the-art. The Kathhound lasers is capable of penetrating the hulls of small and medium crafts. Due to an excellent proprietary power converter created by Ova Ziss, the lasers can switch between combat penetration and asteroid penetration, thereby conserving power. The lasers can also be placed into "overdrive", which can destroy asteroids or be shot at enemies that are one size deviation above the Kathhound.
- Mining Facilities Onboard: The Mining Facility can process all staple ores, Jedi / Sith focus crystals, and lithium acid ore. This makes the Kathhound ideal for spacing and for merchant mining operations.
- Star Fighter Re-stocker: The crew has a large storage compartment for armaments, ore, and equipment, thereby saving time and energy on repairs. These large inventory stocks allow smaller ships to be re-stocked on torpedos, bombs, and blasters. Troops can also use the GONK droids on board to restock their ammunition. The Kathhound makes an excellent defensive platform, so long as it isn't taking too much flak.
- TAB Droid Servicing Dock: TAB droids provide autonomous defense and offense capabilities to the ship. When in "Sentry Mode", TAB droids autonomously patrol the ship and any area around the ship. When in "Offense Mode", TAB droids deploy their wrist lasers and shoulder rockets to destroy or arrest a foe. The TAB droids can also be placed in "Industry Mode", which assigns the TAB droid to the first available ore processing task on the ship.
- Difficult to Board: The Kathhound has so many crew and droids onboard that it is difficult to board the cruiser unnoticed. Being that the Kathhound is a commercial command vessel, the intrusion detection system is state-of-the-art. It would take an individual with many years of experience in subterfuge to board the Kathhound unnoticed.
- Axehead: The axehead acts as a sort of barrier, protecting the rest of the ship from asteroids blasts and most forms of kinetic damage.
- Can Board Other Crafts Easier: The axehead helps troops on-board to get to the battle easier. Furthermore, when landing on a terrestrial planet, the axehead is wide enough to carry swoop bike shock troopers.
- No Special Systems: The KH has only the basic armaments provided by the manufacturer, and it is not designed to be modular, meaning that replacing parts can be expensive and time-consuming, since many of the parts are not manufactured anymore.
- No Special Shields: The KH has a basic personal shield deflector system, but nothing else. It cannot defend against EMP, for example. It cannot regenerate lost systems. The Axehead is all you've got, other than the deflector. You get what you see.
- Substandard Living Quarters for Living Crew: The Kathhound is designed for mining, storage, and droid deployment, not for human activity. The conditions while living on the ship are sub-standard for the living crew, leading to a not-very-nice lifestyle while undocked. And if the electricity system ever has a malfunction, the human crew cannot get hot water.
- Easily Outmaneuvered by Small Ships KH is optimal only as a heavy defense or heavy offense option. It can be easily outmaneuvered.
- Slow-moving and Slow to Maneuver: KH is slow to move, and even slower to maneuver. The vintage craft travels slower than even a heavy cruiser. It supports a mining barge after all: speed was not exactly a priority.
- Low Soldier Capacity: The Kathhound is decent in combat, but it definitely isn't a military transport craft. The ship can only hold 750 soldiers, as opposed to the thousands or tens of thousands that a proper military battlecraft could carry. Soldiers will also be subject to the same substandard living conditions as the crew while the ship is spacing.
- Vulnerable to EMP: EMP blasts may slow the ship to a dead crawl, and continued EMP assaults will eventually prevent movement entirely.
The Kathhound Merchant-Class Heavy Cruiser is an excellent choice for spacers, merchants, explorers, researchers, and mining companies. It has a unique axehead design that is designed to push asteroids out of its path as it travels, kind of like the ice breaker marine ships used on icey planets. The special features of the craft include the massive volume of ore and kyber crystals that can be stored, as well as the fact that it has deployed a droid charging station. The ship can carry the equivalent of 15 massive Olympic-sized swimming pools full of ore, and it has room for up to four months of provisions for spacing. There are also special storage quarters on board for kyber crystals, Dantari crystals, and starship ammunition. Although not built with luxury in mind, the Kathhound forms an excellent axehead command frigate in any merchant's fleet.
| Technical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | United Trade Authority, Dantooine System AND Kuat Drive Shipyards, Kuat |
| Model | Kathhound |
| Class | Merchant Class Axehead Command Frigate |
| Length | 475 Meters |
| Maximum acceleration | 2580 G |
| Maximum speed (atmosphere) | 100 MGLT |
| Hyperdrive rating | Class 1 (Backup Class 9) |
| Shielding | 6000 SBD |
| Hull | 3800 RU |
| Targeting systems | Standard Gunnery Systems V30 |
| Armament - Countermeasures | 8x Anti-Missile Octects |
| Armaments - General | 2x Heavy Turbolaser Rotating Turrets 8x Heavy Ion Cannons 4x Dual Laser Cannons, Standard 3x Concussion Missile Tubes 1x EMP Missile Tube 1x Tractor Beam Projectors 1x TAB Droid Docking Facility |
| Crew | 750 |
| Passengers | 100 |
| Cargo capacity | 15,000 Metric Tons |
| Consumables | 4 Months |
| Escape Craft | 8 |
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
To create a spaceship designed for a merchant spacer or a mineral baron.
Image Source(s):
Primary Source(s):
Axehead Frigate - https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Axehead_frigate
Technical Information
Affiliation:
United Trade Authority
Model:
Kathhound
Starship Class:
Frigate (200-500m)
Starship Role:
Command
Modular:
Yes
Material:
Reinforced durasteel overlapped with obsidian bracing, doonium studs, and heavy plasteel.
Armaments:
Dual 175-Teraton Heavy Turbolaser Cannons (40)
Heavy Ion Cannons (20)
Dual Laser Cannons (20)
Concussion Missile Tubes (8)
Tractor Beam Projectors (4)
TAB Droid Docking Facility (1)
Heavy Ion Cannons (20)
Dual Laser Cannons (20)
Concussion Missile Tubes (8)
Tractor Beam Projectors (4)
TAB Droid Docking Facility (1)
Defense Rating:
Low
Speed Rating:
Very Low
Maneuverability Rating::
Very Low
Energy Resist:
High
Kinetic Resist:
High
Radiation Resist:
Low
Other Resistance(s):
N/A
Minimum Crew:
75
Optimal Crew:
750
Passenger Capacity:
200
Cargo Capacity:
Very Large
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