Ralari-class destroyer (movie)

Ralari-class destroyer


Production
Type	Destroyer
Launched	Shortly before 2640
Specifications
Length	385m^[1]
Mass	18000t^[1]
Weapons	Laser Turrets (2), Point-Defense (15), Antimatter Guns (2), Torpedo Tubes (8)^[1]
Shield	Meson shield^[1]
Hull	25/20/15^[1]
Speed	150/250kps^[1]
Crew	150 + 50 warriors^[1]
Usage
Affiliation	Empire of Kilrah
Complement	3 transport shuttles^[1]
Cargo	Mostly ship-to-planet missile storage^[1]
Events	Terran-Kilrathi War
Appearances
First appearance	Wing Commander film

The Ralari-class is a type of destroyer used by the Empire of Kilrah.

This ship appears in the Wing Commander film and owes its name to the Ralari-class from the Wing Commander I game, although they differ much in appearance and specifications. This article assumes they are different revisions of ships of the same line; although it can't be determined which is earlier or later.

History[]

The Ralari was developed shortly before the War. Perhaps an innovation, as the only known ship which doesn't have a fighter complement, it is a warship used for fleet defense, planetary assault and orbital defense: The Ralari can be found in all Kilrathi task groups and convoys; In invasion operations the Ralari accompany troop transports and act as command and control; it is also effective as a bomber.^[1]

During the War, the Terran Confederation has observed several thousand, and have captured many intact specimens.^[1]

Two Ralaris were supporting a Sivar near the Planet 415 ambushing the CS Tiger Claw. The Claw immediately retaliated with 2 torpedoes which destroyed one of them. The other was destroyed along with the Sivar by the Baker Wing.

In a later time, another Ralari destroyer from the nearby Kilrathi armada, supposedly detected the Tiger Claw’s signature started hunting for them. The Ralari destroyer then began systematically bombarding the planetoid in order to flush out or destroy the Tiger Claw, which was hiding inside a crater. The destroyer’s crew soon gave up and headed back towards the armada after thinking the Tiger Claw was destroyed.

The Tiger Claw later encountered both a Ralari (quite possibly the same one that attacked them at the planetoid) along with a Fralthi-class cruiser approached and as soon as they got in range, the Tiger Claw immediately opened fire and easily destroyed the approaching Ralari, destroying it. The Fralthi itself however changed course towards them firing lasers, but under James Taggart's guidance, the Tiger Claw lowered its shields and quickly fired the portside batteries obliterating the ship.

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Among the Kilrathi ships that jumped to the Sol system during the Kilrathi incursion was a Ralari, only to be destroyed under Confederation fire.^[3]

Specifications[]

For its size, the Ralari has surprising speed and maneuverability, owing to its efficient engine. It holds a complement of about 150 officers and crew and a small unit of warriors. Instead of fighters, it holds 3 large transport shuttles in its hangar(s), each having space for 100 armed warriors. Its cargo space is usually devoted to missile storage.^[1]