Kilrathi Light Destroyer
The Kilrathi Light/Escort Destroyer was a fictional capital starship in the Wing Commander universe. The first appearance of these destroyers was in the computer game Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger and served under the Kilrathi Empire.
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In the fictional Wing Commander universe, the Kilrathi desperately needed to deploy more ships into their fleet, which brought the production of the Kilrathi Light/Escort Destroyer. These light destroyers were deployed shortly before the Battle of Earth and was mainly used for escorts of convoys, carriers or task forces. While it is unknown how many fighters they carried, a reasonable estimate would be around a dozen. They also carried a crew of about 132 Kilrathi. These destroyers were seen on several occasions in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger. Although not as strong as the Kilrathi Heavy Destroyers, the light/escort destroyers performed their job well. When the Kilrathi War ended, all remaining light/escort destroyers would be refitted for peace time. These destroyers would continue service after the Terran-Kilrathi War as escort destroyers for Kilrathi convoys or transports.
The Light/Escort destroyers were not as large as the Heavy destroyers. The light destroyers had a length of four hundred and fifty meters (eighty meters smaller than the heavy destroyer) and weighed about seventeen thousand metric tonnes (two thouasand metric tonnes less than the heavy destroyer). The Kilrathi light destroyers had eight heavy laser turrets in its arsenal for combating against smaller Confederation capital ships and starfighters. It is unknown exactly how many fighters were stationed aboard Light Destroyers, but it stands at around a dozen or so. {{-}}
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