3788 Scale Kzinti Medium Drone Cruiser (MDC) SRZ

The Kzintis are a species of eight-foot-tall felines; the Klingons call them “tigermen.” They are adjacent to the Federation (and have fought two major wars with them, losing both) and the Klingons (and have fought several wars with them, winning a few and losing a few). Kzinti ships are armed with disruptors, phasers, and drones. They have more drones on their standard warships than any other empire and forests of phaser-3s because their ships are designed to fight each other. (They have had more civil wars than foreign wars.) They are enemies of the Klingons and Lyrans and allies of convenience with the Hydrans and Federation.

Designed for long-range bombardment and supplementing the smaller drone frigates, the Medium Drone Cruiser was based on the medium cruiser hull and simply replaced the disruptors with more drone racks. It could also participate in direct combat. This ship was a favorite with Kzinti captains. It was extremely fast and had a very powerful drone armament. The medium drone cruiser was perfect for the favored Kzinti tactic of closing with an enemy ship, tractoring it, then launching a full drone salvo at point-blank range. Known names include Assassin, Death Spear, Ejectionist, Heaver, and Lobber.

This ship is available in a variety of materials. Ships are unpainted, use standard flight stands available from many sources, and, while designed for gaming, make fine display pieces.