Long Fang class

The Long Fang class carriers were a type of starship that was used by the Sha'Kurian Ducal Territories.

They were the primary form of starship used by the Sha'Kurian fleet and were the largest type of ship before the introduction of the Alpha class super carrier. These ships were the equivalent of the cruier and battle cruisers of other races. These ships replaced the older Warrior class carrier in the year 2283 where Sha'Kurian Captain's used them during the Sha'Kurian-Tholian War. These ships were either a punishment for a captain or were young 'green' warriors first taking command.

The Long Fang was a marked improvement over the older Warrior class which were slower and less manueverable which easily fell prey to the Tholian ships which used sophisticated webs to trap ships incapable of moving very fast. The revolutionary technology employed at the time allowed the Sha'Kurians to evade Tholian ships effectively and push the enemy back until a temporary armistice was achieved.

Despite the ships improvements, inferior shielding technology compared to other nations made the Long Fang incapable of fighting ships up to and above the size of a light cruiser in a one-on-one battle. This is why the usual Sha'Kurian tactic of using swarms of fighters to combat enemies were used which allowed these carriers to carry out long range assaults against fortified enemy positions with no true threat to the carrier itself. Despite the fact that they were quite large vessels which dwarved typical cruisers of other races.

To fulfill the Sha'Kurian philosophy regarding war, the Long Fang was lightly armoured but had excellent speed allowing it to catch up to enemy ships easily or quickly escape from harm. Typical tactics seen also involved these ships fighting in pairs where they could rely on each other for support against enemy attacks.

Sha'Kurian battle fleets generally consisted of around 53 Long Fang class carriers along with 253 Hunter class light carriers and 187 Warrior class carriers.

(TOS game: Klingon Academy)