Built after the Chakh Empire was sundered from the Yaeger
Imperium, the Tarn striker is designed to fill the heavy cruiser
role that Imperial Star Destroyers filled so well. Built on a
combination of Imperial and Chakh designs, the Tarn Striker is
somewhat typical of current Chakh military engineering, as Chakh
construction bases try to incorporate Imperial technology without
sacrificing field tested designs. Nowhere as large or powerful as
modern Imperial craft, the Tarn Striker is almost a match for the
older Victory class craft still fielded by the Empire.
The guiding tactical logic behind the design of the Tarn
Striker is that in order to match Yaeger swirling tactics fast
ships are needed, and the Tarn sacrifices atmospheric capability
for it's impressive speeds. This approach has led to some minor
successes against Yaeger craft, but the weakness of the craft were
soon exploited by Yaeger captains, ducking in and out of
atmospheres, and turning often.
The Tarn is designed with fighter bays for the Thalian Yith-5 craft, one of the first
examples of design cooperation in a Chakh craft. Further
integration of crafts of the different
races, and more integrated crews are an expected goal of the
Chakh high command, and will probably be increasingly
incorporated into newer Chakh designs.