Centuari Republic Rachan Class Cruiser Class History The scourge of the Leauge of Non-Alligned Worlds. The Rachan was believed to enter service in the Centauri navy in 2245. Often mistaken for the lighter Vorchan class warship from a distance, this vessel has sprung a very nasty suprise to the unwary advesary. The Centauri have configured the weapons on the Rachan so that most of it's weapons can be brought to bear on targets in both its front and side firing arcs. Standard Centauri doctrine with this cruiser is to deploy two of them with two or more Vorchans along with a missle frigate or a Heavy Battlecruiser. Production of this type of cruiser has been rather light due to the cost of builing these cruisers. The Centauri Navy currently has been focusing more of their ship-building efforts onto the cheaper Vorchans and Demos. It is expected that this will not change at this time due to the success that they have had with Vorchan swarming tactics they had during their last war. A wholesale refit of the design was performed in 2268, which say all TA's replaced with HA's. (Note: Most of the above text came from Jeff Hiatt's description of the Rachan, which is also his design. I always liked the look of his extra Centauri ships.) Rachan Class SCS