Kazon raider
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| Kazon raider | |
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| Affiliation: | Trabe, Kazon Collective |
| Active: | 24th century |
| Speed: | Warp-capable |
| Armament: | Plasma cannons, photonic charges |
| Defenses: | Deflector shields, masking circuitry |
The Kazon raider was a medium-sized starship originally used by the Trabe. These vessels were later seized and used by the Kazon, following their uprising over the Trabe. (VOY: "Alliances")
Technologically limited and outmatched by the Federation's Intrepid-class starship – indeed, on one occasion a raider was destroyed by a Federation shuttlecraft, albeit one that took them by surprise – an engagement with seven to one odds, in favor of the Kazon, against an Intrepid-class was considered "tactically unwise." The armaments aboard this class of vessel included two forward plasma cannons and photonic charges with variable yields, and were protected with shields. (VOY: "Investigations", "Maneuvers") They were also known to carry a small compliment of shuttles. (VOY: "Investigations") Some raiders employed a type of masking circuitry that could affect enemy sensors. (VOY: "State of Flux")
In mid-2372, two of these vessels engaged the USS Voyager in what was the fourth attack in a two week period. In the battle, Voyager destroyed one of the raiders and forced the other into retreat. Despite this, the Kazon caused significant destruction to Voyager and nearly disabled it. (VOY: "Alliances")
The Kazon-Nistrim vessel commanded by First Maje Culluh later attacked a Talaxian convoy and kidnapped Tom Paris. While aboard the raider, Paris was able to hack into their communications logs to determine who had been contacting the Kazon from Voyager. He then successfully escaped from the raider in a shuttle, but was pursued as Paris fled to Voyager. After destroying the shuttle, the Kazon attacked Voyager, but were repelled after Voyager disabled their engines. (VOY: "Investigations")
As Voyager later attempted to cross through Nistrim space, it was engaged by a small raider, but quickly repelled. In their fourth attack, two more raiders were repelled by Voyager. Each ship was targeting Voyager's secondary command processor. (VOY: "Basics, Part I")
