United Lodshar Fleet

The fleets of the Hagoshan, leaders of the Goshawnar species.

Active Ship Classes

 * Aiele attack frigate
 * Motherhen support ship
 * Warhawk assault cruiser

Personnel
The crews of the United Lodshar Fleet are drawn from the most wild, anti-social, and dangerous of the tribes. These people are put to good use by the greater society by redirecting their impulses away from the surface where they can inconvenience the rulers, and towards space, where they inconvenience pretty much everyone else.

Officers
Early on in the history of the fleet, this was a role for the 'nobility' of a tribe, and it is reflected in the traditional names given to the rank structure. In later days, different administrations have seen fit to attach political observers into the officer corps to help maintain control of the fleet.

Enlisted
This is normally a career occupation as much as the officer corps is, just with reduced entry requirements and having to worry much less about being burdened with command responsibilities. This gives the UFL a very experienced core of personnel to keep their ships running. No mean task when their ships appear as Apiata Stingers with less self-preservation.

Capital Defences
In order to mitigate the risk of such crews, the Hagoshan has long ensured that Lodshar itself is heavily fortified against attacks from orbit. Minefields, heavy orbital emplacements, sweeps by in-system craft, ground-based photon torpedo silos (news of this nearly caused the Padani intelligence attache to faint), planetary shields linked to banks of buried fusion reactors, and more are employed to protect the homeland against those who would steal power from those who have already stolen it fair and square.

Interactions with the Federation
The Federation learned of the Goshawnar before their first contact via the efforts of the USS Enterprise-B to tap into Cardassian Union communications. Their first direct meeting, however, occurred between Starfleet and the United Lodshar Fleet near Seyek Union space, when a Goshawnar ship was found to be shadowing a Seeker science ship. Later on, Goshawnar ships fought with distinction against the Federation in the Gabriel Campaign.

Major Shipyards

 * Known shipyards at Lodshar, 'Nakanai', 'Lignayk', 'Hakanai'; last three known through signals intelligence, not directly located.
 * Auxiliary yard at Lodshar "Sha Karee": 3x500kt

Estimated Fleet Strength
15-25 skirmish frigates (Aiele) 5 skirmish cruisers (Warhawk) 4-9 science frigates (Motherhen?)