Khan's Navy

Khan Industries' presence in the air is matched only by its presence on the seas, represented by Khan Industries' marine shipping division. Among the largest corporate shipping companies in Cape Suzette, Khan Cargo Lines played a major role in Khan Industries' early growth and today functions as an integral part of the corporation's business and trade affairs. Besides his shipping fleet, Shere Khan also owns a number of naval gunships stationed at friendly harbors to defend his cargo boats from pirate attack.

Cargo Vessels

Many types of vessels operate under Khan Cargo Lines, from small transport ships and merchantmen to heavy freighters carrying hundreds of tons of valuable cargo destined for Khan's stores and businesses. Few shipping companies move as much tonnage in one month as Khan shipping hauls in a single day, to ports and seaside communities around the globe. As many private businesses rely on Khan Cargo Lines for their delivery needs, the division generates millions of dollars in revenue per year.

All manner of cargos are carried aboard Khan's ocean vessels. Tanker ships regularly transport thousands of barrels of crude oil for Khan Industries' fuel division, while bulk freighters deliver goods, imported commodities, and raw materials to Khan's factories and warehouses. Large convoys of cargo ships make tempting targets for Air Pirates, who routinely hijack heavy oil tankers to replenish their fuel supplies, thereby diverting much-needed gasoline and petroleum goods from the open market.

Combat Vessels

Shere Khan is perhaps the only industrial tycoon in history to possess a small fleet of sea combat vessels. These military gunships, flying the Khan Industries colors, serve as Shere Khan's personal naval task force. No one knows just how Khan gained the right to build or harbor warships of his own, but apparently the city government of Cape Suzette permits such activities as long as Khan provides weapons and aircraft for their defense forces. Most of the time Khan's gunships remain stationed in harbors near Cape Suzette, ready to embark on patrols and escort missions at Shere Khan's request.

Right: Khan's gunship gives some Air Pirates a proper salute.

The flagship of Khan's military fleet is the largest and most heavily-armed of Khan's gunships. Under the able command of Captain Hotspur, a veteran seaman, this warship cruises the seas on special assignments such as reconnaisance sweeps and pirate extermination. Complementing the ship's visual and sonar-based detection array is a sophisticated new system, still experimental and a bit imprecise, capable of tracking aircraft and special homing signals from miles away. Few vessels stand a chance against a Khan gunship. Seven three-cannon batteries and 28 two-cannon batteries mounted along the main deck enable the gunship to easily blow any threat out of "Shere Khan's" ocean.

KHAN GUNSHIP
Craft: The Prowler Type: Large gunship Scale: Ship/airship Length: 450 feet Skill: Sea vessels: gunship Crew: 200 (8 officers, 192 crewmen), gunners: 60, skeleton: 75/+10 Crew Skill: Naval gunnery 5D, navigation 5D, sea vessels 5D+1 Passengers: 30 Cargo Capacity: 25 tons Top Speed: 30 knots Maneuverability: 1D+1 Weapons: 7 Three-Cannon Batteries Fire Arc: 3 front, 2 back, 1 left, 1 right Crew: 2 (7) Skill: Naval gunnery Fire Control: 2D Damage: 7D 28 Two-Cannon Batteries Fire Arc: 2 front, 13 left, 13 right Crew: 2 (28) Skill: Naval gunnery Fire Control: 2D Damage: 6D 4 Anti-Aircraft Guns Fire Arc: Turret Crew: 1 Scale: Aircraft Skill: Heavy weapons: anti-aircraft Fire Control: 2D Damage: 5D Hull: 5D