CS Pukov

CS Pukov is a Coalition class 1 carrier in Starlancer.

Description
The Pukov and her sister ship the Varyag are new additions to the Coalition's carrier fleet. Both are big hitters with a mandate to move freely on seek and destroy operations. Well armed and defended with the latest the Coalition has to offer in carrier technology, these ships can only be tackled in numbers. Only the latest Alliance Strike carriers can hold their own against them, but losses at the outset of the conflict have meant a shortage in such craft. The Pukov is believed to have the highest kill rate in the Coalition Fleet, and is also home to the infamous and deadly Black Guard squadron led by Ivan Petrov.

The Pukov would remain the nemesis of Alliance forces throughout the Sol War. On May 25, 2161, just as the Alliance seemed to start to turn the tide of the war, the Pukov spearheaded Coalition counterattacks, striking deep into Alliance lines. The Pukov destroyed the ANS Valiant, commanded by Admiral Jacobs, taking yet another carrier out of commission.

Although the Alliance managed to continue the offensives, capitalizing on the destruction of CS Volga by Captain Foster, the Pukov, Ivan Petrov, and the Black Guard managed to ambush them and the ANS Bremen, destroying the Alliance's best fighter squadron, one of the most advanced carriers, and apparently killing the Alliance's top ace, Klaus Steiner on July 11, 2161. The Pukov was finally destroyed shortly after Steiner was saved from the Saladin, in a brutal pitched battle between it and the ANS Yamato on February 16, 2162. The Black Guard was virtually wiped out, denying the Coalition its most valuable and decorated squadron.

Encounters

 * Mission 23: In a deadly battle with the ANS Yamato, the Pukov is destroyed and the Black Guard nearly completely wiped out.