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In the fictional universe of the [[Homeworld]] series of [[computer games]], '''Kiith Somtaaw''' is one of many kiithid or extended family-clans that belong to the [[The Kushan|Kushan]] race. Originally a major religious kiith the '''Somtaaw''' made their living mining metal for another one of the kiithid, Kiith Soban, an ally of theirs during the terrible Heresy Wars.

(contracted; show full)ed with four bays, two open ones for light-class ships and two blast-door shielded ones meant for medium-class vessels. The Shaman is equipped with the necessary equipment to house, maintain, repair and if necessary, build vessels up to medium-class. Two topside and two underside gun turrets form the ship's sole defensive capability, which is more than adequate to handle the occasional fighter swarm or lone frigate. The prodigious design grants it a top speed of 954kmph at default.

====Archangel====

AThe dreadnought of the Somtaaw fleet. The Archangel is designengineered using Bentusi ship-design principles, but with compromises to allow for stability with the relatively low-tech available to Hiigarans. The ship houses four heavy-class gun turrets, two high-strength traditional ion-cannon turrets, twin large-capacity missile banks, and the Taiidani-designed Repulsor system. The ship houses the means necessary to rapidly refurplenish the missile bays, and in conjunction with its other weapons, the Archangel can hold its ground against most things thrown at it.

Indeed, at an incredible 152'000-tons, the Archangel outweighs even the Heavy Cruiser of the Hiigaran Navy, the 131'000-ton Avatar. At a top speed of 864kmph, the Archangel will not get anywhere fast. But it more than makes up for this through sheer brutal firepower. A single Archangel can feasibly annihilate the common medium-strength fleet.⏎
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===Super-heavy===
Also Mothership-class, for all intents and purposes. These vessels are of such immense size that only large dedicated shipyards or the original Mothership itself are capable of building them. The two in possession by Somtaaw were built by the Mothership. Both have a default mass of 613'000 tons, maximum scanning range of 12km and a top speed of 504kmph. The six heavy gun turrets have a maximum reach of 6km each, but the actual effective range is significantly shorter. Both vessels are known by the '''Explorer''' name. 

====Fal-Corum====
The first Somtaaw vessel to leave the Mothership, the Fal-Corum would serve as the testbed for the technologies that would make the Kuun-Lan the superior of the two. Regardless, it is still a competent vessel.

====Kuun-Lan====
The Kuun-Lan, over the course of Cataclysm, turns from a huge mining vessel to an immense fully-fledged warship. Removing much of its original structure, the Kuun-Lan used the new space to house research facilities and the innumerable banks of storage and processor systems needed to keep a warfaring fleet in operation. In addition, the vessel boasts a feature no other Mothership-class spacecraft in the entire Hiigaran Navy can claim; a massive nuclear-based cannon that has a theoretical maximum reach of 900km. The target must however be significantly closer than 900km in order to maintain the effectiveness of the weapon.

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