BRAD'S COMMENTS:  Styled much like a TOS-era craft, this little ship is not much good against anything other than similarly dinky vessels.  Even a modest cruiser can take out a K-6 with a few shots, so these ships are not much good for anything other than window dressing.

From the FASA Star Trek KLINGON SHIP RECOGNITION MANUAL, circa 1985
K-6 (Administrator) Class II - IV Gunboat
Known Sphere Of Operation: Empire-wide use
Data Reliability: A 
Major Data Source: K-6A in Star Fleet possession; Orion Sector Intelligence, Klingon Sector Intelligence
K-6 gunboats are found in all areas of Klingon space, especially those occupied by servitor races, where it patrols star systems in groups of five looking for black-marketeers and others involved in illegal acts.  It is not intended to deal with capital ships.  The K-6 is particularly well known in the Triangle, where many operate, either under the Klingon banner or some other; recent information indicates that six of the Romulan version, the P-12, operate almost exclusively there.
        The K-6A, introduced on Stardate 2/1102 at both Fonawl and Taamar, mounted the KWA-2 warp drive system.  This was found to be inadequate for maneuvering the vessel, and the K-6B was designed with improved engines.  Before this model was put into production, however, it was replaced with the K-6C, which had improved weapons and shield generators.
        The K-6C is more maneuverable, has better than double the firepower, has shields that are 50% more efficient, and has a superstructure capable of taking twice as much damage.  Refitting all existing vessels to this configuration was begun immediately, and was completed on Stardate 2/1901.
        Of the 1043 K-6s built, 688 remain in active service, 8 are used as training vessels, 92 have been destroyed, 16 have been captured (8 by private interests in the Triangle, 4 by the Romulans, 2 by Orions and 2 by Star Fleet), 11 are listed as missing, 3 have been scrapped, 220 traded to the Romulans (all engines, weapons, and shield systems were removed), and 5 are in the service of a ranking family of the Empire.  The K-6 is now being produced at the Taamar, Fonawl, and H'rez facilities at a rate of 60 per year.
        The class name is translated from the Klingon lar'hal.

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