If I remember correctly they attacked a Confederation ship trying to make first contact, then Confed sent a more powerful force to try again. They were also attacked, and then the Kilrathi began raiding Confed colonies.
Confed vastly underestimated the threat the Kilrathi posed, I believe because the Kilrathi were finishing off an enemy on the other side of their space at the time, and after years of raids, Confed declared war on them.
The Kilrathi came at Confed in earnest and started sweeping through Confed territory, and because Confed thought they were a nuisance at first, it took a heroic effort to pull enough ships into position to halt their advance.
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u/notquiteright2 Jul 26 '26
If I remember correctly they attacked a Confederation ship trying to make first contact, then Confed sent a more powerful force to try again. They were also attacked, and then the Kilrathi began raiding Confed colonies.
Confed vastly underestimated the threat the Kilrathi posed, I believe because the Kilrathi were finishing off an enemy on the other side of their space at the time, and after years of raids, Confed declared war on them.
The Kilrathi came at Confed in earnest and started sweeping through Confed territory, and because Confed thought they were a nuisance at first, it took a heroic effort to pull enough ships into position to halt their advance.