11/18/2023 0 Comments Klingon bird of prey bookUnnamed Klingon Birds-of-Prey (22nd century)Ī Klingon Bird-of-Prey from the class prevalent in the 23rd and 24th centuries.The obvious comfort of these quarters contradicts later Bird-of-Prey designs, as Captain K'Vada had stated to Jean-Luc Picard and Data nearly two centuries later that Klingon warriors did not "soften" their bodies with padding. Like the Raptor-class scouts of this era, live food was kept aboard these Birds-of-Prey in the targ pits, presumably adjacent to the galley. ( ENT: " Cold Station 12", " The Augments") It was large enough in capacity to store a Denobulan medical ship. The shuttlebay was located on the extreme aft of the ship, directly below the impulse engines. One major flaw of the Bird-of-Prey's design was found at the nape of the ship's neck and primary hull a direct hit on the main plasma junction, located above the sensor array, could disable the entire power grid. The Bird-of-Prey's escape pod hatch was also located on the belly of the ship. Unlike the Raptor class, this class of Bird-of-Prey was equipped with escape pods. It had one emitter located on the underside of each wing that, when used in conjunction, could be used to manipulate a ship to its belly docking port. This class of vessel was equipped with tractor beam technology. It was stated by Arik Soong (in "The Augments") that the Enterprise outgunned their Bird-of-Prey "three to one." It is unclear if this statement, which seems unfair based on previous encounters, was Soong being overly cautious of the situation, or if his statement reflected the current condition of their vessel, which had sustained some damage at that time and was limited to warp 3.8. ( ENT: " The Expanse", " Borderland", " Cold Station 12") This class, however, had minimal aft weapons. The class was also equipped with dual photon torpedo launchers, positioned fore and aft, and defensive shields. The offensive arsenal of the Bird-of-Prey was rather impressive, for the time, as the ship possessed at least eight forward disruptor banks, including a twin pair of neck-mounted disruptor cannons, a pair of wing-tip mounted disruptor cannons, and a 360º rotating turret containing twin belly-mounted disruptor cannons. The port and starboard nacelles were directly connected to the extreme upper aft section of the ship, perpendicular to the impulse engine. Located on the caudal section of the ship were the ship's shuttlebay, impulse engines and two warp nacelles. The bridge module was located on a bulbous forward section, which was separated from the aft section by a relatively thin 'neck' that attached to and flared into the aft portion which swept down below the main body, forming wings. The bulk of the ship's overall mass was incorporated in the aft section of the ship. Technical data Physical arrangement Ĭomparable in design to its sister classes, the Raptor-class scout vessel and D5-class battle cruiser, the exterior design of the Bird-of-Prey utilized the same basic avian design, including vaguely feather-like hull plating on its wings. This Bird-of-Prey design was revamped over the next two centuries, and was used to represent several different variations of this class that were collectively known under the same name. ( ENT: " The Expanse") Starfleet, however, had known of the existence of these ships as early as late 2151. The first encounter occurred on the outer perimeter of the Sol system in early 2153. This class is one of the earliest class of starships encountered by Earth Starfleet during the early 2150s.
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