Ar'kala Tactical Warbird

Overview
Although the Romulan Republic's fleet was launched with repurposed ships from the Romulan Star Empire, Republic leaders quickly saw the need to design their own starships. One of the first ship designs to come out of the New Romulus Shipyards were the Ar'kif-class and Ar'kala-class Tactical Warbirds.

The Tactical Warbird class of vessels takes many of their design cues from the existing Escorts, Raptors and Destroyers of their allies. A sleek ship designed primarily for combat, the Ar'kala class is a variant of the Ar'kif Tactical Warbird. It has the look of classic Romulan ship designs, but the punch needed for ship captains battling the Tal Shiar or the mysterious Elachi.

Ships of this class are smaller and more agile than the D'deridex class – more similar in size to Starfleet's Akira class. With most of its weapons in the front, the design of the Tactical Warbird emphasizes forward aggressiveness with hawk-like, forward swept wings that flow smoothly into the front of the ships.

Universal consoles
The doesn't come equipped with any universal consoles.

However, it can equip which, alongside Ar'Kala's, forms the Enhanced Plasma Infusion Set. This console is obtainable with Ar'Kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit (T5). For each console added after the first, an additional passive bonus is unlocked.



Despite being an Ar'Kif variant, Jhu'ael Tactical Carrier Warbird (T6)'s cannot be equipped on this vessel.



Special features
The comes equipped with the  which draw power from ship's engines to deal massive damage. These cannons scale with the player and may be equipped on any ship supporting cannons. However, only one Quad Cannon may be equipped per ship.

are part of the Enhanced Plasma Infusion Set.

Standard configuration
Romulan starships come with standard equipment and weapons of the lowest mark available at the ship's minimum rank. The items provided are appropriate to the type of vessel and its related playing style.

Ship comparison

 * Following table compares Tier 4 Romulan Warbirds available to players.