Khopesh Tactical Dreadnought Warbird

Overview
In the late 24th Century, the was developed covertly by a group of Remans under the command of Praetor Shinzon, a clone of Jean-Luc Picard. Though equipped with numerous weapons and housing a contingent of Scorpion Fighters, the original Scimitar’s key feature was the ability to utilize thalaron radiation as a terrifying weapon. Shinzon first used a smaller thalaron radiation device to kill the entire Romulan Senate, and then relied on the Scimitar’s strength to back his overthrow of the Romulan government.

Praetor Shinzon attempted to deploy the Scimitar’s thalaron generator in the against the U.S.S. Enterprise-E and two Mogai-class Heavy Warbirds, but the Enterprise's crew prevented the weapon from being fired and destroyed the Scimitar – albeit at a heavy cost.

The design of the Romulan Flagship Dreadnoughts was greatly inspired by the Reman Scimitar-class Dreadnought Warbird; however the ships have a Romulan Republic aesthetic. These massive and imposing starships are durable and bristling with weaponry, but they are very slow to maneuver.

The Khopesh-class Tactical Dreadnought Warbird has a focus on versatility, and features more Universal Bridge Officer seating and Tactical console slots than the other Dreadnought Warbird variants.

Universal consoles
The comes equipped with the.

This ability is part of the Flagship Technologies Console Set, which also includes, and  obtainable with Krenim Science Vessel (T6), Shamshir Operations Dreadnought Warbird (T6) and Flambard Science Dreadnought Warbird (T6), but also equippable on the. For each console added after the first, an additional passive bonus is unlocked.



As a Scimitar-class vessel, the can also equip consoles part of the Advanced Scimitar Systems Set, which includes,  and  obtainable with Scimitar Dreadnought Warbird (T5), Falchion Dreadnought Warbird (T5) and Tulwar Dreadnought Warbird (T5). For each console added after the first, an additional passive bonus is unlocked.



Equipping all three consoles unlocks the following active ability:

Hangar bay
The comes equipped with a single wing of Scorpion Fighters. These light craft are equipped with fore Plasma Pulse Cannons and Plasma Torpedo Launcher.

The variant of the Scorpion Fighter is obtainable from the New Romulus reputation system.

Purchasing the also unlocks Romulan Drone Ship Frigates which can be equipped on any Romulan Dreadnought Warbird variant and Kelvin Timeline T'laru Intel Carrier Warbird. Romulan Drone ships utilize two unique pieces of technology. The first is Multi-Spectral Emitters, which allow them to take on the appearance of a limited variety of other types of ships. To support this technology, Romulan Drone ships are also equipped with Tri-Phasic Emitters. These change the frequency of the Drone Ship’s disruptors to emulate the weapon signatures of other weapon types, causing them to change both visually and functionally.

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

 * The following table compares the high tier Scimitar-class Dreadnought Warbird variants.