Fleet Ar'kif Tactical Carrier 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 was the Ar'kif-class Tactical Warbird.

The Tactical Warbird class of vessels takes many of their design cues from the existing Escorts, Raptors and Destroyers of their allies. The Ar'kif class has the look of classic Romulan ship designs with the firepower needed to take on the toughest opponents. The new Jhu'ael-class actical Carrier Warbird is heavily based on the Ar'kif-class Retrofit's original designs. Built in the middle of the Iconian War, this new variant has been updated to more effectively combat the new threat of the Iconians and their Heralds.

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. It also has prominent weapon pods designed to accommodate Plasma Quad Cannons, as well as a forward beam emitter to fire the Focused Singularity Beam.

Federation and Klingon Empire Fleets, which Republic officers are part of, have made further upgrades to the Jhu'ael-class Tactical Carrier Warbirds. These Fleet Starships are built to the highest standard and have increased Hull Hit Points, Shield Strength and an additional Tactical Console slot. Tier 6 Fleet ships do not have a 5th Starship Mastery level and thus do not unlock a Starship Trait.

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

However, it can equip and  which, alongside Ar'kala Tactical Warbird's, form the Enhanced Plasma Infusion Set. These consoles are obtainable with Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit (T5) and Jhu'ael Tactical Carrier Warbird (T6). For each console added after the first, an additional passive bonus is unlocked.



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.

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 various T6 Strike Wing Escorts of different factions.