B'rel Bird-of-Prey

B'rel Bird-of-Prey

Rank:

Tier:

1

Type:

Raider

Hull:

10,000

Shield modifier:

0.8

Turn rate:

23

Impulse modifier:

0.20

Inertia rating:

80

Warp core:

Matter-Antimatter

Bonus Power:

+15 weapons power

Bridge Officers:

  

Weapons:

2 1
Can equip dual cannons.

Device slots:

1

Consoles:

1 1 1

Cost:

1,000

Abilities:

Cloak

Admiralty stats:

5 5 5

Released:

February 2, 2010

Bird-of-Prey-class

 ^{~Klingon Raider Variants}

Tier 1 Variants

• B'rel Bird-of-Prey
• B'Rotlh Bird-of-Prey

Tier 2 Variants

• QulDun Bird-of-Prey
• Qaw'Dun Bird-of-Prey

Tier 3 Variants

• Norgh Bird-of-Prey
• Ning'tao Bird-of-Prey

Tier 4 Variants

• Ki'tang Bird-of-Prey
• Ch'Tang Bird-of-Prey

Tier 5 Variants

• B'rel Bird-of-Prey Retrofit
• B'rel Fleet Bird-of-Prey Retrofit
• Hegh'ta Heavy Bird-of-Prey
• Mirror Universe Ki'tang Bird-of-Prey
• Fleet Norgh Bird-of-Prey Retrofit
• HoH'SuS Bird-of-Prey
• Fleet HoH'SuS Bird-of-Prey

Tier 6 Variants

• Kor Bird-of-Prey
• Fleet B'rel Bird-of-Prey
• Kelvin D4x Pilot Bird-of-Prey
• M'Chla Pilot Bird-of-Prey
• Fleet M'Chla Pilot Bird-of-Prey
• M'Chla Bird-of-Prey Refit
• Legendary B'rel Pilot Bird-of-Prey

Related

• Class overview
• Klingon Bird-of-Prey (Mob)
• Klingon Bird-of-Prey (2256)
• D4x Bird-of-Prey
• Unshielded Bird-of-Prey
• Stealth Fighter Set

This article is about the T1 playable starship. For other uses, see B'rel class.

Release date: February 2, 2010

The B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey is a Tier 1 (Level 1) Raider which may be flown by Klingon Defense Force characters, including Klingon Empire-aligned Romulan Republic and Dominion characters. All faction restrictions of this starship can be removed by having a level 65 KDF character or by purchasing the Cross Faction Flying unlock from the Zen Store.

Players can obtain this starship by completing the Klingon Empire faction tutorial. Klingon Empire-aligned players may purchase it from any Ship and Shuttle Requisitions officer for 1,000 .

Overview

Birds-of-Prey are small, fast and fill a variety of roles for the Empire. They can be used as scouts, raiders or patrol ships. They're vulnerable when cloaked, but their speed and maneuverability make them hard to hit. Also, the Bridge Officer spaces on a Bird-of-Prey are mostly universal, which makes them more versatile.

The B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey is a very maneuverable starship, easily outdoing the Starfleet's Light Cruiser.

Class variants

Class	Information
Purchasing the Legendary B'rel Pilot Bird-of-Prey for 25,000 unlocks all existing ship variants.
B'rel class	SKIN UNLOCK: Free The B'rel class has some interesting design features. The ship's wings have a feathered wing pattern. The main hull has a dual ridged dorsal section with a neck leading off to the bridge. Like all Birds-of-Prey, the vessel's wings are ordinarily in upward position, and only move down when entering combat.
Koloth class	SKIN UNLOCK: Free The Koloth class follows a very similar design including the iconic feathered pattern on the wings. The ship has a larger engine assembly and the tips of the wings fold outward rather than down.
B'Rotlh class	SKIN UNLOCK: B'Rotlh Bird-of-Prey, 15,000 The B'Rotlh class is a modern variant of the classic B'rel design, featuring a lower-pitched head section, a beefed up engineering section and wings that fold forward more than the original. The ship also features larger wing-mounted disruptor cannons.
Kor class	SKIN UNLOCK: Kor Bird-of-Prey, 3,000 The Kor-class Bird-of-Prey is based on the famed B'rel Bird-of-Prey Retrofit's original design, however it has been heavily modified to be better suited for battle against the Klingon Empire's current foes.
Vo'n'talk class	SKIN UNLOCK: Legendary B'rel Pilot Bird-of-Prey, 25,000 The Vo’n’talk-class Bird of Prey patrolled the Empire’s borders in the latter half of the 22nd Century. Bristling with weapons and sporting powerful engines for its time, the Vo’n’talk was a fearsome predator and its crews would often enjoy impressive bounties from campaigns of piracy and looting in the unaligned systems that neighbored the Klingon Empire during its heyday.

Abilities

Universal consoles

The B'rel Bird-of-Prey doesn't come equipped with any universal consoles.

However, it can equip [Console - Universal - Enhanced Induction Coils] which is part of the Stealth Fighter Set. This console is obtainable with B'Rotlh Bird-of-Prey (T1) , but can also be equipped on the B'rel Bird-of-Prey.

• Enhanced Induction Coils

Despite being a B'rel variant, Kor Bird-of-Prey (T6)'s [Console - Universal - Quantum Warhead Module] cannot be equipped on this vessel.

Cloak

The B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey has a cloak that allows the ship to cloak when not in combat, granting stealth and a damage bonus upon decloaking.

• Cloak

Standard configuration

Klingon 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.

Equipment

• [Shield Array Standard Issue]
  
• [Deflector Array Standard Issue]
  
• [Impulse Engines Standard Issue]
  
• [Matter Anti-Matter Warp Core Standard Issue]
  

Fore Weapons

• [Disruptor Dual Heavy Cannons Standard Issue]
  
• [Photon Torpedo Launcher Standard Issue]
  

Aft Weapons

• [Disruptor Turret Standard Issue]
  

Ship comparison

Following table compares Tier 1 KDF starships available to players.

	Ship	Rank	Tier	Hull											Uni	BOffs			IR	Cost
bcd	B'rel Bird-of-Prey	1	1	10000	1	0.8	2	1	✓	1	1	1	1	{{{hangars}}}	[[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]]		23	0.2	80	1,000
bcd	B'Rotlh Bird-of-Prey	1	1	10000	1	0.8	2	1	✓	1	1	2	1	{{{hangars}}}			23	0.2	80	15,000

Admiralty ship

Admiralty Ship
	5	5	5
	2x Critical Rating from Events

5

5

5

2x Critical Rating from Events

Notes

• The B'rel Bird-of-Prey was a starting ship for Klingon Empire characters prior to Season 5 when starting level was raised to Level 20 (Commander) and this vessel was removed from the playable ship roster, the Norgh Bird-of-Prey taking its place. With the Legacy of Romulus expansion and the reinstatement of KDF players starting at Level 1, this ship once again became the starting vessel.
• As a tutorial starship, this B'rel lacks a Battle Cloak and Raider Flanking. The refit B'Rotlh class and all other playable variants of the B'rel have Raider Flanking and either a Battle Cloak or Enhanced Battle Cloak.
• Federation players command the B'rel-class vessel, the I.K.S. Targ, during the Klingon War episode “The Doomsday Device”.
• With the release of Season 20, General Martok's flagship, the I.K.S. Rotarran, has been restored to a B'rel-class Bird of Prey across all its appearances, implying that it is the same ship seen in Deep Space Nine.

Gallery

• 

  I.K.S. Targ landed on Imaga

• 

  The player's B'rel Bird-of-Prey hovering over the surface of Rura Penthe in “Manhunt”.

• 

  A B'rel Bird-of-Prey parked in the Ketha Lowlands

• 

  General Martok's flagship, the I.K.S. Rotarran, in service to the House of Martok in 2410.

External links

• Legacy of Romulus Dev Blog - The Klingon Defense Force
• Klingon Bird-of-Prey at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki.

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