Tier 5: | 34650 |
Lvl 50 T5U: | 39848 |
Lvl 55 T5U: | 43024 |
Lvl 60 T5U: | 46200 |
Lvl 65 T5U: | 51975 |
- Tier 4 Variants
- Tier 5 Variants
- Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit
- Fleet Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit
- Related
Release date: November 12, 2013
The Fleet Ar'kif-class Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit is a Tier 5 (Level 50) Tactical Carrier Warbird which may be flown by Romulan Republic characters, as well as characters of any other faction. 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 from any Ship and Shuttle Requisitions officer for 20,000 and 4 , so long as the player's Fleet has a Tier III Starbase Shipyard and one Starbase Military Fleet Ship Provision. If the player already owns the Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit from the Zen Store, the Fleet Ship Module cost is reduced to 1.
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 Ar'kif-class Tactical Carrier Warbird is the retrofit version of the Tactical Warbird designed for Vice Admirals looking for a ship with a sleek design and a lot of firepower. It takes many of its design cues from the existing Escorts, Raptors, and Destroyers of Romulan allies. These ships focus on maneuverability and overwhelming firepower.
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 Ar'kif-class Retrofits. These Fleet Starships are built to the highest standard and have increased Hull Hit Points, Shield Strength and an additional Tactical Console slot.
Class variants
Class | Information |
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SKIN UNLOCK: Free The Ar'kif class shares design principles with newer Romulan ships, such as a more evenly-spaced double-wing design, slightly downward-slanted wings, and a more rounded "head" section. The trailing edges of the wings are corrugated to show a "feathered" silhouette. | |
SKIN UNLOCK: Ar'kala Tactical Warbird, 150,000 The Ar'kala class showcases elements present in other refits: silver-colored armor plating, smoother and more prominent wing design, and more prominent warp nacelles. The ship lacks "feathered" silhouette along its wings' rear edges. Its forward deflector array is also more visible. | |
SKIN UNLOCK: Jhu'ael Tactical Carrier Warbird, 3,000 Outfitted for battle, the Jhu'ael class looks much more aggressive and sharp-edged than its predecessor. The Jhu'ael has prominent weapon pods designed to accommodate Plasma Quad Cannons, as well as a forward beam emitter to fire the Focused Singularity Beam. |
Starship Mastery[]
Starship Mastery TACTICAL WARBIRD | ||
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I II III IV | ||
Level | Name | Description |
I | Precise Weapon Systems | +5 Accuracy Rating. |
II | Enhanced Singularity Circuitry | Reduces the cooldown time on Singularity Power use by 15%. Increases your Singularity Charge rate by 30%. |
III | Enhanced Weapon Systems | +10% Kinetic Damage. +10% All Energy Damage. |
IV | Devastating Weaponry | +2.5% Critical Chance. |
Abilities[]
Universal consoles[]
The Fleet Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit doesn't come equipped with any universal consoles.
However, it can equip [Console - Universal - Focused Singularity Modulator] and [Console - Universal - Destabilized Tachyon Emitters] which, alongside Ar'kala Tactical Warbird's [Plasma Quad Cannons [Dmg]x3], 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.
Battle Cloak
The Fleet Ar'kif-class Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit has a battle cloak that allows the ship to cloak during combat, granting stealth and a damage bonus upon decloaking.
Experimental Weapon[]
The Fleet Ar'kif-class Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit comes with an Experimental Weapon slot. This additional slot does not fit standard weapons. Unlike standard starship weapons, Experimental weapons are not affected by weapon firing modes, such as those granted by bridge officer abilities.
Hangar bay[]
The Fleet Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit comes equipped with a single wing of Scorpion Fighters.
These light craft are equipped with fore Plasma Pulse Cannons and Plasma Torpedo Launcher.
The Elite variant of the Scorpion Fighter is obtainable from the New Romulus reputation system.
Carrier commands[]
- Carrier Command - Attack
- Carrier Command - Escort
- Carrier Command - Intercept
- Carrier Command - Recall
Singularity[]
As a Romulan Warbird, the Fleet Ar'kif-class Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit comes with built-in Singularity abilities. These abilities do not automatically rank up when acquiring higher tier Warbirds. These powers build in severity based on the charge built up by the ship's Singularity Core.
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.
Equipment
Fore Weapons
Aft Weapons
Hangar
T5-X upgrade
By using an [Experimental Ship Upgrade Token], the Fleet Ar'kif-class Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit may be upgraded to T5-X, unlocking an extra ship device slot, universal console slot, and the ability to slot an extra starship trait.
Note that upgrading the Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit, the standard non-fleet version of the Fleet Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit, will not apply the upgrade to this starship.
Ship comparison[]
- Following table compares all high tier Tactical Carrier Warbird variants.
Ship | Rank | Tier | Hull | Uni | BOffs | IR | Cost | |||||||||||||
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Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit | 5 | 31500 | 1.05 | 0.9 | 4 | 3 | ✓ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0.2 | 60 | 2,000 | ||||
Fleet Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird Retrofit | 5 | 34650 | 1.155 | 0.99 | 4 | 3 | ✓ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 16 | 0.2 | 60 | 20,000 • 4 | |||
Fleet Ar'kif Tactical Carrier Warbird | 6 | 39848 | 1.155 | 0.99 | 4 | 3 | ✓ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 16 | 0.2 | 60 | 20,000 • 5 | |||
Jhu'ael Tactical Carrier Warbird | 6 | 36225 | 1.05 | 0.9 | 4 | 3 | ✓ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0.2 | 60 | 3,000 |
Admiralty ship[]
Admiralty Ship | |||
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22 | 54 | 22 | |
1.5x Critical Rating from ENG and SCI |
External links[]
- Legacy of Romulus Dev Blog - Designing the Romulan Tactical Warbirds
- Legacy of Romulus Dev Blog - Romulan Tactical Warbirds
Playable starships (All Factions)
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Unlocking Cross-Faction Flying will grant the player the ability to use any starship, from any faction. |
Starfleet: (Complete & Detailed List) |
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Klingon Defense Force: (Complete & Detailed List) |
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Small Craft | ||||
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DujHod Chariot • Kivra Shuttle • Rozhenko Timeship • To'Duj Fighter • Toron Shuttle |
Romulan Republic: (Complete & Detailed List) |
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Small Craft | ||||
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Commander's Gig • Tiercel Shuttle • Kestrel Runabout • Scorpion Fighter |