Klingon Bird-of-Prey (Mob)

Bird-of-Prey

Class:

Frigate

NPC-Rank:

This article is about NPC vessel. For playable versions, see Klingon Bird-of-Prey.

The Klingon Bird-of-Prey is a small, agile frigate deployed by the Klingon Defense Force in a wide variety of combat scenarios. This extremely versatile starship excels in raids and hit-and-run encounters, due to its high maneuverability and cloaking device.

The appearance of the Bird-of-Prey depends on its level, though its armament and abilities remain the same.

Armament

Fore Weapons

• [Disruptor Dual Cannons]
• [Photon Torpedo Launcher]

Aft Weapons

• [Disruptor Turret]

Abilities

• Battle Cloak
• Subspace Jump
• Torpedo: High Yield II

Health

Level	Standard Difficulty	Advanced Difficulty	Elite Difficulty
1	2500	3250	3750
3	2880	-	-
51	20675	-	-
53	21490	-	-

Missions encountered

• “Your New Command”: Birds-of-Prey are among the KDF ships that arrive to provide reinforcements in the counterattack against the U.S.S. Musashi.
• “Field Promotions”: Several Birds-of-Prey join in an attack on the player's vessel.
• Features heavily in the Klingon Front.
• “The House Always Wins”: Birds-of-Prey from the houses of Torg and Martok engage each other in the Gorath System, including the I.K.S. Mudj.
• “The Cure Found”: A number of Birds-of-Prey have been assimilated by the Borg, and the players must prevent them from destroying the I.K.S. Kang.
• “Officer of the Watch (Daily)” (Fed): One of the tasks the players is assigned is to calibrate their starships' weapons, a captured Bird-of-Prey being used as the target.
• Dozens of Birds-of-Prey are part of Klingon fleets attacking fleet starbases in:
  • “Fleet Alert”
  • “Starbase Fleet Defense”
  • “Fleet Transport Defense”
• “No Win Scenario”: Birds-of-Prey are among a massive fleet attacking a transport in Combat Simulation 347.
• “Beta Thoridor System Patrol”: The player must defeat Birds-of-Prey attacking Romulan Republic ships in the Beta Thoridor System.
• “Boldly They Rode”: Birds-of-Prey are among the joint Starfleet/KDF task force attempting to retake Deep Space 9 from Dominion occupation, one of which crashes into the station after being shot down by Dominion ships.
• Borg Invasion of Defera: A Bird-of-Prey can be seen on the surface of Defera, aiding in the joint KDF/Starfleet operations to repel the Borg invasion of the planet.
• “Alpha”: A Bird-of-Prey commanded by Captain K'Teng has crashed on Orith II after being ambushed by Hirogen hunters, KDF players being tasked with aiding the survivors in defeating them.
• “Report to Gamma Orionis”: The I.K.S. ChoS and I.K.S. Q'thoq are among a Klingon fleet assembled to counter the threat of the Borg.
• “The New Link” (KDF): Several Birds-of-Prey, including the I.K.S. Norgh, attack an Alpha Jem'Hadar base in the Orias System.
• “Manhunt”: A B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey, representing the player's ship, rescues the player from corrupt prison officials on Rura Penthe.
• “Sphere of Influence”: A Klingon Bird-of-Prey (Mob) arrives to assist the player in battle against an Elachi attack in the Jouret System.
• Birds-of-Prey can be seen patrolling the various regions of the Solanae Dyson Sphere and occasionally assist with various missions therein.
• “Midnight”: The I.K.S. Amw'I is part of the Iconian Resistance's final stand in the Sol System.
• “Brushfire”: Birds-of-Prey loyal to the House of Torg attempt to prevent the player from escaping with Martok after rescuing him from a Son'a facility in the Briar Patch. During the battle, additional Birds-of-Prey arrive among reinforcements loyal to Martok's house.
• A HoH-SuS-class Bird-of-Prey is carried by the I.K.S. Bortasqu' and is often deployed to assist in battle in missions involving her.

Vessels of the class

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

Image	Class	Named Vessels
	B'rel-class	I.K.S. Targ I.K.S. Rotarran
	Norgh-class	I.K.S. Norgh (default) I.K.S. Nu'paH I.K.S. Q'thoq
	Ki'tang-class	I.K.S. ChoS
	Hegh'ta-class	I.K.S. Amw'I I.K.S. Norgh I.K.S. K'Trelan
	HoH'SuS-class	I.K.S. HoH'SuS
	Random	I.K.S. Aktuh I.K.S. HoS I.K.S. Melota I.K.S. Mudj I.K.S. Wo'

Gallery

• 
  Bird-of-Prey at impulse
• 
  B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey
• 
  Hegh'ta-class Bird-of-Prey
• 
  Hegh'ta-class Bird-of-Prey, assimilated by the Borg
• 
  I.K.S. Targ, over Donia
• 
  I.K.S. Targ landed on Imaga
• 
  The player's B'rel Bird-of-Prey hovering over the surface of Rura Penthe during “Manhunt”.
• 
  A B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey in the Ketha Lowlands on Qo'noS.
• 
  A B'rel-class Bird-of-Prey overlooking the KDF/Starfleet staging area on Defera
• 
  The wreckage of a Bird-of-Prey on the hull of Deep Space 9.
• 
  I.K.S. Mudj, under cloak
• 
  I.K.S. HoS
• 
  I.K.S. Melota

External link

• Klingon Bird-of-Prey at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki.

Notes

• The Birds-of-Prey assimilated by the Borg in “The Cure Found” will use plasma weapons instead of the normal photon and disruptor weapons. However, they will not use the Battle Cloak or Subspace Jump abilities of a normal Bird-of-Prey.
• When KDF players use the Fleet Support ability, a Bird-of-Prey has a chance to appear to aid them in battle.
• The HoH'SuS-class Bird-of-Prey is typically deployed from Bortasqu' Dreadnought Battlecruisers, such as the I.K.S. Bortasqu'.

External links

• Klingon Bird-of-Prey at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki.