B'rel Class

File:B’rel Class.jpg

Name: B'rel
Craft: Klingon Empire B'rel-Class Bird of Prey
Type: Light Warship
Scale: capital
Length: 157.76 x 181.54 x 98.54 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 12; Skeleton: 1/+10
Passengers: 28
Cargo Capacity: 9,000 metric tons
Consumables: 1 year
Warp Drive: 6 / 8.5 / 9.6 (6 Hours)
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 4D
Space: 5
Atmosphere: 295; 850 km/h
Hull: 3D+2
Shields: 7D
Sensors

High Resolution

• Passive: 10 / 4D
• Scan: 35 / 4D+2
• Search: 50 / 5D+1
• Focus: 5 / 6D

Low Resolution

• Passive: 30 / 3D
• Scan: 80 / 3D+2
• Search: 120 / 4D+1
• Focus: 10 / 5D

Weapons

• 2 Type VII Disruptor Cannons

Fire Arc: 180 degrees forward
Location: tip of starboard "wing" and tipe of port "wing"
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+1
Space Range: 1-15/50/150
Atmosphere Range: 2-30/100/300 km
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse
Rate of fire: 3
Damage: 5D+1

• Photon Torpedo Launcher

Fire Arc: forward
Location: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+1
Space Range: 1-150/500/1,750
Atmosphere Range: 2-300/1,000/3,500 km
Ammunition: 30 Type II Photon Torpedoes total
Spread: 6
Damage: 6D+2

• 2 Class Gamma Tractor Beams

Fire Arc: 1 forward, 1 aft
Location: forward ventral, aft ventral
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+1
Space Range: 1-4/7/10
Atmosphere Range: 2-8/14/20 km
Rate of fire: 1
Strength: 5D

Miscellaneous:

• Auxiliary Power: 3 reactors @ 1D+2 each
• Computer Systems: 1

• Navigational Computers: Class 2

• Astrogation Bonus: +1D
• Backup Nav Computers: 2

• Cargo

• Cargo Holds: 9,000 cubic meters
• Cargo Locations: dorsal amidships

• Cloaking Device: Class 7
• Crew Quarters:
  • Spartan: 20
  • Basic: 10
• Decks: 5
• Escape Pods: 20

• Capacity per Pod: 4

• Flight Control System: 3D+2
• Hull: 3D+2

• Base Structure: 1D
• Outer Hull: 1D+1
• Inner Hull: 1D+1
• Specialized Hull: Atmospheric Capability, Planetfall Capability

• Maximum Life Support: 350
• Medical Facilities: 2
• Starship Size: 4
• Propulsion Systems: 5 / 7.5

• Impulse Engine: 2 Class 3A
• Acceleration Uprating: Class Alpha

• Science Labs: 3
• Shields: 7D

• Shield Threshold: 1D+2
• Shield Generator: Class 3, Type C
• Shield Generators: 4
• Backup Shield Generators: 4
• Recharging System: Class 1

• Ship Mass: 236,000 metric tons
• Structural Integrity Field: 2D / 3D

• Secondary Structural Integrity Field: 1D
• Tertiary Structural Integrity Field: 1D

Year Commissioned: 2269 (Earth Reckoning), significantly upgraded in 2290s, 2320s, 2350s

Transporters

• Personnel: 1

• Range: 40,000 km
• Capacity: 4 persons

• Cargo: 1

• Range: 40,000 km
• Capacity: 400 kg

Complement

• Probes: 20

Description: The B'rel-class (also known as the K22B-class) was a type of Klingon bird-of-prey scout starship in Imperial Defense Force service in the 23rd century. By the 24th century, these vessels were considered surplus, and were often sold or traded to other powers. (TNG episode: "Rascals"; Decipher RPG module: Starships; CCG: "Rules of Acquisition")

They were classified as a class 1 vessel. (DS9 video game: Dominion Wars)

History

The B’rel class, first developed in 2270, is the second known Bird-of-Prey operated by the Klingon Empire, it builds directly on the successful design on the earlier Birds-of-Prey but includes ideas and technology taken from Romulan designs obtained in the short lived Klingon-Romulan alliance of the 23rd century, most notably a cloaking device (ST reference: Starship Spotter)

The B'rel class not only remained in service well into the 24th century but also inspired a larger variation, the K'vort class.

Features

The B'rel class bird-of-prey features adjustable wings, which can take on different positions to optimize the class for battle, warp speed, atmospheric flight and even landing (TOS movie & novelizations: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

In 2293 one B'rel class ship, the IKS Dakronh, was modified to fire it weaponry whilst cloaked. Despite its advantages, this vessel was destroyed after only a few months of operation. (TOS movie & novelization: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

Another feature present in recent versions of these craft, which may not be standard, was the introduction of Gravity mines that would latch on to and slow down enemy ships. (TNG video games: Armada, Armada II)

Source:

• Memory Alpha: Klingon Bird-of-Prey
• Memory Beta: B'rel class
• Ship Recognition Manual vol 3 (Spacedock) (pages 20-23)
• thedemonapostle