The class re-entered service during the Klingon Civil War of 2411, soon after J'Ula had secured Boreth and helped revive L'Rell, former Mother of the Klingon Empire. ( Star Trek Adventures module: The Klingon Empire Core Rulebook) Acting as couriers and heavy ground attack vessels, ships of the class continued to serve the Great Houses until the late 23rd century. Ships of this class refitted into its successor type, the Tu'YuQ-class. In the 2200s decade, other vessels out-competed the Vo'n'talk as a fast interceptor. Ships of this class participated in Admiral Krell's bombardment of Qu'Vat colony later that year. ( ENT episodes: " Borderland", " The Augments", " Cold Station 12") Malik's bird-of-prey become a concern for both Starfleet and the Klingon Empire, and was pursued by Enterprise. ( ENT episode & novelization: The Expanse)Įarly in 2154, Human Augments captured a Vo'n'talk-class ship. Accompanied by two more birds-of-prey of this class, Duras attacked Enterprise again on the edge of the Delphic Expanse but was outwitted by the Humans, who destroyed his ship. Starfleet forced Duras, son of Toral to retreat. ( Star Trek Adventures module: The Klingon Empire Core Rulebook)ĭuras's bird-of-prey was the first ship of this class encountered by United Earth, when it engaged in battle with the Earth Starfleet ships Enterprise NX-01, SS Intrepid and a Ganges-class} vessel. It was the first class referred to by outsiders as a bird of prey. The Vo'n'talk class was co-developed by engineers of the House of Antaak in the 22nd century and launched in the year 2149. The Bird-of-Prey is a formidable opponent, but does possess one Achilles-heel: a direct hit on the main plasma junction above the sensor array can disable the entire power grid, at which point the vessel can be easily neutralized. ( The Official Starships Collection Issue 41: "Klingon Raptor")Ģ2nd century Birds-of-Prey have a substantially higher number of disruptor banks compared to their later relatives however one assumes the disruptor cannons of later variations would be somewhat more powerful. This bird-of-prey came to perform the roles of patrol ships and scouts and eventually supplanted the smaller Raptor-class in the 2150s. ( The Official Starships Collection Issue 35: "Klingon Bird-of-Prey") ( ST video game: Star Trek Online)Īt a length of 145.36 meters, the Vo'n'talk was smaller than the D'ama- and D5-class battlecruisers and often served as escorts to them. The pointed bridge module and the dorsal superstructure on the engineering hull were reminiscent of their precursor. In the early 25th century, the QuIDun- and Norgh-class Birds-of-Prey designs harked back to their earlier counterpart. Like their precursors, the Bird-of-Prey of the 22nd century served as scouts and raiders. While the design was adapted to become more and more powerful, the basic layout of an engineering hull with a pair of wings and a bridge module connected by a long neck to the primary hull remained consistent. Nimble bird-like craft known as birds-of-prey had been an essential part of the fleet since the Klingons achieved spaceflight. The Vo'n'talk-class bird of prey was 145 meters long. Service history and specifications Design
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