The warbird D'deridex-class, B-type warbird is one of the largest and most powerful mainstays of the Romulan Star Empire, serving as the backbone of the Romulan fleet.
These warbirds are under the command of both the Romulan military and Tal Shiar.
The D'deridex-class warbird is classified as a battle cruiser. Using a forced quantum singularity as a power source and the latest in Romulan cloaking technology, the D'deridex is not only one of the most advanced vessels in the Romulan Star Empire, but also in the Alpha Quadrant. These warbirds were roughly twice as long as a Federation Galaxy-class starship.
The primary directed energy weapons array of a warbird is located in its "head", and consisted of a disruptor array, capable of firing both beams and pulses, which also incorporates a torpedo launcher. The warbird was to have a total of ten disruptor emitters, positioned in various locations.
Like earlier Romulan ships, D'deridex-class warbirds are equipped with cloaking devices, which protect us from detection in most evasive situations. Cloaked warbirds radiated a slight subspace variance at warp speeds; therefore ships traveling at speeds above warp 6 run a much greater risk of being detected through their cloak.
The warbird utilizes a forced quantum singularity as a power source. The destruction of the engine core of a D'deridex-class warbird usually leads to the complete destruction of the entire ship.
The use of the confined singularity limits the warbird's overall maximum speed. For a warbird to match the maximum speed of a Galaxy-class starship, it needs to exceed its engine output by thirty percent. Doing this would typically cause irreparable damage.
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