The B'rel class, or the Bird of Prey, has been in service for over eighty years and has undergone numerous upgrades and revisions in that time. Because it remains an effective starship concept, the basic B'rel design will probably continue to remain in widespread use for the foreseeable future. This is the smallest vessel in the Klingon fleet, filling the frigate and scout roles.

The K'Vort Class is essentially a larger, more capable version of the Bird of Prey. The K'Vort fills the Destroyer roles in the fleet.

The D7 or K'Tinga class cruiser has been in service in one form or another for decades - longer even than the B'rel class. As with the B'rel, the ship's design has proven so effective that the High Command has nor found a reason to retire it. Instead, the K'Tinga receives technology updates so that it remains current.

Named after a mythical beast, the Fek'lhr class starship is an advanced design. Though it fills the cruiser role in the Klingon fleet, the Fek'lhr enjoys the excellent maneuverability found in most Klingon designs.

The Vor'cha class attack cruiser comprises the backbone of the Klingon fleet. The Vorcha is a versatile platform that can fill many roles, and is generally considered to be the Battlecruiser class.

Flagship of the Klingon fleet, the Negh'Var class starship is the largest and most powerful vessel in the Empire. It features the very latest in Klingon weapons technology, with a Polaron Torpedo refit becoming standard for the class.

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Shields protect a starship from enemy weapons fire and other hazards by generating a field of energy around the vessel. Each ship is allowed to mount 4 shield generators, each covering a different ship of the ship.

You can reinforce shields in game, by either boosting one shields at a time with power from your other 3 shileds, or by diverting more power from other systems into the shield generator.

Disruptors are the standard primary weapons on Klingon ships. It operates on a principle of disruption between the bonds between molecules of a substance. This technology was discovered by the Romulans first, and then shared with the Klingons. The Klingon disruptor fires 3 bolts of energy.

"F" denotes Fast-Firing type disruptors. Fast-Firing types has shorter reloading time, but do less damage. Type V and VF disruptors are not available for ship use. They can be found on Starbases and Defense Satellites

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Armor increases hull strength of the ship. Once shields fail in combat, enemy hits against the ship hull will be calculate against ship's armor first. The ship sustains hull damage (not repairable in battle) or system damage (repairable in battle) only after the armor has been depleted. Armor, unlike shields, does not regenerate in battle.

Klingon armors, although less sturdy than Federations , are more efficient per tonnage. (90% Federation Armor Strength, 80% Federation Armor weight) They are well suitable for the high maneuverable Klingon vessels.

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The transporter is a matter energy conversion device that can teleport objects or persons across space. It can be used to mount Marine Raid against enemy ships, or beam special cargo in and out your ship. The Rating of the transporter system is the number of items/persons it can energize at the same time.

Transporter has a small recharging time before it can be used again. It has a very limited range.

Klingon transporter has higher capacity than Federation and Romulans (tied with Borg) make their Marine raids highly effective.

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This system generates a focused stream of graviton energy that holds an enemy ship at a fixed position relative to the originating ship. This system can be used to hold a ship, or repel another tractor of equal or less level and make the ship untractorable.

Once the beam is engaged, the originating ship can "rotate" the tractored ship around it. This, used in conjunction with regular turning can be used to move a ship into weapon arc to fire. Or conversely, move the tractored ship away from your damaged shield. "Rotation" is a misnomer, "revolution" is a better description. The tractored ship still has the ability to turn -- rotate about. A tractored ship is also a lot easier to hit.

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Each level increases maximum sensor range. If a targeted ship is within sensor range, it will show its schematics and weapon readiness. You can only plan marine raids on ships in sensor range. Only one computer is allowed per ship.

Level III and Level IV computers can also detect for cloaked ships in a limited fashion.

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The warp drive is used to generate power for the ships weapon systems and shield systems. It is also used for tactical warping.

The power output given here assumes that it is operated by a Level 1 Engineer. More experienced officers will be able to generate more power using the same warp core.

Klingon warp cores are smaller than other races.

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The impulse engine is used for sublight traveling. Each ship has no preset maximum speeds, it can travel as fast as the impulse engine is able to take it. The top speed of the ship depends on the overall actual mass. Therefore it's different from hull-class to hull-class. It is also different from one configuration to another.

The power output given here assumes that it is operated by a Level 1 Engineer. More experienced officers will be able to generate more power using the same impulse engine. The heavier the ship, the slower the ship.

Klingon impulse engines are very efficient, if a bit fragile. They give Klingon ships an edge in a running game.

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The thruster is used to turn ships in combat. It is measured by the Maneuverability rate in game. It is inversely related to the ship mass. The heavier the ship, the harder it is to turn it.

The power output given here assumes that it is operated by a Level 1 Helmsman. More experienced officers will be able to generate more power using the same thrusters.

Klingons have the best thrusters,