Battle Cruiser

A Negh'Var class battle cruiser.

Battle Cruisers are a type of Klingon playable starship. These are among the largest vessels in the Klingon Defense Force fleet. Battle Cruisers are slow but tough warships. In comparison to a raptor, the battle cruiser carries slightly more in the way of firepower due to it's increased size, but takes a hefty reduction to maneuverability in the process. Cruisers do however have improved larger warp cores which allows them the luxury of more power to their systems. They also have a much stronger hull therefore can take more damage before being destroyed.

Over the 4 Tiers that Battle Cruisers are available to players their crew size different significantly, going from 400 to 2,500. Although still conforming to the standard Klingon ship design of long narrow hulls for the main body and a wing-like aft section, there are striking differences between the four tiers. The K't'inga configuration is roughly equal in size to that of a Raptor but the Negh'Var configuration is over three times bigger in length and height. Much like the other Klingon vessels they can also equip cannons to give them a good boost to firepower.

Klingon Battle Cruisers have 3 device slots and gain a bonus +10 weapons power and engine power.

Overview

To see which rank and profession of Bridge Officers you can have hover your mouse over the icons in the Bridge Officer column of the table. The values in the shield column show the capacity of the shield that ship has equipped as standard. See the shields guide for more details.

	Ship	Rank	Hull									BOffs			Cost
2	K'Tanco Battle Cruiser	10	18,000	1	2	2	400	1	2	1	3		13	0.15	Dil 15,000
2	K't'inga Battle Cruiser	20	24,000	1	4	2	800	2	2	1	3		11	0.15	Dil 40,000
2	Koro't'inga Battle Cruiser	20	24,000	1	4	2	800	2	3	1	3		11	0.15	Zen 1,000
2	Kamarag Battlecruiser	20	24,000	1	4	2	700	1	3	1	3		10.5	0.15
2	Vor'cha Battle Cruiser	30	30,000	1	4	3	1,500	2	3	2	3		10	0.15	Dil 80,000
2	Vor'Kang Battle Cruiser	30	30,000	1	4	3	1,500	3	3	2	3		10	0.15	Zen 1,500
2	Kamarag Battlecruiser Retrofit	40	35,000	1	4	4	700	3	4	2	3		10.5	0.15
2	Negh'Var Heavy Battle Cruiser	40	39,000	1	4	4	2,500	3	4	2	3		9	0.15	Dil 120,000
2	Vor'cha Battle Cruiser Retrofit	40	36,000	1	4	4	1,500	3	4	2	3		10	0.15	Dil 120,000
2	Mirror Universe Vor'cha Battle Cruiser	40	36,000	1	4	4	1,500	3	4	2	3		10	0.15
2	Bortasqu' War Cruiser	50	43,500	1	4	4	3,600	4	5	1	4		5.5	0.15	Zen 2,500
2	Fleet Kamarag Battlecruiser Retrofit	50	38,500	1.1	4	4	700	3	4	3	3		10.5	0.15	FC 20,000 FSM 4
2	Fleet K't'inga Battle Cruiser Retrofit	50	34,450	1.1	4	4	800	3	4	3	3		11	0.15	FC 20,000 FSM 4
2	Bortas Battle Cruiser	50	43,500	1	4	4	3,600	4	4	1	4		5.5	0.15	FC 200,000
2	K't'inga Battle Cruiser Retrofit	50	31,500	1	4	4	800	3	4	2	3		11	0.15	FC 200,000
2	Bortasqu' Command Cruiser	50	43,500	1	4	4	3,600	4	4	2	4		5.5	0.15	Zen 2,500
2	Fleet Tor'Kaht Battle Cruiser Retrofit	50	39,600	1.1	4	4	1,500	4	4	2	3		10	0.15	FC 20,000 FSM 4
2	Bortasqu' Tactical Cruiser	50	43,500	1	4	4	3,600	5	4	1	4		5.5	0.15	Zen 2,500
2	Fleet Negh'Var Heavy Battle Cruiser	50	42,900	1.1	4	4	2,500	3	5	2	3		9	0.15	FC 20,000 FSM 4

Variants

K'Tanco Battle Cruiser

K'Tanco class

The K'Tanco matches to the Federation Cruiser in most respects. However it has a higher turn rate and a slightly stronger hull thann its Starfleet equivalent, but is one device slot short. Also it can mount Dual Cannons and Dual Heavy Cannons.

K't'inga Battle Cruiser

K't'inga class

The K't'inga class Battle Cruiser is a monster of a starship for its tier. It is the first vessel of both the Federation and Klingon Empire factions that has four frontal weapon slots (which can hold cannons). In comparison to the Federation Cruiser at this Tier (the Heavy Cruiser) it has a better turn rate, 300 additional crew, and comes equipped with a cloaking device. It does, however, have a weaker hull by 2,000 hit points, and due to its 4 forward weapon slots it only has 2 slots aft.

K't'inga Battle Cruiser Refit

Koro't'inga class

The aging K't'inga class was refitted near the turn of the 25th century, updating a classic design to more modern requirements. It features a standard Klingon design with fixed wings that lead to the nacelles at the aft section of the ship, a neck stem connected to the main hull and the bridge located towards the front.

Vor'cha Battle Cruiser

Vor'cha class

The Vor'cha class Battle Cruiser is obtained when a Klingon player achieves the rank of Captain. The ship size is much larger compared to the K't'inga models (nearly double the length), and due to this has nearly double the crew. The ship stands very well toe-to-toe with an Exploration Cruiser. It has more crew and nearly double the turn rate, but one less device slot and a weaker hull.

Vor'cha Battle Cruiser Refit

Vor'Kang class

Based on the classic Vor'cha class ships of the late 2360s, the new Refit Vor'Kang class was engineered to combat the growing threat from the Federation. This costume is only unlocked by obtaining the Vor'cha Refit but is then available on both the Vor'cha Battle Cruiser and Vor'cha Battle Cruiser Retrofit.

Negh'Var Heavy Battle Cruiser

Negh'Var class

The Negh'Var class is obtained at the Brigadier General rank. It continues as its predecessors did in terms of the increased size and crew compliment. In comparison to the Rear Admiral Federation Cruisers, it has 2.5x to 3.2x the crew compliment, better turn rates and can load cannons, and has the same hull and shield strength. It is one of few vessels in the Klingon Defense Force that has eight weapon slots.

Vor'cha Battle Cruiser Retrofit

Tor'Kaht class

This Retrofit vessel is a heavily modified version of the Vor'cha Battle Cruiser (tier 4). The Klingon Defense Force upgraded this variant with the latest acquired technology seized by the Empire in the early 25th century.

Bortas Battle Cruiser

bortaS Class

Born from the Ty'Gokor Fleet Yards at the command of Chancellor J'mpok, the Bortas class leads the KDF into a new era of honor and glory for the Empire. Durability and versatility is an understatement, sporting many armored sections and recessed bussard collectors. The Bortas continues the styling of the previous flagship Negh'Var and its sister Qu'Daj.

Performance

The Battle Cruiser has a significant armament being the most well equipped Klingon Empire vessel in terms of weapons slots that players can customise. This is also strengthened by the fact, like all Klingon vessels, they can equip cannons for a damage boost.

The K't'inga variation is more of a forward facing vessel since 4 of the 6 available slots it gets are located at the fore end of the ship. At the General rank though when players are able to get the Negh'Var Battle Cruiser this is evened out and players will get 4 each at the fore and aft sections of the ship. This suits the ship well given it's sub-par maneuverability.

Battle Cruisers are not very fast in comparison to other ships in the Klingon fleet, although compared to Federation ships they are on par with the exception of the Escort type vessels. These ships have the most dedicated Engineering slots of any of the Klingon vessels, and at General rank can have three Engineering officer stations of various ranks.

Gallery

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  K'Tanco class

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  Qu'Daj Class - a Negh'Var variant