Icarus IV

Icarus IV was a comet which passed close to the Romulan Neutral Zone in 2266. This comet, with a magnitude of seven, was an ionized mass that left a trail of frozen vapor particles. Information on this comet was recorded in the Table of Comets.
In that year, the commander of an experimental Romulan Bird-of-Prey ordered his cloaked ship into the tail of the comet in an attempt to elude the Federation starship , which had been pursuing them. Unfortunately for the Romulans, James Kirk, the Enterprises commanding officer, anticipated this move, and used the Bird-of-Prey's disturbance of the comet's tail to calculate the Romulan vessel's position, and mount an attack. (; )
In an alternate timeline, created by Christopher Pike avoiding his injury in 2266, the USS Enterprise under the command of Pike and the under the command of James T. Kirk attempted a similar tactic to expose the Bird-of-Prey, but utilizing a pincer maneuver instead. However, upon clearing the comet, the Bird-of-Prey was not detected, instead appearing behind the Farragut, destroying it. ()
== See also ==
* Icarus IV Spaceport
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