Romulan Star Empire

The **Romulan Star Empire** is one of the playable Factions in the game Star Trek Armada 3.

## History

The Romulans are secretive race that is an offshoot of the Vulcans. Enigmatic and always in the shadows the Romulans don't take kindly to other races and as a result are usually incredibly xenophobic. When the Romulans make an appearance it is always in dramatic style.

## Strengths

The Romulans excel at information gathering, they can track all ships at warp as well as spy on any planet they see fit. This gives the Romulans an advantage in attacking when and where they like, hitting the enemy in the soft parts and causing massive disruption behind their lines. Romulan ships are also designed for war, the massive plasma torpedoes deal massive damage in a few shots, combined with disrupters can leave most fleets reeling. Romulans also have the power to fortify their space late game to obscene levels, the result being unconquerable levels of defense.

## Weaknesses

The early game Romulan will find himself poor and with a limited amount ships to begin with. It's not until the mid to late game do the more powerful ships become available to you. Therefore, careful deployment of ships and defenses will ensure your survival. Romulans ships, though not as bad as Klingon ships, have weaker hulls, although their shields somewhat make up for this. By the time other races have escalated the conflict the Romulans could be somewhat behind. Romulans completely lack additional bank target technology which means that while they're pretty good at destroying singular ships, swarms of cheap fodder will overwhelm them. The saving grace is that the D'deridex class capital ship has a Gravimetric Shockwave ability, which does a nasty AoE attack around the ship. This makes up for the lack of additional bank targets. It does however mean that Romulan players when faced with massing enemy ships need to prioritize construction of D'deridex capitals and level and protect them. The ship only comes available in the mid to late game.

## Ships

*Dreadnoughts:*

* Scimitar-class
* Phoenix-class

*Capital Ships:*

* Buzzard-class
* Harrier-class
* D'deridex-class
* Shadow-class
* Vengeance-class
* Valdore-class
* Tavara-class

*Cruisers:*

* Dominus-class
* Griffin-class
* Harpy-class
* Heavy Defender-class
* Falcon-class
* Whitewind-class

*Frigates:*

* Talon-class
* Hawk-class
* Raptor-class
* Winged Defender-class
* Lanora-class
* Shrike-class

*Strikecraft:*

* Gladius-class Bomber
* Javelin-class Fighter
* Scorpion-class Fighter

*Advanced Strikecraft:*

* Tal Shiar Squadron (Javelin-class)
* Tal Shiar Squadron (Gladius-class)

*Constructors:*

* Starbase Constructor
* Imperial Constructor
* Thalen Colony Vessel

*Other:*

* Pollux-class Envoy
* Eira-class Freighter
* Lyret-class Freighter

*Heroes:*

* Tomalak
* Sela
* Donatra

## Buildings

### Logistics

* Tritanium Mining Facility
* Imperial Fleet Yard
* Ministry of War
* Imperial Trade Forum
* Tal Shiar Listening Post
* Dilithium Mining Facility
* Imperial Warbird Yard
* Ministry of Order

### Tacticals

* Z-91 Disruptor Turret
* Z-94 Torpedo Turret
* Graviton Flux Generator
* Imperial Repair Dock
* Scimitar Warbird Yard
* Z-59 'Murexon' Minefield

### Starbases

* Exarch Outpost
* Praesidium Battlestation
* Homeworld Praesidium Battlestation

## See also

* Factions
* Ships