Scimitar class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

The ***Iirhhaedh Vrelnek*** or ***Scimitar*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by the Tal Shiar at the height of the Dominion War.

## History

The *Scimitar*-class was the culmination of a Romulan Star Empire development program to create a powerful new class to utilize against the Dominion. The design included a revolutionary thalaron radiation core, making it a deadly vessel. Development of the warbird was prompted by the disastrous loss of the joint Obsidian Order-Tal Shiar fleet at the Omarion Nebula in 2371.

Only one vessel of the class was completed as the necessity for such a super-weapon disappeared following the end of the Dominion War. That vessel, the *Scimitar*, came under the control of Shinzon of Remus in the late 2370s and he used it to destroy the remaining unfinished *Scimitar*-class vessels to ensure that no one could oppose him.

The *Scimitar* herself was later destroyed when Lieutenant Commander Data of the USS *Enterprise*-E fired a phaser into the vessel's thalaron core.

By the 2400s, *Scimitar*-class vessels were in use by the Romulan Star Empire. The Reman Resistance under Obisek, commandeered two of the warbirds and secretly worked to repair and refit them. The two vessels were not completed until after Obisek and his followers joined the fledgling Romulan Republic.

The fledgling government devoted resources toward completing the warbirds, named the RRW *Lleiset* and RRW *Vayeate*. Due to the number of changes they were each also reclassified. The *Lleiset* became a *Falchion*-class while the *Vayeate* became a *Tulwar*-class.

### Legacy

After the success of the RRW *Lleiset*, Republic engineers revisted and overhauled the core design, developing three new subclasses: *Shamshir* (*Shianev*), *Flambard* (*Kalen*), and *Khopesh* (*Kveinn*). The systems were updated and the designs were given a modern Republic aesthetic.

## Technical information

*Scimitar*-class warbirds were huge, but even for their size, they had an unusually high amount of weaponry: 52 disruptor banks and 27 photon torpedo tubes. In addition, the class featured a large shuttle bay that could hold in excess of 40 *Scorpion*-class fighters. The class was also fitted with an advanced cloaking device, which was undetectable by any previously known means and could be operated while the warbird maintained full shields and fired weapons.

The most notable feature of the class was the thalaron core. *Scimitar*-class vessels were able to create a thalaron discharge that could wipe out all organic tissue on a target ranging from a starship to a planet. To fire the weapon, the ship moved panels on its wings into a firing position; this took several minutes, during which the thalaron radiation was gathered from the core.

### Configurations

In the opening years of the 25th century, engineers with the Reman Resistance strove to update the *Scimitar* in an effort to explore the potential of the design. They developed two new configurations: the *Falchion* and the *Tulwar*.

#### *Falchion*

The *Falchion* configuration (*Iirhhaedh'rrhiet Sienov*) had a more steadfast focus in order to be more versatile than the original *Scimitar*-class or the *Tulwar* variant. A set of secondary shields also provided greater defense for the vessels. The *Falchion* design appeared very similar to the *Scimitar-*class, but it had a more distinctive deflector array and larger bussard collectors on the warp nacelles.

#### *Tulwar*

The *Tulwar* configuration (*Iirhhaedh'rrhiet Kaleh*) was designed around the Singularity Distributor Unit, which was an experimental device that allowed the warbird to maintain full shields when entering cloak. The most distinctive physical feature on the *Tulwar* variant was that the pylons, wing tips, and warp nacelle covers all had open gaps within them, giving the starship a more lightweight appearance.

## Appendices

### Connections

**Species:** Reman • Rli'shu • Romulan • Yuyati

**Territory:** Crateris • Pictae • Romulus (Ra'tleihfi) • Remus (Biscae) • Unroth III

**Agencies:** Guard • Imperial Army • Star Navy • Tal Diann • Praetorian Guard • Tal Shiar

**Spacecraft classes:** *Accipiter* • *Buzzard* • *Condor* • *D'deridex* • *Draconarius* • *Falcon* • *Falconet* • *Firehawk* • *Griffin* • *Hawk* • *Kestrel* • *King Condor* • *Mogai* (*Valdore*) • *Osprey* • *Phoenix* • ***Scimitar*** • *Scorpion* • *Seahawk* • *Shadow* • *Shrike* • *Sparrowhawk* • *T'varo* • *T'liss* (*Snipe*) • *Talon* • *Thrai* • *Veles* • *Venator* • *Vulture*

**Project Groups:** C3 warbirds (*Baratan* • *Deihu* • *Vastam*) • Miracle Worker (*Nijil* • *Tebok* • *Varel*) • Multi-mission explorers (*Galas* • *Surhuelh* • *Taenen*) • Pilot escorts (*Khaiell* • *Jaeih* • *Okhala*)

**Other Named Classes:** *Aelahl* • *Aves* • *Craeul* • *Deleth* • *Faehht* • *Kholhr* • *Laeosa* • *Osprey* • *Ra'nodaire* • *Rahhae* • *Thrai* • *T'liss* • *Valkis*

**Auxiliary Craft:** *Falconet* • *Kestrel* • *Scorpion* • *Talon*

**Agencies:** Romulan Republic Temporal Defense • Reman Resistance

**Military:** Romulan Republic Militia • Romulan Republic Army • Republic Militia Intelligence • Romulan Republic Navy • Republic Special Forces

**Facilities:** New Romulus Command • Dewa IV Shipyards • Rh'Ihho Station • Tephrei Fleet Yards • Vauthil Station

**Territory:** Crateris • New Romulus • Rhi III • Virinat

### Sources consulted

* Scimitar class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Scimitar class article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.
* *Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection* special issue "Reman Warbird *Scimitar*."
* Falchion class article at *Memory Beta*.
* Tulwar class article at *Memory Beta*.

### Footnotes

1. ↑ *Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War* - "Twilight's Wrath."
2. ↑ *Star Trek Nemesis*.