RRW Dhuil ch'S'harien

**Nicknames**: *“The Rage"*

**Role**: Battleship/Command ship

**Operator:**Romulan Republic Star Navy (2420-present)

**Origin**: New Romulus Naval Yards

**Construction history**:  Construction started 2419; launched 2420

**Status**: Destroyed

## Service History

Launched in 2420, the *Dhuil ch'S'harien*, meaning "S'harien's Rage," was intended to replace the IRW *Rei'Karanha* as the flagship of JTFB Task Wing Alpha. Assigned to the command of Commander Thaelus of JTFB she has proven an able to successor to the example set by the *Rei'Karanha*. The bulk of her crew were inherited from the *Rei'Karanha* with small numbers of Republic officers transferred on to supplement her numbers. Although a newly commissioned vessel, she has proven herself as an effective and imposing presence of the battlefield.

In 2422 the *Dhuil ch'S'harien* was destroyed during the Battle of Hades Station.

## CONSTRUCTION HISTORY

The Ha’apax-class Advanced Warbird Battlecruiser was built on the foundation of the Warbirds that came before, utilizing the latest in Romulan technology and incorporates stolen Federation technologies acquired by the Tal Shiar.  Designed by Keskechar Engineering for the Imperial Navy to supplant the D’Deridex-class as the mainline Battleship of the Imperial Star Navy.  The Ha’apax-class proposal was developed in order to create a new mainline cruiser to supplant the aging D’Deridex and act as the flagship of Romulan fleets in the absence of a Scimitar-class or her variants. As well as be able to operate independently as a multi-role cruiser and power projection platform. Several systems on more recently produced units also note evidence of advancements derived from the Scimitar development program, acquired Tal Shiar research on Borg Technology, and improvements derived from study of the I.R.W. Rei’Karanha after her return from the “Outback.”

The designs and prototypes were later acquired by the Romulan Republic in order to serve as the core of the Republic Flotilla before they could enter service with the Imperial Navy.  Since the settling of New Romulus and the expansion of Republic shipbuilding facilities the Ha’apax-class have entered mass production and have begun slowly supplanting the aging D’Deridex-class fleet within the Romulan Republic’s naval order of battle as the primary main-line battlecruiser, becoming a common sight at the front lines.  After the main design bureaus, such as Keskechar, Tellari, and others, defected to the Republic, so did many of their design teams and facilities, permitting greater and faster production and improvements to the design.

One of the focuses of the Ha’apax design project was the new “Dual-Vector Assault Mode;” derived from design data on the Federation’s USS Prometheus acquired by the Tal Shiar.  As such the warbird was designed as a fusion of both a heavy Cruiser and a swift attack ship.  In this way the ship would be able to function both as a formidable battleship in combat on its own, but also be able to separate into two warp-capable and independently combat viable warbirds.  The primary purpose of such a system being a force multiplier; presenting multiple targets to an enemy ship, and bolster its tactical viability to outnumber and surprise its foe.  With each section carrying their own independent Singularity core, the ship is able to call on both cores to power its systems, and its formidable weaponry.  This also makes the vessel a daunting job for her engineering staff to manage given these systems. Her Dual cores must be aligned while at warp, and her nullifier cores on each singularity aligned to hide their emissions while cloaked.

Additionally, if one section were to be lost, a replacement can be easily issued and interchanged from another Ha’apax if needed, or a new one be built while the intact is undergoing repair or refit. Similarly, one section may still be used in service as a line warbird while the other is undergoing repair or replacement.

Another design incorporated into the Ha’apax Class Project was the “Vahher ch’Okhala,” a heavy plasma lance weapon built into the spinal section of the warbird across both sections.  When proposed it was theorized as a heavy assault weapon to quickly and decisively defeat enemy ships or heavily armored enemy installations.  When it was later decided to develop the warbird using the Dual-Vector concept a brilliant engineer from Keskechar Engineering suggested building the weapon into both sections. When separate the weapon fires as a spread beam, only focusing its fire into a coherent beam while the ship is combined, and both weapons aligned and focused.

## Basic Specifications:

* Length: 1072.76m
* Beam:  796.47m
* Height:  307.29m
* Mass: 7,309,000 tons
* Decks: 87
* Standard Crew Complement: 2000 officers and crewman
* Max Troop carrying Capacity:  1 Romulan Army Legion. (4,500 troops)
* Max Speed: Warp 9.89
* Cruise Speed: Warp Factor 7
* Sensors: Passive and Active Sensor Arrays
* Power Source:  2x Class X-34 Singularity Warp Reactor.
* Secondary Fusion reactors powering four MK-25 Maneuvering engines.

## Armament:

* Vahher ch’Okhala heavy plasma lance system
* 24x Type S-41 Dual-Mode Plasma-Disruptors; capable of firing as beams or pulses
* 9x Type RX36 Dual-Tube Torpedo Launchers

## Defense Systems:

* 32 x Graviton Polarity Source Metaphasic Shield Generators
* Reinforced Structural Integrity Fields

## Hull Construction and Armor Materials:

* Duranium/Tritanium alloy hull;
* 25cm High Density Sensor deflecting reactive Hull Armor

## Supplementary Systems:

* Trans-spectral Sensor Array
* 2x Romulan Class-C20 Cloaking devices (one per section, operating in concert while Warbird is conjoined.)

## Auxiliary Craft:

* 1 x Work bee/Inspection pod
* 4 x Kestrel-class runabout
* 5 x “Snakehead”-class Scout ships
* 20 x Tiercel-class Shuttlecraft
* 50 x Scorpion-class Attack Fighters; in celling mounted vertical racks (hung like bats)
* 1 x Commander’s Gig

## DEFLECTOR SHIELDS:

**Type**: Spherical/conformal subspace graviton field. This type of shield is fairly similar to those of most other starships. Previously, weapons fire passing between a warbird’s dual wing, or dual hull would impact the ship’s shield bubble, as on the older D’Deridex. The shields on the Ha’apax are based more on the type used by the Mogai and Scimitar classes, that would permit weapons fire to pass between the wings and not impact the shields due to its form fitting orientation.  While separating, the shield grid divides and additional generators activate for a full grid.  While separate, the shields act spherically.

Under Romulan Directives all vessels incorporate the nutation shift in frequency. During combat, the shield sends data on what type of weapon is being used on it, and what frequency and phase the weapon uses. Through the incorporation of Borg inspired subroutines, the shield system can be configured to have the same frequency as the incoming weapon - but different nutation. This tactic dramatically increases shield efficiency, and reduces the workload of the ship’s tactical officer in combat.  The Shield generators are distributed between the Guardian and Assault section, permitting one section to raise its shields to full just after separation, and both shield grids to separate without leaving a window of vulnerability.

**Output:** There are thirty-two shield generators on a Ha’apax-class Warbird.  Total shield output capacity has been rated at 5,386,790 terajoules.

**Range**: the shields on this class warbird operate differently based on configuration. While joined the shields are configured conformally, 10 meters above the hull, hugging the shape.  While separate, the shields are configured in a spherical pattern around the ship to mitigate kinetic bleed through.

**Primary purpose:** Defense from enemy threat forces, hazardous radiation and micro-meteoroid particles.

**Secondary purpose:** Ramming threat vehicles.

## TORPEDO LAUNCHERS:

**Arrangement**: 4 Forward; two aft (guardian section);

2 Fore; 1 Aft (Assault Section only, not operational until separated)

**Type**: Class-RX36 Dual-Tube Torpedo Launchers

**Payload**: 750 Plasma Torpedoes, 250 Disrupting Photon Torpedoes;

**Range**: Maximum effective range is 3,000,000 kilometers. Maximum range before fuel exhaustion is 3,500,000 kilometers.

**Description**:  A Double Tube Torpedo launcher developed by Vaultek Munitions.  Pairing two standard Romulan Multi-Payload torpedo tubes; each tube is designed to accommodate up to three simultaneous warheads, in alternating fire. With each launcher able to fire a maximum of six warheads per cycle in a full spread.  In this way the Romulans were able to effectively match the Federation’s Burst Fire torpedo tubes by equipping these weapon systems in pairs of two on any ship’s fore and aft. without requiring to necessarily develop a whole new type of delivery system.

Primary purpose: Assault

Secondary purpose: Anti-spacecraft

## PLASMA-DISRUPTORS:

Array arrangement:  Varied due to separation system; see below breakdowns.

\*Analyst’s note: due to Romulan design philosophies, some weapon emplacements are camouflaged to deceive enemies and present false vulnerabilities to the enemy

Active while Combined: 20 Banks/Arrays; 14 Forward, 6 Aft; Broad side coverage on 10 weapons per side

12 Forward Banks in Leading Wing edges (3 per wing), 2 Dorsal arrays; Fore and Aft;

4x Aft wing mounted arrays (1 per wing along wing edges) 2 Ventral arrays; fore and Aft

**Guardian Only:** 6 wing banks forward, 2 dorsal arrays, 2 ventral arrays, 2 aft arrays

**Assault Section Only:** 6 wing mounted banks forward, 2 dorsal arrays, 2 ventral arrays, 2 aft wing arrays

(Upon separation, the fire control subroutines on the Assault section will automatically set the main weapons to fire in a pulse mode similar to a cannon pulse.  This can be overridden by the secondary bridge crew for precision targeting as a beam)

**Effective Array Range:** Maximum effective range is 300,000 kilometers.

Primary purpose: Assault

Secondary purpose: Defense/anti-spacecraft/anti-fighter

Description:  The Standard Energy weapon on Republic Warbirds, Plasma-Disruptors utilize a high density plasma which is focused through a Nadion disruption matrix.  This produces a beam of coherent plasma that bears properties similar to a disruptor.  Weapon impacts have a chance of both igniting plasma fires along an enemy’s hull or disrupting the molecular bonds of their hull, effectively marrying the properties of both plasma and disruptor style weapons.  This uniquely developed weapon has been nicknamed “Romulan Plasma.”  Like previously seen Romulan weapons they are capable of firing as beams or cannon like pulses.  While the beam has unique properties, its overall destructive output and energy efficiency is equivalent to their Federation or Klingon contemporaries.

## “VAHHER CH’OKHALA” HEAVY PLASMA LANCE SYSTEM

Description:  A Heavy assault weapon built into the ship’s spine, split between the two hulls.  When joined the weapon fires a single coherent beam similar to that of the primary weapons, but of much higher magnitude.  This weapon inflicts severe damage on enemy ships, or facilities.  Used primarily to batter down enemy shields or decimate enemy armor.  While the ship is separated the Guardian can fire its half of the weapon in a conical wide area spread with a shorter range and lower power.  In this mode it is used to inflict moderate to light damage on several targets.

Effective Firing Arc:  45-Degrees Forward (beam mode); 90-degrees fore (dispersal mode)

Maximum Effective Range:  300,000 km (beam); 150,000 km (dispersal)

## CLOAKING DEVICE

**Type**: 2x Romulan Class-C20 Cloaking devices

**Primary Purpose**: Starship Stealth

**Description**: The cloaking systems of the Ha'apax are based on the Type-C20 Cloaking device currently being distributed to most larger Warbirds. Due to the unique construction of the Ha'apax, she possesses a pair of cloaking devices split between the two main hull sections. While conjoined the two devices act as a unified pair and operate as if they were a single device. Although paired, they operate no more or less effective than if they were one cloak. When separated, each hull is able to independently cloak. As well due to this paired cloaking system, the Warbird is easily able to separate without breaking her cloak, as the Guardian can extend her cloak around the whole ship as it separates. The Assault can then trigger her internal cloak as they move apart.

The Type-C20 was developed in the aftermath of the last few civil wars, pulling design cues from the Scimitar-Class scaled down for mass production. Additional design input from the engineering staff of the I.R.W Rei'Karanha have yielded additional enhancements to the cloaking device. Her effective stealth level is improved by 15%, the power draw on the ship's singularity cores is reduced by 27%, allowing for improved use of additional systems while cloaked. Tetryon emissions have been reduced by 30% and the excess heat built up over time while cloaked is now re-cycled and converted into electro-magnetic energy and can be used by the EPS system to generate power. This not only prevents excess heat from leaking through the cloak, but also supplies a modest amount of excess power to reduce the power draw produced by the cloak.

The cycling speed of the cloaking device has also been improved, thus reducing her window of vulnerability while cloaking or decloaking with the gain or loss of her shields vs her stealth immersion. As such an enemy now has even less time to land a hit on her while she is entering or leaving cloak before she is either protected by her shields, or the enemy's weapons lose their targeting lock. Given the thick dispersion armor on the class a hit during this window is less likely to be as severe, giving the crew an easier job of repairing damage while cloaked during a retreat or while covertly lining up for an alpha strike on an enemy vessel.

## COMPUTER SYSTEMS

### COMPUTER CORE

Number of computer cores: Four; Any of these cores is able to handle the primary operational computing load of the entire vessel. Two of the cores are located near the center of the Guardian Hull between Decks 16 and 21 (one on the port side, one on the starboard), while the third is located in the Assault Hull between Decks 68 and 72.

Type: The computer cores on Ha’apax-Class Warbirds are isolinear storage devices utilizing faster than light processing drives with isolinear temporary storage. Cooling of the isolinear core is accomplished by a regenerative liquid nitrogen loop.

## ENGINE ROOMS

The Guardian Engineering Room is located on Deck 18, and serves as the master control for the ship’s warp propulsion system, as well as the impulse propulsion system and other engineering systems, managing both hulls while combined as they are in essence one ship.  The Assault Engineering Room in on Deck 70 and takes over as soon as the ship separates, or can take over the duties of the entire ship in an emergency if combined.  Both rooms are manned at all times, and the deputy chief engineer commands the Assault hull’s smaller engine room.  The Singularity in the Assault Hull still operates at full capacity while combined as both cores share the workload and must both be monitored.

During emergencies either Engineering room can be turned into a command and control center by converting a number of consoles to duplicate the stations on either Bridge. The software is already preloaded onto these consoles and each vessel has specific procedures in place should a situation present itself.

The engine rooms are both large circular rooms with the Singularity harness at the center with various monitors and stations arrayed along the outer walls.  The Engineer’s office and an extensive science lab both branch off each of the Engineering rooms, with access points at the halfway mark at the room’s apogee.

## MAIN BRIDGE

General Overview: Primary operational control of the Ha’apax-class battlecruiser is provided by the Main Bridge, located at the top of the Guardian hull on Deck 1. The Main Bridge directly supervises all primary mission operations and coordinates all departmental activities. Designated as an emergency environmental support shelter, Deck 1 receives priority life support from two protected utilities trunks.  A smaller Assault bridge is similarly located on the first deck of the Assault hull and follows a similar layout.  While conjoined the Assault bridge can assume full ship functions if the main bridge is destroyed or otherwise disabled.  Both bridges must be manned at all times, however the Commander may choose to assume command of the Assault hull at any time and transition there via an emergency turboshaft with the main bridge crew.  A relief crew replaces them once this occurs.

The Main Bridge is an adaptable module, allowing for a wider variety in mission parameters.

Layout: The standard Bridge is normally configured to match that of similar Romulan Warbirds of the era, with the central area providing seating and information displays for the Commander and two other officers. The Commander’s Chair includes controls which can be used to control almost any aspect of the ship. The two Officer seats are equipped with fully programmable consoles for a variety of uses.

Directly ahead of the command area are the consoles for flight control and operations.

The Flight Control console, often referred to as Conn, is responsible for the actual piloting and navigation of the spacecraft. Although these are heavily automated functions, an officer is responsible for overseeing these operations at all times. The conn officer also works as the bridge liaison to engineering.

The Operations console (OPS) is used to continually track and coordinate resources aboard the ship. During alert situations, OPS is responsible for supervision of power allocation in coordination with the Engineering department. For example, shutting down holodecks to conserve power during alert situations. The Operations Officer is also in charge of assigning gear to Away Team members.

At the very front of the bridge chamber is a large viewscreen. This main viewer performs all the standard duties expected of it. New ships being constructed are having their viewscreens replaced with a holographic viewer system. Older ships are being refitted as time and resources allow. The holographic viewer system is normally deactivated, displaying the bulkhead, but can be activated at a moment’s notice to display one of several things: From a subspace message to the results of a sensor scan.

The Main Bridge station dedicated to defensive/offense systems control and starship internal security is Tactical, which is located as a dual console to the left of the command dais. The physical layout of the tactical station is similar to other bridge stations and possesses a primary security and secondary intelligence scanner suite.  This console shares secondary access to the operation of the cloaking device alongside the Commander’s chair and Executive Officer’s console. The console lacks a seat and is therefore a standup position, deemed ergonomically necessary for efficient security and combat functions. While the length of the control/display panel can accommodate two officers, most scenarios will see a single tactical officer conducting operations alone.

Next to the Tactical station along the port side bulkhead of the bridge is the primary communications and intelligence console.  This station is always manned and is responsible for the management and operation of the warbird’s communication array.  This station manages most subspace comm traffic, encryption of messages, and all other tasks necessary to the maintenance of all lines of communication to and from the ship.  This console is also responsible for the monitoring of enemy communications and cryptographic analysis of enemy encryption.  This console has a dedicated intelligence suite for gathering and analyzing intelligence data, and is manned by a dedicated military intelligence officer.

The primary Science console is situated to the right hand side of the Command dais, and is responsible for the operation of the ship’s sensors and the execution of most science related tasks on the bridge.  A secondary console is located nearby along the starboard bulkhead of the bridge module.  These science stations are used by bridge personnel to provide real-time scientific data to command personnel. Science II has access to all science, navigational, sensor, and communications systems. Science II can be configured to operate in tandem with Science I, although security links and all other non-science data is withheld from Science II. Science II usually works independently of Science I.  The Primary Science console is also the main bridge station responsible for the operation of the Warbird’s cloaking systems

Next to the secondary science station is the engineering console. This console has a small cutaway diagram of the ship, which displays all engineering-relevant data and shows warp fields and engine output. This console also has priority links to the computers, the WPS (Warp Propulsion System), the IPS (Impulse Propulsion System), navigation, Structural Integrity Field (SIF), and Inertial Dampening Field (IDF). Although usually attended by a junior engineering officer, the Chief Engineer can bring this console to full Enable mode by entering voice codes and undergoing a retinal scan.  Directly across the bridge from this console is the Engineering II console, which is fully programmable to run any Secondary Console function, including Sciences, Medical, Operations, Limited Helm control, or Security.

Directly aft of the Command Dais is the primary Command and Control console.  This console is a large two person console with an impressively sized display, half the size of the main viewscreen.  This console ties in all available data and is able to be adapted for multiple duties, ranging from tactical analysis, command and control, intelligence gathering, ship status, information review, and is used to manage the warbird’s fighter complement in battle.  As well this console aids in the management of ship resources in battle, and acts as a strategic operations station.

Every console on the bridge, also has the hand-input sub-console for use in setting the auto-destruct of the ship. The auto-destruct sequence follows Standard RSN security procedures.

There is one main turbolift on the bridge that can handle normal transit around the ship. There is an emergency ladder that can be used to evacuate the Bridge. Also accessible from the Bridge is the Commander’s Office, and Crew Head. A second camouflaged turbolift within the passage to the main turbolift is used to ferry crew to the Assault Bridge when time to separate. As such, all other turbolifts are cleared from its path, and the turbolift operates at a highly increased speed.

## UNIVERSAL TRANSLATOR

All Romulan vessels make use of a computer program called a Universal Translator that is employed for communication among persons who speak different languages. It performs a pattern analysis of an unknown language based on a variety of criteria to create a translation matrix. The translator is built in the standard RRF Wrist Com or Utility belt and small receivers are implanted in the ear canal.

The Universal Translator matrix aboard a Romulan Warbird is updated periodically as new dialects and languages are encountered.

## WARP PROPULSION SYSTEM

Type: Paired Forced Quantum Singularity Harness Drive Systems, developed by Tellari Starworks in conjunction with the Imperial Naval Warbird Design Bureau.  Additional refinements developed by the Keskechar Engineering annex at ch’Rihan’Mol Fleet Yards.  Power is generated by harnessing the radiant emissions of a controlled singularity.  Each Hull of the Warbird carries its own independent core, essentially acting as one until separated.  In order to maintain safe warp field geometry while joined, and prevent the ship’s power systems from rupturing, each core’s output while paired is nominally limited by 50% essentially making the two together no more or less powerful than the core of a comparably sized starship.  This limit may be bypassed in an emergency, but the risks of singularity containment breach increase considerably.

* Normal Cruising Speed: Warp 7
* Cruising Speed as pursuant to Warp Limitations, as a cause of subspace pollution: Warp 5
* Maximum Speed: Warp 9.89 for 28 hours

## IMPULSE PROPULSION SYSTEM

Type: Ha’apax-class Warbirds utilize four primary Impulse engines, paired on each hull.  These engines are required to maneuver the vessels immense mass while at subliminal speeds, and as such are each powered by their own dedicated Impulse reactors, which double as a secondary power source for essential ship systems such as singularity containment.

Output: The main engine can propel the ship at speeds just under .75c. Full impulse is 0.25c, with half-impulse being 0.125c and one-quarter impulse being 0.0625c. Maximum impulse is .994c (one tenth away from 186,282 miles per second, which is warp one). Standard impulse operations are limited to .25c, due to time dilation problems.

## REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

Type: Standard magnetohydrodynamic gas-fusion thrusters, an updated and more efficient form of the system found on current D’Deridex-class Warbirds.  Many of these enhancements were developed from the reaction control system on the Scimitar-Class.  The Ha’apax cannot match its level of maneuverability unless separated, and then only the Assault section. There are 56 reaction control thrusters on a Ha’apax-class Warbird, although not all are active while combined.

Output: Each thruster quad can produce 7.9 million Newtons of exhaust.

## NAVIGATIONAL DEFLECTOR

The main deflector dish is located along the forward portion of the Guardian hull, and is located just above of the primary Plasma Lance emitter. Composed of molybdenum/tritanium mesh panels over a Tritanium framework. The main deflector dish's shield and sensor power comes from five graviton polarity generators located on deck 48, each capable of generating 376 MW which fed into a pair of 750 millicochrane subspace field distortion amplifiers.

## TRACTOR BEAM

Type: Multiphase subspace graviton beam, used for direct manipulation of objects from a submicron to a macroscopic level at any relative bearing to the ship. Each emitter is directly mounted to the primary members of the ship's framework, to lessen the effects of isopiestic subspace shearing, inertial potential imbalance, and mechanical stress.

Output: Each tractor beam emitter is built around three multiphase 34 MW graviton polarity sources, each feeding two 515 millicochrane subspace field amplifiers. Phase accuracy is within 1.1 arc-seconds per microsecond, which gives superior interference pattern control. Each emitter can gain extra power from the SIF by means of molybdenum-jacketed waveguides. The subspace fields generated around the beam (when the beam is used) can envelop objects up to 980 meters, lowering the local gravitational constant of the universe for the region inside the field and making the object much easier to manipulate.

Range: Effective tractor beam range varies with payload mass and desired delta-v (change in relative velocity). Assuming a nominal 15 m/sec-squared delta-v, the multiphase tractor emitters can be used with a payload approaching 116,380,000,000 metric tons at less than 2,000 meters. Conversely, the same delta-v can be imparted to an object massing about one metric ton at ranges approaching 30,000 kilometers.

Primary purpose: Towing or manipulation of objects

Secondary purpose: Tactical; pushing enemy ships into each other, seizing vessels in place for increased weapon accuracy

## TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS

* Number of Systems: 18
* Personnel Transporters: 8 (Transporter Rooms 1-8)
* Cargo Transporters: 10
* Emergency Transporters (Beam-Out only): 6
* Range: 43,000 kilometers

### Personnel Transporters:

* Max Payload Mass: 800kg (1,763 lbs)
* Max Range: 43,000 km
* Max Beam Up/Out Rate: Approximately 120 persons per hour per Transporter

### Cargo Transporters:

* Max Payload Mass: 1500 metric tons. Standard operation is molecular resolution (Non-Lifeform).
* Set for quantum (lifeform) resolution: 2.3 metric ton
* Max Beam Up/Out Rate (Quantum Setting): Approximately 120 persons per hour per Transporter

### Emergency Transporters:

* Max Range: 18,000 km (send only) Note: range depends on available power
* Max Beam Out Rate: 180 persons per hour per Transporter (580 persons per hour with 4 Emergency Transporters)
* Further information regarding the theory and operation of transporters is available from any RRF Omnipedia Database.

## COMMUNICATIONS

* Standard Communications Range: 43,575 - 130,000 kilometers
* Standard Data Transmission Speed: 22.7 kiloquads per second
* Subspace Communications Speed: Warp 9.9997