The Klingon Bird of Prey Owners' Workshop Manual was the second of two Star Trek Haynes Manuals published by Haynes Publishing for Gallery Books and was released in November 2012.
Description[]
- The Bird-of-Prey is the classic Klingon starship — a tough raiding and scouting vessel that has served at the heart of the Klingon Defense Force for more than a hundred years. Life on board is harsh and brutal, with any sign of weakness leading to a challenge to the death. The ship itself is stripped back and lean, with everything designed for a single purpose — war.
- This Haynes Manual traces the origins of a Bird-of-Prey from the moment it is commissioned by one of the Great Houses and constructed at the shipyards of the Klingon Naval Academy. It then proceeds to examine General Martok's famous ship the IKS Rotarran in unprecedented detail.
- Featuring a stunning cutaway drawing and, for the first time ever, detailed deck plans and incredible new computer-generated artwork, the Haynes Bird-of-Prey Manual is a technical tour of the ship's systems, from the bridge and engineering rooms to the disruptors, torpedo launcher, and the all-important cloaking device. In addition, the Manual provides a unique insight into life on board a Klingon ship and the Rotarran's glorious history in the Dominion War.
- This Haynes Manual is fully authorized by CBS. All the new artwork has been designed by STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION and STAR TREK: VOYAGER's senior illustrator Rick Sternbach, who is the world’s leading expert on STAR TREK technology, with CG renders produced by STAR TREK VFX artist Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz.
Contents[]
- Foreward
- Commissioning a Bird-of-Prey
- IKS Rotarran
- Weapons and Defensive Systems
- Propulsion and Navigation
- Ship's Systems
- Life on Board
- Fleet Comparison
- Dictionary
References[]
Characters[]
Locations[]
- Avenal VII • Caleb IV • Cardassia • Chin'toka • Deep Space 9 • Dek'Go'Kor • First City • Ketha Lowlands • Qo'noS • Romulan Neutral Zone • Starbase 375
Starships[]
- USS Defiant (Defiant-class) • IKS Klothos (D5-class) • Klingon bird-of-prey (22nd century) • K't'inga-class • K'vort-class • IKS Negh'Var (Negh'Var-class) • Raptor-class • IKS Rotarran (B'rel-class) • IKS Vor'cha (Vor'cha-class)
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
- Breen Confederacy • Dominion • House of Gowron • House of Martok • Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Empire • Klingon High Council • Klingon Naval Academy
Science and technology[]
- cloaking device • deflector shield • dilithium chamber • disruptor cannon • escape pod • impulse engine • life support • navigational deflector • sensor • thruster • torpedo • torpedo launcher • transporter • warp coil • warp engine
Other references[]
- 22nd century (2120s • 2140s) • 23rd century • 2370s • antimatter • autodestruct • baakten • bahgol • battle cruiser • brak'lul • bridge • communications • Dahar Master • dilithium • Dominion War • duranium • duty shift • faslonite • general • gravity • ikernenite • impulse engine room • kar'dasnoth • krogium • raktajino • scout • Supreme Commander • warp engine room • warp plasma
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Images[]
Background[]
- The book features an introduction by J. G. Hertzler, writing in character as Martok.
Connections[]
External link[]
- Klingon Bird of Prey Owners' Workshop Manual article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.