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from FASA Star Trek© Starship Tactical Combat Simulator – Romulan Ship Recognition Manual (1st Edition)
NOTES:
Known sphere Of Operation: Empire-wide use
Data Reliability: C
Major Data Source: Romulan Sector Intelligence
The V-27 Class, like the V-30 Class, its counterpart, was designed to provide flagships for the Romulan Navy that would keep parity with new Klingon and Star Fleet vessels. These vessels are very seldom seen operating alone outside a fleet and will always be found with a destroyer escort group accompanying them.
Introduced in 2271, the Type 1 is mounted with photon torpedoes both fore and aft and the newest high-powered disruptors. The Comet saw combat early in its career and proved itself to be a formidable opponent. The Type 2, introduced some time in 2274, mounted improved photon weaponry and disruptors.
Of the approximately 50 V-27s built, nearly all are in active service. These ships were being produced at a rate of about ten per year, a number that at the time alarmed both the Klingons and UFP commands because the balance of power could easily be swayed with the introduction of large numbers of a ship of this power.
The class is named from the Romulan takara morlatta (comet of destruction), in reference to a comet that formerly traveled through the Romulan home system on a 40-year cycle. According to The Eridam Papers, this comet was seen by early Romulans as a bearer of death and destruction. It was destroyed by the Romulan navy shortly after inter-planetary travel was established.
| Construction Data: | |||||
| Model – | Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | Type 4 | Type 5 |
| Ship Class – | XII | XII | XII | XII | XII |
| Date Entering Service – | 2271 | 2274 | 2295 | 2338 | 2359 |
| Number Constructed – | 30 | 60 | 70 | Refit | Refit |
| Hull Data: | |||||
| Superstructure Points – | 24 | 26 | 32 | 50 | 52 |
| Damage Chart – | C | C | C | C | C |
| Size: | |||||
| Length – | 190 m | 190 m | 190 m | 190 m | 190 m |
| Width – | 305 m | 305 m | 305 m | 305 m | 305 m |
| Height – | 120 m | 120 m | 120 m | 120 m | 120 m |
| Weight – | 187,050 mt | 193,390 mt | 205,860 mt | 202,564 mt | 208,630 mt |
| Cargo: | |||||
| Total SCU – | 380 SCU | 380 SCU | 380 SCU | 380 SCU | 380 SCU |
| Cargo Capacity – | 19,000 mt | 19,000 mt | 19,000 mt | 19,000 mt | 19,000 mt |
| Landing Capacity – | None | None | None | None | None |
| Equipment Date: | |||||
| Control Computer Type – | R5M | R6M | R6M-1 | R7M-1 | R8M |
| Transporters: | |||||
| Standard 9-person – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Emergency 20-person – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cargo – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cloaking Device Type: | RCE | RCE | RCE | RCE | RCE |
| Power Requirements: | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| Other Data: | |||||
| Crew – | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Shuttlecraft – | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Engines And Power Data: | |||||
| Total Power Units Available – | 52 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 80 |
| Movement Point Ratio – | 4/1 | 4/1 | 4/1 | 5/1 | 5/1 |
| Warp Engine Type – | RWG-1 | RWG-1 | RWG-1 | RWF-3 | RWF-3 |
| Number – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Power Units Available – | 24 ea. | 24 ea. | 24 ea. | 22 ea. | 22 ea. |
| Stress Chart – | G/L | G/L | G/L | G/N | G/N |
| Max Safe Cruising Speed – | Warp 7 | Warp 7 | Warp 7 | Warp 7 | Warp 7 |
| Emergency Speed – | Warp 9 | Warp 9 | Warp 9 | Warp 9 | Warp 9 |
| Impulse Engine Type – | RID-1 | RID-1 | RID-2 | RIG-1 | RII-1 |
| Power Units Available – | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 36 |
| Weapons And Firing Data: | |||||
| Beam Weapon Type – | RB-10 | RB-11 | RB-13 | RB-16 | RB-16 |
| Number – | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Firing Arcs – | 2 f/p, 2 f/s | 2 f/p, 2 f/s | 2 f/p, 2 f/s, 1 a | 2 f/p, 2 f/s, 1 a | 2 f/p, 2 f/s, 1 a |
| Firing Chart – | U | V | V | V | V |
| Maximum Power – | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 20 |
| Damage Modifiers: | |||||
| +3 | (1-8) | (1-10) | (1-10) | (1-10) | (1-10) |
| +2 | (9-16) | (11-16) | (11-16) | (11-16) | (11-16) |
| +1 | (17-20) | (17-21) | (17-21) | (17-21) | (17-21) |
| Beam Weapon Type – | RB-6 | RB-6 | RB-12 | RB-17 | RB-25 |
| Number – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Firing Arcs – | 2 a | 2 a | 2 f, 2 a | 2 f, 2 a | 2 f, 2 a |
| Firing Chart – | T | T | W | W | T |
| Maximum Power – | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 31 |
| Damage Modifiers: | |||||
| +3 | (-) | (-) | (1-10) | (1-14) | (1-7) |
| +2 | (1-18) | (1-18) | (11-15) | (15-17) | (8-15) |
| +1 | (-) | (-) | (16-20) | (18-20) | (16-18) |
| Torpedo Weapon Type – | RP-2 | RP-3 | RP-7 | RP-10 | RP-18 |
| Number – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Firing Arcs – | 1 f, 1 a | 1 f, 1 a | 1 f, 1 a | 1 f, 1 a | 1 f, 1 a |
| Firing Chart – | H | Q | R | M | Q |
| Power to Arm – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Damage – | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 35 |
| Shield Data: | |||||
| Deflector Shield Type – | RSN | RSN | RSR | RSW | RNSA |
| Shield Point Ratio – | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 1/4 | 1/4 |
| Maximum Shield Power – | 15 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 33 |
| Combat Efficiency: | |||||
| D – | 93.3 | 96.2 | 140.3 | 183.5 | 212.4 |
| WDF – | 42.6 | 52.8 | 105.5 | 190.7 | 204.3 |