Bird of Prey-Class Destroyer

Engineer's Notes:  

mk I: 
This vessel was the first of the modern era Rihannsu vessels off of the assembly lines. The vessels were slower than their Federation and Klingon counterparts, though more manuverable. There are no known confrontations between Rihannsu and  Federation vessels but combat records from Klingon-Romulan skirmishes indicate that the vessel would have been far outgunned and outfought by Starfleet Vessels. The lack of targeting torpedos was a serious liablity, and the Rihannsu Rail Guns didn't have the firepower of Federation Accelerator cannons.

mk II: 
This second attempt at a war vessel was far more successful than its predacessor.  The added warp factors allowed it to be deployed far more quickly to trouble spots. Its massive forward firepower, coupled with the new cloaking device and high degree of manuverablity allowed the ship to deliver a massive first strike to an enemy vessel's weak spots. The plasma implosion field weapon could disable or destroy a vessel even with its shields up. The vessels are no longer in service, all having been converted to the mk III model. It was this class of vessels that first engaged the USS Enterprise and several bases along the Federation Neutral Zone.

mk IIa: 
This vessel marked the first big change in the vessel's superstructure. The nacelle pylons were angled in a far shallower angle, in hopes of improving manuverablity and warp field geometries. The trial, while succesful, increassed strains when the vessel attempted to yaw, thus the design was dropped.

mk III: 
The modern Rihannsu warship, it is similar in firepower to the Ihlarei-class vessels. The vessel is slightly smaller though, and has a reduced crew and cargo compliment. While this increases its cost-effectiness, it reduces the vessels capacity to operate solo for extended periods of time.

mk IIIx: 
While not truely a make un to itself, it is worthy of making note of this vessel. Ael t'Riellhillu's crew made very serious modifications to their warbird, and thus changed its design specs radically. The vessel mounts Klingon phaser gunnery conduits, a resturctured warp core, ablative armor plating, supercharged manuvering thrusters, enhanced shielding, and peaked out warp coils. The result is a vessel that, in combat, is possibly superior to cruisers.