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The Klingon warbird was a class of warship used by the Klingon Empire in the mid-22nd century and in the mid-23rd century of the alternate reality.

In 2151, the Vulcan diplomat Tos claimed that the Klingons would have sent a squadron of warbirds to attack Earth, had he not negotiated for the transport of Klaang's corpse to Qo'noS. (ENT: "Broken Bow")

In 2258, in the alternate reality, Cadet Uhura heard a transmission that 47 Klingon warbirds were destroyed by a single Romulan ship, that was later on identified as the Narada, when it attacked the Klingon prison planet.

During the same year, Klingon warbirds were also part of the Kobayashi Maru scenario. These simulated warbirds were capable of cloaking, had shields, and were armed with photon torpedoes. During James T. Kirk's third attempt at the scenario, two of five of these vessels entered the neutral zone before locking weapons on the USS Trainer captained by Kirk. Moments later, the three other warbirds decloaked while targeting the Starfleet craft, and then began firing torpedoes as they simultaneously maintained shields. After the simulation was affected by a subroutine that Kirk had secretly inserted, the shields of the warbirds were suddenly eliminated and the Klingon vessels were all vulnerable to a single photon torpedo strike each. (Star Trek)

Background information

Klingon warbirds concept designs — Warbird designs from *Star Trek - The Art of the Film*

The warbirds in Star Trek were designed by John Eaves. In a scene deleted from the film, after the Narada is disabled by USS Kelvin's attack, a fleet of ten Klingon warbirds decloak and surround Nero's ship.

The use of the term "warbird" in relation to the Klingons, as used in ENT: "Broken Bow", was a writer's error. Soon after the episode's production, Brannon Braga stated, "We made one mistake where in the pilot we called the Klingons' ships warbirds, when in fact the Romulans use warbirds and Klingons use the bird-of-prey. There was nothing we could do about it, and I'm sure we're going to get a lot of angry fans. But it was an honest mistake." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 9, p. 20)

The 2013 virtual collectible card battle game Star Trek: Rivals has a Klingon Warbird on card #71.

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-A '''Klingon warbird''' was a class of [[warbird]] used by the [[Klingon Empire]] in the mid-[[22nd century]].
+{{Sidebar starship class|
+|Name=        	        Warbird
+| image=       	        Klingon warbird.jpg
+|imagecap=              Forward view
+|Affiliation= 	        [[Klingon Empire]]
+|Type=			[[Warbird]]
+|Armament=		[[Photon torpedo]] launcher
+|Defenses=		[[Deflector shield]]s, [[cloaking device]]
+}}
+The '''Klingon warbird''' was a class of [[warbird|warship]] used by the [[Klingon Empire]] in the mid-[[22nd century]] and in the mid-[[23rd century]] of the [[alternate reality]].
-After agreeing to transport the corpse of [[Klaang]] to [[Qo'noS]], [[Tos]] claimed that this solution would have prevented a squadron of warbirds from attacking [[Earth]]. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
+In [[2151]], the [[Vulcan]] [[diplomat]] [[Tos]] claimed that the Klingons would have sent a squadron of warbirds to attack [[Earth]], had he not negotiated for the transport of [[Klaang]]'s corpse to [[Qo'noS]].  ({{ENT|Broken Bow}})
-{{bginfo|In a [[2001 productions|2001]] interview, [[Brannon Braga]] clearly stated that the use of the term "warbird" in relation to the Klingons, as used in {{ENT|Broken Bow}}, was a writer's error.}}
-In an [[alternate reality]], five simulated Klingon warbirds were incorporated into the [[Kobayashi Maru scenario]]. These warbirds were capable of [[cloaking device|cloaking]], had shields and were armed with [[photon torpedoes]]. During [[James T. Kirk (alternate reality)|James T. Kirk]]'s third attempt at the scenario in [[2258]], two of these vessels entered the [[neutral zone]] before locking weapons on the Starfleet ship being captained by Kirk. Moments later, the three other warbirds decloaked, while targeting the Starfleet craft, and then began firing their projectile weapons as they simultaneously maintained shields. After the simulation was affected by a [[subroutine]] that Kirk had secretly inserted, the warbirds' shields were suddenly eliminated and the Klingon vessels were now each vulnerable to a single [[photon torpedo]] strike.
-Shortly before, [[Nyota Uhura (alternate reality)|Cadet Uhura]] heard a transmission that 47 Klingon warbirds were destroyed by one Romulan ship (which turned out to be the ''[[Narada]]'') when it attacked the Klingon prison planet. ({{film|11}})
+In [[2258]], in the alternate reality, [[Cadet]] {{alt|Nyota Uhura|Uhura}} heard a transmission that 47 Klingon warbirds were destroyed by a single [[Romulan]] ship, that was later on identified as the ''[[Narada]]'', when it attacked the [[Klingon prison planet]].
+During the same year, Klingon warbirds were also part of the [[Kobayashi Maru scenario]]. These simulated warbirds were capable of [[cloaking device|cloaking]], had [[shields]], and were armed with [[photon torpedo]]es. During {{alt|James T. Kirk}}'s third attempt at the scenario, two of five of these vessels entered the [[neutral zone]] before locking weapons on the {{USS|Trainer}} captained by Kirk. Moments later, the three other warbirds decloaked while targeting the [[Starfleet]] craft, and then began firing [[torpedo]]es as they simultaneously maintained shields. After the simulation was affected by a [[subroutine]] that Kirk had secretly inserted, the shields of the warbirds were suddenly eliminated and the Klingon vessels were all vulnerable to a single photon torpedo strike each. ({{film|11}})
+<gallery>
+File:Klingon warbirds surround the Kobayashi Maru.jpg|Simulation of a Klingon warbird in the ''Kobayashi Maru'' scenario
+File:RADAR screen, 2258.jpg|The simulated warbirds in the [[RADAR]] screen of the simulator bridge
+</gallery>
+== Background information ==
+[[File:Klingon warbirds concept designs.jpg|thumb|Warbird designs from ''[[Star Trek - The Art of the Film]]'']]
+The warbirds in {{film|11}} were designed by [[John Eaves]]. In a [[Deleted scene|scene deleted]] from the film, after the ''[[Narada]]'' is disabled by {{USS|Kelvin}}'s attack, a fleet of ten Klingon warbirds decloak and surround [[Nero]]'s ship.
+The use of the term "warbird" in relation to the Klingons, as used in {{ENT|Broken Bow}}, was a writer's error. Soon after the episode's production, [[Brannon Braga]] stated, "''We made one mistake where in the pilot we called the Klingons' ships ''warbirds'', when in fact the Romulans use ''warbirds'' and Klingons use the ''bird-of-prey''. There was nothing we could do about it, and I'm sure we're going to get a lot of angry fans. But it was an honest mistake.''" (''[[Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 9]]'', p. 20)
+The {{y|2013}} [[Games|virtual collectible card battle game]] ''[[Star Trek: Rivals]]'' has a Klingon Warbird on card #71.
+[[de:Klingonischer Warbird]]
+[[fr:Oiseau-de-Guerre Klingon]]
+[[ja:クリンゴン・ウォーバード]]
 [[Category:Klingon starship classes|warbird]]
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