CLASS NAME: T-10 "Bright One"          CLASS TYPE: Cruiser          GOVERNMENT: Romulan Empire
Dorsal view	Port view
	Bow view

BRAD'S COMMENTS:  Perhaps more than any other Romulan design from the old FASA days, the T-10 destroyer most closely resembles the motion picture "Bird of Prey" aesthetic first seen in Star Trek III.  As noted on other pages within this site, the technology exchange between the Romulans and Klingons became a major facet of FASA's Trek history, while in official canon the technology exchange's status remains cloudy at best.  Based on FASA's Trek history, the T-10 seems like a very natural extension of the 'new' design aesthetic that takes over the Romulan navy beginning about the same time of the introduction of the Constitution Refit Class.  The long neck, command pod, and feathered wings are all very reminiscent of the S-11 scout as well as late-model big cruisers like the V-27 and especially the V-30.
        As a companion to the V-27 and the V-30 the Type 2 model of this design is very competent, mainly because of the inclusion of a torpedo.  Already having good power output from the engines, the T-10 Type 2's torpedo adds a powerful first punch for a ship of its relatively small size.  The T-10 is well-balanced in terms of affording enough power to move, raise shields, and fire weapons, though at 10 superstructure points, once the shields are down the T-10 can't last too long in a protracted battle.  The cloaking device makes all the difference in the world, of course, allowing this class to perform fast sneak attacks.  Used in squadrons of three to six ships, the T-10 can be a very deadly little opponent for even big Federation cruisers.
        Like with the V-27 and V-30, I postulate that the T-10 has a long service life, extending up to and perhaps including the Dominion War.  The T-10, while old, would probably see a renewed interest on the part of the Romulans, due to the danger posed by the small, deadly Jem'hadar attack ship, which can easily fly rings around the humongous D'daridex.  Though not nearly as powerful or armored as the Jem'hadar destroyer, the T-10 and other Alpha/Beta Quadrant destroyers would become vital in their role as maneuverable, quick-hitting escorts capable of engaging the Jem'hadar destroyers while larger, slower, lumbering brutes (like the D'daridex) duke it out with the Jem'hadar capital cruisers.  Again, massed in squadrons of three to six ships, the T-10 makes a superb weapon.

* Denotes completely hypothetical model number and stats, devised by Brad R. Torgersen.

<<<< GO BACK