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Why don't the larger Klingon ships cloak?
CyberHank1701:
Hello,
I have SFC1 and I was wondering why the larger Klingon Ships (Battlecruisers, Dreadnoughts and Battleships) don't have a cloaking device. All of their Romulan converted counterparts do. I believe the K-D5Y is the last of Klingon line of cloaked ships in SFC1. The K'Tinga (K-D7 variant) had a cloaking device in the 7th season Voyager episode "Prophecy". Also, in Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Khan, during the Kobayashi Maru simulator test, it is implied that 3 Klingon K'Tingas decloaked once the Enterprise crossed the Klingon Neutral Zone. Additionally in the 3rd season TOS episode "The Enterprise Incident" 3 Klingon D7 (Klolode) decloak and surround the Enterprise, which has crossed the Romulan Neutral Zone. The Romulans own and operate these 3 ships and have added their cloaking device to the Klingon D7s. So why doesn't SFC1 have a Klingon K-D6Y, K-D7Y, K-C8Y, K-C9Y, K-B10Y and KB11Y that can cloak? I do have the EagleEye Ship Edit program and I am able to give these Klingon ship types (K-D6, K-D7, K-C8, etc...) the ability to cloak, but I was wondering why a separate "Y" class (for example K-D6Y) does not exist to represent the cloaking ability for these larger Klingon ships.
CyberHank1701
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Klingon Fanatic:
It is my understanding that in SFB, which SFC is based on, the bulk of Klingon ships do not cloak. We wouldn't want to be clones of the Romulans, now would we? Technology exchange treaty or allied status not withstanding...
Pretty much the same thing can be said of FASA Trek Klingons. However, in Trek games, the Klingon Academy Klingon Warships use the cloaking device more. The Largest Klingon Vessel in TMP times to have a Cloaking device is the Accuser DN at 600m.
http://www.3dactionplanet.com/klingonacademy/archive/kanews/klingon/index.html
I always wondered why a FASA Klingon D-10 wasn't kitted out with a cloaking device, LOL...
http://www.sub-odeon.com/stsstcsmua/
The beauty of the SFC series is, if you want cloaking, torpedo firing Klingons, you can tweak the shiplist to your heart's content.
Qapla!
KF
Lieutenant_Q:
Largely because SFB was written for the time just following the events of TOS, which would mean, while yes, the Klingons have access to the cloaking device, they have yet to install it on all of their vessels, as they do not see the advantages to do so. They believe hiding from the enemy to be cowardly and would prefer to fight. Gradually the idea of using the Cloak to surprise your enemy is realized as an effective battle tactic that comes with no loss of honor, and it does, by the 24th century see widespread use throughout the fleet.
CyberHank1701:
Thank you gentlemen. Lieutenant_Q (or anyone else) based on your response does this mean that if the I.K.V. Amar K'Tinga had a cloaking device that its captain would choose not use it to survive V'Ger's attack in "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"? This captain would rather die (become digitized) than cloak and evade a weapon of mass destruction (possibly Federation in origin as it was headed directly for a Federation planet, Sol 3 (Earth))? Would the Klingon Council punish this captain and his crew for such a "cowardice" act (cloaking to survive) or reward him for providing vital information about this weapon of mass destruction (V'Ger)?
CyberHank1701
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jimmi7769:
Also, think about how the Klingon ships and weapons are set up in SFB; they hit fast over and over again. The cloak makes you want to play hide and seek. With SFB style Disruptors this just isn't really workable. By the time you get cloaked your weapons are ready for another shot. Not as useful as with 3 turn arming plasmas.
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