RRW Hobus

The R.R.W. Hobus is a Flambard Dreadnought, a variant of the infamous Scimitar series; it is presently under the command of Commander Ailar.

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RRW Hobus
Captain: Ailar
Starship Data
Ship Class:	Flambard Dreadnought
Faction:	Romulan Republic (detached to Starfleet)
Status:	Active (as of 2410)

History

Scimitar-class starships were designed and built by the Remans; after Shinzon's failed coup, the new Imperial Senate decided that the design was an excellent one, despite its Reman origins-and promptly co-opted the design, including variants such as the Tulwar-class.

Unfortunately, the Hobus Disaster threw the Empire into disarray, and construction on a warfleet of such vessels was slowed down dramatically. When the Empire splintered, there were a number of Imperial shipyards that found themselves isolated. Some shipyards were cannibalized for parts; some were still held by the Empire; and some were liberated by the newfound Romulan Republic. One of these shipyards was the Mandukar Shipyard at Hfih'rihan, a near-empty star system save for a number of asteroid belts. The size of the shipyard was large enough to produce Scimitar-class ships as well as its variants, and the Republic wasted no time in getting the yard back into operation. One of the first batch of Tulwar-class ships produced was named for the star that precipitated the Romulan crisis: the R.R.W. Hobus.

While the flagship of the Republic had been fiercly debated, and ultimately given to Tiaru Jarok, the Hobus was given to a contemporary of hers, Captain Ailar. Thus far under her command, the Hobus has been at the forefront of a number of events critical for the growth of the Republic.

A major refit of the ship occurred in the aftermath of the Iconian conflict, as the ship was redesigned to new Romulan Republic specifications as a Flambard-class dreadnought.

Features

Scimitar-class Features

The Flambard-class dreadnought is a variant design on the Scimitar dreadnoughts, and as such, has a number of features that are unique to such ships. While some vessels of that class may lack certain modules, the Hobus contains them all.

One thing that all of such ships have-as with virtually every Romulan warbird-is the famous Romulan Battle Cloaking Device. Despite the significant size of the Hobus, this device cloaks the ship from all but the most sensitive and dedicated sensor arrays. The device can cloak the Hobus in the middle of pitched battle, although the activation does have an adverse effect on the shielding systems, rendering it temporarily vulnerable to weapons already locked upon it before breaking the lock. Unlike most warbirds, however, the Hobus cloak allows the ship to activate its weapon systems without breaking stealth for a short period of time. It can also maintain its shields under cloak, although this seems to be dependent upon the charge in its singularity core.

The Hobus has a series of secondary shields to bolster its defenses in a heated conflict.

Controversially, the Hobus also contains a thalaron power source used to power a spatial radiation pulse. While the Federation outlaws thalaron weaponry, the Romulan Republic-particularly in its early days-felt that a massive deterrent was needed to help protect the fledgling government. Captain Ailar feels that a weapon is a weapon, and if the use of a thalaron pulse will end a conflict quickly, she will use it.

The Hobus has no shuttlecraft save for a single Commander's Gig, which is used as a scientific scouting vessel. In situations where a shuttle would be necessary beyond the Gig, Scorpion fighters are used instead (see below).

Defense Systems

The Hobus utilizes a significant variety of plasma weaponry in the form of cannons, arrays, and turrets. None of these are what one would call the most advanced weapon systems, but they make up for it in volume. The projectile weaponry is a considerable upgrade. The aft launcher uses Breen technology to launch a torpedo loaded with transphasic mines, giving the mines a reach they don't ordinarily have. The fore launcher continues the transphasic theme, but the payload is a straightforward torpedo. The launcher is designed to reload rapidly, giving it a superior rate of fire.

The Hobus has a hangar with a number of Scorpion-class fighters, giving it another avenue of attack when necessary.

The shielding systems are an advanced Romulan prototype, based on a covariant system, allowing the Hobus to handle multiple attacks at once.

Engineering Systems

The Hobus is powered by an advanced Romulan singularity core.

The impulse engines are an advanced Romulan prototype, designed to work together with the deflector and the shield systems, giving it superior maneuverability for something so large.

Notable Crew Members

Ailar Starship RRW Hobus Position Commanding Officer Species Romulan Biography Commander Ailar commands the Hobus.	Tovan Khev Starship RRW Hobus Position First Officer Species Romulan Biography Subcommander Tovan Khev has been by Ailar's side from the moment they left the wreckage of their colony world. Now he serves as her right hand aboard Hobus.	Zeneil Starship RRW Hobus Position Chief Engineer Species Reman Biography Centurion Zeneil was a Reman rescue from a world attacked by the Elachi. Her inventiveness and mechanical aptititude are the major reasons she survived, and joined Ailar's work in hunting the Elachi. Now she runs the engineering on Hobus, and is happier than she's ever been.
Kera Starship RRW Hobus Position Science Officer Species Romulan Biography Centurion Kera is a former Tal Shiar agent, who abandoned their organization as the Romulan Star Empire began to splinter after the destruction of Romulus. Her preference for studying planets came to the attention of Ailar, who recruited her as she helped search for a new homeworld.	Katan Starship RRW Hobus Position Chief of Operations Species Romulan Biography Centurion Katan is an ex-prisoner of the Tal Shiar who was rescued by Ailar's crew; he was a strong Unificationist, someone who felt that the rejoining of Romulan and Vulcan is not only necessary but inevitable. He's not into the emotionless attitude, but he does see value in self control. He now practices that on the Hobus.

Ship Plaque

Ship Motto: "Openness and truth have more power than secrets." - D'Tan