History-
A radical expansion from the Kirik Design Bureau in 2275, based on a more compact, sleeker version of the D-20, with some features from the D-9, D-16 and T-3, this was to be a nimble Light Cruiser with a Forward Torpedo, which did sway the old conservatives, who thought that Disruptor-only ships were enough, although it wasn't cloak-equipped, as only one or a few hundred ships had them, and many captains simply didn't care about cloaking, viewing agility and squadron formations as quite adequate.