These birds of prey were similar to those in use in the prime reality, such as the IKS Muqtovor commanded by General Chang. (TOS - The Spectrum War comics: "Issue 1", "Issue 2") The alternate reality bird-of-prey had a notable design variant, a group of ships using a standard bird-of-prey hull adapted with the advanced future technology of the enhanced Narada. (TOS - The Khitomer Conflict comic: "Part 2")