The Th'lar Escort Frigate is a deadly Klingon frigate design. Designed for short range combat, the Th'lar is armed solely with beam weaponry including the potent (but later abandoned) assault disruptor. The Th'lar served as a very able bodied escort for the larger battlecruisers in the fleet, and their array of disruptors with excellent coverage proved invaluable in the thick of battle. Small squadrons of Th'lars could easily protect twice their number of other ships in a fleet.