I Finally finished it. Haven't written up a description as of yet, however I am finished with the mathmatics of it all. So here you go, I hope you all enjoy. Please feel free to comment whether it is in a numbers error, or something else.
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I Finally finished it. Haven't written up a description as of yet, however I am finished with the mathmatics of it all. So here you go, I hope you all enjoy. Please feel free to comment whether it is in a numbers error, or something else.
Gambeir Bay Class
Affiliation: Federation
Class and Type: Gambeir Bay Class Light Carrier (Heavy Frigate)
Commissioning Date: Late 2374
Hull Systems
Size: 5
Length: 298 Meters
Beam: 96 Meters
Height: 47.5 Meters
Decks:
Cargo Pods: 3 Decks
Main Hull: 8 Decks
Carrier Pods: 4 Decks
Mass: 477,127 metric tons
SU Available: 1900
SU Used: 1898
Su Available: 2
Hull
Outer Hull 20
Inner Hull 20
Outer Hull Resistance: 8 18
Inner Hull Resistance: 4 3
Structural Integrity Field
Main: Class 5 (Protection 80/120)
[1 Power/10 Protection/Round] 29
Auxiliary: Class 1 (Protection 40/60)
[1 Power/10 Protection/Round] 17
Special Hull: None
Personnel Systems
Crew/Passengers/Evac: 178/24/768
Crew Quarters
Luxury: 1 1
Expanded: 39 8
Basic (Double Occupant): 30 3
Spartan: 55 3
Unusual: 1 1
Environmental System
Basic Life Support [6-8 Power/Round] 20
Reserve Life Support [3-4 Power/Round] 10
Emergency Life Support (30) 10
Gravity [3 Power/Round] 5
Consumables: 2 Years Worth 10
Replicator Systems
Food Replicators [5 Power/Round] 5
Industrial Replicators
Type: Network of Small Replicators
[2 Power/Round] 5
Type: 4 Large Units
[2 Power/Replicator/Round] 12
Medical Facilities
Main Sickbay: Level 4
[5 Power/Round] 20
Port Carrier Pod Sickbay: Level 1
[1 Power/Round] 5
Starboard Carrier Pod Sickbay: Level 1
[1 Power/Round] 5
Recreation Facilities: LVL 4 [8 Power/Round] 32
Personnel Transportation Systems:
Jeffries Tubes & Turbolifts [2 Power/Round] 15
Fire Suppression System [1 Power/Round Used] 5
Cargo Holds: 450,000 Cubic Meters 14
Location: Decks 1, 2 Port/Starboard Cargo Pod
Deck ~11 Port/Starboard Carrier Pod
Escape Pods 7
Number: 120
Capacity: 8 Persons per Pod
Propulsion Systems
Warp Drive
Nacelles: Type 5E6 78
Speed: 5.0/9.2/9.8
[1 Power/0.2 Warp Speed/Round]
Upgrade Standard Warp +0.1 2
Upgrade Sustainable Warp +0.3 6
Upgrade Maximum Warp +0.3 6
PIS: Type H (12 Hours of Maximum Warp) 16
Special: Embedded 20
Impulse Drive
Impulse Type: Class 4B (.65c/.85c) 38
[1 Power/0.1c/Round (Round Down)]
Acceleration: 50%
Location: Aft Main Hull
Impulse Type: Class 1 (.25c/.5c) 5
[1 Power/0.1c/Round (Round Down)]
Acceleration: 50%
Location: Aft Ventral Port Carrier Pod
Impulse Type: Class 1 (.25c/.5c) 5
[1 Power/0.1c/Round (Round Down)]
Location: Aft Ventral Starboard Carrier Pod
Acceleration: 50%
Reaction Control System (.025c) [2 Power/Round] 5
Power Systems
Warp Engine
Type: 8/N [Generates 430 Power/Round] 93
Location: Aft Amidships Main Hull
Core lies horizontally
Impulse Engine(s)
Type: Class 4B [Generates 38 Power/Round]
Type: (2x) Class 1 [Generates 5 Power/Engine/Round]
Auxiliary Power: 5 Reactors 15
[Generates 5 Power/Reactor/Round]
Emergency Power: Type D [Generates 40 Power/Round] 40
EPS: Standard Power Flow, +230 Power/Transfer/Round 43
Standard Usable Power: 488
Operations Systems
Bridge: Main Hull Dorsal Amidships, Decks 1-2 25
Computers
Core 1: Main Hull Dorsal Amidships
[5 Power/ Round] 10
Core 2: Main Hull Ventral Amidships
[5 Power/Round] 10
ODN 15
Computer Upgrade: Alpha [1 Power/Round ] 2
Navigational Deflector [5 Power/Round] 20
Range: 10/20,000/50,000/150,000
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: Main Hull Ventral
Sensor Systems
Long-Range Sensors [5 Power/Round]
Range Package: Type 5 (3/4/7/10) 20
High Resolution: 5 Light-years
(.5/.6-1.0/1.1-3.7/3.8-5.0)
Low Resolution: 15 Light-years
(1/1.1-4.0/4.1-12.0/12.1-15.0)
Strength Package: Class 5 (Strength 5) 10
Gain Package: Class Alpha (+1) 3
Coverage: Standard
Lateral Sensors [5 Power/Round] 10
Strength Package: Class 9 (Strength 9) 18
Gain Package: Class Gamma (+3) 9
Coverage: -5,000 Substances 15
Navigational Sensors [5 Power/Round] 10
Strength Package: Class 5 (Strength 5) 10
Gain Package: Class Beta (+2) 4
Probes: 30 [5 Power/Launch] 3
Sensors Skill: 3
Flight Control Systems
Autopilot: Shipboard Systems (Flight Control) 3 9
Coordination 2 2
[1 Power/Round while in use]
Navigational Computer
Main: Class 2 (+1) [1 Power/Round] 2
Backup: Class 1 [0 Power/Round] 0
Internal Dampening Field
Main
Strength: 9 [3 Power/Round] 40
Number: 4
Backup
Strength: 6 [2 Power/Round] 12
Number: 4
Attitude Control [1 Power/Round] 1
Communication Systems
Type: Class 8 [2 Power/Round] 16
Strength: 8
Security: -5
Class Delta Security Upgrade 4
Emergency Communication 1
[2 Power/Round when in Use]
Tractor Beams
Emitter: Class Delta [3 Power/Strength/Round] 12
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Location: Main Hull Forward Ventral
Emitter: Class Delta [3 Power/Strength/Round] 12
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Location: Port Cargo Pod Aft Ventral
Emitter: Class Delta [3 Power/Strength/Round] 12
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Location: Starboard Cargo Pod Aft Ventral
Emitter: Class Beta [3 Power/Strength/Round] 6
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: Port Carrier Pod Port
Emitter: Class Beta [3 Power/Strength/Round] 6
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: Starboard Carrier Pod Starboard
Transporters
Type: Personnel [8 Power/Use]
Pads: 12 6
Emitter/Receiver Array: Personnel Type 6 6
(40,000 Km Range)
Engergizing/Transition Coils: Class J 10
(Strength 10)
Number and Location: 1, Deck 4 Main Hull
Type: Emergency [3 Power/Use]
Pads: 8 28
Emitter/Receiver Array: Emergency Type 3 42
(15,000 Km Range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class E 70
(Strength 5)
Number and Location: 14 (2 each per Carrier Pod, 1 per Cargo Pod, 1 off Bridge, 7 Dispersed in Main Hull)
Type: Cargo [12 Power/Use]
Pads: 1 mt 30
Emitter/Receiver Array: Cargo Type 3 18
(40,000 Km Range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class E 30
(Strength 5)
Number and Location: 6 (2 per Cargo Pod, 1 per Carrier Pod)
Cloaking Device: None
Security Systems
Rating: 2 8
Anti-Intruder System: Yes [1 Power/Round] 5
Internal Force Fields [1 Power/3 Strength] 5
Science Systems
Rating: 1 [1 Power/Round] 10
Specialized Systems: Space Sciences +1 5
Laboratories: 3 2
(1279 used to this point, 621 SU Available for Tactical)
Tactical Systems
• Main Hull Forward Dorsal PHASER Array
Type: VII
Damage: 140 [14 Power/’Shot’]
Number of Emitters: 160 22.4
(Maximum of 4 shots per round)
Auto-PHASER Interlock: Class Beta 2
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Main Hull Forward Dorsal
Firing Arc: 360 Degrees Dorsal 1
(Significant Arc Shadow Due to Cargo Pods)
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous 1
• Main Hull Forward ACB PHASER Array
Type: VIII 5
Damage: 160 [21 Power/’Shot’]
Number of Emitters: 240 38.4
(Maximum of 6 Shots per Round)
Auto-PHASER Interlock: Class Gamma 3
Accuracy: 3/4/6/9
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Main Hull Leading Edge
Firing Arc: 510 Degrees 4
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, 3
Pulse, Wide Beam
• Main Hull Forward Ventral ACB PHASER Array
Type: VI 5
Damage: 120 [17 Power/’Shot’]
Number of Emitters: 160 19.2
(Maximum of 4 Shots per Round)
Auto-PHASER Interlock: Class Beta 2
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Main Hull Forward Ventral
Firing Arc: 360 Degrees Ventral 1
(Significant Arc Shadow Due to Carrier Pods and Lower Main Hall Extension)
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, 2
Wide Beam
• Port Carrier Pod PHASER Array
Type: V
Damage: 100 [10 Power/’Shot’]
Number of Emitters: 160 16
(Maximum of 4 Shots per Round)
Auto-PHASER Interlock: Class Beta 2
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Port Carrier Pod Port
Firing Arc: 360 Degrees 2
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous 1
• Port Carrier Pod Aft PHASER Bank
Type: VI
Damage: 120 [12 Power/’Shot’]
Number of Emitters: 120 14.4
(Maximum of 3 Shots per Round)
Auto-PHASER Interlock: Class Beta 2
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Port Carrier Pod Port Aft Corner
Firing Arc: 450 Degrees 4
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, 2
Pulse
• Starboard Carrier Pod PHASER Array
Type: V
Damage: 100 [10 Power/’Shot’]
Number of Emitters: 160 16
[Maximum of 4 Shots per Round]
Auto-PHASER Interlock: Class Beta 2
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Starboard Carrier Pod Starboard
Firing Arc: 360 Degrees 2
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous 1
• Starboard Carrier Pod Aft PHASER Bank
Type: VI
Damage: 120 [12 Power/’Shot’]
Number of Emitters: 120 14.4
(Maximum of 3 Shots per Round)
Auto-PHASER Interlock: Class Beta 2
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Starboard Carrier Pod Starboard Aft Corner
Firing Arc: 450 Degrees 4
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, 2
Pulse
(195.8 Su in PHASERS, 414.2 Su Available to this point)
• Aft Torpedo Launcher 5
Standard Load: Type II Photon Torpedo
(200 Damage)
Spread: 2 1
Range: 15/300,000/1,500,000/3,500,000
Targeting System: Class Beta 2
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: Aft Ventral Main Hull
Firing Arc: Aft, but are self-guided
• Port Carrier Pod Forward Microtorpedo turret 1
Standard Load: Microtorpedo ER (Extended Range)
(50 Damage)
Spread: 10
Range: 15/30,000/60,000/120,000
Targeting System: Class Gamma 3
Accuracy: 3/4/6/9
Power: [2 Power]
Location: Port Carrier Pod Port Forward
Firing Arc: Port, but are self-guided
• Port Carrier Pod Aft Microtorpedo Turret 1
Standard Load: Microtorpedo ER (50 Damage)
Spread: 10
Range: 15/30,000/60,000/120,000
Targeting System: Class Gamma 3
Accuracy: 3/4/6/9
Power: [2 Power]
Location: Port Carrier Pod Port Aft
Firing Arc: Port, but are self guided
• Starboard Carrier Pod
Forward Microtorpedo Turret 1
Standard Load: Microtorpedo ER (50 Damage)
Spread: 10
Range: 15/30,000/60,000/120,000
Targeting Systems: Class Gamma 3
Accuracy: 3/4/6/9
Power: [2 Power]
Location: Starboard Carrier Pod
Starboard Forward
Firing Arc: Starboard, but are self-guided
• Starboard Carrier Pod Aft Microtorpedo Turret 1
Standard Load: Microtorpedo ER (50 Damage)
Spread: 10
Range: 15/30,000/60,000/120,000
Targeting System: Class Gamma 3
Accuracy: 3/4/6/9
Power: [2 Power]
Location: Starboard Carrier Pod
Starboard Aft
Firing Arc: Starboard, but are self-guided
Torpedo Load: 750 75
Microtorpedo Load: 1000 10
Mine Load: 100 5
(114 Su in missile weapons, 301.2 Su available)
TA/T/TS: Class Gamma [2 Power/Round] 12
Strength: 9
Bonus: +2
Weapons Skill: 3
Shields (Forward, Port, Starboard)
Shield Generator: Class 3 (Protection 610) 51
[51 Power/Shield/Round]
Shield Grid: Type C (50% Increase to 916 30
Protection)
Subspace Field Distortion Amplifiers:
Class Delta (Threshold 210) 37
Recharging System: Class 2 (40 Seconds) 15
Backup Shield Generators: 3 3
[1 Power/Shield/Round]
Aft Shields
Shield Generator: Class 2 (Protection 460) 18
[36 Power/Round]
Shield Grid: Type B (33% Increase to 612 5
Protection)
Subspace Field Distortion Amplifiers:
Class Gamma (Threshold 160) 10
Recharging System: Class 2 (40 Seconds) 5
Backup Shield Generator: 1 1
[1 Power/Round]
Auto Destruct System 5
Auxiliary Spacecraft Systems
Shuttlebay(s): Capacity for 54 Size worth of ships 108
Standard Complement: 24 Starfleet Attack Fighters (“Peregrines”) Plus a small number of shuttles and shuttlepods
Location: Port and Starboard Carrier Pods. Launch Bays run along Forward Ventral outward facing sections. Retrieval Bays Located Aft Dorsal.
Captain’s Yacht: No
I have fixed some addition problems, and adjusted the load. I furthermore added a description for the vessel:
Description and Notes:
With the advent of the Dominion War the Federation for the first time was threatened with a force that was hostile to the extent that the existence of the federation in the future was in dire straits. Federation forces where stretched to their limits and their need to be re-supplied became an urgent mission for those ships that weren’t tasked to the front lines. The Dominion forces, and their allies, new this as well and began attacking supply convoys and lone supply ships in earnest, making fighting the war during the first year even more difficult with supplies not being able to reach the front lines and spreading them as debris across the vastness of cold, dark, unforgiving, empty space.
More small war oriented vessels were built, and older vessels were recommissioned from the ‘war’ reserves to escort convoys and attempt to create secure supply lanes. However, their losses proved costly to the war effort in both manpower and hulls (as many Miranda crews could unfortunately never live to attest to). These hard earned lessons were not wasted on the starship designs, particularly those out of Newport News Shipyards.
Coupled with the AARs (after action report) of those vessels that fielded multiple peregrine class fighters, they took a look back at Earth’s historical roots and began designing something rarely seen within the rosters of Starfleet, a carrier.
With two carrier pods capable of carrying 55 size worth of fighters, Shuttles, and Shuttlepods these spacecraft provide the main firepower of the Carrier, normally providing up to 144 torpedo tubes for use in defending the convoys which these vessels are designed to guard. Furthermore, to assist the convoy these vessels are capable of carrying 450,000 cubic meters of cargo.
In addition to these capabilities, this class is the first to be outfitted with the Microtorpedo Turret system. Loaded with an extended range version of the microtorpedo, in addition to the PHASERs, they provide withering fire against attacking vessels, and incoming ordinances.
I have been further reviewing this design and have made some changes, edited the description above . . . and made some improvements, some of these include additional backup systems, and increased shield thresholds.
Description and Notes:
With the advent of the Dominion War the Federation for the first time was threatened with a force that was hostile to the extent that the existence of the federation in the future was in dire straits. Federation forces where stretched to their limits and their need to be re-supplied became an urgent mission for those ships that weren’t tasked to the front lines. The Dominion forces, and their allies, new this as well and began attacking supply convoys and lone supply ships in earnest, making fighting the war during the first year even more difficult with supplies not being able to reach the front lines and spreading them as debris across the vastness of cold, dark, unforgiving, empty space.
More small war oriented vessels were built, and older vessels were recommissioned from the ‘war’ reserves to escort convoys and attempt to create secure supply lanes. However, their losses proved costly to the war effort in both manpower and hulls (as many Miranda crews could unfortunately never live to attest to). These hard earned lessons were not wasted on the starship designs, particularly those out of Newport News Shipyards. To them the answer was obvious; “flattops” were needed once again.
Several new design features were built into this class. A command and control center occupied the first deck, a modified astrometrics lab, this provided The Captain (usually also acting as the Convoy Commander) and CAG with a three dimensional layout of the battlefield, thus allowing them to better deploy the escort assets and her complement of fighters. Furthermore, this freed up the ships bridge (located directly below on deck 2) from the command task of the convoy thus allowing them to focus on shipboard operations.
Launch bays were no longer designed to launch with the direction of travel of the carrier, but perpendicular to it. This allows fighter deployment during most evasive combat maneuvers, something that Akira Class Carrier Variants had difficulty with during combat. These bays are located on deck 3 of the carrier pods.
In addition to these capabilities, this class is the first to be outfitted with the Microtorpedo Turret system. Loaded with the newly produced extended range model of the microtorpedo, in addition to the PHASERs, they provide withering fire against attacking vessels, and incoming ordinances.
two carrier pods capable of carrying 58 size worth of fighters, Shuttles, and Shuttlepods these spacecraft provide the main firepower of the Carrier, normally providing up to 144 torpedo tubes for use in defending the convoys which these vessels are designed to guard. Furthermore, to assist the convoy these vessels are capable of carrying 450,000 cubic meters of cargo.
Although all these new design features were introduced, the vessel wasn’t allowed the standard shakedown cruise that most new vessels go through, to test their systems, during peacetime. Rather the USS Gambeir Bay was sent out immediately to relieve ships of the line so that they may participate in the fight. This caused her early history to be rather filled with multiple technical issues resulting in trouble for the plank-owner crew.
After her first tour of Patrol duties two serious flaws were reveled that weren’t obviously shown in computer simulations. Firing Arc shadows became blatantly obvious from the dorsal and ventral aspects of the pods. This was overcome by keeping 4 fighters flying CAP (Carrier Air Patrol) coving these firing arcs. This needed to be increased to 8 during combat operations against pirates. This became a serious drain on flight operations of the Air Wing, decreasing the overall offense potential. Furthermore, in danger prone areas it effectively reduced the ships maximum warp to be reduced to the maximum sustainable warp of the CAP, for the most part.
PHASERs furthermore proved relatively ineffective in compared to the microtorpedo turrets, due the advent of the ER model, in the CIWS role. Although the PHASER array/bank(s) have a more then double the range of the Microtorpedo turrets, the amount of hull space required is more then triple. Furthermore, the power cost placed additional strain on the ships power systems during combat situations.
With all these learned lessons, those ships still being produced were modified to attempt to reduce/eliminate these flaws. Also, those ships that were already commissioned were brought in, all three of them. USS Gambeir Bay, HMS Ark Royal, and IJN Hiryu (whose designation were authorized by special legislation sponsored by the Earth, Mars, and Luna Federation Council Ambassadors) were re-launched by June 2376 from Newport News, Portsmouth, and Kure shipyards respectively. These were followed by the commissioning of the USS Saint Lo in July 2376. Five more ships of this class have been authorized (and currently in varies stages of building), and a further Nine are planned.
Changes
1) Ship billetting has been modified
2) Ship quarters have been modified
So I entirely forgot the Flight Control/CONN & Operations departments. Thankfully I don't have to modify the crew quarters, as there are sufficient quarters to man everyone.
Jalu3, I'm working on a set of 3-view drawings for this puppy, using the bridge of the Intrepid class, and that style of technology. I'm depicting it with Peregrine class Light Attack Craft, as they were seen all through the Dominion War filling the fighter role. Any specific design notes you need to be taken into account?
OK, here's my first draft, based on your sketches resized to fit the dimensions given. Note that the Peregrine is shown as having fold-up wings and landing on belly pads.
I am loving this! Thanks Owen!Quote:
Originally Posted by Owen E Oulton
I doubt anyone would ever use this, and I have seen flaws in its PHASER defensive array, but if my crew survives this long, I might have to just give them this due to the awesome drawing you've done.
Must be pre-refitAlso wonder how you'd draw the Microtorpedo Turret system, would it be similar to this?Quote:
Launch bays were no longer designed to launch with the direction of travel of the carrier, but perpendicular to it.
Ooops! Missed the fact that the shuttles are laterally launched. Will update the drawing to reflect that. In this scale, I don't think the microtorp launchers would show. The one you show is a full-sized torp launcher. Microtorps are only 13cm (5") - the official drawings indicate that's the length, but for them to be realistic I assume that should actually be the width, making them about the size of a loaf of bread.
OK, here's the revised launch deck shown on the elevations. I have not modified the phaser strips - what changes do you suggest?
It looks good. I always thought that the launch bays would be at a lower deck than the recovery deck, but that would mean that the recovery ramp at the rear of the carrier pods would have to be elevated. But either way is good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Owen E Oulton