Adamant II Class Explorer

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Ship Data
Construction Data:
Class- XV
Model- Mk I
Date Entering Service- 3/1902.08
Number Produced- 5
Superstructure- 135
Damage Chart- C
Dimensional Data:
Length- 617 meters
Width- 243 meters
Height- 99.7 meters
Weight- 317,000 mt
Atmospheric Entry/Landing- None
Control Computer Type- I-5 + BN-3
Stealth Device Type- None
Power to Activate- N/A
Cargo Data:
Cargo Capacity- 760 SCUs
Metric Tonnage- 38,000 mt
Transporter Data:
7-person- 4
22-person Emergency- 4
Cargo, Large- 2
Cargo, Small- 2
Personnel Data:
Crew- 697
Passengers- 250
Shuttlecraft- 7 Type 22, 3 Type 31 Cargo, 1 Type 31M Medevac, 6 Sphinx Workpods
Engine Data:
Total Power- 192
Movement Point Ratio- 6/1
Warp Engine Type- FVWB-1
Number- 2
Power Provided- 65 ea
Stress Charts- A/A
Cruising Speed- Warp 12.8
Emergency Speed- Warp 23
Impulse Engine Type- FIL-10
Power Provided- 62
Weapons Data:
Beam Weapon Type- FH-23
Number- 13
Firing Arcs- 5 f/p, 5 f/s, 1p, 1s, 1a
Firing Chart- Y
Max Beam Power- 16
Modifiers-
+3- 1-11
+2- 12-20
+1- 21-24
Beam Weapon Type- FHP-6
Number- 2
Firing Arcs- 2f
Firing Chart- X
Max Beam Power- 23
Modifiers-
+3- 1-6
Heavy Weapon Type- FP-10 (FQ-2)
Number- 15
Firing Arcs- 5 f/p, 5 f/s, 5a
Firing Chart- V
Power to Arm- 1 (4)
Damage- 14 (25)
Defensive System Data:
Defense Shield Type- FXSC
Shield Point Ratio- 1/8
Max Shield Power- 80
Balance Codes:
D- 596.31
WDF- 502.3

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Class and Type: Adamant II-Class Explorer
Commissioning Date: 2380
Hull Characteristics
Size: 8
Resistance: 5
Structural Points: 160
Operations Characteristics
Crew/Passengers/Evac: 697/250/9500 [8 Power/Round]
Computers: 8 [8 Power/Round]
Transporters: 4 Personnel, 4 Cargo, 4 Emergency [6 Power/Round]
Tractor Beams: 1 ad, 1 fv [2 Pwr/Rtg/Rnd]
Engines and Power Data
Warp System: 8.0/9.6/9.989 (20 hours) [2/Warp Factor]
Impulse System: .65c/.85c [6/8 Power/Round]
Power: 240
Sensor Data
Long-Range Sensors: +3/18 ly [6 Power/Round]
Lateral Sensors: +3/2 ly [4 Power/Round]
Navigational Sensors: +2 [5 Power/Round]
Sensor Skill: 5
Weapons Characteristics
Type X Phaser
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Arc: All (720 degrees)
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Damage: 20
Power: [20]
Type SX-11 Pulse Phaser
Range: 15/35,000/150,000/325,000
Arc: All (720 degrees)
Accuracy: 3/4/6/9
Damage: 27
Power: [27]
Type II Photon Torpedoes
Number: 120
Launchers: 1 ad, 2 fv
Spread: 10
Range: 15/300,000/1,000,000/3,500,000
Arc: Forward and Aft, but are self-guided
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Damage: 20
Power: [5]
Mark II Quantum Torpedoes
Number: 120
Launchers: 1 ad, 2 fv
Spread: 12
Range: 20/350,000/1,250,000/4,000,000
Arc: Forward and Aft, but are self-guided
Accuracy: 3/4/6/9
Damage: 25
Power: [6]
Weapon Skill: 5
Defensive Characteristics
Type VII Deflector Shield
Protection: 70/90
Power: [70]

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Production Data
Origin: United Federation of Planets
Class and Type: Adamant II-Class Explorer
Year Launched: 2380
Hull Data
Structure: 40
Size/Decks: 8/28 decks
Length/Beam/Height: 617/243/99.7 meters
Complement: 697
Operational Data
Atmospheric Systems: No
Cargo: 80
Cloaking Device: None
Life Support System: Class 4 (E)
Operations System: Class 4 (E)
Sensors: Class 5 (+5/F)
Seperation System: No
Shuttlebay: One
Shuttlecraft: 8 size worth
Tractor Beams: 1 ad, 1 fv
Transporters: 4 standard, 4 cargo, 4 emergency

Propulsion Data
Impulse System: Class 3A (.85c) (E)
Warp System: Class 8 (wf 8/9.6/9.989) (MCU) (E)

Tactical Data
Phaser Arrays: Type X (x7/E), Type I Pulse (x1/E)
Penetration: 8/7/7/0/0
Photon Torpedoes: Mk 95 DF (x3/E)
Penetration: 6/6/6/6/6 (7/7/7/7/7)
Deflector Shield: FSS-3 (F)
Protection/Threshold: 18/6

Miscellaneous Data
Maneuvering: +3C -1H +4T
Traits: Enhanced System (Warp), Prototype
Space Left: Completely Filled Up

History:
Warp 10 Project, Phase 2. As part of Starfleet program to attain Warp 10 speed, which began with the U.S.S Arrogant, here's the second stage: the U.S.S. Adamant. [Note from the editor: Not to be confused with the unattainable Warp 10 speed of conventional warp drive designs] The idea of separated warp cores, one for each nacelle, is almost as old as warp propulsion itself, since the process of dividing in two the plasma stream, resulting from the matter-antimatter reaction, implies a significant loss of propulsion energy. The theory states that, if that loss could be avoided by means of individual cores powering only one nacelle, performance would be optimized and warp speed increased geometrically. The problem was the impossibility of matching the frequencies of the warp fields generated by each core.

Trill scientist Dr. Jolenk Brall, assisted by his son, Lt. Commander Rolenk Fen, developed a revolutionary "Core Synchronizer". Dilithium crystals produce a singular vibration when attacked by the matter and antimatter streams, unique for each crystal element, which determines the frequency of the warp field's wave. Wrapping a subspace field around the two crystals (one per core), thus isolating them both in the same space-time continuum, allows the "Synchronizer" to control and equalize the vibrations, allowing the formation of two identical plasma currents, so the warp fields produced by each nacelle are a perfect match. To achieve its difficult task, which allows NOT the smallest deviation, the "Synchronizer" has its own dedicated computer core. This solution, as simple as it seems, required 90 years of development. It was an original idea of Dr. Lerek, from Vulcan, and Dr. Adsor Brall, from Trill (Adsor being the previous host of the symbiont Brall), at Daystrom Institute.

At first the vessel design considered to carry this new, experimental propulsion system, was to be a smaller one, perhaps the size of the Intrepid class or even a Nova class starship, but preliminary tests showed that a warp coil less than 150 meters long would not provide enough runway length to be able to process the energy levels of the new, more powerful, plasma stream, nor tolerate the stress without fractures or even exploding. So, the bigger the nacelles, the bigger the ship: The U.S.S. Adamant is a 600m long starships, with all the commodities, amenities and services of a Galaxy class starship. In theory, the goal of the experiment was to reach warp speed factor 9.999... In the field, the Adamant reached and sustained continuously Warp 9.989999 for 8 hours. It was, however, considered a success, and makes the U.S.S. Adamant the fastest starship of the Federation to date. Lt. Commander Rolenk Fen serves on board the Adamant as Chief Engineer to look after the first steps of his father's "brainchild", to continue with the tests (the Adamant is still in her experimental stage), and to satisfy his need to explore the galaxy.

Note: Starfleet Command commissioned a team of engineers to adapt the "Core Synchronizer" to the Arrogant class starships. But there is little hope for it to be feasible, since the cores are of very different power levels and located in two separated and very distant parts of the ship (one in the primary, the other in the secondary hull) Admiral Rosen, the eldest Terran admiral still in service at Starfleet Command made a comment about the shape of the Adamant, saying that it resembles an old "iron", an ancient tool to press clothes. He joked: "This starship is here to smooth the fabric of space." No one understood the joke.

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