Klingon Ger'cha-class Ambush Cruiser
It's big and powerful, but it made me laugh.
GER'CHA CLASS
Class and Type: Ger'cha-class Ambush Cruiser
Commissioning Date: 2362
HULL SYSTEMS
Size: 7
Length: 508 metres
Beam: 200 metres
Height: 200 metres
Decks: 26
Mass: 2578000 metric tonnes
SUs Available: 2750
SUs Used: 2730
Hull
Outer <28>
Inner <28>
Resistance
Outer: 10 <12>
Inner: 10 <12>
Structural Integrity Field
Main: Class 6 (Protection 90/130) <34>
[1 Power / 10 Protection / round]
Backup 1: Class 6 (Protection 50) <17>
[1 Power / 10 Protection / round]
Backup 2: Class 6 (Protection 50) <17>
[1 Power / 10 Protection / round]
PERSONNEL SYSTEMS
Crew/Passengers/Evac: 1800/190/7600
Crew Quarters
Spartan: 1030 <52>
Basic: 800 <80>
Expanded: 160 <32>
Environmental Systems
Basic Life Support [12 Power / round] <28>
Reserve Life Support [6 Power / round] <14>
Emergency Life Support (42 emergency shelters) <14>
Gravity [4 Power / round] <7>
Consumables: 2 year's worth <14>
Replication Systems
Food Replicators [7 Power / round] <7>
Industrial Replicator <10>
Type: Network of small replicators [2 Power / round]
Type: Large unit [2 Power / round]
Medical Facilities: 6 (+1) [6 Power / round] <30>
Recreation Facilities: 6 [12 Power / round] <48>
Personnel Transport: Turbolifts, Jefferies tubes [2 Power / round] <21>
Fire Suppression System [1 Power / round when active] <7>
Cargo Holds: 165000 cubic metres <5>
Location: 15 main cargo holds and other minor holds throughout the ship
Escape Pods <9>
Number: 160
Capacity: 8 persons
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Drive
Nacelles: Type 5E3 <76>
Speed: 5.0/9.0/9.3 [1 Power / .2 warp speed]
PIS: Type H (12 hours of Maximum warp) <16>
Impulse Engine
Type: 4 Class 3A (.5c/.75c) [5/7 Power / round] <72>
Location: Aft
Reaction Control System (.025c) [2 Power / round when in use] <7>
POWER SYSTEMS
Warp Engine
Type: Class 11/Q (generates 599 Power / round) <125>
Location: Amidships
Impulse Engine: 4 Class 3A (generates 112 Power / round)
Auxiliary Power: 4 reactors (generates 20 Power / round) <12>
Emergency Power: Type F (generates 50 Power / round) <50>
EPS: Standard Power flow, +300 Power transfer / round <65>
Standard Usable Power: 711
OPERATIONS SYSTEMS
Bridge: Forward command pod <35>
Computers
Core 1: Forward [5 Power / round] <14>
Core 2: Aft [5 Power / round] <14>
ODN <21>
Navigational Deflector [5 Power / round] <28>
Range: 10/20000/50000/150000
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: Ventral
Sensor Systems
Long-range Sensors [5 Power / round] <39>
Range Rackage: Type 5 (Accuracy 3/4/7/10)
High Resolution: 5 LY (.5/.6-1.0/1.1-3.7/3.8-5.0)
Low Resolution: 15 LY (1/1.1-4.0/4.1-12.0/12.1-15)
Strength Package: Class 8 (Strength 8)
Gain Package: Class Alpha (+1)
Coverage: Standard
Lateral Sensors [5 Power / round] <26>
Strength Package: Class 10 (Strength 10)
Gain Package: Class Beta (+2)
Coverage: Standard
Navigational Sensors [5 Power / round] <18>
Strength Package: Class 80 (Strength 8)
Gain Package: Class Alpha (+1)
Probes: 40 probes of varying types <4>
Sensor Skills: 4
Flight Control Systems
Autopilot: Shipboard Systems (Flight Control) 3,
Coordination 2 [1 Power / round in use] <11>
Navigation Computer
Main: Class 3 (+2) [2 Power / round] <4>
Backup: 2 <2>
Inertial Damping Fields
Main <56>
Strength: 9 [3 Power / round]
Number: 4
Backup <16>
Strength: 6 [2 Power / round]
Number: 4
Attitude Control [2 Power / round] <2>
Communication Systems
Type: Class 10 [2 Power / round] <27>
Strength: 10
Security: -7 (Class Delta uprating)
Basic Uprating: Class Alpha (+1)
Emergency Communicatons: Yes [2 Power / round] <1>
Tractor Beams
Emitter: Class Delta [3 Power / Strength used / round] <12>
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Location: Forward dorsal
Emitter: Class Delta [3 Power / Strength used / round] <12>
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Location: Forward ventral
Emitter: Class Delta [3 Power / Strength used / round] <12>
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Location: Aft dorsal
Emitter: Class Delta [3 Power / Strength used / round] <12>
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Location: Aft ventral
Emitter: Class Alpha [3 Power / Strength used / round] <3>
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: Shuttlebay
Transporters
Type: Personnel [5 Power / use] <68>
Pads: 6
Emitter/Receiver Array: Personnel Type 6 (40000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class H (Strength 8)
Number and Location: (4) Forward, Aft and 2 Amidships
Type: Cargo [4 Power / use] <48>
Pads: 400 kg
Emitter/Receiver Array: Cargo Type 3 (15000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class G (Strength 7)
Number and Location: (4) 2 Aft and 2 Amidships
Cloaking Device: Class 10 [40 Power / Class / round] <37>
Security Systems
Rating 4 <16>
Anti-Intruder System: Yes [1 Power / round] <7>
Internal Force Fields [1 Power / 3 Strength] <7>
Science Systems
Rating 2 (+1) [2 Power / round] <17>
Laboratories: 10 <2>
TACTICAL SYSTEMS
Forward Disruptor Cannon <59>
Type: 13
Damage: 280 [28 Power]
Number of Emitters: Up to 5 shots per round
Targeting System: Gamma (Accuracy 3/4/6/9)
Range: 10/30000/100000/300000
Location: Forward command pod
Firing Arc: 360 degrees forward
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse
Forward Disruptor Arrays (4) <51 x 4>
Type: 11
Damage: 240 [24 Power]
Number of Emitters: Up to 5 shots per round
Targeting System: Gamma (Accuracy 3/4/6/9)
Range: 10/30000/100000/300000
Location: 1 per weapon pylon
Firing Arc: 360 degrees forward
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse
Aft Disruptor Array <46>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: Up to 3 shots per round
Targeting System: Beta (Accuracy 4/5/7/10)
Range: 10/30000/100000/300000
Location: Aft
Firing Arc: 360 degrees aft
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse
Dorsal Disruptor Arrays (2) <46 x 2>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: Up to 3 shots per round
Targeting System: Beta (Accuracy 4/5/7/10)
Range: 10/30000/100000/300000
Location: Port dorsal and starboard dorsal nacelles
Firing Arc: 360 degrees dorsal
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse
Ventral Disruptor Arrays (2) <46 x 2>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: Up to 3 shots per round
Targeting System: Beta (Accuracy 4/5/7/10)
Range: 10/30000/100000/300000
Location: Port ventral and starboard ventral nacelles
Firing Arc: 360 degrees ventral
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse
Port Disruptor Arrays (2) <46 x 2>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: Up to 3 shots per round
Targeting System: Beta (Accuracy 4/5/7/10)
Range: 10/30000/100000/300000
Location: Port dorsal and port ventral nacelles
Firing Arc: 360 degrees port
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse
Starboard Disruptor Arrays (2) <46 x 2>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: Up to 3 shots per round
Targeting System: Beta (Accuracy 4/5/7/10)
Range: 10/30000/100000/300000
Location: Starboard dorsal and port ventral nacelles
Firing Arc: 360 degrees starboard
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse
Forward Advanced Torpedo Launcher (4) <4 x 29>
Standard Load: Type III photon torpedo (230 Damage)
Spread: 10
Range: 15/350000/1500000/4050000
Targeting System: Gamma (Accuracy 3/4/6/9)
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: 1 per weapon pylon
Firing Arc: Forward, but are self-guided
Torpedoes Carried: 280 (160 Type III, 80 Type VI, 40 Plasma) <28>
TA/TTS: Class Gamma [2 Power / round] <13>
Strength: 9
Bonus: +2
Backup: Yes
Weapons Skill: 5
Shields (Forward,Aft, Port,Starboard) <76 x 4>
Shield Generator: Class 5 (Protection 900)
[90 Power / shield / round]
Shield Grid: Type B (33% increase to 1200 Protection)
Subspace Field Distortion Amplifiers: Class Zeta (Threshold 300)
Recharging System: Class 2 (40 seconds)
Advanced Shield Capabilities: Multi-Spectral
Backup Shield Generators: 4 (1 per shield) <8>
Auto-Destruct System <7>
AUXILLIARY SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS
Shuttlebays: Capacity for 20 Size worth of ships <40>
Standard Complement: 8 shuttles, 4 shuttlepods
Location: Aft
Captain's Yacht: No
DESCRIPTION AND NOTES
The Ger'cha-class Ambush Cruiser is one of the most unusual and frightening looking warships in the Klingon fleet. The main hull consists of a jagged spike terminating in a standard Vor'cha style command pod, complete with a Type 13 disruptor, in the bow and a wasp-like stinger in the stern. The four warp nacelles are mounted on 4 large forward swept pylons that project from the rear of the main hull in an X-shaped pattern like grasping arms or claws. Smaller 'arms' project away and forward from just to the rear of amidships from the top, bottom and either side of the hull, reaching forward just like the nacelles and their pylons, with the 8 points surrounding the command pod. The four smaller pylons each hold a high-yield torpedo launcher half way along the pylon plus a heavy disruptor cannon mounted at the tip and each nacelle pylon holds a pair of Type 10 disruptors firing away from the main hull. The aft arc is relatively lightly armed with only a single disruptor mounted in the stinger-like tail. The moderately sized shuttlebay is mounted just above the tail although when the large drawbridge-like door is closed the bay is totally hidden from view with no clue of it's presence. One fault of the bay door arrangements is that when it is open the aft disruptor is heavily obscured and is only able to fire in a somewhat restricted aft-ventral arc.
The tactical role of the Ger'cha-class, as it's name suggests, takes advantage of it's superb cloaking capability and powerful forward firepower. The ship either lays in wait, particularly along a shipping lane, or slowly creeps up upon an unsuspecting foe and once in range it quickly decloaks and opens fire, often using high-yield or plasma torpedoes to increase the effectiveness of the opening burst. The impulse engines are purposely understrength so as to help reduce their emissions signature further, although to compensate for their low power a total of four are carried to provide extra thrust when the warship no longer needs to hide. As a further aid to it's stealthy tactics the class has one of the best passive lateral sensor arrays fitted to any ship in the Klingon fleet, enabling it to track it's prey without being deteected in return.
Human Starfleet officers often find the Ger'cha particularly disturbing since it looks very much like a small bodied spider with huge, pointed legs and a spike driven through the centre. Many Klingons that crew Ger'cha-class vessels find this to be both amusing and contemptuous and it is common for Captains that feel this way to paint their ship a gloss black to accentuate the appearance. It has been noted that the design style is very un-Klingon and apart from the standard command pod almost appears to have been designed by another race, but so far the Klingon navy has declined to comment upon this observation
DEVELOPER'S NOTES
It started off as a 4 nacelle Klingon cruiser and then I got the idea of merging it with the Shadow vessel from B5. That made me think more of cloaking and spiders, particularly those horrid, shiny black trapdoor spiders with the hard, pointed front legs that really give me the creeps. I mean, Tarantulas are OK, but things that spring out of dark holes at high speed and suck your arms off! No thank you! As for the name (if you're a Brit you'll find this easier to understand), just say it with a Cockney/Essex accent, particularly like Chas & Dave if you're unfortunate enough to have heard them sing. Then think of the class' preferred attack method.
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looks good think you can do a drawing of it? we may be able to fit it in to the Klingon Supplement.
