The second design in my Merlin-class family of small vessels. Currently thinking of a courier , light tactical transport and customs patrol versions. Any opinions or ideas?
TERRIER CLASS
Class and Type: Terrier-class Light Escort
Commissioning Date: 2376
HULL SYSTEMS
Size: 3
Length: 94 metres
Beam: 23 metres
Height: 19 metres
Decks: 3
Mass: 19100 metric tonnes
SUs Available: 1000
SUs Used: 950
Hull
Outer <12>
Inner <12>
Resistance
Outer: 10 <12>
Inner: 10 <12>
Structural Integrity Field
Main: Class 4 (Protection 70/110) <24>
[1 Power / 10 Protection / round]
Backup 1: Class 4 (Protection 40) <12>
[1 Power / 10 Protection / round]
Backup 2: Class 4 (Protection 40) <12>
[1 Power / 10 Protection / round]
Environmental Systems
Basic Life Support [4 Power / round] <12>
Reserve Life Support [2 Power / round] <6>
Emergency Life Support (18 emergency shelters) <6>
Gravity [2 Power / round] <3>
Consumables: 1 year's worth <3>
Replication Systems
Food Replicators [3 Power / round] <3>
Industrial Replicator <3>
Type: Network of small replicators [2 Power / round]
Medical Facilities: 2 (+0) [2 Power / round] <10>
Recreation Facilities: 2 [4 Power / round] <16>
Personnel Transport: Jefferies tubes <3>
Fire Suppression System [1 Power / round when active] <3>
Cargo Holds: 8000 cubic metres <1>
Location: 2 main cargo holds, amidships & aft.
Escape Pods <2>
Number: 20
Capacity: 6 persons
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Drive
Variable Geometry Nacelles: Type 6B6 <103>
[5 Power to alter nacelle's position]
Speed: 6.0/8.6/9.6 [1 Power / .2 warp speed]
PIS: Type H (12 hours of Maximum warp) <16>
Impulse Engine
Type: Class 8 (.75c/.95c) [7/9 Power / round] <48>
Acceleration Uprating: Class Gamma (100% acceleration)
[2 Power / round when active]
Location: Aft saucer
Type: Class 1 (.25c/.5c) [2/5 Power / round] <5>
Location: Aft engineering hull
Reaction Control System (.025c) [2 Power / round when in use] <3>
Auxiliary Reaction Control System [2 Power / round when in use] <2>
POWER SYSTEMS
Warp Engine
Type: Class 5/H (generates 299 Power / round) <65>
Location: Aft
Impulse Engine: 1 Class 8 (generates 64 Power / round)
1 Class 1 (generates 8 Power / round)
Auxiliary Power: 2 reactors (generates 10 Power / round) <6>
Emergency Power: Type A (generates 25 Power / round) <25>
EPS: Standard Power flow, +200 Power transfer / round <35>
Standard Usable Power: 371
OPERATIONS SYSTEMS
Bridge: Forward dorsal <15>
Computers
Core 1: Forward [5 Power / round] <6>
Core 2: Aft [5 Power / round] <6>
Uprating: Class Alpha (+1) [1 Power / computer / round] <4>
ODN <9>
Sensor Systems
Long-range Sensors [5 Power / round] <36>
Range Rackage: Type 4 (Accuracy 3/4/7/10)
High Resolution: 5 LY (.5/.6-1.0/1.1-3.5/3.6-5.0)
Low Resolution: 14 LY (1/1.1-3.5/3.6-10.0/10.1-14)
Strength Package: Class 7 (Strength 7)
Gain Package: Class Beta (+2)
Coverage: Standard
Lateral Sensors [5 Power / round] <20>
Strength Package: Class 7 (Strength 7)
Gain Package: Class Beta (+2)
Coverage: Standard
Navigational Sensors [5 Power / round] <18>
Strength Package: Class 7 (Strength 7)
Gain Package: Class Beta (+2)
Probes: 10 probes of varying types <1>
Sensor Skills: 3
Flight Control Systems
Autopilot: Shipboard Systems (Flight Control) 3,
Coordination 2 [1 Power / round in use] <11>
Navigation Computer
Main: Class 2 (+1) [1 Power / round] <2>
Primary Backup: Class 2 (+1) [1 Power / round] <2>
Backup: 2 <2>
Inertial Damping Fields
Main <12>
Strength: 9 [3 Power / round]
Number: 2
Backup <4>
Strength: 6 [2 Power / round]
Number: 2
Attitude Control [1 Power / round] <1>
Communication Systems
Type: Class 7 [2 Power / round] <14>
Strength: 7
Security: -3
Emergency Communicatons: Yes [2 Power / round] <1>
Tractor Beams
Emitter: Class Gamma [3 Power / Strength used / round] <9>
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Location: Forward
Emitter: Class Gamma [3 Power / Strength used / round] <9>
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Location: Aft
Transporters
Type: Personnel [5 Power / use] <17>
Pads: 6
Emitter/Receiver Array: Personnel Type 6 (40000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class H (Strength 8)
Number and Location: (1) Forward
Type: Emergency [7 Power / use] <17>
Pads: 24
Emitter/Receiver Array: Emergency Type 3 (15000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class H (Strength 8)
Number and Location: (1) Amidships
Type: Cargo [4 Power / use] <12>
Pads: 400 kg
Emitter/Receiver Array: Cargo Type 3 (15000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class G (Strength 7)
Number and Location: (1) Aft
Security Systems
Rating 2 <8>
Anti-Intruder System: Yes [1 Power / round] <3>
Internal Force Fields [1 Power / 3 Strength] <3>
Science Systems
Rating 1 (+0) [0 Power / round] <8>
Laboratories: 2 <2>
TACTICAL SYSTEMS
Forward Pulse Phaser Array <31>
Type: X Pulse
Damage: 250 [25 Power]
Number of Emitters: 120 (up to 3 shots per round)
Auto-Phaser Interlock: Gamma (Accuracy 3/4/6/9)
Range: 10/30000/100000/300000
Location: Forward
Firing Arc: 180 degrees forward
Firing Modes: Standard, Wide-Beam
Secondary Phaser Array <35>
Type: X
Damage: 200 [20 Power]
Number of Emitters: 120 (up to 3 shots per round)
Auto-Phaser Interlock: Gamma (Accuracy 3/4/6/9)
Range: 10/30000/100000/300000
Location: Dorsal and Ventral
Firing Arc: 720 degrees
Firing Modes: Standard, Continuous, Pulse, Wide-Beam
Forward Torpedo Launcher <16>
Standard Load: Type II photon torpedo (200 Damage)
Spread: 6
Range: 15/350000/1500000/4050000
Targeting System: Gamma (Accuracy 3/4/6/9)
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: Forward ventral
Firing Arc: Forward, but are self-guided
Torpedoes Carried: 60 <6>
TA/T/TS: Class Gamma [2 Power / round] <13>
Strength: 9
Bonus: +2
Backup: Yes
Weapons Skill: 4
Shields (Forward,Aft, Port,Starboard) <22 x 4>
Shield Generator: Class 3 (Protection 450)
[45 Power / shield / round]
Shield Grid: Type B (33% increase to 600 Protection)
Subspace Field Distortion Amplifiers: Class Gamma (Threshold 150)
Recharging System: Class 2 (40 seconds)
Advanced Shield Capabilities: Multi-Spectral
Backup Shield Generators: 4 (1 per shield) <4>
Auto-Destruct System <3>
AUXILLIARY SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS
Shuttlebays: Capacity for 2 Size worth of ships <4>
Standard Complement: 2 shuttlepods
Locations: 1 main shuttlebay, aft engineering hull
Captain's Yacht: No
DESCRIPTION AND NOTES
The second design in Merlin-class family of small vessels, the Terrier-class Light Escort is intended for a variety of light combat roles and is in effect Starfleet's answer to the Dominion Attack Ship and Hideki-class Fighter. Like others in it's family, the design is very similar in appearance to the Cheyenne-class and consists of a D-shaped saucer, with a deep ventral bulge to hold the navigational deflector, and a short engineering hull which mounts the 4 variable-geometry warp nacelle pylons. The impulse engines pods are mounted at the rear of the saucer on either side of the small engineering hull and not only are larger than those on the Merlin-class due to the heavier main engines but are fitted with highly directional thruster nozzles to improve the sub-light manoeuvrability.
Like the Merlin the Terrier-class is highly automated, carrying only 15 crew in peacetime conditions. In addition a number of the primary systems are fitted with extensive backups, including an auxiliary navigational deflector in the dorsal section of the engineering hull and a tiny reserve impulse engine, smaller than standard shuttle engines, mounted with one thruster at the root of each warp pylon.
The shield output has been boosted to the maximum that a Class 3 generator can handled and is further enhanced by the upgrade of the shield grid to Class Beta. Weaponry has also upgraded with a substantial pulse phaser array fitted on the front of the saucer, with the twin cannons projecting forwards like the horns of a Terran manta ray. The secondary phaser array is mounted in the new fashion being trialed by Starfleet on some of it's smaller vessels and consists of an hourglass-pattern mounted dorsally & ventrally that crosses over at the bow at the waist of the hourglass. This unusual pattern allows the array to cover the full field of fire around the vessel, albeit at the loss of any redundancy afforded by separate dorsal and ventral systems.
To make space for these enhancements, compared with the baseline Merlin-class, the Terrier-class has weaker sensors and warp drive, thereby removing the stress problem at high speed, plus less capable medical and science facilities and computer systems.
DEVELOPER'S NOTES
Although my shuttle-sized fighters might soothe my desires for X-Wing attacks on Borg Cubes , this design IMHO is the closest sort of vessel to a fighter that Starfleet might come up with given it's philosophy and the technical limitations.
[This message has been edited by Swampy (edited 01-17-2001).]
[This message has been edited by Swampy (edited 01-18-2001).]
DEVELOPER'S NOTES
Haven't proof-read this one yet due to time constraints, so probably a few bugs, please let me know if you find any.
Type: Personnel [5 Power / use] <17>
Pads: 6
Emitter/Receiver Array: Personnel Type 6 (40000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class H (Strength 8)
Number and Location: (1) Forward
Type: Emergency [7 Power / use] <17>
Pads: 24
Emitter/Receiver Array: Emergency Type 3 (15000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class H (Strength 8)
Number and Location: (1) Amidships
Type: Personnel [4 Power / use] <22>
Pads: 400 kg
Emitter/Receiver Array: Cargo Type 3 (15000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class G (Strength 7)
Number and Location: (1) Aft
I like it very much. About six months when we were discussing Star Fighters, I argued that the small ships that they used to attacked the Dominion Fleets were Light Escorts instead.
However, I do think that a small ship like would useful as the equivalent of WWII Motor Torpedo Boat and a whole campaign could be written about the adventures of a crew of one of these Ships.
Keep up the good work there Swampy.
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"Those Klingons are up to something, I can feel it in my bones"
Cmmdr JT Wayland
Strategic Operations Officer, Starbase 415, Dragomer Sector, Klingon Border, 2372
Terrier-class Light Escort
, this design IMHO is the closest sort of vessel to a fighter that Starfleet might come up with given it's philosophy and the technical limitations.
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