The I.K.S. Gorkon the Qang-Class Heavy Cruiser
The other day we were discussing the book Star Trek I.K.S. Gorkon A Good Day To Die by Keith R. A. DeCandido, during a break-down at work. We had been reading the novel and the sequel Honor Bound. We got into a discussion about the Qang-Class and its comparison of similarities to the well-known Vor’Cha-class Attack Cruiser. I pulled out a copy of the spacedock stats for the Vor’Cha-class and we began to mark the differences on the stats.
Later the next day after I got up, I dug out the book two the Brave and the Bold by the same author and fleshed out and adjusted the additions into the Vor’cha-class-into-Qang-class. I took the spacedock design into testing against the upgraded the Sovereign-class with the Star Trek Nemesis Movie additions.
Enjoy the Qang-Class design we had a good time building up the designs and the testing it in battle. I am looking forward to testing the Qang-Class against a single Vor’Cha-class and a Pair of K’Vort-class battle cruisers.
I personally thought that the Klingon Empire would have been building more of the larger Negh’Var-class vessels. I thought as they were large and more capable of handling the operations as much as the Qang-Class or even better as it has the size that is more than comparable than to the Qang-Class. It would take only a few alterations to the Negh’Var to improve its troop carrying ability to that or better than that of the Qang-Class. However, it was not the first time I came up with dumb ideas such as that, my co-worker can testify to that.
KLINGON QANG-CLASS STARSHIPS (“Chancellor-class”)
Class and Type: Qang-Class Heavy Cruiser
Commissioning Date: 2371
Number of Ships: 12
HULL SYSTEMS
Size: 7
Length: 479.40 meters
Beam: 364.44 meters
Height: 105.24 meters
Decks: 23
Mass: 3,500,000 metric tonnes
SUs Available: 3241
Hull
Outer <28>
Inner <28>
Resistance
Outer Hull: 10 <12>
Inner Hull: 10 <12>
Ablative Armor: 1400 <280>
Structural Integrity Field
Main: Class 5 (Protection 80/120)
[1 Power/10 Protection/round] <31>
Backup 1: Class 5 (Protection 40)
[1 Power/10 Protection/round] <16>
Backup 2: Class 5 (Protection 40)
[1 Power/10 Protection/round] <16>
PERSONNEL SYSTEMS
Class/Passengers/Evac: 2725/500/11,000
1225 crew, 1500 combat troops,
Crew Quarters
Barracks: House 3725 Crewmembers <44>
Spartan: 100 <5>
Basic: 100 <10>
Expanded: 70 <14>
Luxury: 1 <3>
Unusual: <1>
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>
Consumable: 2 years’ worth <14>
Replicator Systems
Food Replicators [7 Power/round] <7>
Industrial Replicators <13>
Type: Network of small replicators [2 Power/round]
Type: 2 Large unit [2 power/replicator/round]
Medical Facilities: 4 (+1) [4 Power/round] <20>
Recreation Facilities: 7 [16 Power/round] <56>
Location & type: one holodecks; a large mess hall; two gyms; 2 combat practice areas
Personnel Transport: Turbolift, Jefferies Tubes [2 Power/round] <21>
Fire Suppression System [1 Power/round when active] <7>
Cargo Holds: 166,000 cubic meters <5>
Locations: Aft, ventral amidships, 12 other locations
Escape Pods <9>
Number: 160
Capacity: 8 person per pod
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp drive
Nacelles: Type 7.8 <124>
Speed: 7.0/8.0/9.8 [1 power/.2 warp speed]
PIS: Type H (12 hours of Maximum warp) <16>
Impulse Engine
Type: Class 3A (.5c/.72c) [7/9 Power/round] <18>
Location: Engineering section
Impulse Engine
Type: Class 3A (.5c/.72c) [7/9 Power/round] <18>
Location: Engineering section
Reaction Control System (.025c) [2 Power/round when in use] <7>
POWER SYSTEMS
Warp Engine
Type: Class 10/P (generates 549 Power/round) <115>
Location: Engineering section
Impulse Engine[s]: 2 class 3A (generates 28 Power/engine/round)
Auxiliary Power: 4 reactors (generates 5 Power/reactor/round) <12>
Emergency Power: Type E (generates 45 Power/round) <45>
EPS: Standard Power flow, +300 Power transfer/round <65>
Standard Usable Power: 631
OPERATIONS SYSTEM
Bridge: Saucer section dorsal <35>
Computers
Core 1: Saucer section, port [5 Power/round] <14>
Core 2: Saucer section, starboard [5 Power/round] <14>
ODN <21>
Navigational Deflector [5 Power/round] <28>
Range: 10/20,000/50,000/150,000
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Location: Ventral
Sensor Systems
Long-range Sensors [5 Power/round] <39>
Range Package: Type 7 (Accuracy 3/4/7/10)
High Resolution: 5 Light-year (.5/.6-1.0/1.1-3.8/3.9-5.0)
Low Resolution: 15 light-years (1/1.1-4.0/4.1-12.0/12.1-15)
Strength Package: Class 8 (Strength 8)
Gain Package: Class Beta (+2)
Coverage: Standard
Lateral Sensor [5 Power/round] <19>
Strength Package: Class 8 (Strength 8)
Gain Package: Class Beta (+2)
Coverage: Standard
Navigational Sensor [5 Power/round] <18>
Strength Package: Class 8 (Strength 8)
Gain Package: Class Beta (+2)
Probes: 40 probes of varying types <6>
Sensors Skill: 4
Flight Control Systems
Autopilit: Shipboard systems (flight Control) 4, Coordination 2 [1 Power/round in use] <11>
Navigational Computer
Main: Class 3 (+2) [2 Power/round] <4>
Backup: 2 <2>
Inertial Damping Field
Main <56>
Strength: 9 [3 Power/round}
Number: 4
Backup <16>
Strength: 6 [2 Power/round]
Number: 4
Attitude control [2 power/round] <2>
Communications Systems
Type: Class 8 [2 Power/round] <21>
Strength: 8
Security: -4 (Class Gamma Uprating)
Basic Uprating: Class Alpha (+1)
Emergency Communications: Yes [2 Power/round] <1>
Tractor Beams
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: Shuttlebays
Transporters
Type: Personnel [5 Power/use] <96>
Pads: 6
Emitter/Receiver Array: Personnel Type 6 (40,000 km range)
Energizing/Transition coils: Class G (Strength 7)
Number and Locations: two forward section, Four in engineering section
Type: Emergency [6 Power/use] <80>
Pads: 20
Emitter/Receiver Array: Personnel Type 3 (15,000 km range)
Energizing/Transition coils: Class G (Strength 8)
Number and Locations: two forward section, Four in engineering section
Type: Cargo [4 Power/use] <80>
Pads: 400 kg
Emitter/Receiver Array: Cargo Type 3 (40,000 km range)
Energizing/Transition Coils: Class G (Strength 7)
Number and location: Two forward, four engineering hull
Cloaking Device: Class 9 [40 Power/class/round] <34>
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>
Specialized Systems: 1<5>
Laboratories: 8 <2>
TACTICAL SYSTEMS
Forward Disruptor Cannon <58>
Type: 13
Damage: 280 [28 Power]
Number of Emitters: (up to 5 shots per round)
Targeting System: Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Forward weapons pod
Firing Arc: 360 degrees forward
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse,
Aft Disruptor Cannon <46>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: (up to 5 shots per round)
Targeting System: Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: aft
Firing Arc: 360 degrees forward
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse,
Dorsal Disruptor Cannon (5) <230>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: (up to 3 shots per round)
Targeting System: Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Five locations on dorsal side of ship
Firing Arc: 360 degrees forward
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse,
Ventral Disruptor Cannon (5) <230>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: (up to 3 shots per round)
Targeting System: Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: Five locations on ventral side of ship
Firing Arc: 360 degrees forward
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse,
Starboard Disruptor Cannon (3) <138>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: (up to 3 shots per round)
Targeting System: Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: three locations on ship’s starboard side of ship
Firing Arc: 360 degrees forward
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse,
Port Disruptor Cannon (3) <138>
Type: 10
Damage: 220 [22 Power]
Number of Emitters: (up to 3 shots per round)
Targeting System: Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Location: three locations on ship’s port side of ship
Firing Arc: 360 degrees forward
Firing Modes: Standard, Pulse,
Forward Dorsal Torpedo Launcher <18>
Standard Load: Mark I quantum torpedo (400 Damage), Type II photon torpedo (200 Damage)
Spread: 10
Range: 15/350,000/1,500,000/3,500,000
Targeting System: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: Forward
Firing Arc: Forward, but are self-guided
Forward Ventral Torpedo Launcher <18>
Standard Load: Mark I quantum torpedo (400 Damage), Type II photon torpedo (200 Damage)
Spread: 10
Range: 15/350,000/1,500,000/3,500,000
Targeting System: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: Forward Ventral
Firing Arc: Forward, but are self-guided
Aft Torpedo Launcher <18>
Standard Load: Mark I quantum torpedo (400 Damage), Type II photon torpedo (200 Damage)
Spread: 10
Range: 15/350,000/1,500,000/3,500,000
Targeting System: Accuracy 4/5/7/10
Power: [20 + 5 per torpedo fired]
Location: Aft
Firing Arc: Aft, but are self-guided
Torpedoes Carried: 250 <25> (standard Compliment 185 - Type II Photon Torpedoes, 65 - Mark I Quantum torpedo)
TA/T/TS: Class Gamma [2 Power/round] <12>
Strength: 9
Bonus: +2
Weapon Skill: 5
Shields (Forward, Aft, Port, Starboard) <77 (x 4)>
Shield Generator: Class 5 (Protection 1000) [100 Power/shield/round]
Shield grid: Type B (33% increase to 1330 Protection)
Subspace Field Distortion Amplifiers: Class Theta (Threshold 300)
Recharging System: Class 2 (40 seconds)
Backup Shield Generators: 4 (1 per shield) <8>
Auto-Destruct System <7>
AUXILIARY SPACECRAFT SYSTEM
Shuttlebay(s): Capacity for 40 size worth of ships <80>
Standard Compliment: 16 shuttles, 8 shuttlepods
Location(s): Aft
Captain’s Yatch: no
DESCRIPTION AND NOTES
Fleet Data: After the Dominion War Chancellor Martok under took the responsibility of Rebuilding the Klingon Defense Force’s Starfleet. One of the Vessels that the former General ordered the construction was the Qang-class (“Chancellor-class”) Heavy Cruiser. Chancellor Martok had the idea of a Klingon version of the Federation’s Galaxy-class Explorer with a Klingon veriant to the design idea. Build for battle and exploration as well as what ever extensive multi-mission profile given to the fleet as a warship build for battle. The basic function of the Qang-class is to further the Klingon way of life and expand the frontiers of the Klingon territory’s building a fleet to defend that way of life.
Do to the urgency the fleet’s needs the Qang-class was rushed through the production and the acceleration was do to the utilization of the successful Vor’Cha-class design variations. Although slightly shorter than the Vor’Cha--class the Qang-class is slightly wider and heavier in designs. The successful battle worthy designs of the Vor’Cha-class was a clever idea of acceleration the production of the Qang-class, to quickly replace the lost vessels from the Dominion War.
Qang-class still has the resemblance to the early versions of the Klingon starship designs more than two centuries old. Larger than the Vor’cha-class Attack Cruiser carrying more ground forces than the predecessor.
In the mid section of the vessels main hull is the ships main mess hall for the Qang-class Heavy Cruiser is large enough to handle a majority of the crew and troops in a meal session. Several Gyms and a single holodeck used for training and battle practice. An enlarged bridge design with a multi-sensor stations with multi-targeting weapons systems additional terminals for the engineering, with shields and fire control stations. Communications and Cloaking device controls are independent stations.
Noteworthy vessels/service records/encounters: I.K.S. K’mpec, under the Command of Captain Dorrak son of M’Raq; I.K.S. Gorkon, under the Command of Captain Klag son of M’Raq; I.K.S. Gowron; I.K.S. Gowron;
Authors Notes: Generally the same design as the Vor’cha-class the Qang-class would naturally be utilizing the similar designs in hull shapes and appearance and with similar weapons systems utilized. Based on the Specifications in the novel STAR TREK THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD BY KEITH R. A. DECANDIDO who put in the book Technical Specifications by Tammy Love Larrabee. I had to make some changes to give the vessel some punch in the space dock design as with cloaking devices and torpedo load. The torpedo load is increased by 81% of Larrabee’s specs. Personally I thought that a nice layer of Ablative Armor would be nice for the Qang-class.
I thought about upping the disruptor weapons and the number launchers and locations but I could not see my way to doing so. After upping the disruptors in testing I found them too powerful and had to cut them back down to the Vor’Cha-class levels, but left the shielding where it was.
Let me know what you think