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BRAD'S COMMENTS:
Another Jaynz vessel from Gary Perry, also submitted by Chris McDonough. Due to the reduced quality of
the original scan that I got, I
went ahead and re-drew the class, making artistic changes as I saw fit: adding
impulse decks to the port and starboard rear quarters of the saucer, enhancing
the aft shuttle bay doors, giving the secondary hull a flattened, more tubular
appearance with greater detail, and shifting the warp nacelles aft a good
percentage, so as not to occlude the ventral dome of the saucer and to give the
bridge an unblocked view from the dorsal plane. The aft torpedo launcher
is (I assume) still located beneath the shuttle bay, and cannot be seen.
But the saucer phaser banks are more prominent, and the warp pylons don't hog so
much room in the port plane. All in all, an improvement, if I do say so
myself, as the
original Ticonderoga was a bit odd.
It should also be noted that the backstory
for this class makes two faux
pas: it claims the Ticonderoga is the first Federation class to align dual
warp nacelles vertically, instead of the traditional horizontal alignment made
standard on the Constitution (this is clearly
not the case, as the Wilkerson destroyer employs
such a design feature) and it makes a reference to the 'revolution' in warp
drive technology brought about by Transwarp Drive. Of course we all know that Transwarp
was a dud.
From STARDATE MAGAZINE,
December 1985, courtesy of contributor Gary Perry
Class design by Matt Burke & Dale L. Kemper
Ticonderoga Class X Light Cruiser
NOTES: The Ticonderoga Class Light Cruiser is the newest class of vessels
to come from the Federation assembly line. At present, only the
Ticonderoga has been completed, with the construction of 24 more vessels to
begin if and when she successfully completes her trials.
The Ticonderoga is the first Starfleet vessel with up
and down warp nacelles, as opposed to the conventional side to side method of
dual engines in the past. Great study and design experimentation has gone
into this alignment, with a number of new theories in warp engineering occurring
as well. Not until the evidence of improved performance (see the Orion
Swift Solaria class) came about was this radical design ever seriously
considered.
Tests have shown that through some still not understood
principle of warp matter/antimatter balance a vessel using this engine
configuration should attain greater speeds with more safety than a vessel using
the standard configuration. Practical trials have only been conducted with
vessels less than 40,000 tons but designers and warp engineers can find no
reason why this advantage should not help larger ships as well.
Ticonderoga has been built to make sure that this is indeed so.
If the class is a success, Starfleet intends to use the
vessels for such tasks as escorts for important convoys, and pirate
suppression. Finally, the privateers who prey on helpless shipping will
come up against a vessel that can both outgun them and outrun them. This
never-before-seen situation is looked upon with great expectation by many
merchant corporations and far-flung frontier worlds.
The trials of the Ticonderoga are scheduled for later
in this year. Only then will it be known for sure if the class will be a
success or not. Regardless of the outcome, the Ticonderoga class may very
well be the last major Starfleet vessel to be equipped with standard warp
engines. The continuing tests of the new battleship Excelsior and her
transwarp drive may make all other means of interstellar propulsion obsolete
before the final ship of the Ticonderoga class is complete.
| Construction Data: Model Numbers- Ship Class- Date Entering Service- |
MK I X 2/2207 |
| Hull Data: Superstructure Points- Damage Chart- Size Length- Width- Height- Weight- Cargo Cargo Units- Cargo Capacity- Landing Capability- |
20 C 243 meters 130 meters 69 meters 150,000 tons 300 units 15,000 tons None |
| Equipment Data: Control Computer Type- Transporters- Standard 6-person- Combat 20-person- Emergency 22-person- cargo- |
unknown 3 none 3 2 |
| Other Data: Crew- Troops- Passengers- Shuttlecraft- |
320 none unknown 4 or 8 |
| Engines and Power Data: Total Power Units Available- Movement Point Ratio- Warp Engine Type- Number- Power Units Available- Stress Charts- Maximum Safe Cruising Speed- Emergency Speed- Impulse Engine Type- Power Units Available- |
48 2/1 FWC-? 2 22 O/M Warp 8 Warp 9.9 FID-? 4 |
| Weapons and Firing Data: Beam Weapon Type- Number- Firing Arcs- Firing Chart- Maximum Power- Damage Modifiers +3 +2 +1 Missile Weapon Type- Number- Firing Arcs- Firing Chart- Power To Arm- Damage- |
FH-10 10 in five banks 4f/p, 2f, 4f/s W 7 (1 - 10) (11 - 17) (18 - 20) FP-5 1 Aft W 1 16 |
| Shields Data: Deflector Shield Type- Shield Point Ratio- Maximum Shield Power- |
FSO 1/3 16 |
| Defense Factor- Weapon Damage Factor- |
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