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CLASS NAME: L-20 (Keth Ke
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BRAD'S COMMENTS: This is another rare design furnished by Bernard Guignard. The stats for this sucker make it out to be even more deadly than the largest Klingon Kirk-era cruisers, like the D-7M and the Riskadh. Sadly, I don't think the ship's outward appearance matches its internal ferocity. If the L-20 was edited from the pages of my edition of the game on account of looks, I can kind of understand why. It looks more like a light cruiser than it does a bona fide battleship, such as the imposing L-24. Still, the stats are great and I can't wait to try this out in a game some time. It should kick butt. (The original pic was horribly grainy so I took the liberty of re-drawing it!)
From
the FASA Star Trek Starship Tactical Combat Simulator, circa 1983 - 1986
Class design by: John J. Stevens & Forest Brown
L-20 Class X Fast Battleship
Notes: In the years following the abortive Federation/Klingon war of
Organia, the Klingon High Command decided to design and construct a cpital ship
thjat would exceed the capabilities of any Federation vessel. Many
officials believed the requirements were impossible to achieve, but when the
Thoras Shipyards submitted their design, these same individuals were
stunned. Here was a vessel that met and, in some cases, exceeded all the
minimum standards. The L-20 designer, Captain Kangar sutai Kinzan, had
proceeded under the assumption that, if cost was no consideration, anything was
possible.
The L-20 prototype, the Keth Ke
Se, was completed on Stardate 2/1504 and had the distinction of being the
most expensive ship ever constructed for the Imperial Navy. This new
battleship earned her name while on trials, when she single-handedly destroyed
three Romulan vessels in the Triangle, taking no damage to herself. Her
main batteries were capable of crippling the most powerful vessels then in
service.
Heavy bow and stern torpedoes give
the L-20 the ability to strike hard while still maintaining high speeds.
An oversized impulse engine insures that the L-20 has plenty of maneuver
power. Equipped with the best deflectors and shielding available at the
time it was constructed, and given a strengthened superstructure, the L-20
prototype could take damage as well as give it. Design specifications
called for Warp 6 capabilities, but the ship delivered went a step further with
a speed of Warp 7.
An interesting addition to the lower
hull is an assault shuttle bay, which adjoins the staging area for the main
transporters. This assures that a landing by the ship's compliment of 350
marines need not be halted by transporter failure or the need to maintain
shielding. The most devastating feature of the L-20 is its basic
resemblance to the famed D-7 cruiser, which could lead to tragic mistakes on the
part of an opposing captain.
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| Construction Data: Model Numbers- Ship Class- Date Entering Service- Number Constructed |
A X 2/1504 unknown |
| Hull Data: Superstructure Points- Damage Chart- Size Length- Width- Height- Weight- Cargo Cargo Units- Cargo Capacity- Landing Capability- |
30 C 250 meters 181 meters 70 meters 156,380 tons 300 units 15,000 tons None |
| Equipment Data: Control Computer Type- Transporters- Standard 6-person- Combat 20-person- Emergency 18-person- cargo small large Cloaking Device Type- Power Requirement- |
ZD-7 5 4 2 1 1 none none |
| Other Data: Crew- Troops- Shuttlecraft- |
487 350 6 |
| 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- |
53 4/1 KWE-3 2 20 J/M Warp 7 Warp 8 KIF-2 23 |
| Weapons and Firing Data: Beam Weapon Type- Number- Firing Arcs- Firing Chart- Maximum Power- Damage Modifiers +3 +2 +1 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- |
KD-12 4 in two banks 2f/p, 2f/s H 9 (1 - 3) (4 - 8) (9 - 12) KD-8 4 in two banks 2f, 2a U 7 (1 - 7) (8 - 16) (17 - 20) KP-4 3 2f, 1a Q 2 18 |
| Shields Data: Deflector Shield Type- Shield Point Ratio- Maximum Shield Power- |
KSL 1/3 14 |
| Defense Factor- Weapon Damage Factor- |
unknown unknown |
