Specs for the USS Sherman

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The USS Sherman is a Nebula-class with the 'Stalingrad' refit. The 'Stalingrad' option was created in case the Dominion defeated the Federation. A fleet of ships capable of long-term combat missions and resuppy through replicating parts and fighters would operate in deep space. The ships would attack isolated outposts, hit the Dominion infrastructure, and lead the way for an eventual revolt. The war ended before more than the Sherman and the USS Mosby were built. The Mosby was mothballed and the Sherman had its phase cloak taken out.

The Sherman was the first ship equipped with a Mark II Quantum Reactor after the war. The reactor is more difficult to maintain, but it does have more power than a typical antimatter reactor. The Stormbird runabouts have the Mark I Quantum Reactor and the Sherman carries eight in its main shuttlebay and twenty in the weapon pod's quick-launch alcoves.

The USS Sherman has the advanced weapons pod, which is five levels of weapons, force field generators, fusion reactors, and quantum torpedo launchers. It also has industrial replicators and a shuttle bay designed to be capable of creating and launching Stormbirds in under an hour.

Dimensions
Length : 452 m
Beam : 560 m
Height : 145 m

Decks : 42 (including pod)

Mass : 4,500,000 tons

Crew :780 including family members

Armament
8 x Type X Phaser arrays, total output 32,500 TeraWatts
3 x Type III burst fire quantum torpedo tubes + 180 torpedoes
50 Tricobalt Torpedoes
Antimatter spread emitter

Defense Systems
High capacity shield system, total capacity 2,849,000 TeraJoules
Standard Duranium/Tritanium double hull plus 14.0 cm High Density armor
High level Structural Integrity Field

Warp Speeds (TNG Scale)
Normal Cruise : Warp Factor 6
Maximum Cruise : Warp Factor 9
Maximum Rated : Warp Factor 9.9 for twelve hours

Enhanced Weapons Pod
6 X Type II Pulse Cannon, total output 30,000 TeraWatts
6 X Type III Burst Fire torpedo tubes + mix of 1800 torpedoes (1400 photon and 400 quantum)
High Capacity Shield System, total capacity, 1,200,000 TeraJoules

The USS Sherman uses two separate shield systems. The main system acts as the outer shell and the pod's shield system can act as either a backup system or a second shell that significantly increases shield strength at the cost of lessened warp speed, maneuverability, and a 30% decrease in phaser strength.

The Sherman carries a squadron of Stormbird fighters. The specs of the Stormbird are as follows:
Cruise Warp: 6
Max Warp: 8.5
Emergency Warp: 9.3 (6 hours)
Crew: 2
Weapons: Two pulse cannons, one standard torpedo tube with 20 rounds
Defensive Systems: Multiphasic shields, passive stealth, active sensor jamming

Stormbird-class Fighter