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Ronin ClassTechnical Specifications for the U.S.S. Regional Previous Ships of the Line: USS Ronin USS Dominance USS Enigma USS Hobbes USS Samurai USS Tiber USS Regional Expected duration: 120 years Time between resupply: 5 years Time between refit: 10 years Category: Explorer/Battlecruiser Length: 680 meters Height: 86 meters Width: 318.11 meters Mass: 2,500,000 metric tons Decks: 23 (Including Pod)  PersonnelOfficers: 53 Enlisted crew: 550 Marines: 200 Passengers: 130 Maximum Capacity: 9800 Warp Reactor: M/ARA Normal Cruising Speed: Warp 6 Maximum Cruising Speed: Warp 9 Maximum Speed: Warp 9.99 (36 hrs) Quantum Slipstream Drive System Expierimental Transwarp Drive  Weaponry & DefensePhasers:12 type-XIV phaser arrays Torpedoes: launchers: 16 8 in Advance Wepaons Pod, 4 forward on the Saucer Section, 4 aft on the Star Drive section ) 1 x Rapid fire quantum torpedo turret photon: 300 quantum: 350 hellfire: 40 transphaisic: 30 tri cobalt: 10 Secret Expeirimental Astro Fleet Weapon onboard.* Shields: Multi-Layered Shielding System (MLSS) Heavy Duranium/Tritanium double hull plus 10 cm Ablative armor. Klingon cloaking device: hull conformal Auxiliary CraftShuttle bays: 2Shuttles: 18 Fighters: 11 Notes: The Ronin class was fielded in the 2370's to provide a smaller, more numerous counterpart to the Sovereign class. The Ronin was designed with more of a scientific bent. The design was intended to parallel that of the Sovereign class as closely as possible in order to allow for many identical systems to be installed in both classes; this has resulted in significant improvements in the design and construction processes for the Ronin class and thus allowed comparatively high numbers to be fielded. Compared to the Sovereign class the Ronin has a more compact shape - the engineering hull is integrated directly to the saucer section, a measure which saves some 200 square meters of interior volume and materials. The major difference in capability is the addition of a prominent housing aft of the saucer section of the Ronin class. This enables the vessel to carry any one of a variety of special equipment pods - current models include a high capacity sensor pod, an enhanced weapons pod, a colony transport pod, an emergency field hospital unit, or a science laboratory pod. Although the basic Ronin design has approximately 80% of the capability of a Sovereign class vessel in most areas, the addition of the mission pod brings that figure up to 95% or more in that specific area. This flexibility actually allows the Ronin design to accomplish almost identical missions despite its smaller size. In service the Ronin class has proved highly satisfactory, and in many ways these ships are a fully satisfactory replacement for the Nebula Class that forms the backbone of Starfleet's exploratory and scientific programs. Like the Sovereign class they have received regular upgrades to their systems, most notably a new Warp Core design. With the advent of the threats from the Romulan, Dominion and Borg, in a standard issue weapons pod. The pod carries eight standard torpedo tubes and a stock of 300 casings, approximately doubling the ships overall rate of fire. *= See the future episode called "Missfire!" for more information. I have no idea when it's going to be done, so check back every now and then.   |
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