APW 0 Posted April 13, 2006 (edited) This is a starship I created just this morning. It combines elements of the Miranda, Soyuz, Constellation, and Centaur classes. I intend for it to be a "heavy" Miranda-style battlecruiser. The weapons pod has 5 photon torpedo launchers. The pod is flanked by pulse phaser canons. The forward shuttlebay houses fighter craft, while the rear bays contain the more traditional auxiliary spacecraft. The ship also is equipped with augmented sensor capabilities. Add to that uprated hull armor and shielding (and excellent sublight maneuverability), and the "Renegade-Class" should hold its own against all but the largest vessels operated by the Federation's enemies. The piece of equipment I forgot to label is an additional sensor-type module. What do you think? P.S. I plan on using this ship at some time in the future, whenever I write some TNG-era fan fiction. Thought it might be fun to make myself the captain, and post some of my friends at the bridge stations. Maybe have a joint mission with the Enterprise-D or E. I haven't decided yet. Edited April 14, 2006 by APW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted April 14, 2006 APW, I'm sorry to say, but a ship that size, even with uprated armor and shields, and heavy weapons, is only effective against larger vessels to a certain size. It might match up well against an Akira class light cruiser, but against a Soveriegn class Heavy Cruiser, or a Klingon Negh'Var, Dominion Heavy Cruiser, and Romulan Valdore, that thing is dead. Smaller warships just can't take the kind of abuse those larger ships can dish out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APW 0 Posted April 14, 2006 (edited) I know. That's why I said it would hold up well against all but the largest enemy vessels. To be honest, I doubt it could trade punches with an Akira either. Now that I think about it, the ship should have a lower registry than the one I've assigned it (in the 78*** neighborhood) and be placed somewhere in the early 24th century rather than the TNG timeframe. I don't really know alot about what was occuring between the 2290s and 2340s, though. I had designed it for a friend, but after finishing it decided to keep it. I've submitted it to the Journal of Applied Treknology. Hoping to get it listed by June. Edited April 14, 2006 by APW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted April 14, 2006 Hey, APW, here's a ship I designed for the sim I'm in, it's for my charactor's native species, the Valderans. The Renegade's captain would definately not mess with this ship. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « Conquerer was designed during the Dominion War to serve as basically a mobile weapons' platform. At 2400 meters long (2.5 Kilometers/1.5 Miles), it is the largest "starship" built in the Alpha Quadrant. Dispite the fact that the Valderan Empire's military budget is large enough to support a good number of these vessels, the expense of the first three ships led to the cancelation of the fourth, but not before the spaceframe was completed. To recoup losses, Valderis Central Shipyards, the primary manufacturer of the Conquerer class, sold the fourth spaceframe to Starfleet at a discounted price after the Valderan Senate agreed to only pay back 75% of the cost of building the ship. Following extensive refits at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, that vessel was commissioned USS Liberator (NCC-85393). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APW 0 Posted April 15, 2006 (edited) Wow. That's big. I've always been partial to smaller ships myself. I changed the ship's name (I forgot there already was a USS Renegade). Here's something extra I designed for it. The Mary Rose was a 78-gun Royal Navy carrack in the 18th century. I lowered the registry, placing the ship in the early 2300s (maybe 2320), and I'll be changing the class name. Edited April 15, 2006 by APW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted April 15, 2006 small ships have their place in the fleet, but most of what My charactors do in Sims is command large groups of ships, and usually in combat, so naturally I lean towards (In the Federation Fleet) Heavy and Light Cruisers, and destroyers. I rarely use frigates (which by size is what the Mary Rose would be in the star trek world) in fleet operations, just because of how vulnerable they are. I use them as armed recon, and to escort convoys usually. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APW 0 Posted April 15, 2006 That's understandable. I was never surprised to see Miranda's and even Excelsiors getting destroyed by the dozens in those big on-screen battles with the Dominion on DS9. I'm not sure why I'm partial to little ships. I just am. Prior to the Mary Rose I created several other ships for fictional stories and they have all been no larger than medium cruisers. I guess its because a smaller ship with less firepower forces my commanders to really think they're way out of situations prior to committing to a fight. I'd like to place the Mary Rose even further back in Trek history (maybe even as far back as "The Search for Spock"). In Jr High (late 80's) I wrote a whole slew of fan fiction set in that era. I recently found those old stories and re-read them. They're terrible, but I think I can re-write most of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krissy Phaserman 0 Posted April 16, 2006 With that beast Jim designed there are no tactics. You can't use it in one-on-one engagements against smaller ships, since they'd just outrun it. in Fleet engagements, it fights alot like the old Battleships and Ships of the Line, line up and hammer it out with broadsides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APW 0 Posted April 16, 2006 Ha...one of the reasons I like little ships. I can take advantage of my speed and maneuverability and use hit and run tactics against bulkier vessels. Of course, the second I take one solid hit, I'm done for. Which is why you pick your spots for hit and run attacks well. Still, I doubt I'd have one of my ship's try to stand up to something like Jim's Valderan warship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krissy Phaserman 0 Posted April 17, 2006 Few things can, but luckily for the little ships, those big monsters are extremely rare. I'm in the same sim as Jim, and I seem to recal the VRN having something like 2400 ships, so the odds that the Valderan ship you would run into would be a Conquerer class is like one in 800. You're more likely to run into either a smaller battleship class or a carrier than the Conquerer or one of her sister ships. Chances are, though, if you encountered a Valderan ship, it would be no bigger than a Cruiser (Something maybe the size of the Enterprise-E, possibly a bit larger, but not by much) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrPsychic 1 Posted April 17, 2006 Remember the mirror universe episode where the mirror Defiant fought against Regent Worf's huge ship? The Defiant was able to inflict heavy damage on the larger ship simply because it's much more manuverable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Phaserman 0 Posted April 17, 2006 Regent Worf was a (I'm trying to say a bad word but can't), Psy. Never send a battleship out without escort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrPsychic 1 Posted April 18, 2006 He was a typical mirror universe person, mad with power. He wanted to show how powerful the Alliance was by showing up in that huge ship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites