BASIC STATISTICS
Class Name : MONTU
Classification : Warship
Type : CL (Light Cruiser)
Model Number : II (AKIRA III)
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Length : 464 m
Beam : 317 m
Draft : 87 m
Displacement : 3,442,316 mt
CREW COMPLEMENT
Total Standard : 770
Officers : 56
Crew : 504
Marines : 160
Passengers : 50 (standard)
PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Warp Propulsion System
Drive Type : ILN-505 Mk X
Number : 2
Main Reactor : FRAM-1200
Impulse System
Drive Type : KRLT
Number : 2
Secondary Reactor: FRIF-700 Network
D-Warp Drive : Dim-IV M1i
VELOCITY:
Standard Cruise Speed : 7.0
Maximum Cruise Speed : 9.45
Sustainable for 12 hours: 9.85
Maximum Emergency Speed : 9.92
Core Failure Imminent : 9.95
ARMAMENT
Phaser, Type XI (Extended range parallel phaser strip)
Number : 6 banks
Range : 345,000 km
Arcs : saucer dorsal array
saucer ventral array (p/s)
aft hull dorsal array (p/s)
aft hull ventral aft array
Phaser, Type XIa (Rapid repeating pulse phaser turrets)
Number : 4 turrets
Range : 300,000 km
Arcs : fwd firing (p/s)
aft firing (p/s)
Flux Torpedo Mk III Seeking/Direct
Number : 3 tubes
Range : Flux 3,500,000 km, Photon 3,000,000
Arcs : 2 forward, 1 aft
Point Defense Lasers, type III
Number : 12 (4 turrets of 3 lasers each)
Range : 300,000 km
Arcs : saucer dorsal turrets (p/s)
: aft hull mid turrets (p/s)
Deflector System : FD-10e enhanced cocoon multiphasic deflector shields
Limited Ablative Armor
OTHER SYSTEMS
Transporters
Standard, 6-person : 4
Combat, 12-person : 3
Emergency, 16-person: 3
Cargo : 2
Shuttle Bays : 1
Embarked Craft (Standard, specific ships may vary)
Shuttlepod : 4
Personnel Shuttle, Small: 3
Personnel Shuttle, Large: 2
Shuttle, D-Warp : 3
Cargo Shuttle : 1
Notes:
The MONTU class cruiser is the first descendent of the successful
AKIRA class warships that entered service early in the 2330's. The
revolutionary catamaran configuration of the AKIRA's had proven
itself as an efficient and robust design through diverse tactical
engagements.
The prototype vessel, USS MONTU, was part of Starfleet's competition
to devise a true successor for the aging HOOD class vessels. Final
testing had been awarded to the MONTU and HIRYU project submittals
of which the latter eventually won. However, the impressive
capabilities demonstrated in the competition eventually led to a
full refit of the active AKIRA class warships as well as the
construction of a new block of ships using the upgraded design.
A series of technological advancements projected into the MONTU
class have resulted in a warship worthy of her predecessors. The
incorporation of the revolutionary new SCIMITAR system allows
for faster and more accurate deployment, targeting and coordination
of all weapons and defensive systems during an engagement. The
SCIMITAR incorporates a new series of tactical sensors, a dedicated
computer core, advanced software, and all available weapon systems
into one integrated package capable of providing tactical dominance
greater than the mere ordinance itself would suggest.
Application of ablative armor to critical areas of the structure, as
deemed necessary from the AKIRA's, has also provided a much needed
defensive boost to the refit design. Likewise the incorporation of a
point defense system adds to defense by providing an additional
defence against missile and projectile attacks.
The Mark II MONTU is equipped with Starfleet's newest phaser systems.
The XIa enhanced pulse phasers were first deployed in hull pods on
the NEW ORLEANS Model III (CAVALLA class) light cruisers and made
standard on the FEARLESS and CIRCE-class warships. The Mark II
MONTU also upgrades her standardphaser systems to the new XI models.