Thunderbolt statistics Mark I
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80819 100317 BASIC STATISTICS Class Name : Thunderbolt Classification : Escort Type : DE (Escort Destroyer) Model Number : I PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS Length : 172 m Beam : 126 m Draft : 30 m Displacement : 336,153 mt COMPLEMENT Total Standard : 60 Officers : 5 Crew : 45 Marines : 10 Passengers : 0 (4 maximum) PROPULSION SYSTEMS Warp Propulsion System Drive Type : ILN-255 Mk VIII Number : 2 Main Reactor : FRAM-690 Impulse System Drive Type : CLAS-Q Number : 1 Secondary Reactor : FRIF-504 Network Thruster Control : Quickstep Velocity Standard Cruise Speed : 7.0 Maximum Cruise Speed : 9.5 Sustainable for 12 hours : 9.85 Maximum Emergency Speed : 9.9 Core Failure Imminent : 9.98 ARMAMENT Phaser, Type Xa Number : 4 fixed turrets Range : 200,000 km Arcs : Forward Dorsal (P/S) Forward Ventral (P/S) Phaser, Type X Number : 3 banks Range : 300,000 km Arcs : Dorsal Ventral Aft Flux Torpedo, Mk II Seeking/Direct Number : 2 tubes Range : 3,500,000 km Arcs : 2 forward Deflector System : FD-7e cocoon multiphasic deflector system Ablative Armor OTHER SYSTEMS Transporters Standard, 6-person : 2 Cargo : 1 Shuttle Bays : 1 Embarked Craft Shuttlepod : 2 Notes: With the Borg attack, and nearly destruction, of Starbase Gamma in early 2307, Starfleet decided that Starbases needed a mobile defense platform. After consultation with Starfleet Engineering the decision was made to expand the THUNDERBOLT Escort Vessel (TEV) project. Designed initially as a weapons test bed and feasibility study, the THUNDERBOLT-class escort proved to be a good choice. Without the comforts or amenities of most other starships, the THUNDERBOLT was perfectly suited for fast strike missions from a nearby base. The THUNDERBOLT-class escort is the most overpowered and overarmed vessel ever created by Starfleet. Using power plants and weapons designed for ships twice her size, or greater, the THUNDERBOLT has had her spaceframe and structural integrity fields strengthened in the same proportion. The warp drive nacelles are mounted within large flaring/shoulders in order to improve their performance and strength. Mounted on top of these are Mk Xa Pulsed Phaser turrets with fixed mounts. These mounts give the ship astounding forward firepower for a ship of her size while leaving gaps in her defense. These gaps are partially closed by the addition of three standard Type X phasers. However, maneuverability rather than firepower is the key to the survivability of the class in combat for no ship of this small size can stand up to a true cruiser or even a large destroyer in a protracted engagement. The USS THUNDERBOLT was the first of the class to be deployed to active service, at Starbase Gamma, and was recommissioned the USS GARRETT. Each Starfleet base is planed to have a THUNDERBOLT-class corvette assigned to it.