CLASS NAME: Epsilon
CLASS TYPE: Cutter
GOVERNMENT: United Federation of Planets

Port
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IMAGE SOURCE: re-draw by Brad R. Torgersen, 2006
Dorsal
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IMAGE SOURCE: re-draw by Brad R. Torgersen, 2006
Bow
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IMAGE SOURCE: re-draw by Brad R. Torgersen, 2006

BRAD'S COMMENTS:  I took the liberty of re-drawing this class, mostly because it has always annoyed me that such a smallish warship uses a warp nacelle copied directly off the much larger Constitution Refit.  The new nacelles are in the same spirit as those featured on the original, but different enough that the nagging scaling problems (which I have noted elsewhere on the site) are essentially avoided.  From a gaming standpoint, almost all cutters are undergunned and lacking hitting power.  I have only found them to be playable during midget wars, pitted against other dinky vessels.  Of course, since cutters are mainly defensive weapons against pirates and criminals and such, it seems unlikely a Federation cutter would ever fight a Klingon gunboat, though I have tried this.  It's an interesting exercise.

From the FASA Star Trek FEDERATION SHIP RECOGNITION MANUAL, circa 1985
Epsilon Class III-IV Cutter
NOTES: Of the 805 Epsilons built, 363 Mk Is and 266 Mk Ils remain in active service, with 16 Mk Is and 8 Mk Ils in reserve fleets; 4 Mk Is and 2 Mk Ils are used by Star Fleet Training Command; 87 Mk Is and 41 Mk Ils have been destroyed, 4 Mk Is disappeared along the Triangle border, and 2 Mk Is disappeared on the Rimward frontier; 2 Mk Is and 4 Mk Ils have been scrapped, and 6 Mk Is have been sold to civilian commercial interests.  The Epsilon Class cutters are produced at the Morena, Salazaar, and Merak shipyards at a combined rate of 18 per year.
Construction Data:
     Model Numbers-
     Ship Class-
     Date Entering Service-
     Number Constructed
MK I
III
2/1104
461
MK II
IV
2/1412
344
Hull Data:
     Superstructure Points-
     Damage Chart-
     Size
         Length-
         Width-
         Height-
         Weight-
     Cargo
         Cargo Units-
         Cargo Capacity-
     Landing Capability-
7
C

96 meters
18 meters
12 meters
17,925 tons
  
5 unit
2 50 tons
Yes
9
C

96 meters
18 meters
12 meters
25,975 tons
  
5 unit
250 tons
Yes
Equipment Data:
     Control Computer Type-
     Transporters-
         Standard 6-person-
         Combat 20-person-
         Emergency 22-person-
         cargo small-
         cargo large-		   
L-14
  
1
1
None
1
None		   
L-14
  
1
1
None
1
None
Other Data:
     Crew-
     Troops-
     Passengers-
     Shuttlecraft-		   
25
10
10
None		   
28
10
10
None
Engines and Power Data:
     Total Power Units Available-
     Movement Point Ratio-
     Warp Engine Type-
         Number-
         Power Units Available-
         Stress Charts-
         Maximum Safe Cruising Speed-
         Emergency Speed-
     Impulse Engine Type-
         Power Units Available-		     
18
2/1
FWA-2
2
8
J/M
Warp 6
Warp 8
FIB-1
2		     
26
3/1
FWH-1
2
10
Q/R
Warp 5
Warp 6
FIB-3
6
Weapons and Firing Data:
     Beam Weapon Type-
         Number-
         Firing Arcs-
         Firing Chart-
         Maximum Power-
         Damage Modifiers
               +3
               +2
               +1		    
FH-6
4 in two banks
2f/p, 2f/s
N
3
 
 
(1 - 7)
(8 - 13)		    
FH-6
4 in two banks
2f/p, 2f/s
N
3
 
 
(1 - 7)
(8 - 13)
Shields Data:
     Deflector Shield Type-
         Shield Point Ratio-
         Maximum Shield Power-		   
FSB
1/2
9		   
FSB
1/2
9
Defense Factor-
Weapon Damage Factor-		 49
10		 47.9
10

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