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CLASS NAME: Paine |
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BRAD'S COMMENTS:
Like FASA's original "Ambassador" heavy
cruiser from the TNG Officer's Manual, the Paine class first appeared as a bastardized
hybrid between the Constitution Refit and the
Excelsior.
Employing the Consitution Refit's ubiquitous saucer section and the Excelsior's
streamlined warp nacelles, the Paine (as it originally appeared) is a ship
completely out of proportion! So, like I did with the FASA "Ambassador", I took
the liberty of revamping the Paine to look more like it should have
looked all along, using its Excelsior warp nacelles as my scale reference, then
pasting in the same saucer and nacelles I created for the
Envoy class, and adding the necessary (and
originally absent) structural details, like a navigational deflector, torpedo
bays, and a shuttle bay. All in all, I think it turned out pretty well, and was not as
grueling a chore as revamping the FASA "Ambassador".
As for combat efficiency, the Paine
is pretty weak compared to other ships of the same era, especially in its
torpedo armament. Those FP-7's do not do a lot of damage, and there are
only two of them concentrated into the forward arc. Even the older
Chandley
and Northampton frigates have more ferocious
firepower. Also, the Paine's superstructure is weaker than many older
frigates and cruisers, and the engines don't put out much juice, leading me to
wonder what's the use of playing this class at all if it's not any kind of
improvement over the older classes? The Paine plays more like a scout or
maybe an escort, not a frigate as we've come to know them in the FASA universe.
So, as I did with the schematics, I
revamped the stats. Beyond the first mark, there are additional "refitted"
models which are significantly more powerful, which is in keeping with a ship of
the Paine's era, mission, and general size in comparison to other
ships-of-the-line which share the same era; see my graphic below.
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| Construction Data: Model Numbers- Ship Class- Date Entering Service- Number Constructed |
MK I IX 2/9002 25 |
MK II * XIII 2312 A.D. unknown |
MK III * XIII 2330 A.D. unknown |
MK IV * XIII 2341 A.D. unknown |
| Hull Data: Superstructure Points- Damage Chart- Size Length- Width- Height- Weight- Cargo Cargo Units- Cargo Capacity- Landing Capability- |
17 C 250 meters(?!) 120 meters(?!) 80 meters(?!) 139,805 tons(?!) 10 units 500 tons None |
54 C 312 meters 178 meters 89 meters 269,200 tons 150 units 7,500 tons None |
60 C 312 meters 178 meters 89 meters 274,600 tons 150 units 7,500 tons None |
63 C 312 meters 178 meters 89 meters 278,300 tons 150 units 7,500 tons None |
| Equipment Data: Control Computer Type- Transporters- Standard 6-person- Combat 20-person- Emergency 22-person- cargo, large- cargo, small- |
M-7 2 none 1 1 1 |
M-9A 4 6 none 1 2 |
MBT-07 4 6 none 1 2 |
MBT-07 4 6 none 1 2 |
| Other Data: Crew- Passengers- Troops- Shuttlecraft- |
85(?!) 15 none 3 |
262 35 240 5 |
231 35 240 5 |
215 35 240 5 |
| 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- |
46 4/1 FTWC-1 2 20 D/E Warp 8 Warp 9.9 FIB-3 6 |
93 4/1 FNWD-3B 2 34 M/K Warp 8 Warp 9.9 FNIS-200 25 |
99 4/1 FNWD-3C 2 36 M/K Warp 8 Warp 9.9 FNIS-210 27 |
106 4/1 FNWD-3C 2 36 M/K Warp 8 Warp 9.9 FNIS-300 35 |
| Weapons and Firing Data: Beam Weapon Type- Number- Firing Arcs- Firing Chart- Maximum Power- Damage Modifiers +3 +2 +1 Missile Weapon Type- Number- Firing Arcs- Firing Chart- Power To Arm- Damage- |
FH-9 3 in two banks 2f/p/s, 1a N 6 (1 - 7) (8 - 13) FP-7 3 2f/p/s, 1a R 1 8 |
FH-11 8 in 4 banks 2f, 2p, 2s, 2a Y 10 (1 - 10) (11 - 17) (18 - 24) FP-4 4 in 2 bays 2f, 2a S 1 20 |
FH-11 8 in 4 banks 2f, 2p, 2s, 2a Y 10 (1 - 10) (11 - 17) (18 - 24) FP-4 4 in 2 bays 2f, 2a S 1 20 |
FH-11 8 in 4 banks 2f, 2p, 2s, 2a Y 10 (1 - 10) (11 - 17) (18 - 24) FP-17 4 in 2 bays 2f, 2a X 3 27 |
| Shields Data: Deflector Shield Type- Shield Point Ratio- Maximum Shield Power- |
FSC 1/3 16 |
NGSS-E 1/3 18 |
NGSS-F 1/3 21 |
NGSS-G 1/3 24 |
| Defense Factor- Weapon Damage Factor- |
127.81 21.3 |
unknown unknown |
unknown unknown |
unknown unknown |
* Denotes completely hypothetical model number and stats, devised by Brad R. Torgersen.
