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from FASA Star Trek© Starship Tactical Combat Simulator – Federation Ship Recognition Manual (2nd Edition)
Re-Draw by Brad R. Torgersen
NOTES:
First commissioned in 2245 during the period known as “The Great Awakening”, the Anton class cruiser was in the forefront of that expansion effort. At the time, Star Fleet itself was expanding in response to the changing and expanding economic and political goals of the UFP. To meet the demand of a larger navy, the Military Appropriations Committee authorized the development and testing of hundreds of vessel types, the Anton among them. During this same period, the concepts of ship design were rapidly evolving and becoming more sophisticated, and the technology to build and operate starships was going through an industrial revolution. Advances in all facets of the technology required to construct, maintain, and operate a starship was changing so rapidly that some ships were obsolete before they were completed. The Anton design was changed no fewer than 12 times before the tooling and machining was begun. Even so, the ship required some alterations during its trials and was to see many more changes after its commissioning, the last of which was the refitting to the Reliant class. When these new cruisers were launched, they were only capable of performing 3-year missions with re-supply at 1-year intervals. This made their dual-purpose role of research cruiser harder to perform. With the great distances that had to be travelled, they could not get more than 6-months travel time from a friendly outpost. This meant they could only advance as fast as the frontier was expanding.
| Construction Data: | |||
| Model – | Mk I | Mk II | Mk IV |
| Ship Class – | X | X | X |
| Date Entering Service – | 2247 | 2256 | 2270 |
| Number Constructed – | 68 | 56 | 12 |
| Hull Data: | |||
| Superstructure Points – | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Damage Chart – | C | C | C |
| Size: | |||
| Length – | 224 m | 226 m | 226 m |
| Width – | 145 m | 145 m | 145 m |
| Height – | 51 m | 51 m | 51 m |
| Weight – | 155,500 mt | 155,810 mt | 157,990 mt |
| Cargo: | |||
| Total SCU – | 300 SCU | 300 SCU | 300 SCU |
| Cargo Capacity – | 15,000 mt | 15,000 mt | 15,000 mt |
| Landing Capacity – | None | None | None |
| Equipment Date: | |||
| Control Computer Type – | M-3 | M-4 | M-4 |
| Transporters: | |||
| Standard 6-person – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Emergency 22-person – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cargo – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Other Data: | |||
| Crew – | 290 | 295 | 306 |
| Passengers – | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Shuttlecraft – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engines And Power Data: | |||
| Total Power Units Available – | 35 | 38 | 46 |
| Movement Point Ratio – | 3/1 | 3/1 | 4/1 |
| Warp Engine Type – | FWC-1 | FWC-1 | FWC-2 |
| Number – | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Power Units Available – | 16 ea. | 16 ea. | 20 ea. |
| Stress Chart – | O/M | O/M | N/M |
| Max Safe Cruising Speed – | Warp 7 | Warp 7 | Warp 6 |
| Emergency Speed – | Warp 9 | Warp 9 | Warp 8 |
| Impulse Engine Type – | FIC-2 | FIC-3 | FIC-3 |
| Power Units Available – | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Weapons And Firing Data: | |||
| Beam Weapon Type – | FL-5 | FH-3 | FH-10 |
| Number – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Firing Arcs – | 2 f/p, 2 f/s | 2 f/p, 2 f/s | 2 f/p, 2 f/s |
| Firing Chart – | H | W | W |
| Maximum Power – | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Damage Modifiers: | |||
| +3 | (-) | (1-10) | (1-10) |
| +2 | (1-4) | (11-17) | (11-17) |
| +1 | (5-7) | (18-20) | (18-20) |
| Shield Data: | |||
| Deflector Shield Type – | FSG | FSH | FSH |
| Shield Point Ratio – | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Maximum Shield Power – | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Combat Efficiency: | |||
| D – | 55.2 | 77.7 | 76.6 |
| WDF – | 4.4 | 23.2 | 29.2 |