Charger Class VIII Destroyer

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from STARDATE MAGAZINE, Volume 3, Issue 1 – February 1987, Class design by Josh W. Spencer, Redraw – Brad R. Torgersen

 

Construction Data:
Model – Mk I Mk II Mk III Mk V
Ship Class – VIII VIII VIII VIII
Date Entering Service – 2287 2302 2333 2355
Number Constructed – 36 Refit Refit Refit
Hull Data:
Superstructure Points – 22 22 28 28
Damage Chart – C C C C
Size:
Length – 210 m 210 m 210 m 210 m
Width – 170 m 170 m 170 m 170 m
Height – 60 m 60 m 60 m 60 m
Weight – 119,055 mt 119,513 mt 119,377 mt 119,467 mt
Cargo:
Total SCU – 170 SCU 160 SCU 160 SCU 160 SCU
Cargo Capacity – 8,500 mt 8,000 mt 8,000 mt 8,000 mt
Landing Capacity – None None None None
Equipment Date:
Control Computer Type – M-3 M-3 M-4B I-5
Transporters:
Standard 6-person – 2 2 2 2
Emergency 22-person – 1 1 1 1
Cargo – 2 2 2 2
Other Data:
Crew – 178 171 171 171
Passengers – 20 20 20 20
Shuttlecraft – 9 9 9 9
Engines And Power Data:
Total Power Units Available – 41 50 58 63
Movement Point Ratio – 3/1 3/1 3/1 3/1
Warp Engine Type – FWJ-1 FWJ-1 FWG-3 FWG-3
Number – 1 1 1 1
Power Units Available – 38 38 38 38
Stress Chart – D/F D/F E/H E/H
Max Safe Cruising Speed – Warp 9 Warp 9 Warp 9 Warp 9
Emergency Speed – Warp 10 Warp 10 Warp 10 Warp 10
Impulse Engine Type – FIC-2 FIF-1 FII-3 FII-8
Power Units Available – 3 12 20 25
Weapons And Firing Data:
Beam Weapon Type – FH-9 FH-17 FNH-5 FNH-11
Number – 4 4 4 4
Firing Arcs – 2 f/p/a, 2 f/s/a 2 f/p/a, 2 f/s/a 2 f/p/a, 2 f/s/a 2 f/p/a, 2 f/s/a
Firing Chart – X Y W W
Maximum Power – 6 6 9 13
Damage Modifiers:
+3 (-) (1-10) (1-15) (1-7)
+2 (1-12) (11-17) (16-18) (8-15)
+1 (13-22) (18-24) (19-20) (16-20)
Torpedo Weapon Type – FP-6 FP-5 FP-10 FP-23
Number – 2 2 2 2
Firing Arcs – 2 f 2 f 2 f 2 f
Firing Chart – O R Q S
Power to Arm – 1 1 1 1
Damage – 12 16 34 36
Shield Data:
Deflector Shield Type – FSK FSL FNSI FNSM
Shield Point Ratio – 1/2 1/3 1/3 1/4
Maximum Shield Power – 16 16 30 37
Combat Efficiency:
D – 93.5 124.5 163 212
WDF – 37.4 47.8 72.4 90.6