Brenton Class XI Heavy Cruiser

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from FASA Star Trek© Starship Tactical Combat Simulator – Federation Ship Recognition Manual (2nd Edition)

 
NOTES:
Of the 185 Brentons built, 28 Mk Is, 57 Mk IIIs, and 18 Mk Vs remain in active service, with 12 Mk Is in reserve fleets; 1 Mk I is used by Star Fleet Training Command, 6 Mk Is have been destroyed, 1 Mk I has been captured by the Klingons, 1 Mk I and 1 Mk III are listed as missing, 2 Mk Is and 1 Mk III have been scrapped, and 2 Mk Is have been disarmed and sold to private commercial concerns. The Brenton was produced at the Sol IV, Cait, and Morena shipyards at a combined rate of 12 per year.
 

Construction Data:
Model – Mk I Mk III Mk V Mk VI Mk VII Mk VIII
Ship Class – XI XI XI XI XI XI
Date Entering Service – 2270 2275 2281 2290 2342 2350
Number Constructed – 108 60 18 Refit Refit Refit
Hull Data:
Superstructure Points – 21 29 29 34 42 44
Damage Chart – C C C C C C
Size:
Length – 260 m 260 m 275 m 275 m 275 m 275 m
Width – 254 m 254 m 258 m 258 m 258 m 258 m
Height – 55 m 55 m 57 m 57 m 57 m 57 m
Weight – 165,245 mt 177,620 mt 178,775 mt 162,590 mt 173,970 mt 179,298 mt
Cargo:
Total SCU – 450 SCU 450 SCU 400 SCU 400 SCU 400 SCU 400 SCU
Cargo Capacity – 22,500 mt 22,500 mt 20,000 mt 20,000 mt 20,000 mt 20,000 mt
Landing Capacity – None None None None None None
Equipment Date:
Control Computer Type – M-4 M-4 M-4 M-6A I-5 I-5a
Transporters:
Standard 6-person – 4 4 4 3 3 3
Emergency 22-person – 3 3 3 2 2 2
Cargo – 2 2 2 3 3 3
Other Data:
Crew – 378 386 395 351 351 399
Passengers – 60 60 60 60 60 60
Shuttlecraft – 4 4 4 24 24 24
Engines And Power Data:
Total Power Units Available – 44 44 48 68 77 77
Movement Point Ratio – 4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1
Warp Engine Type – FWF-1 FWF-1 FWF-1 FWG-1 FWG-1 FWG-1
Number – 2 2 2 2 2 2
Power Units Available – 20 ea. 20 ea. 20 ea. 26 ea. 26 ea. 26 ea.
Stress Chart – G/L G/L G/L D/F D/F D/F
Max Safe Cruising Speed – Warp 6 Warp 6 Warp 6 Warp 8 Warp 8 Warp 8
Emergency Speed – Warp 8 Warp 8 Warp 8 Warp 10 Warp 10 Warp 10
Impulse Engine Type – FID-2 FID-2 FIE-2 FIE-3 FII-8 FII-8
Power Units Available – 4 4 8 16 25 25
Weapons And Firing Data:
Beam Weapon Type – FH-5 FH-8 FH-8 FH-10 FNH-7 FNH-15
Number – 6 6 8 8 8 8
Firing Arcs – 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s 2 f/p, 4 f, 2 f/s 2 f/p, 4 f, 2 f/s 2 f/p, 4 f, 2 f/s 2 f/p, 4 f, 2 f/s
Firing Chart – R T T W W W
Maximum Power – 4 5 5 7 10 15
Damage Modifiers:
+3 (-) (-) (-) (1-10) (1-10) (1-7)
+2 (1-8) (1-10) (1-10) (11-17) (11-15) (8-15)
+1 (9-16) (11-18) (11-18) (18-20) (16-20) (16-20)
Torpedo Weapon Type – FP-3 FP-6 FP-5 FP-4 FP-15 FP-20
Number – 3 3 3 3 3 3
Firing Arcs – 2 f, 1 a 2 f, 1 a 2 f, 1 a 2 f, 1 a 2 f, 1 a 2 f, 1 a
Firing Chart – D O R S T T
Power to Arm – 1 1 1 1 1 1
Damage – 6 12 16 20 25 30
Shield Data:
Deflector Shield Type – FSK FSL FSL FSS FNSL FNSM
Shield Point Ratio – 1/2 1/3 1/3 1/4 1/4 1/4
Maximum Shield Power – 14 14 14 20 33 37
Combat Efficiency:
D – 81 107.5 112 172.6 218.1 224.9
WDF – 22.2 45.9 62.9 95.9 122.1 160.5