Thunderbolt Class IX Fast Destroyer

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from Starship Design – Interstellar Forum for Naval Power – Todd Guenther – Devon Aurora Publications

 

Construction Data:
Model – Mk I Mk II Mk III
Ship Class – IX IX IX
Date Entering Service – 2282 2313 2360
Number Constructed – 50 Refit Refit
Hull Data:
Superstructure Points – 30 30 34
Damage Chart – C C C
Size:
Length – 200 m 200 m 200 m
Width – 141 m 141 m 141 m
Height – 70 m 70 m 70 m
Weight – 136,503 mt 137,463 mt 123,091 mt
Cargo:
Total SCU – 263 SCU 263 SCU 263 SCU
Cargo Capacity – 13,150 mt 13,150 mt 13,150 mt
Landing Capacity – None None None
Equipment Date:
Control Computer Type – M-4 M-6A I-5
Transporters:
Standard 6-person – 2 2 2
Emergency 22-person – 2 2 2
Cargo – 2 2 2
Other Data:
Crew – 263 263 263
Passengers – 10 10 10
Shuttlecraft – 6 6 6
Engines And Power Data:
Total Power Units Available – 42 42 56
Movement Point Ratio – 3/1 3/1 3/1
Warp Engine Type – FWE-2 FWE-2 FNWD-1a
Number – 2 2 2
Power Units Available – 13 ea. 13 ea. 18 ea.
Stress Chart – G/K G/K D/E
Max Safe Cruising Speed – Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 7
Emergency Speed – Warp 9 Warp 9 Warp 9
Impulse Engine Type – FIF-2 FIF-2 FII-3
Power Units Available – 16 16 20
Weapons And Firing Data:
Beam Weapon Type – FH-13 FH-11 FNH-15
Number – 7 7 7
Firing Arcs – 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s, 1 p/a/s 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s, 1 p/a/s 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s, 1 p/a/s
Firing Chart – T Y W
Maximum Power – 8 10 15
Damage Modifiers:
+3 (1-5) (1-10) (1-7)
+2 (6-12) (11-17) (8-15)
+1 (13-18) (18-24) (16-20)
Torpedo Weapon Type – FP-5 FP-4 FP-9
Number – 2 2 2
Firing Arcs – 2 f 2 f 2 f
Firing Chart – R S R
Power to Arm – 1 1 1
Damage – 16 20 28
Shield Data:
Deflector Shield Type – FSL FSQ FNSM
Shield Point Ratio – 1/3 1/4 1/4
Maximum Shield Power – 15 30 37
Combat Efficiency:
D – 123.9 166.9 204.6
WDF – 64.5 99.9 123.7