D-8 (Victory) Class VI-VIII Battlecruiser

Klingon D-8

design by Atolm ; graphics by Tourangeau ; artwork patron: Art Braune

 

NOTES:
Known Sphere Of Operation: Empire-wide use
Data Reliability: A for A, B, C, D and F models; C for G, J and K models
Major Data Source: Klingon Sector Intelligence

 
The Klingon D-8 yay, or Victory class battlecruiser was a main weapons platform for many years, often rivaling the D-5, D-6, and D-7 classes. Due to it’s sturdy design, a large number of these vessels remain in reserve fleets, despite their age, including 20 As, 10 Bs,36 Ds, 25 Gs, 105 Js and 114 Ks. 5 As, 16 Bs, 38 Cs, 29 Ds, 7 Fs, 8 Gs, 9 Js and 5 Ks have been destroyed. A total of 16 have been captured (2 As, 2 Bs, 2 Cs, 3 Ds and 1 K by the Federation, 1 D, 1 F and 2 Ks by the Romulans, 1 B and 1 C by the Xindi). 2 As, 2 Gs, 4 Js and 2 Ks as listed as missing. 3 As, 5 Bs, 11 Cs, 17 Ds, 2 Fs, 3 Gs, 2 Js and 1 K have been scrapped. 3 Fs have been sold to the AOFW; 7 Fs and 10 Js have been sold to the Orions; 3 Js have been sold to the MCA; 7 Js and 20 Ks have been sold to the Nausicaans; 14 Ks have been sold to private interests in the Triangle; 7 Ks were sold to the Son’a and 9 Ks were sold to the Suliban. 5 As and 25 Cs were traded to the Romlans. 4 Cs were traded to the OFMA and 1 to the Orions. 10 Bs, 10 Cs, 17 Ds, 6 Fs and 11 Ks have been sold to ranking families in the Empire.
 

Construction Data:
Model – A B C D F G J K
Ship Class – VI VI VII VII VIII VIII VIII VIII
Date Entering Service – 2239 2240 2248 2253 2263 2267 2284 2289
Number Constructed – 55 96 76 127 93 158 90 61
Hull Data:
Superstructure Points – 28 28 26 26 30 30 30 30
Damage Chart – C C C C C C C C
Size:
Length – 174.5 m 174.5 m 174.5 m 174.5 m 174.5 m 174.5 m 174.5 m 174.5 m
Width – 130.1 m 130.1 m 130.1 m 130.1 m 130.1 m 130.1 m 130.1 m 130.1 m
Height – 31.6 m 31.6 m 31.6 m 31.6 m 31.6 m 31.6 m 31.6 m 31.6 m
Weight – 61,235 mt 67,658 mt 98,875 mt 99,250 mt 106,175 mt 106,425 mt 111,560 mt 111,410 mt
Cargo:
Total SCU – 135 SCU 135 SCU 140 SCU 140 SCU 140 SCU 140 SCU 140 SCU 140 SCU
Cargo Capacity – 6,750 mt 6,750 mt 7,000 mt 7,000 mt 7,000 mt 7,000 mt 7,000 mt 7,000 mt
Landing Capacity – None None None None None None None None
Equipment Date:
Control Computer Type – ZD-4 ZD-4 ZD-5 ZD-5 ZD-5 ZD-5 ZD-6 ZD-6
Transporters:
Standard 6-person – 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Combat-22 person – 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Emergency 18-person – 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Cargo – 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Other Data:
Crew – 153 156 158 162 165 169 174 182
Troops – 110 110 110 110 110 110 110 110
Shuttlecraft – 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Engines And Power Data:
Total Power Units Available – 26 30 34 34 40 48 54 54
Movement Point Ratio – 4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1 4/1 3/1 3/1 3/1
Warp Engine Type – KWB-2 KWB-3 KWC-1 KWC-1 KWC-1 KWC-2 KWC-2 KWC-2
Number – 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Power Units Available – 12 ea. 13 ea. 14 ea. 14 ea. 14 ea. 18 ea. 18 ea. 18 ea.
Stress Chart – P/Q Q/Q L/O L/O L/O L/O L/O L/O
Max Safe Cruising Speed – Warp 6 Warp 6 Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 8 Warp 8 Warp 8
Emergency Speed – Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 8 Warp 8 Warp 8 Warp 9 Warp 9 Warp 9
Impulse Engine Type – KIB-2 KIC-2 KID-1 KID-1 KIE-2 KIE-2 KIE-3 KIE-3
Power Units Available – 2 4 6 6 12 12 18 18
Weapons And Firing Data:
Beam Weapon Type – KD-2 KD-3 KD-7 KD-7 KD-7 KD-7 KD-8 KD-8
Number – 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Firing Arcs – 1 f/p, 1 f, 1 f/p, 1 f, 1 f/p, 1 f, 1 f/p, 1 f, 1 f/p, 1 f, 1 f/p, 1 f, 1 f/p, 1 f, 1 f/p, 1 f,
1 f/s, 2 a 1 f/s, 2 a 1 f/s, 2 a 1 f/s, 2 a 1 f/s, 2 a 1 f/s, 2 a 1 f/s, 2 a 1 f/s, 2 a
Firing Chart – G I L L L L U U
Maximum Power – 4 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
Damage Modifiers:
+3 (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (1-7) (1-7)
+2 (-) (-) (1-6) (1-6) (1-6) (1-6) (8-15) (8-15)
+1 (1-10) (1-12) (7-12) (7-12) (7-12) (7-12) (16-20) (16-20)
Torpedo Weapon Type – KP-2 KP-3 KP-4 KP-4 KP-6
Number – 1 2 2 2 2
Firing Arcs – 1 f 1 f, 1 a 1 f, 1 a 1 f, 1 a 1 f, 1 a
Firing Chart – H R Q Q R
Power to Arm – 1 2 2 2 2
Damage – 10 15 18 18 20
Shield Data:
Deflector Shield Type – KSB KSC KSG KSG KSK KSK KSP KSP
Shield Point Ratio – 1/1 1/1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/3 1/3
Maximum Shield Power – 7 9 10 10 12 12 15 15
Combat Efficiency:
D – 59 63.5 75.2 75.2 87.9 104.9 140.4 140.4
WDF – 7 13.5 19 22.3 37 38.6 50.1 54.1