Silverstrike Class IV Mining Scout – Part 3

design by Dale Kemper, from StarDate Magazine, January/February 1985 – Number 3/4 (8501)

 

Part 3


 

 

Construction Data:
Model Number — Mk XVII Mk XVIII Mk XIX Mk XX Mk XXI Mk XXII
Ship Class — IV IV IV IV IV IV
Date Entering Service — 2262 2262 2263 2265 2265 2270
Number Constructed — 202 337 598 718 2784 102
Hull Data:
Superstructure Points — 6 6 6 8 6 6
Damage Chart — C C C C C C
Size:
Length — 43.8 m 43.8 m 43.8 m 43.8 m 43.8 m 43.8 m
Width — 33.1 m 33.1 m 33.1 m 33.1 m 33.1 m 33.1 m
Height — 11.4 m 11.4 m 11.4 m 11.4 m 11.4 m 11.4 m
Weight — 29,245 mt 27,945 mt 29,570 mt 32,645 mt 27,945 mt 29,165 mt
Cargo:
Cargo Units — 615 SCU 641 SCU 609 SCU 547 SCU 641 SCU 617 SCU
Cargo Capacity — 30,750 mt 32,050 mt 30,450 mt 27,350 mt 32,050 mt 30,850 mt
Landing Capacity — None None None None None None
Equipment Date:
Control Computer Type — L-14 L-14A L-14 L-14 L-14A L-14
Transporters:
Standard 6-person — 1 1 1 1 1 1
Cargo — 1 1 1 1 1 1
Other Data:
Crew — 2 2 2 2 2 2
Passengers — 2 4 4 4 2 2
Shuttlecraft — None None None None None None
Engines And Power Data:
Total Power Units Available — 13 10 13 10 10 13
Movement Point Ratio — 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1
Warp Engine Type — FWB-2 FWB-1 FWB-2 FWB-1 FWB-1 FWB-2
Number — 1 1 1 1 1 1
Power Units Available — 12 9 12 9 9 12
Stress Charts — L/N L/M L/N L/M L/M L/N
Max Safe Cruising Speed — Warp 6 Warp 6 Warp 6 Warp 6 Warp 6 Warp 6
Emergency Speed — Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 7
Impulse Engine Type — FIC-1 FIC-1 FIC-1 FIC-1 FIC-1 FIC-1
Power Units Available — 1 1 1 1 1 1
Weapons And Firing Data:
Beam Weapon Type — FH-7 FH-4 FH-7 FH-12
Number — 2 3 3 2
Firing Arcs — 2 a 3 f 1 f, 1 p/a, 1 s/a 2 p/f/s
Firing Chart — Q Q Q R
Maximum Power — 4 3 4 6
Damage Modifiers:
+3 (-) (-) (-) (-)
+2 (1-8) (1-8) (1-8) (1-9)
+1 (9-14) (9-14) (9-14) (10-16)
Shield Data:
Deflector Shield Type — FSB FSB FSB FSB FSB FSB
Shield Point Ratio — 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
Maximum Shield Power — 8 8 8 8 8 8
Combat Efficiency:
D — 57.6 49.6 57.6 52.4 49.6 57.6
WDF — 6.2 0.0 7.8 9.3 0.0 9.0

 
Designers Notes
This fun little gem from StarDate Magazine in ’85 did have a few minor differences from the original. Built before the publishing of the 2nd Edition Construction Manual, the only real issue was the impulse drive. As published, the Silverstrike had an FIB-2, but this was later retconned and the 1/1 MRP didn’t support the FIB-2. Since these ships really aren’t going to take on major Klingon or Romulan warships, we went ahead and used the FIC-1 on all the various models. The various models were also added to try and flesh out the story behind the “Motherload” – the specific ‘Silverstrike’ class printed in the magazine. The text written by Dale seems to indicate that there are a WIDE number of variants for this ship, so we fleshed out 22 versions.