[Arkady]

hehe rethinking the shuttlebay placement (i'm a tech geek like that) but i dont see many other ways to place it, so i'll leave that open to other's interpretations/ideas.

Also, attempting to think of vessel names in the class, was thinking that Iceni's are all named after european tribes, say the Gaul, the Visigoth, Caledonii (or maybe the Caledonia, thogh that refers to land i think) etc...

[Arkady]

As a notation that I put on another post, when the forward launcher system fires, each launcher can rapid fire three torps in quick succession, for a total of six. When fired the torpedo launcher alternates tubes, first the top tube fires, then the bottom tube fires in the over/under launcher setup, this applies in normal firing sequences of two or more torps, up to the rapid fire spread of six torps. The aft launcher of course fires more conventionally from it's standard side-by-side tube arrangement.

[Daniel Hunter]

Interesting setup.

[sabarwolf]

If there's one thing I've learned over the years in doodling and writing--don't throw anything away until I've completely exhausted all the potential new ideas from the one that didn't work.

[Arkady]

Oh, the only ones i toss are ones that didn't look right. When i sketch a vehicle, ship, or whatever i'm also mentally placing the why and wherefores of it's technical details. For example, the forward torp launcher is where it is because i wanted a clear field of fire for it from the prow of the saucer, because there really is no secondary hull on this vessel i had to put the deflector array somewhere, so it was split into two arrays to either side of the forward launcher system, to save space the launcher is an over/under configuration, with the torpedo room deeper in the hull.

the launch tubes on the front can actually fire the torpedoes at greater velocities than the ones in the aft position, this is because the acceleration tubes are longer and have more power to them in accordance.

so while the phaser arrays are pretty much average, the Iceni relies on it's torp launchers more than anything in a fight, it carries 30 casings in it's racks for the forward torpedo room, and 6 probe casings - enough torpedoes for five 'full spread' salvoes of six torpedoes each. In the aft torpedo room it carries 18 more torpedo casings.

[Arkady]

Wayfinder Class Scout

One more for now.

The Wayfinder Class Scout is a Romulan design, built for deep scouting missions and crewed by five, and one of the smallest vessels to carry a cloaking device.

The entire ship is built for it's mission, it's emissions are both masked and kept as low as possible to avoid detection even when uncloaked, because the Wayfinders carry no weapons it's ability to sneak into a system undetected, scout it, and slip out the same way is of primary importance.

The arrowhead shape of the craft is created by the two wing-like structures that join in front of the vessel, these structures house the deflector unit at the very front of the two arms, as well as a powerful sensory network for the vessel's size, these arms are filled with both passive and active sensor arrays as well as communications interception equipment and electronic countermeasures gear.

Under normal mode of operations the Wayfinder uses it's passive sensors to scan the system, only switching to it's active scanners for emergencies or when no danger to the craft is detected. Among it's abilities is the capacity to scramble enemy communications, jam sensors, and the ability to create a sensor 'ghost' that makes the Wayfinder appear to be a much larger Romulan vessel on sensor systems.

Wayfinders are valuable ships, not to be sent into suicide situations, their crews are highly trained, and considered daring by other Romulan crews.

[Arkady]

Stormcrow Class Fighter

A little more non-trek, link to the forum that i originally posted this vessel on, this ship comes from the same universe as the El Dorado.

The Stormcrow is the standard single-seat space/atmospheric superiority fighter for terran and allied forces. equally at home in vacuum or in planetary atmosphere. Stormcrows are armed with two fuselage mount 4cm rapidfire railcannons and munitions ranging from precision-guided land-attack weapons to long-range missiles.

This post has been edited by Arkady: 25 November 2005 - 12:04 PM

[sabarwolf]

Arkady, on Nov 25 2005, 06:03 AM, said:

Stormcrow Class Fighter

A little more non-trek, link to the forum that i originally posted this vessel on, this ship comes from the same universe as the El Dorado.

The Stormcrow is the standard single-seat space/atmospheric superiority fighter for terran and allied forces. equally at home in vacuum or in planetary atmosphere. Stormcrows are armed with two fuselage mount 4cm rapidfire railcannons and munitions ranging from precision-guided land-attack weapons to long-range missiles.

I like.

[Daniel Hunter]

Must have missed this earlier. Nice design.

[Arkady]

Been a little while :)

Fluyt Class Freighter

The Fluyt (pronounced 'Flight') Class is an older design dating back back to 2277, when the first of it's class was launched. Sold on the commercial market and to the Merchant Marine Service, this vessel can also be found in Starfleet in small numbers, and over the years have spread across the Federation and beyond.

The Fluyt Class is designed for cargo transport, it's long boom like hull contains grapple points and airlocks for cargo modules to be docked with the ship. It's command, crew and passenger section is forward of the boom and contains the necessary sleeping quarters, navigational deflectors, and the down-hanging sensor and communications 'conning tower.' To the rear of the boom is the Fluyt's workbee and shuttlepod dock as well as the engineering section, rear shield generators and warp core driving the two warp nacelles and single impulse drive at the aft of the vessel.

Conditions aboard a Fluyt are not seen as ideal, but crews eventually become used to, and even attached, to the utilitarian feel of the vessel.

Fluyts are very versatile, their range can be extended with fuel pods, and their design allows for a wide variety of cargoes to be carried attached to it's hull, from ore containers to colonial transport duty, the Flutys can do it all.

At one point the Fluyt's manufacturing yards could turn out six per year, with production ending in 2300, for a total of 140 vessels built including the test prototypes. Today 115 of these vessels are still in service across the spacelanes, a testament to it's simple and rugged design.

[Daniel Hunter]

I like it.

[USSJusticeCO]

Agreed - sometimes there is beauty in simplicity.

[Arkady]

time to add some more:

First up, a gorn conjecture: the NaShantaa or 'Python' class cruiser.

Gorn 'Python' Class Cruiser

Gorn designs have become sleeker over the last century, and the Na'Shantaa (Federation Codename: Python) is no exception, with a more torpedo shaped hull structure. However, the Gorn have lost none of their prowess as constructing heavily armed, and armoured vessels. The Python is slower than Cruisers of other races, but can take a tremendous pounding due to it's heavy shielding and layers of armor plating, it's ability to take damage is more akin to a battlecruiser than a heavy cruiser.

In fact the recent development of the Federation's Defiant Class vessel greatly impressed the Gorn Alliance, who praised it's tough armoured hull and swiftness (in translation the praising speech of the Gorn Embassy concerning the Defiant Class boiled down to "It's About Time.")

Present again in the Python is the 'flying bridge' tower, as well as a ventral sail tower located to the aft of the ship, scans show the ventral sail tower to be both a deflector and sensor tower, strengthening the speculation that the dorsal tower may be the ship's command center as well as a sensor array.

The Python's warp nacelles are part of the hull, although they can be ejected from it in case of emergencies, the warp nacelles are also well armoured.

Python Cruisers have diplomatic areas to the forward of the ship, protected by radiation defenses to protect visitng diplomats to the Alliance.

The Python is well armed, with 8 Disruptors, 6 Plasma Accleration Cannons (also known as 'Blasters'), and 4 Plasma Torpedo Launchers. It's hanger bays carry up to 6 Gorn fighters as well as shuttles.

[Arkady]

The Dominion "Predator" Class Assault Ship

Predator Class Assault Ship

Designed near the end of the Dominion War, the Predator class fulfills the role of planetary combat and assault. A mid-sized vessel that could be classed as a light cruiser, it carries transporter systems for it's complement of 360 Jem'Hadar ground soldiers, as well as planetary assault boats for situations when transporters are unreliable or otherwise useless.

A large portion of the Predator's deck spaces are devoted to it's ground troops, carrying training facilities, weapons maintenance, firing ranges, medic areas,and barrack spaces, these are located in th decks occupying the twin catamaran like prows of the vessel. Below the center of the vessel is it's cavernous assault boat bay, with the engineering deck located above that. The topmost center of the ship is the command area, with regular crew quarters located just below it in the midline of the ship, to the rear of the crew quarters is the hospital bays. The medic bays are used for recuperation and treatment of minor wounds, while the hospital bay is actually used for eugenics. There are twelve birthing tubes in the bay, and given the fast maturation rate of the Jem'Hadar once birthed, a single Predator can replace troop losses very quickly in a few weeks time.

The hospital bay is also the storage facility for the Ketracel White for the soldiers, and is accessible only by the ship's First and Vortas.


Given it's role and name, it is an irony that the Predator is not heavily armed. But it can pose a serious threat in combat when used correctly, by beaming sqauds of Jem'Hadar marines on to other ships, using the assault boats as fighting craft and boarding vessels, or whether carrying out a planetary assault, the Predator is a threat not to be dismissed lightly.