TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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Designed and constructed at the New Aberdeen Fleetyards since the early 2350's, the Akira Class Heavy Cruiser has quickly become the pride of Starfleet. Assigned primarily to defensive patrol duties along the Cardassian boarder during the Dominion war, the Akira Class Cruiser has proven it's worth to Starfleet time and again.
Being one of the most heavily armed vessels in Starfleet, for her size, Akira's possess 3 standard torpedo launchers, 6 Type X phaser arrays and is capable of launching and coordinating 40 of Starfleets finest sublight fighters, the Kaneda's. Capable of standing up against the most powerful of foes, the Akira is armed to the teeth, however possesses a wide array of scientific laboratories, and engineering bays - which assist the Akira is the multitude of assignments she is assigned. A vessel of elegance, beauty and destruction...the U.S.S. Scimitar is one of the Akira line. |
UNITED FEDERATION OF PLANETS:
Advanced Technical Specifications for the
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Accommodation: 500 (100 Officers - 400 Enlisted Crew)
Classification: Heavy Cruiser [Defensive/Explorer/Diplomatic] Funding for Akira Class Development Project Provided by: Advanced Starship Design Bureau; United Federation of Planets Defense Council. Developed by Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems, LTD. Development Project Started: 2353 Production Start Date: 2364 Production End Date: Still in Production Current Status: In Service Locations of Akira-Class Construction:
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1.0 AKIRA-CLASS INTRODUCTION
1.1 MISSION OBJECTIVES Pursuant to Starfleet Exploration Directives 902.3 & 914.5, Starfleet Defense Directives 138.6, 141.1 & 154.7, and Federation Security Council General Policy, the following objectives have been established for an Akira Class Starship:
1.2 DESIGN STATISTICS Length: 464.43 meters
Hull: Duranium-Tritanium composite with micro-fiber reinforced ablative armor over critical compartments.
1.3 GENERAL OVERVIEW Editor's Note: History written by Steve Mallory - based on information found in Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek Technical Manual, Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Technical Manual, and Star Trek: The Magazine. The style of the history is based on histories presented in the Startrek Spaceflight Chronology by Stan Goldstein, Fred Goldstein, and Rick Sternbach. Please keep in mind that this is a history developed based on canon information presented in various sources and filled in with logical conjecture. The Akira Class starship entered service in 2364 and has quickly become the pride of Starfleet’s next generation of starships. Akira Class vessels are part of the new belief that smaller, faster, more maneuverable Starships are needed to better serve Starfleet's, and, by extension, the Federation's needs. Initial production of the Akira class began at the ASDB Integration Facility, New Aberdeen Fleetyards, Aldebaran, and has since expanded to include the ASDB Integration Facility, Utopia Planitia, Mars where nearly 15 of these vessels enter service each year, and the newly revamped Atlas V Assembly Facility, Deneb V along with the Antares Fleetyard. Unlike many larger starships of its development era, with saucer separation as a prerequisite, Akira Class vessels to date cannot separate into two vessels. As a result, the Akira Class no longer has the twin hull design that has been seen in vessels such as Excelsior, New Orleans, Galaxy and Ambassador Classes. This means that the primary hull and the engineering hull are no longer separate, with no "neck" section. While this division of Saucer and Stardrive has been blurred, it does allow the Akira Class to make a smoother, less polluted entry into subspace during Warp. Also, because of this "no stardrive" design, the surface between the two hulls has a much more gradual descent and streamlined appearance; the dorsal mid-ships section, which slopes up where the two hulls connect. The Akira spaceframe appears very similar in design to that of an ancient earth sailing boat known as a Catamaran. With the Nacelles parallel to the main hull, they can be more adequately protected by the primary and secondary shield generators with only a minimal loss in shield efficiency. The final armaments for the Akira Class were finalized during the end of the primary development phase and implemented during the vessel's first production contract at both ASDB Facilities. Realizing that relations with the Cardassians was going to deteriorate before they improved, and the looming presence of a Borg incursion, Starfleet requested that a portion of the new Akira’s be refitted with more weaponry and upgraded shields. The resulting Akira class mounted no less than 15 Photon torpedo tubes spread between 3 launchers scattered around the vessel [2 located on the Aft sail, and 1 mounted on the ventral portion of the vessel just above the main deflector]. Heavily armed, the design philosophy for the Akira class created lessons later utilized in the Defiant Project, especially the early “Torpedo Gunboat” design that was later scrapped in favor of the current design. A Combined Forward/Aft torpedo bay is located both along the Aft Dorsal "Sail" portion of the hull, while a second set of forward launchers are located just under the nose of the ship. Combined with the Type X phaser array, the current Akira class is heavily armed, and in raw torpedo firepower, could return fire - torpedo for torpedo, with the vaunted Galaxy / Nebula Class launchers. With the Saber class designed to replace the Miranda and her sister classes (Soyuz, etc) of starships on internal police patrols, and with the Merced and New Orleans Class functioning adequately in the role of Mission-Specific Frigate, it was a waste of scientific resources to assign those classes to defensive patrols on the Cardassian Frontier where they were clearly outgunned against Galor class Battlecruisers. Akira class starships were outfitted with a full-fly through hangar on deck 12 from which no more than 40 Kaneda Class fighters could be launched, combined with the 3 photon torpedo launchers and 6 Type X phaser array’s standard on the Akira class, gave the carrier impressive sublight combat capabilities and could stand toe-to-toe against even the most determined Cardassian attack.
2.0 Command Systems - 11.0 Emergency Operations Available on the ASDB Website: Akira Tech Specs
APPENDIX A - VARIANT DESIGNATIONS ARCVE – Armored Escort Cruiser
APPENDIX B - BASIC TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ACCOMMODATION Officers and Crew: 500
DIMENSIONS Overall Length: 464.43 meters
PERFORMANCE Maximum Velocity: Warp 9.8 (12 hours maximum) ARMAMENT Standard - 6 Type X phasers, 2 photon torpedo launchers
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT Fighters/Shuttlecraft (Standard and Uprated ONLY)
Transporters
APPENDIX C - DECK LAYOUT Deck A: Tactical Information Center/Flight Operations, Flight Operations Senior and Junior Officer Living Quarters Deck B: TIC Maintenance Support Section, Flight Operations Enlisted Personnel Living Quarters Deck C: Sail Torpedo Control Room, Sail Torpedo Launchers (Fore and Aft), Emergency Shield Generators 1-2, Senior and Junior Officer Living Quarters Deck D: Sail Torpedo Magazine and Manufacturing Area, Senior and Junior Officer Living Quarters Deck 1: Captain’s Ready Room, Main Bridge, Briefing Room, Observation Lounge Deck 2: Junior and Senior Officers Quarters, VIP/Guest Quarters, Holosuites Deck 3: Visiting Officers / Noncommissioned Officer's Quarters, Holodecks, Primary Shield Generators Deck 4: Sickbay, Chief Medical Officer's Office, Primary Science Labs, Junior and Senior Officers Quarters, Counselor's Office Deck 5: Junior Officers and Crew Quarters, Main Lounge, Secondary Science Labs , Cargo Bay 1 & 2 Deck 6: Primary Computer Core Control, Tertiary Science Labs, Cargo Bay 3 - Primary Cargo Bay Deck 7: Primary Computer Core, Shuttle Maintenance Hangar and Storage Deck 8: Primary Computer Core, Flight Operations Armory, Fighter Maintenance Hangar and Storage Deck 9: Fore and Aft Torpedo Bay Control, Torpedo Magazine and Manufacturing Area, Shuttle and Fighter Hangar Elevator Support Systems, Primary Shield Generators Deck 10: Transporter Rooms 3 and 4, Shuttle and Fighter Preparation Pre-Flight Bay, Emergency Shield Generators 3-4 Deck 11: Primary Machine Shop, Primary Maintenance Support Center, Shuttlebay [Fore and Aft access via deck 12] Deck 12: Primary Systems Support Compartments, Shuttlebay [Fore and Aft Access] Deck 13: Enlisted Personnel Living Quarters, Secondary Shuttle and Fighter Maintenance Hangar, Flight Deck Operations and Maintenance Deck 14: Upper Engineering Support Area, Fusion Power Generators 1-4, Enlisted Personnel Living Quarters, Stellar Cartography, Lower Forward Torpedo Bay Control, Chief Science Officer's Office, Armory, Firing Range Deck 15: Main Engineering - M/ARA Operations Center, Fusion Power Generators 4-6, Flight Operations Enlisted Personnel Living Quarters, Transporter Rooms 1 and 2, Armory, Chief Tactical Officer's Office, Chief Engineer's Office/Station Deck 16: Lower Engineering, Deflector Control, Main Tractor Beam Control and Emitter, Environmental Control, Secondary Computer Core, Space Wing Briefing Room, Null-G Gymnasium/Weight Room Deck 17: Tertiary Maintenance Support Center, Emergency Power Generators 7-9, Secondary Systems Support, Brig Deck 18: Environmental Control, Deuterium Storage, Anti-matter Storage Pods, Gravimetric Polaron Generators, Secondary Shield Generators
APPENDIX D - AUTHOR'S NOTES Available on the ASDB Website: Akira Tech Specs
APPENDIX E - CREDITS AND COPYRIGHT INFORMATION AKIRA-CLASS SPECIFICATIONS CREATED BY: STEVE MALLORY A CALL TO DUTY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TEAM: Project Leader: Steve Mallory
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