Unfortunately, this design has drawbacks - namely repair work is slow to ensure the carefully balance of physical shape and energy signatures does not jeopardise the vessel's stealthy nature.Ĭraft of the Broadsword-Class are named after historical or mythical swords of note from Federation member worlds. Despite their size, Broadsword-class vessels have a far smaller reading on sensors and can operate stealthily without recourse to banned cloaking devices. The most distinctive feature of the vessel is the low subspace sensor profile. The crew of approximately 1270 live in good conditions, with access to various recreational facilities including crew lounges, gymnasiums and holodecks. The ship itself is supposed to be one of the best Federation ship designs of its time, and although it is far outstripped by the Federation starships shown in later Star Trek incarnations, the legacy of the Constitution-class is upheld through the name Enterprise, and all the fantastic ships of that name to come. The Warp Drive has a sustainable speed of Warp 9 with special warp geometry considerations minimising damage to subspace & the ship caused by high speeds. The only system which suffers on the ship are transporters, as the layers of ablative armour and sensor-dampening equipment impairs their operation.

Ablative armour protects the vessel in cases where the FSS-3 shield system fails. Rapid-discharging EPS capacitance banks and ACB jacketing allow the 14 phasers arrays to operate at peak efficiency and even to fire at warp. Her height is quite small for a vessel of her size and her design has been purposefully shaped to minimise her subspace signature.īroadsword-class craft are the most potent military ships ever made by Starfleet. The LEGIONARYs weapon damage is increased by 30.00 against Federation ships. The saucer is an saucer with a circle cut out of the front, creating a 'pointed' appearance. Talla, Common, 2-star, Battleship, If the opponents ship is an Explorer. The Broadsword-class is one of the largest vessel ever built by Starfleet, dwarfed only by the Federation-Class explorers but appearing far more sleek in design than those vessels.Īs with most vessels of Starfleet design it is based around a saucer-shaped primary hull and a secondary hull which houses the ship's primary engines on nacelles.

The original design concept of the dreadnought was to include more capabilities but only a minimal increase in firepower over Constitution s. As it turned out, the Federation was slightly inferior to the dreadnoughts of other powers. Broadsword-Class Explorers are amongst the largest ships Starfleet have ever built and their most powerful, combat-oriented vessels. The 'space battleship ' of the Starfleet, the Federation -class were the largest and most powerful ships until the advent of the refitted Enterprise -subclass Constitution refits, in 2272.

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