Guide:Belknap/Impervious/Excel - Revision history

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	The two Andorian [[Skar-Rat]] Mk 7 torpedo launchers in the new assembly rivaled the firepower of the six-tube batteries carried by the previous generation of major combatants. With the latest speed‑loader technology and a radically improved warhead design that produced far greater destructive yield from less reactant mass, they were regarded as an adequate answer to the previously unsettling [[Klingon]] superiority in torpedo weaponry. Each torpedo was still individually weaker than its massive Klingon counterpart, but rate of fire adequately compensated for that. Star Fleet had its sights set on even more powerful systems and officially classified the new cruiser torpedo systems as "medium" weapons.		The two Andorian [[Skar-Rat]] Mk 7 torpedo launchers in the new assembly rivaled the firepower of the six-tube batteries carried by the previous generation of major combatants. With the latest speed‑loader technology and a radically improved warhead design that produced far greater destructive yield from less reactant mass, they were regarded as an adequate answer to the previously unsettling [[Klingon]] superiority in torpedo weaponry. Each torpedo was still individually weaker than its massive Klingon counterpart, but rate of fire adequately compensated for that. Star Fleet had its sights set on even more powerful systems and officially classified the new cruiser torpedo systems as "medium" weapons.

	The ''Decatur'' proved a technical and operational success, but plans were already in motion for a growth version. ''USS Belknap'' was finished with a far more extensive redesign of the standard saucer, adding almost four meters to the saucer radius in form of a new layer of circumferential structures. Also, an improved navigational deflector was chosen, and phaser armament slightly reconfigured. During the test runs, the report on the maiden voyage of the [[Guide: Constitution refit\|refitted ''Constitution'']] cruiser ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) prompted Star Fleet to install secondary power options to the phasers of all cruisers and strike cruisers, even though warp power tapping was still retained as the principal powering mode. The ''Belknap'' and her later sisters were fitted with secondary power circuits and additional EPS nodes to support these systems. As a result of these alterations, the ships’ gross weight increased to 787,000 tons. Many of the design details were shared with the ''Constitution'' upgrade and the ''[[Guide:Avenger\|Avenger]]'' heavy frigate programs, creating a high degree of commonality.		The ''Decatur'' proved a technical and operational success, but plans were already in motion for a growth version. ''USS Belknap'' was finished with a far more extensive redesign of the standard saucer, adding almost four meters to the saucer radius in form of a new layer of circumferential structures. Also, an improved navigational deflector was chosen, and phaser armament slightly reconfigured. During the test runs, the report on the maiden voyage of the [[Guide: Constitution (refit)\|refitted ''Constitution'']] cruiser ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) prompted Star Fleet to install secondary power options to the phasers of all cruisers and strike cruisers, even though warp power tapping was still retained as the principal powering mode. The ''Belknap'' and her later sisters were fitted with secondary power circuits and additional EPS nodes to support these systems. As a result of these alterations, the ships’ gross weight increased to 787,000 tons. Many of the design details were shared with the ''Constitution'' upgrade and the ''[[Guide:Avenger\|Avenger]]'' heavy frigate programs, creating a high degree of commonality.

	Between [[2270]] and [[2284]], as many as 27 ships of the ''Belknap'' class, in three main production batches, were completed for deep space combat duties; only one of the planned 28 units was left unfinished in favor of Space Control Ship procurement. Four of the ships were later reassigned from general combat to the [[TacFleet]] special force, receiving an improved sensor countermeasures suite and, in the case of the ''Raan'' (NCC-2519) and the ''Sur Cha'' (NCC-2541), also the high dash speed [[LN-68]] engines. Their dual role as perimeter fleet anchors and special interdiction units often carried them deep into enemy territory, warranting the reinforcement of their defenses with an aft dorsal phaser VII double bank.		Between [[2270]] and [[2284]], as many as 27 ships of the ''Belknap'' class, in three main production batches, were completed for deep space combat duties; only one of the planned 28 units was left unfinished in favor of Space Control Ship procurement. Four of the ships were later reassigned from general combat to the [[TacFleet]] special force, receiving an improved sensor countermeasures suite and, in the case of the ''Raan'' (NCC-2519) and the ''Sur Cha'' (NCC-2541), also the high dash speed [[LN-68]] engines. Their dual role as perimeter fleet anchors and special interdiction units often carried them deep into enemy territory, warranting the reinforcement of their defenses with an aft dorsal phaser VII double bank.

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	File:Raan (~~stbd~~).png		File:Raan (bow).png
	File:Raan (dorsal).png		File:Raan (dorsal).png
	File:Raan (stern).png		File:Raan (stern).png
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	~~File:Raan (stbd).png\| ''Raan'' flight~~
	~~File:Raan (dorsal).png~~
	~~File:Raan (stern).png~~

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	File:Excel (bow).png\| ''Excel'' subclass		File:Excel (bow).png\| ''Excel'' subclass
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	* ''Belknap'': [[2273]] - [[2335]]		* ''Belknap'': [[2273]] - [[2335]]
	* ''Impervious'': [[2283]] - [[2356]]		* ''Impervious'': [[2283]] - [[2356]]
			* ''Raan'': [[2288]] - [[2335]]
	* ''Excel'': [[2293]] - [[2338]]		* ''Excel'': [[2293]] - [[2338]]
	\|constructed= 38<br>		\|constructed= 38<br>
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	* ''Belknap'': 27 (built [[2270]] - [[2280]])		* ''Belknap'': 27 (built [[2270]] - [[2280]])
	* ''Impervious'': 7 (built [[2281]] - [[2285]])		* ''Impervious'': 7 (built [[2281]] - [[2285]])
			* ''Raan'': 2 (converted ''Belknaps'' [[2287]] - [[2288]]
	* ''Excel'': 4 (built [[2291]] - [[2294]])		* ''Excel'': 4 (built [[2291]] - [[2294]])
	\|length= 290.0 m		\|length= 290.0 m
	\|beam= <br>		\|beam= <br>
	* ''USS Decatur'': 137.8 m		* ''USS Decatur'': 137.8 m
	* ''Belknap / Impervious / Excel'': 141.7 m		* ''Belknap / Impervious / Raan / Excel'': 141.7 m
	\|height= <br>		\|height= <br>
	* ''USS Decatur'', ''Belknap'': 67.5 m		* ''USS Decatur'', ''Belknap'', ''Raan'': 67.5 m
	* ''Impervious, Excel'': 66.2 m		* ''Impervious, Excel'': 66.2 m
	\|mass= <br>		\|mass= <br>
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	* ''Belknap'': 787,000 mt		* ''Belknap'': 787,000 mt
	* ''Impervious'': 785,800 mt		* ''Impervious'': 785,800 mt
			* ''Raan'': 793,000 mt
	* ''Excel'': 788,100 mt		* ''Excel'': 788,100 mt
	\|cruisespeed= w 8.0		\|cruisespeed= w 8.0
	\|towspeed=		\|towspeed=
	\|maxspeed= w 12.0		\|maxspeed= <br>
	\|endurance= 5 years		* ''Belknap / Impervious / Excel'': w 12.0
			* ''Raan'': w 13.0
			\|endurance= <br>
			* ''Belknap / Impervious / Excel'': 5 years
			* ''Raan'': 4 years
	\|officers= <br>		\|officers= <br>
	* ''USS Decatur'': 49		* ''USS Decatur'': 49
	* ''Belknap'': 55		* ''Belknap'': 55
	* ''Impervious, Excel'': 53		* ''Impervious, Excel'': 53
			* ''Raan'': 57
	\|enlisted= <br>		\|enlisted= <br>
	* ''USS Decatur'': 277		* ''USS Decatur'': 277
	* ''Belknap'': 340		* ''Belknap'': 340
	* ''Impervious, Excel'': 328		* ''Impervious, Excel'': 328
			* ''Raan'': 353
	\|troops=		\|troops=
	\|passengers=		\|passengers=
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	* 1x phaser '''VI''' emitter (atop connecting neck)		* 1x phaser '''VI''' emitter (atop connecting neck)
	* 2x phaser VII emitters (twin bank) (ventral secondary hull)		* 2x phaser VII emitters (twin bank) (ventral secondary hull)
	<u>~~NCC-2519, 2541~~</u>		<u>''Raan''</u>
	* 12x phaser VII emitters (twin banks) (primary hull)		* 12x phaser VII emitters (twin banks) (primary hull)
	* 2x phaser VII emitters (twin bank) (atop connecting neck)		* 2x phaser VII emitters (twin bank) (atop connecting neck)

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	* The exact decommissioning years for each of the subclasses is randomly assigned in the [[2330s]]. The final ''Impervious'' was decommissioned in [[2336]], with the exception of the two that remained active as training vessels until [[2356]].		* The exact decommissioning years for each of the subclasses is randomly assigned in the [[2330s]]. The final ''Impervious'' was decommissioned in [[2336]], with the exception of the two that remained active as training vessels until [[2356]].

	* By my methodology, the changes (internal and external) to ''USS Raan'' (NCC-2519) and ''USS Sur Cha'' (NCC-2541) warrant a separate subclass, which I'm arbitrarily naming after the ''Raan''.		* By my methodology, the changes (internal and external) to ''USS Raan'' (NCC-2519) and ''USS Sur Cha'' (NCC-2541) warrant a separate subclass, which I'm arbitrarily naming after the ''Raan''. The generated specs were mine.

	==External Sources==		==External Sources==

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	* The exact decommissioning years for each of the subclasses is randomly assigned in the [[2330s]]. The final ''Impervious'' was decommissioned in [[2336]], with the exception of the two that remained active as training vessels until [[2356]].		* The exact decommissioning years for each of the subclasses is randomly assigned in the [[2330s]]. The final ''Impervious'' was decommissioned in [[2336]], with the exception of the two that remained active as training vessels until [[2356]].

			* By my methodology, the changes (internal and external) to ''USS Raan'' (NCC-2519) and ''USS Sur Cha'' (NCC-2541) warrant a separate subclass, which I'm arbitrarily naming after the ''Raan''.

	==External Sources==		==External Sources==

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			File:Decatur (stbd).png \| ''USS Decatur'' (prototype)
			File:Decatur (bow).png
			File:Decatur (dorsal).png
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	File:Belknap (stbd).png\| ''Belknap''		File:Belknap (stbd).png\| ''Belknap''

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	File:Impervious (stern).png		File:Impervious (stern).png
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			File:Excel (bow).png\| ''Excel'' subclass
			File:Excel (dorsal).jpg
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