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Strider
Class Overview
Category	courier/scout
Operational	2159 - 2197; 2256 - 2268
Constructed	30
Dimensions
Length	73.0 m
Beam	42.1 m
Height	17.6 m
Mass	12,800 mt
Performance
Max Speed	w 3.0
Endurance	3 months
Complement
Officers	2 (courier mission) ; 6 (scout mission)
Enlisted	18 (courier mission); 23 (scout mission) ;
Passengers	10-20 ;
Tactical Systems
Beam Weapons	; 1x Type C phased particle cannon (100 GW) (fwd of bridge); 1x Type C phased particle cannon (100 GW) (fwd of deflector dish) (optional); 4x plasma cannon (0.8 GW) (2 twin mounts flanking stern shuttle hanger); 2x plasma cannon (0.8 GW) (twin mount fwd of deflector dish) (optional);
Missile Weapons	; 2x fwd torpedo tubes (bow cutout);
Shields	; polarizable armor; navigational deflector beam (lower fwd hull);
Transporters	1 GP (1-pad); Mk I
Historical
Ships of Note	; UESS/USS Conti (NO-69/NCC-Q46); UESS/USS Franklin (NO-46/NCC-Q48); UESS/USS Revere (NO-50/NCC-Q11); UESS/USS Strider (NCC-Q24);
Canonicity
Design	ST:Legacy computer game
Name	ST:Legacy computer game
History	ST:Legacy computer game, own ;

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Background: Delta Dynamics

The developments in advanced warp propulsion in the 2140s and 50s concerned the entire range of starfaring vessels. By technological necessity, though, smaller vessels could only hope to receive relatively modest upgrades. The multistage plasma recharging systems that gave cruisers their warp 5 plus performance were bulky pieces of machinery and the massive protective chambers for dilithium foci did not easily fit aboard ships smaller than destroyer in size, either. Yet the UESF need for fast liaison and reconnaissance vessels in the first years of the Romulan War was acute, even desperate. Propulsive modifications on the Athens couriers were thus given a priority. The resulting Strider class courier/scout met the requirements, giving the fleet its first warp three messenger.

The move from cowled to outriggered warp engines was a predictable one, facilitating the greater field strength that was provided by the Kingdom GX total conversion powerplant. This was housed in the boatlike lower hull in a heavily armored amidship compartment. Reactor swaps were facilitated by a ventral stern pullout port, a necessity for a vessel that was supposed to run her engines at maximum power for extended periods of time. Directly atop the reactor was a plasma manifold feeding twin impulse engines and topped by the field manipulation crystal. The plasma leads then branched to the upcanted pylons of the warp nacelles.

A high performance navigational deflector array forward of the reactor made possible on its part the great speeds that the engines would provide. Atop it lay the payload to be moved at warp three: a spade of a hull, not markedly different from that of the Athens in shape, but featuring a number of novel systems. For starters, there were twin torpedo launchers at the bow, each carrying ten casings in revolver loaders that injected antimatter from the main fuel tanks to the warheads just before firing. This was by far the lightest application of the antimatter torpedo technology yet and promised parity with the Klingon Raptor class torpedo boats from which much of the technology had been copied in the first place.

There were also two through-hull loading bays to increase the speed and flexibility of bringing the courier packages onboard. Anything from key personnel to crucial spares could be loaded, yet personnel ingress was also possible via a portside gangway; a pair of utility airlocks with an adjoining shuttlecraft target pad aft of the reactor area; or a single transporter platform, which was considered standard gear for the modern courier. Heavy projected energy weaponry was also fitted, in the form of a phase cannon on dorsal main hull, an optional (in practice never fitted) second bank on the corresponding ventral location, and plasma cannon positions flanking the fantail docking target and thus covering aft angles.

In contrast, command and communications facilities were kept to a minimum. There was no dedicated combat control room apart from the navigation bridge, and the modest communications facilities did not form a complex of planning and analysis rooms like in the Athens. Out in the battlefield, the Striders were doers and movers, rather than commanders or analysts. Their role in fleet action was limited to bringing in spares, personnel, and key intelligence, and even the latter was typically gathered by other types of vessel, such as the Mercury and Doppler frontline scoutships of proper muscle and instrumentation.

During the course of the war, thirty of the couriers were manufactured and 26 fielded in time to see action. Losses were light, as the odds of intercepting a warp three courier were significantly lower than catching a warp two vessel. The ships were in great postwar demand, though, and several already suffered from fatigued engines in the Tarn conflict of the 2160s. Spare reactors were out of stock by the 2170s and the final Striders had to be withdrawn from use in 2197. A remarkably different design would take their place as the principal glue that tied together the thinly spread Star Fleet.

Gallery

Forward beam aspect
Strider en route
Weapons trials
In nebula
23rd c., stern ventral

Notes

This design comes from the Star Trek: Legacy video game and is a real stretch to serve as a UESF/early Star Fleet vessel. I propose adopting the images as a starting model for a custom design that is more era-specific.

The prefix "USS" has been changed to "UESS" for ships of the United Earth Starfleet.

The Jackson (NO-70) has been deleted, as Timo also presented it as a Cavalry class light destroyer, in the Guide: Mercury article. It has also been published as such by Delta Dynamics. The deletion is not an issue, as the ship is not referenced anywhere other than Timo's data specs.

Timo indicates that losses of the 26 ships taking part in the Romulan War were light. I've arbitrarily decided that that quantity is "three", with the remaining 27 ships (23 veterans, 4 new-builds) passing to the UFP Star Fleet. Note that the last 4 were built for United Earth; they just never had time to see combat missions. The ships received registries in the NCC-Q range.

@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 |beam= 42.1 m
 |height= 17.6 m
-|mass= 12,800 tons
+|mass= 12,800 mt
 |cruisespeed=
 |maxspeed= w 3.0
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 |otherweapons=
 |shields= <br>
-Polarizable armor
+* polarizable armor
-Navigational deflector beam on lower fwd hull
+* navigational deflector beam (lower fwd hull)
 |labs=
 |transporters= 1 GP (1-pad); Mk I
 |auxcraft=
 |historicalships= <br>
-* ''UESS Conti'' (NO-69)
+* ''UESS/USS Conti'' (NO-69/NCC-Q46)
-* ''UESS Franklin'' (NO-46)
+* ''UESS/USS Franklin'' (NO-46/NCC-Q48)
-* ''UESS Jackson'' (NO-70)
+* ''UESS/USS Revere'' (NO-50/NCC-Q11)
-* ''UESS Revere'' (NO-50)
+* ''UESS/USS Strider (NCC-Q24)''
-* ''UESS Strider''
+|design= ''ST:Legacy'' computer game
-|design= ST:Legacy computer game
+|name= ''ST:Legacy'' computer game
-|name= ST:Legacy computer game
+|history= ''ST:Legacy'' computer game, own
-|history= ST:Legacy computer game, own
 }}
-The developments in advanced warp propulsion in the [[2140s]] and [[2150s|50s]] concerned the entire range of
+==Background: Delta Dynamics==
-starfaring vessels. By technological necessity, though, smaller vessels could only hope to receive
+The developments in advanced warp propulsion in the [[2140s]] and [[2150s|50s]] concerned the entire range of starfaring vessels. By technological necessity, though, smaller vessels could only hope to receive
-relatively modest upgrades. The multistage plasma recharging systems that gave cruisers their warp 5 plus performance were bulky pieces of machinery, and the massive protective chambers for
+relatively modest upgrades. The multistage plasma recharging systems that gave cruisers their warp 5 plus performance were bulky pieces of machinery and the massive protective chambers for dilithium foci did not easily fit aboard ships smaller than destroyer in size, either. Yet the [[UESF]] need for fast liaison and reconnaissance vessels in the first years of the [[Romulan War]] was acute, even desperate. Propulsive modifications on the ''[[Guide: Athens|Athens]]'' couriers were thus given a priority. The resulting '''''Strider''''' class courier/scout met the requirements, giving the fleet its first warp three messenger.
-dilithium foci did not easily fit aboard ships smaller than destroyer in size, either. Yet the [[UESF]]
-need for fast liaison and reconnaissance vessels in the first years of the Romulan War was acute,
-even desperate. Propulsive modifications on the ''[[Guide: Athens|Athens]]'' couriers were thus given a priority. The
-resulting '''''Strider''''' class courier/scout met the requirements, giving the fleet its first warp three
-messenger.
-The move from cowled to outriggered warp engines was a predictable one, facilitating the greater
+The move from cowled to outriggered warp engines was a predictable one, facilitating the greater field strength that was provided by the [[Kingdom]] GX total conversion powerplant. This was housed in the boatlike lower hull in a heavily armored amidship compartment. Reactor swaps were facilitated by a ventral stern pullout port, a necessity for a vessel that was supposed to run her engines at maximum power for extended periods of time. Directly atop the reactor was a plasma manifold feeding twin impulse engines and topped by the field manipulation crystal. The plasma leads then branched to the upcanted pylons of the warp nacelles.
-field strength that was provided by the Kingdom GX total conversion powerplant. This was housed
-in the boatlike lower hull in a heavily armored amidship compartment. Reactor swaps were
-facilitated by a ventral stern pullout port, a necessity for a vessel that was supposed to run her
-engines at maximum power for extended periods of time. Directly atop the reactor was a plasma
-manifold feeding twin impulse engines and topped by the field manipulation crystal. The plasma
-leads then branched to the upcanted pylons of the warp nacelles.
-A high performance navigational deflector array forward of the reactor made possible on its part the
+A high performance navigational deflector array forward of the reactor made possible on its part the great speeds that the engines would provide. Atop it lay the payload to be moved at warp three: a spade of a hull, not markedly different from that of the ''Athens'' in shape, but featuring a number of novel systems. For starters, there were twin torpedo launchers at the bow, each carrying ten casings in revolver loaders that injected antimatter from the main fuel tanks to the warheads just before firing. This was by far the lightest application of the antimatter torpedo technology yet and promised parity with the [[Klingon]] ''Raptor'' class torpedo boats from which much of the technology had been copied in the first place.
-great speeds that the engines would provide. Atop it lay the payload to be moved at warp three: a
-spade of a hull, not markedly different from that of the ''Athens'' in shape, but featuring a number of
-novel systems. For starters, there were twin torpedo launchers at the bow, each carrying ten casings
-in revolver loaders that injected antimatter from the main fuel tanks to the warheads just before
-firing. This was by far the lightest application of the antimatter torpedo technology yet, and
-promised parity with the Klingon ''Raptor'' class torpedo boats from which much of the technology
-had been copied in the first place.
-[[File:Strider (23rd c., forward dorsal).png|left|300px|thumb|A ''Strider'' out of time? Numerous old scout hulls were carefully mothballed at retirement in the [[2180s]], as it appeared that
+[[File:Strider (23rd c., forward dorsal).png|left|300px|thumb|A ''Strider'' out of time? Numerous old scout hulls were carefully mothballed at retirement in the [[2180s]], as it appeared that [[Star Fleet]] would remain short of battlefield couriers and light recce units in any conflict that would emerge in the next twenty or thirty years. Emergency activation did not take place within the lifetime of the drive systems of these veteran vessels. However, six were in [[2256]] re-engined with the system Star Fleet would soon adopt as WD-1. The test fitting was a splendid success and allowed the old ''Striders'' to be employed as combat scouts for more than a decade, armed with modern twin phaser IV turrets.]]
-[[Starfleet]] would remain short of battlefield couriers and light recce units in any conflict that would emerge in the next
-twenty or thirty years. Emergency activation did not take place within the lifetime of the drive systems of these veteran
-vessels. However, six were in [[2256]] re-engined with the system Starfleet would soon adopt as WD-1. The test fitting was a
-splendid success and allowed the old ''Striders'' to be employed as combat scouts for more than a decade, armed with
-modern twin phaser IV turrets.]]
-There were also two through-hull loading bays to increase the speed and flexibility of bringing the
+There were also two through-hull loading bays to increase the speed and flexibility of bringing the courier packages onboard. Anything from key personnel to crucial spares could be loaded, yet personnel ingress was also possible via a portside gangway; a pair of utility airlocks with an adjoining shuttlecraft target pad aft of the reactor area; or a single transporter platform, which was considered standard gear for the modern courier. Heavy projected energy weaponry was also fitted, in the form of a phase cannon on dorsal main hull, an optional (in practice never fitted) second bank on the corresponding ventral location, and plasma cannon positions flanking the fantail docking target and thus covering aft angles.
-courier packages onboard. Anything from key personnel to crucial spares could be loaded, yet
-personnel ingress was also possible via a portside gangway; a pair of utility airlocks with an
-adjoining shuttlecraft target pad aft of the reactor area; or a single transporter platform, which was
-considered standard gear for the modern courier. Heavy projected energy weaponry was also fitted,
-in the form of a phase cannon on dorsal main hull, an optional (in practice never fitted) second bank
-on the corresponding ventral location, and plasma cannon positions flanking the fantail docking
-target and thus covering aft angles.
-In contrast, command and communications facilities were kept to a minimum. There was no
+In contrast, command and communications facilities were kept to a minimum. There was no dedicated combat control room apart from the navigation bridge, and the modest communications facilities did not form a complex of planning and analysis rooms like in the ''Athens''. Out in the battlefield, the ''Striders'' were doers and movers, rather than commanders or analysts. Their role in fleet action was limited to bringing in spares, personnel, and key intelligence, and even the latter was typically gathered by other types of vessel, such as the ''[[Guide: Mercury|Mercury]]'' and ''[[Guide: Doppler (scout)|Doppler]]'' frontline scoutships of proper muscle and instrumentation.
-dedicated combat control room apart from the navigation bridge, and the modest communications
-facilities did not form a complex of planning and analysis rooms like in the ''Athens''. Out in the
-battlefield, the ''Striders'' were doers and movers rather than commanders or analysts. Their role in
-fleet action was limited to bringing in spares, personnel and key intelligence, and even the latter was
-typically gathered by other types of vessel, such as the ''[[Guide: Mercury|Mercury]]'' and ''[[Guide: Doppler|Doppler]]'' frontline scoutships of
-proper muscle and instrumentation.
-During the course of the war, thirty of the couriers were manufactured, and 26 fielded in time to see
+During the course of the war, thirty of the couriers were manufactured and 26 fielded in time to see action. Losses were light, as the odds of intercepting a warp three courier were significantly lower than catching a warp two vessel. The ships were in great postwar demand, though, and several already suffered from fatigued engines in the [[Tarn]] conflict of the [[2160s]]. Spare reactors were out of stock by the [[2170s]] and the final ''Striders'' had to be withdrawn from use in [[2197]]. A remarkably different design would take their place as the principal glue that tied together the thinly spread [[Star Fleet]].
-action. Losses were light, as the odds of intercepting a warp three courier were significantly lower
-than catching a warp two vessel. The ships were in great postwar demand, though, and several
-already suffered from fatigued engines in the Tarn conflict of the [[2160s]]. Spare reactors were out of
-stock by the [[2170s]], and the final ''Striders'' had to be withdrawn from use in [[2197]]. A remarkably
-different design would take their place as the principal glue that tied together the thinly spread
-Starfleet.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 File:Strider (forward beam aspect).png|Forward beam aspect
 File:Strider en route.png|''Strider'' en route
@@ Line 111: / Line 69: @@
 File:Strider in nebula.png|In nebula
 File:Strider (23rd c., stern ventral).png|23rd c., stern ventral
 </gallery>
+==Star Fleet Registry==
+<div style="-moz-column-count:3; column-count:3;">
+* NCC-Q04
+* NCC-Q06
+* NCC-Q08
+* NCC-Q09
+* NCC-Q10
+* ''USS Revere'' (NCC-Q11)
+* NCC-Q13
+* NCC-Q20
+* ''USS Strider'' (NCC-Q24)
+* NCC-Q28
+* NCC-Q38
+* NCC-Q40
+* NCC-Q41
+* NCC-Q42
+* NCC-Q43
+* NCC-Q44
+* NCC-Q45
+* ''USS Conti'' (NCC-Q46)
+* NCC-Q47
+* ''USS Franklin'' (NCC-Q48)
+* NCC-Q49
+* NCC-Q50
+* NCC-Q52
+* NCC-Q53
+* NCC-Q54
+* NCC-Q55
+* NCC-056
+</div>
+==Notes==
+* This design comes from the ''Star Trek: Legacy'' video game and is a real stretch to serve as a UESF/early Star Fleet vessel. I propose adopting the images as a starting model for a custom design that is more era-specific.
+* The [[Ship Prefixes|prefix]] "USS" has been changed to "UESS" for ships of the [[United Earth Starfleet]].
+* The ''Jackson'' (NO-70) has been deleted, as Timo also presented it as a ''[[Guide: Cavalry|Cavalry]]'' class light destroyer, in the [[Guide: Mercury]] article. It has also been published as such by Delta Dynamics. The deletion is not an issue, as the ship is not referenced anywhere other than Timo's data specs.
+* Timo indicates that losses of the 26 ships taking part in the Romulan War were light. I've arbitrarily decided that that quantity is "three", with the remaining 27 ships (23 veterans, 4 new-builds) passing to the [[UFP Star Fleet]]. Note that the last 4 ''were'' built for [[United Earth]]; they just never had time to see combat missions. The ships received registries in the NCC-Q range.
+<br><br>
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-* [[Guide: Timo's Guide to Starfleet|Back to the Table of Contents]]
+* [[Timo's Guide to Star Fleet|Back to the Table of Contents]]
 * [[Guide: Corvettes, Couriers, Escorts, Perimeter Ships & Light Scouts|Corvettes, Couriers, Escorts, Perimeter Ships & Light Scouts]]
 * [[Guide: Of Ship Statistics|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]
 * [[Guide: Glossary|Appendix B: Glossary]]
-* [[Guide: Starfleet Organization - General Outline|Appendix C: Starfleet Organization - General Outline]]
+* [[Guide: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline|Appendix C: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline]]
 * [[Guide: Abbreviations From Outside|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]
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