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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Even though the Selenia launcher in the [[2220s]] was dubbed a ‘heavy’ weapon, this work systematically follows the practice introduced in [[2271]], where weapons of this caliber are know as ‘medium’ systems. Actual ‘heavy’ weapons by current standards would be first introduced in the [[2280s]], while ‘light’ systems would remain comparable from the [[2220s]] to the [[2370s]]. The introduction of mini- and microtorpedoes has further muddled the waters during the past century. Yet the remarkable degree of standardization in Star Fleet torpedo weaponry warrants the continued use of this simplistic-sounding, now five-tiered system. | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Even though the Selenia launcher in the [[2220s]] was dubbed a ‘heavy’ weapon, this work systematically follows the practice introduced in [[2271]], where weapons of this caliber are know as ‘medium’ systems. Actual ‘heavy’ weapons by current standards would be first introduced in the [[2280s]], while ‘light’ systems would remain comparable from the [[2220s]] to the [[2370s]]. The introduction of mini- and microtorpedoes has further muddled the waters during the past century. Yet the remarkable degree of standardization in Star Fleet torpedo weaponry warrants the continued use of this simplistic-sounding, now five-tiered system. | ||
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| Class Overview | |
| Category | destroyer |
| Operational | 2223-2303 |
| Constructed | 59 total:
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| Beam Weapons | Syracuse
Saladin (original)
Boston/Einstein (original)
Siva
Einstein Flt II
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Pompey
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| Missile Weapons | Syracuse
Saladin
Siva
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| Transporters | Syracuse, Saladin, Boston/Einstein
All classes
Siva
Siva Flt II, Pompey, Siva Flt III
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| Auxiliary Craft | Syracuse
Saladin, Siva (all)
Boston/Einstein (all)
Pompey
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| Design | STII/Franz Joseph, STXI, ST:Axanar |
| Name | STXI, FJ, Goodman Federation: The First 150 Years |
| History | STXI (FJ)
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Background
Timo
As Geering continued to provide Star Fleet with its most powerful modern ships in every category, Chiokis was forging a reputation as the most dependable designer of affordable warships to be produced in large numbers. This was actually quite contrary to the company’s aims and ambitions, but helped support the company while it waited for its big break in the Horizon upgrade program where its true hopes were placed. Star Fleet in turn benefited from having two parallel sources for saucer-hulled ship designs, in addition to always keeping at least two different engine manufacturers and shipyards sufficiently employed and funded.
When the upper-tier Detroyat destroyers were ordered from Aurora, Geering for once had to settle on the parallel lower-tier contract. There was little cause for disappointment, as the lighter destroyer was intended for an at least fourfold production run. By 2221, the first two vessels for a planned inaugural batch of 26 were undergoing impulse tests and establishing beyond doubt the structural integrity of the new destroyer workhorse. The primary hull was of obvious Burke pedigree, with a flat, single-deck main disk topped by a terraced superstructure and an aft spine featuring a small shuttlebay above the centerline SAB impulse engine.
Yet an angled ventral ‘neck’ now supported a single PB-29 nacelle – the last although, at 148 meters and 170,000 tons, not the largest of the third generation spooled engines to be designed. At the bow of the nacelle, a Hycor deflector system provided a FTL graviton stream that could sweep clear the flightpath of the ship up to a speed of warp eight – a safe margin in terms of true maximum speeds in the 2220s. The beam was effective up to forty-seven light seconds against 5,000 kg objects, and up to two light minutes against smaller obstacles. The nacelle also contained most of the warp machinery of the ship, and distributed power to various other systems, including a booster feed to the impulse system. A lift and ship’s ladder connected the lower engineering levels to the primary control facility in the main hull, and an airlock complex halfway along the neck provided EV access. Also included in the neck area were workshops and some temporary bunking and rest facilities for the engineering crew.
Armament, while still geared for frontal offense at the deliberate expense of all-around defense, was intended to be quite different from that of the Detroyats. A dorsal pod would house four paired torpedo launchers of small caliber but high rate of fire. The saucer was to be provided with four berths for phase cannon, two dorsally and two ventrally, as well as up to three plus three point defense laser emitters, even though filling of all the berths was never considered the preferred option. Centralized production commenced at Almaz factories on the required weaponry, as various dockyards completed the initial ten hulls. Names honoring ancient cities that had successfully resisted assaults and sieges were chosen; registries for the Syracuse class began at NCC-420, as these lighter vessels were in no way cruiser-like and had no place next to the Detroyats in the registry charts.
After the first combat engagements, it became evident the ship type should not be positioned next to Detroyat formations in more concrete terms, either. Delays in delivery of torpedo systems were not the major problem. Rather, the smaller single-engine configuration resulted in range and maneuverability shortcomings that hindered strategic deployment and made Star Fleet re-estimate its needs. Valuable dockyards could not be wasted on inferior products in this time of ever-heightening crisis. Thus, even though Syracuse production continued within the bounds of already allocated resources, an order was placed on an improved model - a vessel that would become the definitive single-engine destroyer for the better part of the century.
Being slow to reach the thick of battle, the Syracuse group could be expected to suffer lighter combat losses than its successors. Yet Star Fleet was positively surprised that the 2220s and 2230s went by almost without casualties. A second batch originally intended for attrition replacement was nevertheless funded and likewise managed to avoid both combat and wear and tear for the next decade (there being tongue-in-cheek references to divine protection as the vessels in the batch were named after classic Terran gods and demigods). The class thus was deemed fit for receiving the hypermodern PB-45 engine - just in time for the next major Klingon offensive. Lamentably, little else could be modified under the tight schedule and tighter funding, and casualties now began to mount.
Among the first to fall was the Triton (NCC-439), blown up by a Klingon privateer in an early test of Star Fleet mettle in 2241. Axanar casualties here. The Troy (NCC-423) and the Hellas (NCC-426) succumbed in 2245 to Klingon forces at Delta Leonis, but helped evict the fleet of Admiral Kkorhetza from Federation space for good, rendering its Axanar expedition null and void; the destroyer names were honorably assigned to brand-new Loknars soon thereafter. Ten years later, USS Alexandria (NCC-422) was destroyed and the Carthage (NCC-428) and Massilia (NCC-421) damaged in an audacious ramming attack by Klingon special forces at Starbase 19; losses of personnel were light, but material damage too great to warrant repairs of the crippled destroyers. Finally, USS Pompeii (NCC-424) was in 2270 destroyed with all hands by heavy cruiser Enterprise, as part of the ‘dreadnought incident’ that was among the first Star Fleet counter-reactions to the onset of relative peace.
Back in the 2220s, modification work on the Syracuse design had proceeded with rearranging of the primary hull stern. Former shuttle handling spaces were now taken over by additional power generation machinery and fuel tanks. The light twin torpedo launchers had been found disappointing, yet continuing shortages of the heavy Keindoffer-Klaatsen torpedo launchers prevented their adoption at this stage. The existing dorsal pod was thus fitted with a twin-tube unit of novel design and 700 mm caliber instead. The projectiles were still much humbler than the Detroyat torpedoes, no different in dimensions from the 22nd century ordnance and sustaining warp for just four seconds. Yet it was to be this design and not the Detroyat or Syracuse ones that would be further developed for fleetwide use. Built by Selenia of Rome, Earth, the weapon soon propelled its manufacturer to success and fame, and was grandiosely known as the Mk 1 heavy photon torpedo system.*
Within the saucer hull proper, there were four twin laser emitters, two firing from above and two from below the hull. This austere arrangement proved very efficient in comparison with the previous multi-port configurations, a development analogous to that of Earth nautical warships in the 1970s. Also in line with the historical precedent was the armchair expert reaction to the innovation: the gigantic saucer hull was declared ‘underarmed’ and ‘excessively sized’ for its task. Yet the rationale for this was also to be found by a retrospective look. At the threshold of major technological and tactical breakthroughs, Star Fleet wanted to invest in vessels that could easily be fitted with the newest equipment – even when nothing was known in advance about the nature of this yet to be invented gear. The ‘oversized’, internally easily re-configurable Class 1A hull was to become a Fleet standard for ships varying from scouts to heavy cruisers.
Test runs established a top speed of warp 5.5 for the inaugural modified destroyer Saladin, allowing her to be commissioned in 2225 for full military service. Her performance still lagged behind that of the Detroyat class, but not so badly that Star Fleet wouldn’t have taken advantage of the lower acquisition price of the single-naceller. A final distinction from the original, less than stellar design came with the adoption of a registry number somewhat higher up the range, NCC-500.
Several batches of Saladin class destroyers were completed to boost the Syracuses. Twenty ships, all named after Earth warrior leaders, were built to the original standard with conventional total conversion powerplants, and 26 more were originally planned. Yet construction was halted at this point, pending the introduction of the radically new dilithium-regulated antimatter propulsion system. Sixteen ships of the Syracuse standard were converted to this type of power in 2239-42. Instead of the mediumweight PB-45 used in the comparable Saladin sub-class, sophisticated PB-31 nacelles with either FWD-1 or FWD-1A solid-state coils were introduced in the conversion that turned the sluggish Syracuse destroyers into high speed war machines of unprecedented power – worthy stablemates to the emerging heavy cruiser and heavy frigate classes which also utilized this futuristic warp engine type. The more powerful engines were not larger as such, and only increased the overall dimensions of the vessels because their mounting neck was almost tripled in length, for proper coil placement and for housing externally those power systems no longer fitting inside the nacelle. They also increased mass by mere ten percent, despite the greater density of the new coils.
In the end, the original flat saucer proved incapable of accommodating the required internal refits, and Chiokis was called in to perform the necessary modifications. The upper and lower superstructures had to be extended to house an improved, internally carried torpedo system with enlarged magazines, an all-new fire control system, and a sensor array within a prominent dorsal dome. In a further volume-adding move, the saucer was bulged more extensively on the dorsal side, and acquired an additional semi-deck around its ventral rim for the field guides of the Hycor DS-20 shield generator, the combined effect being to give the hull a distinct ventral concavity. This hull form was quite deliberately chosen for its advantageous aerodynamic properties, allowing for increased stability during emergency landings. Within the externally unchanged hull areas, armament was revamped from four individual phase cannon mounts to three paired banks. The laser emitters were removed, as the improved shields already provided superior defenses against proximity threats.
The navigational deflector was remounted on a ventral support strut. A limited mechanical steering capacity allowed for sweeps of 15 degrees in each direction, compared with the maximum 5 degrees of the earlier fixed installations, or the 28 degrees of the Detroyat sensor/deflector dish assembly. However, the whole assembly could also be made to slowly swivel for special purposes, like close-quarters debris sweeping. This modernized system was once again a non-vital item tested for future use. The power output of the destroyer’s total conversion reactor (or even that of the later dilithium powerplant) was not sufficient for the use of the pressor beam as a weapon at warp speeds, but such capacity was planned for the more powerful cruisers that were to follow. The standard forcefield component of the deflector system was a practical defense against kinetic energy weapons.
Since ten new ships were also built to this standard, beginning with USS Siva, the variant is sometimes named the Siva subclass. Three vessels of the original run were left unconverted (2 others having been lost), though, as they had been given a thorough mission and configuration revamp nearly a decade prior. Addition of a dorsal pod similar to that of the Ranger light cruisers had turned USS Boston (NCC-425), USS Drona (NCC-431) and USS Rahman (NCC-434) into destroyer leaders, giving them significantly boosted sensing capabilities, a useful load of auxiliary craft, and spacious C3I facilities. The modification had not decreased warp performance, but it carried an impulse maneuverability penalty.
The conversion had been a qualified success at best, and refitting of old Texas light cruisers to destroyer leader tasks was quickly deemed the better way of spanning the gap left by Ranger losses and retirements. This left the converted single-nacellers free for solo assignments. By 2235, after they had all been renamed after scientists and engineers and dubbed the Einstein sub-class, their registries had been given an O prefix to reflect observation duties in contested space, rather than their intended one as destroyer leaders.
In a mirror image of this move, several Hermes scouts would later be converted to destroyers and in turn have their constellation names changed to those of battle sites. The economical nature of single-engined attrition warships thus offered Star Fleet unprecedented flexibility and allowed timely responses to changing strategic priorities. Few twin-engined classes were available in sufficient abundance to cater for such radical and quick-paced changes until the very last decades of the Klingon conflict.
A further upgrade standard introduced in 2249 gave the Sivas phaser VII armament, forced-intermix warheads for the torpedoes, a lower-profile bridge structure and a tractor beam mounted on the connecting fin’s trailing edge midway between the saucer and the nacelle. This modification (sometimes referred to as the Siva II subclass or the Siva Mk II design, since no new keels were built, and the class ship was the first to be modified), helped the ships stay apace with the latest Klingon threat developments and served until the 2280s as the ultimate standard of Saladin-family ships.
For the first three decades of Saladin destroyer operations, there was little need to introduce major modifications to the basic design. Although suffering from maneuvering problems inherent in the single-engine configuration, the class had been built not only to exceed all the performance requirements of the 2220s, but to easily accommodate future upgrades. From the first keel on, space had been set aside for installing a dilithium-regulated total conversion reactor. Extensive weapon and sensor upgrades were also facilitated by a modular construction approach. There was room to spare for un-predicted innovations as well – the Class 1 primary hull had been built to about 170% its initially needed size for this exact reason. A Siva Flight II vessel from the late 2250s would thus be familiar to an officer from a Saladin from the early 2220s, yet match the modern Larson class in all aspects of performance.
As the 2260s approached, though, time was about to catch up with the veteran design. With destroyers in general disfavor due to de-emphasis on offensive operations, Star Fleet was denied the construction of further vessels of Saladin design. This served the existing destroyer fleet well, as funds were freed for experimentation that would hopefully restore the Saladins to the forefront of the combat force. Even the most advanced models of the class were separated from that position by shortcomings in warp maneuverability, propulsive reliability and redundancy, directed energy armament and sensor technology. The obvious solution for most of the issues was application of multiple engine nacelles. A move that would have made no sense back when the destroyers served as offensive attrition units was now considered reasonable; in the post-Axanar lull, even the Saladins were to be utilized as high-tier ‘multipurpose’ vessels.
Reassigning USS Pompey (NCC-506) from the Klingon border to propulsive research was a simple matter in 2260. Obtaining two PB-32 engine sets presented no problems, either; these were quietly taken from the Nelson scoutship spares cache. The deep space engines offered an excellent speed range, endurance and economy, but were slightly less flexible in terms of field shapes than the new PB-47. A conservative configuration was therefore chosen, and the nacelles were attached to a horizontal pylon in approximate Detroyat or Surya style. Multilinear containment systems were installed largely within the broad midsection of the single-piece pylon box, while vertical power trunks connected the pylon to the engineering control area in the primary hull, ahead of the impulse engines. Between the vertical sections, there was enough room for a hangarette that could accommodate a single light warp shuttle, as well as offer full maintenance facilities and precision tractor beam approach control for the craft.
More significant additions to mission gear were the two phaser VII emitters of FH-11 type installed ahead of the bridge, to bring the total to four twin banks. Auxiliary navigational deflectors were bolstered by two extra emitter dishes, and shielding was upgraded to Hycor CS-60 standard. Such off-the-shelf upgrades held promise of an affordable rejuvenation for the entire destroyer fleet. Two other Sivas were taken in for similar modification as the Pompey in January 2262 began her propulsive trials.
Largely satisfactory test results nevertheless failed to gain the appreciation of the financiers. In comparison with the similarly configured heavy frigates, the Pompey remained a modestly performing starship. Flexible mission profiles still could not be shouldered on the type: laboratories were missing, shuttle facilities minimal, sensor and computing suites limited to combat essentials. While it was obvious that the type would excel in deep space escort duties – once again a significant part of Star Fleet frontier operations – there was no obvious replacement for the original single-nacellers in the offensive-defensive role. Rather than weaken the latter aspect to strengthen the former, Star Fleet chose to place its bets on heavy frigate upgrades. The option for further Pompey conversions was deferred to indeterminate future.
Increasing Klingon tensions in the latter half of the decade brought Star Fleet close to ordering the conversion of ten more vessels. However, the unexpected outcome of the Organian confrontation put such plans on limbo again. The involuntarily adopted ‘garrison strategy’ on the Klingon border lessened the need for independent medium range combat assets, and major shifts in funding left the entire destroyer fleet high and dry. The three Pompey vessels were sent on escort duty, but the great pirate hunt was already winding down; general convoy was discontinued, and the destroyers found themselves riding shotgun to individual Star Fleet transports on high-risk routes. In this role, they enjoyed an intriguing advantage: as the only escort vessels in Star Fleet service to utilize the PB-32 engine, they could masquerade as Ptolemy transports from a distance. Many a raider was lured to his doom by the distinct warp signature, combined with transport-like mass figures – and in some cases even a suitably altered silhouette. The Pompeys could accept a ventral cargo grapple, this in turn mounting a single standard cargo container. Rarely utilized for actual cargo runs, the destroyers instead carried lightweight mock containers or armed ‘Q-pods’, necessary force multipliers when facing the sort of pirates that still dared operate in the late sixties and early seventies.
The Pompey and the Suleiman (NCC-508) were retired in 2277, the Sargon (NCC-504) in 2292. The decommissioning dates were directly tied to PB-32 lifetime. The engine was all but gone from the cruiser and tug/tender fleets already, and casting of new coils had long since been discontinued. Priority to PB-32 spares and maintenance was given to the once-wronged Nelson class. There never were any direct replacements for the Pompeys; the refitted Larsons and new Cochises filled the original limited-endurance destroyer niche instead, and the later Polaris destroyers emerged from a completely independent project. From the technological viewpoint, there was little to be learned from the circumferential-engined Pompey when the linear-engined Polaris class was conceived. Operational experiences emphasized the aspects neglected or unachievable in the Pompeys, and marked a shift towards true multi-mission starships.
No modification, however, could address the main problem of this at its time extremely innovative and modern design. The narrow cylindrar warp field generated by the single set of coils within the single nacelle did allow the ships to reach speeds up to warp 8, but the maneuverability of the vessel at such speeds was minimal. Early on, this practically forced the ships to drop to sublight and use impulse thrust maneuvering to reach firing positions in close combat situations, making them virtually powerless in one-on-one combat against more maneuverable vessels.
The relatively bloodless solution to the Axanar crisis meant that Star Fleet’s ambitious shipbuilding programs became grossly oversized. There was little real military action between Axanar and the 2280s, and very few of the Saladins ever saw combat in that time period. Still, Star Fleet trained aggressively for the use of the destroyers both in defense and offense. The earlier slow-paced combat tactics of warp speed deployment runs and impulse maneuvering gave way to high speed engagements where the destroyers only occasionally dropped to sublight speeds. Given the poor warp maneuverability of the early types, extreme skill was required in these operations. Not surprisingly, major casualties were soon suffered in practice maneuvers. In 2259, USS Iblis (NCC-528) hit the battle cruiser USS Newton (NCC-1127) with her navigational deflector, killing 23 aboard the latter ship. In the 2262 exercise Have Gun, USS Azrael (NCC-527) sprang a major leak and lost 12 crew when she loitered too close to the black star TNC 65823, and in disorientation collided with the shields of the dreadnought Dominion (NCC-2115).
Many a hotshot Star Fleet captain received her or his initial command experience and combat training in the Saladin fleet, which despite the problematic handling qualities was ideal for the role: no other assignments tied down the offensive force in the late fifties or sixties. On the other hand, the absence of glorious battles meant that UFP saw less and less need to build dedicated capital ship killer vessels like the Saladin and later Larson classes. After the final Larson batch of 26 was procured in 2261, destroyer funds were redirected to experiments intended to address the inherent shortcomings of the single-nacelled configuration. The attempted remedies were somewhat un-innovative, though. Adding a second nacelle to USS Pompey (NCC-506) and two sisters in 2262 merely resulted in a disproportionately expensive destroyer or a poorly performing frigate. The Siva III dorsal-nacelle experiment performed on NCC-520 would in 2275 give the same results at even greater expenses.
Yet so poor was the reputation of the single-engine configuration at this point that the order for a final 26 Saladin destroyers in the late sixties was turned down by the Council a phenomenal six times in a row. The two-nacelled Akula class based on Siva III was funded instead, in one of the worst procurement blunders of the late 23rd century. It would take a completely new engine and a renewed Klingon threat to give Star Fleet back its confidence in the abilities of single-engined vessels, as described in the later Cochise entry. The original Syracuse lineage would be all but gone by the 2287 détente, and only the most extensively modified variants would see the turn of the century.
At the time of the writing, sixteen Siva II ships still reside in surplus depots in near-operational condition. Star Fleet has not activated these vessels for the better part of a century mainly because of lack of trained personnel to handle the utterly antiquated power systems – spares could readily be manufactured by replicators, of course. While many political entities have long expressed interest in purchasing the dormant vessels, and while the technology aboard the ships no longer suffers from export limitations, the act of selling the ships themselves is contrary to UFP Council decisions in the aftermath of the Altair VI sales fiasco.
* Even though the Selenia launcher in the 2220s was dubbed a ‘heavy’ weapon, this work systematically follows the practice introduced in 2271, where weapons of this caliber are know as ‘medium’ systems. Actual ‘heavy’ weapons by current standards would be first introduced in the 2280s, while ‘light’ systems would remain comparable from the 2220s to the 2370s. The introduction of mini- and microtorpedoes has further muddled the waters during the past century. Yet the remarkable degree of standardization in Star Fleet torpedo weaponry warrants the continued use of this simplistic-sounding, now five-tiered system.
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Supporting Documents
Notes
- The name of the article has been changed to reflect the four major sub-classes (of seven) associated with this build, from the original Timo's Guide focus on Saladin.
- Extensive changes to descriptions in the text and the sidebar have been made in order to resolve the radical differences between the Prime and NuTrek type imagery. This means the weaponry will more likely match the Spacedock rules in regards to equipment nomenclature. These changes include:
- Syracuse sub-class:
- The provision of operational years (to 2242), based upon a refit to the Siva configuration
- The loss of 2 ships (because only 19 are accounted for when discussing conversions)
- Plasma cannon being replaced by phase cannon
- Laser emitters becoming point-defense weapons, rather than the primary armament (which is now provided by phase cannon)
- Saladin sub-class:
- The provision of operational years (to 2253), based upon a refit to the Siva II configuration
- Length increased due to newer nacelle
- Aft saucer torpedo launchers removed
- Plasma cannon being replaced by phase cannon and placed in banks
- Laser emitter quantity increased to eight and placed in banks
- Boston/Einstein sub-class:
- The three ships initially form the Boston subclass, based on modification of the first ship; all re-named and redesignated as Einstein subclass observation ships prior to 2235.
- The provision of operational years (to 2282), chosen based upon service following a documented refit
- Decided upon the refit as occurring in 2263; extra mass representative of conversion to Chiokis (i.e., TOS) style.
- Established cruise and max speeds, endurance and enlisted crew.
- Determined same beam weapons as the Syracuse, but only two forward torpedo launchers, because of dorsal pod spine
- Siva subclass:
- The provision of operational years (to 2253), based upon a refit to the Siva II configuration
- the reference of plasma cannon operating in a point-defense role has been changed to lasers
- phasers have been replaced by phase cannon
- Siva II subclass:
- Pompey subclass:
- Timo created a separate article for the three ships of the Pompey subclass, even though he provided (differing) specs for it in the original article. However, despite the large difference in the vessel's image from the originating Siva Flt II, I've incorporated that article into this one, by providing its own section.
- The first paragraph of the Pompey section declares an external similarity between a Siva Flt II and the much earlier Saladins. However, Timo was quite clear that the Saladins had the Geering KT-verse externals, which suggests the Pompey article was not updated. That part of the paragraph, upon incorporation into the Syracuse article, is re-written to suggest it is the operations (and maybe internals) that remain familiar.
- Specs changed to show 1 light warp shuttle (to match the Pompey section and 2 work pods, from the previous 2 shuttle pods and 1 work pod.
- Specs changed for length, beam, and height from 242.5/237.7, 156.8/160.1, and 57.8/53.4 meters respectively. Mass was also reduced to that of the Pompey article, from 607,000 mt.
- Einstein Flt II subclass:
- Specs changed for length, beam, and height from 217.7, 124.6, and 49.6 meters respectively.
- Siva Flt III:
- Max warp changed from w 8.0 to 8.2, to match Pompey performance.
- Specs changed for length, beam, and height from 243.1, 127.1, and 78.3 meters respectively.
- Syracuse sub-class:
- Pompeii (of Syracuse sub-class) is named for the Italian city; Pompey (of Saladin sub-class) is named for the leader of the Roman Republic.
- Changed the hull numbers for Massilia and Rahman to match naming structure.
- Changed Xerxes and Eztel to Boston and Drona to match naming structure.
- The loss of Troy and Hellas is now a year earlier, to be a part of (game-canon) Four Years War.
- Syracuse sub-class enter service a year earlier (2223) and the Saladins a year later (2225).
- The reference to the USS Newton as a tender has been changed to that of a battle cruiser, to match the Proxima class ship in service at the time.
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