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Historical Events

• The last unmodified Texas class light cruisers are retired en masse.

• The last B5 HSA(P/C)-20 'Chippewa' heavy atmospheric shuttles are withdrawn from service.

• The last Jidai subclass reconnaissance cruiser is lost to enemy action.

• The Pytheas exploratory cruiser subclass starts receiving an upgrade.

• The last of the Burke, Aldrin and Magellan subclass frigates (and scout cruisers) receive a transporter system upgrade.

• USS Iblis (NCC-528, Siva II subclass) hits the battle cruiser USS Newton (NCC-3822, Proxima class) with her navigational deflector, killing 23 aboard the latter ship.

• USS Proxima (NCC-1100, lead ship) enters drydock to receive a propulsive upgrade, wherein the two large nacelles are replaced by two pairs of longer ones.

• The Richter class cruisers and Heston class battle cruisers enter an upgrade period, to include new weapon systems.

• The Icarus and Ashanti class battle cruisers and Apache class heavy destroyers begin a refit period.

• The Mojave subclass light cruisers begin to receive weapons upgrades.

• USS Byrd (first of her class) returns to New Aberdeen upon the conclusion of 25-year galactic survey voyage and enters a 2-year overhaul period.

• USS Dauntless (NCC-1697, Pyotr Velikiy support cruiser) is badly damaged in combat at Xarant, retires to Starbase 7 for repairs.

• The last of the G1 HSI(U)-1 'Comet' heavy warp shuttles is removed from Star Fleet service.

• The Capella class surveyor / supply ships are refitted with phasers.

• Construction of the final Paladin subclass destroyer is completed.

• Construction of the final Cochrane class colonizer (of the first batch) is completed.

• USS Gaikos (NCC-2740, Loknar frigate) evacuates 400 people from a failed terraforming outpost from under severe tectonic trouble.

• Aakenn and Westminster heavy transports enter the yards for a weapons upgrade.

• The final Finch subclass buoy tender is completed.

• The Whirlwind assault ship class gets an upgrade yard period.

• The Hephaestus subclass tender enters production.

New Technology

• Mark IV Cargo Transporter System

• Type 3 Disrupters

• New Maximum Shield Protection Level

References

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