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Historical Events

• Early: The Cardassian dissident movement succeeds in toppling the Central Command and restoring power to the civilian Detapa Council.

• Unknowingly influenced by the Dominion, the Klingon Empire vows to conquer the Cardassian Union, convinced the Detapa Council is under the Dominion's control.

• Advances in tactical technology allow the mounting of Type XI and XII phasers on larger starships.

• Genetic re-sequencing allows select Benzites, as well newborns, to forego breathing vaporizers when offworld.

• USS Magellan makes First Contact with the Evora, just as they are about to achieve warp capability.

• A Vulcan geological survey team discovers Hur'q ruins on a planet in the Gamma quadrant.

• Late: The Klingon Empire demands the Federation relinquish all (previously-settled) claims in the Archanis sector.

• End: The Second Federation-Klingon War begins.

New Technology

• Class 7 Structural Integrity Field
• Holocommunications System
• Type XI Phaser (for shipboard use)
• Type XII Phaser (for shipboard use)
• Type II Quantum Torpedo
• Class 3 Shield Recharging System

References

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