| STARSHIP CLASS | |
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| Sagan-class | |
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| Affiliation: | Federation, Starfleet |
| Type: | Heavy cruiser |
| Service period: | 25th century |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 540.715 meters |
| Width: | 164 meters |
| Height: | 72 meters |
| Mass: | 3,700,00 metric tonnes |
| Specifications | |
| Decks: | 16 |
| Crew: | 320 (standard crew complement) 2,750 (evacuation/life support capacity) |
| Speed: | Warp 9+ Impulse speeds |
| Armaments: | Phasers Photon torpedoes Quantum torpedoes Tractor beam/cutting beam |
| Defences: | Deflector shields |
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The Sagan class is a technologically advanced and prototype design type in service to Starfleet of a possible 25th century timeline.
It features technology and components derived from research into both the remains of and still partially functioning derelict Borg cubes.
History[]
Technical data[]
Design[]
Sagan class MSD
The Sagan class features a unique physical configuration which is atypical of most Starfleet vessels potentially ushering a new era of starship design. The primary saucer section wasn't merely attached to the secondary hull but streamlined together in a compacted way without the need of a connecting neck.
Another uncommon feature was the set of four elongated warp nacelles, with pylons holding a pair above and below the main hulls, respectively.
The bridge dome was located on the dorsal center of of the primary hull. Behind it, an extended landing bay connected to the shuttlebay at the aft end of the secondary hull. The shuttlebay was flanked on either side by impulse engines. The deflector dish was located on the ventral saucer, facing forward.
Deck layout[]
- Deck one - Main bridge, observation lounge, captain's ready room
- Deck two - Messhall, crew quarters, communal bathrooms
- Deck three - Captain's quarters, VIP quarters, shuttle maintenance bay
- Deck four - Crew quarters, transporter rooms 1-2
- Deck five - Holodeck 1, crew quarters, primary sickbay
- Deck six - Crew quarters, communal bathrooms, cargo bay 1
- Deck seven - Holodeck 2, guest quarters, transporter rooms 3-4
- Deck eight - Crew quarters, ten forward
- Deck nine - Hangar level 1, airlocks, holodeck 3
- Deck ten - Hangar level 2
- Deck eleven - Warp core bay level 1, cargo bay 2
- Deck twelve - Warp core bay level 2
- Deck thirteen - TBA
- Deck fourteen - TBA
- Deck fifteen - TBA
- Deck sixteen - TBA
Starship section design[]
Bridge[]
The main bridge was located on deck 1, and maintained a traditional layout, with the helm and operations stations at the front of the ship, and the captain's chair in the middle. Various stations were placed on the perimeter of the bridge, including tactical, engineering, and communications.
The Sagan class is outfitted with holographic reconstruction generators that create a 3 dimensional view of space/data/information and project it on the bridge window screen. A blast shield can also cover the opening which has both an opaque and a transparency mode.
Corridors[]
Corridors on the Sagan class were wider than previous generations, and easily enabled the ship's crew to get where they were going without feeling crowded or bumping into each other. These were also lined with darker paneling similar to the main bridge and primarily furnished with reflective flooring and walls, doing away with the brighter and warmer carpeted corridors common with earlier starships.
Observation lounge[]
Behind the bridge was the ship's observation lounge. The lounge featured several large windows facing the rear of the ship. The ship's top two nacelles could easily be seen through the windows to the occupants in the room. Along the entrance were display cases, with featured memorabilia and artifacts custom to the captain or to the ship's lineage. A large display monitor was placed along the side wall, which enabled staff to quickly get updates on a situation, or communicate with other ships nearby.
Shuttlebay[]
TBA
Crew support systems[]
TBA
Propulsion[]
Miscellaneous data[]
Vessels of this class was equipped with a class 10-A warp drive that boasted improved warp field coils made from verterium cortenide (polysilicate verterium and monocrystal cortenum) originally developed for the Intrepid class. Another addition to the warp field mechanics on the Sagan class was the inclusion of 4 fully-functional nacelles with each unit producing less energy output while still allowing for high-warp speeds enabling for less stress accumulation and a certain level of redundancy. The specialised warp nacelles also allow for the ships to sustain FTL for longer periods of time at high-warp meaning it is essentially good at 'warping marathons'.
Besides from the 4 nacelles, it was complimented by dual synchronised warp cores featuring tricyclic plasma injection manifold linking to the warp coils and it pumps ultra-high density cold Deuterium slush through isokinetic injectors into the main intermix reaction chambers. Furthermore, the layout and dual core setup created a 4-leaf clover-shaped subspace warp field bubble increasing flight efficiency. The magnetic containment field strength of the warp core was increased by 27% compared to other Federation starships of similar size.
Instead of ejecting the warp core during a possible breach, the Sagan class is equipped with multiple ejection ports to vent out all currently operating fuel within the intermix chamber therefore eliminating the material needed for a breach to prove fatal.
FTL[]
Warp[]
The warp drive worked by generating subspace fields to form a bubble of selective space-time displacement that enveloped the exterior of the starship, distorting the local spacetime continuum and allowing it to "ride" on said distortion at velocities that could greatly exceed the speed of light as determined by the theory of relativity. The bubble carries the ship along with it. This also had the physical effect of reducing the inertial mass of any object encompassed by the warp field.
Because the ship isn't moving relative to spacetime in its own frame of reference (the inside of the bubble), the light-speed limit as determined by the theory of relativity doesn't apply. Nevertheless, the speed of the drive was measured in "factors" with the maximum sustainable speed being factor 9.895 which is 2,981.54 times the speed of light or 8.16 light years/per 1 earth-standard solar day (24 hours) and an average cruising velocity of factor 7 which is 656.14 times the speed of light or 0.07 light years/per 1 hour (1.8 light years per day). Sagan class vessels have an emergency top speed, sustainable for 36 hours, of factor 9.975 which is 5,126.06 times the speed of light or 14.03 light years/per 1 earth-standard solar day (0.58 light years/per 1 hour).
Sublight[]
TBA
RCS[]
The reaction control system (RCS) thrusters are used for low-velocity propulsion, station-keeping and maneuvering control in space being able to produce 4.2 million Newtons of exhaust per quad.
Energy generation[]
Ships of this class are powered by a antimatter x matter warp core which generated enormous quantities of electricity through controlled explosive collisions releasing pure light (energy) which is then harnessed directly into FTL as well as several other major systems. This is specifically accomplished via the annihilation of equal parts matter and antimatter using a combination of deuterium (a hydrogen atom containing a proton and a neutron in its nucleus) and anti-deuterium (essentially a deuterium atom, whose atomic properties are exactly reversed from those of a normal deuterium atom). It is regulated through a matrix of magnets and Dilithium which uses a recrystallization process in the form of a theta-matrix compositor to extend the structural integrity by injecting high-energy photons and gamma radiation.
It uses a Transkinetic chamber and Radiometric converters, among other things: The residual anti-matter from the warp core is then processed in the transkinetic chamber, where it's broken down on the subatomic level. The theta radiation produced by the trilithium resin is absorbed by a series of radiometric converters allowing the recycling of energy in order to use it to power the majority of systems ranging from life support to replicators and illumination while also eliminating all waste making it virtually 100% efficient.
Furthermore, these vessels also utilise a series of impulse cores comprised of a network of multiple spherical fusion reactors that are fueled by Deuterium and make use of a nuclear fusion process to generate energised plasma that is then distributed along a plasma conduit managed EPS grid. These powered the impulse drive as well as several other major systems and could also be routed to shields or weapons for a boost.
Tactical[]
- Tractor beam: The class also features multiple tractor beam emitters: a total of four, which project an attenuated beam of gravity outward toward a target that allows the manipulation of said object's trajectory, either to attract or repel.
- Cutting beam: Adapted from Borg cutting beam tactics, the Sagan class tractor beam system is additionally capable of projecting narrow beams of high-energy gravitic energy at a target which is able to act like a high-precision scalpel powerful enough to slice a multi-kilometer long asteroid apart in a matter of moments.
Weapon systems[]
Phasers[]
In terms of phaser power, the Sagan class is well equipped boasting an impressive and comprehensive phaser array network consisting of two 60° strip emitters on the dorsal aft side (one starboard + one port), one 180° strip on the dorsal saucer section facing port, one ventral strip emitter in the middle, one 200° strip on the ventral saucer facing starboard, two 30° strips on the ventral aft side (one port + one starboard), and one 200° strip on the ventral saucer facing middle fore.
Each strip-style emitter segment coherently fires orange-red pulsed beams of directed rapid-nadion particle discharge at a target with a maximum effective tactical range of 300,000 kilometers. The energy emission used a rotating multi-phasic resonance frequency modulation normally spread in the high narrow bandwidth thus aiding in preventing the Borg from adapting to a Sagan class' phaser strikes.
Torpedoes[]
Secondly, these vessels are armed with four torpedo launch bank platforms: 2 aft, and 2 fore, which shoot out self-propelled torpedoes each fitted with a variable yield and payload. Each tube can rapid fire 5 torpedoes in a single salvo.
The complement of which is 100 photon torpedoes using a matter x antimatter warhead to generate a 18.5 isoton explosion and 50 quantum torpedoes using a zero point energy detonation matrix. Maximum effective tactical range is 3 million kilometres. The photon stores are replenishable through replicating the components and casing before simply loading in the payload fuel, however, a ship of this class cannot replace its quantum torpedoes without the aid of a special manufacturer.
Defensive systems[]
Shields[]
There are a total of six external shield emitters on the Sagan class positioned evenly on the fore, aft, dorsal, ventral, starboard and port sides with each one generating 384 MW (megawatts) resulting in a total shield strength of 2,304 MW, however, the typical shield configuration without red-alert is 3 emitters for an output of 1,152 MW. The shield array of this class was capable of auto-repair through adapted Borg technology (nano-robotic drone squadrons that deploy after or mid-combat) which was regulated by a dedicated bio-neural/isolinear core. If the core were removed or damaged, the shields would be drained faster than normal when under attack and could not initiate self-repair.
The power for the shields is taken directly from the warp engines and impulse fusion generators and when raised maintain an average of 30 meters away from the outer hull, projecting a multi-layered translucent bubble-like screen of energetic EM distortion containing a high concentration of gravitons.
Thanks to their metaphasic, multiphasic and multi-spectrum design, the shields can protect against approximately 46% of the total EM spectrum and multi-phase graviton polarity flux technology incorporated into the shields allows it to better deal with more powerful and sophisticated weaponry including that of the Dominion's phased polaron weapons, Breen energy dampeners, and Borg systems.
Computer systems[]
Main ODN relay on the bridge
Data transmission onboard Sagan class vessels is accomplished via a network of multiplexed optical mono-crystal microfibers that carries said data with high powered lasers. A series of five redundant major optical trunks link the two main computer cores. Major ODN relays also provide information links to the 380 Daystrom-M47 sub-processors located throughout the ship. These sub-processors improve system response time by distributing system load and provide a measure of redundancy in case of major system failure. From these subprocessors, additional ODN links connect to every individual control panel, light fixture or display surface.
The two computer cores use bio-neural gel pack technology upgraded with borg nano-probes and that has been integrated into more dynamic isolinear chip assembly racks. This facilitates more reliable storage, faster response time, and more intuitive processing.
Referred to typically as BNGs, bio-neural gel packs are a relatively new innovation that was tested on the Intrepid class in shipboard data processing and routing. Mounted at strategic locations along the ODN pathways, each BNG consists of an artificial bio-fluid that allows transmission of neural electric signals. The heart of the BNG is a packet of neural clusters, grown copies of strands similar to those found in the brains of sentient beings. These clusters give the ship’s computer ‘instinctive’ data processing and routing ability as well as allowing the ship’s computer to utilize ‘fuzzy logic’ to speed up probability calculations much as a living, breathing entity would.
Isolinear chips are able to hold 2.15 kiloquads of information per unit. They featured onboard nanotech processors to aid in memory access and were coated with a layer of clear aluminium plastic for protection in environments more hostile than a computer core without affecting read and write capabilities. Cooling of the isolinear loop is accomplished by a self-sustaining liquid helium loop.
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