Title   : Datafile on Klingon Vor'cha ship
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Ship profile: Klingon Empire Class Vor'cha Heavy Cruiser
Mike Visniewski 102002,200

Specifications:
Overall length			472.3 Meters
Overall beam			321.6 Meters
Overall draught			102.5 Meters

Weapons pod length		98.2 Meters
Weapons pod beam		69.0 Meters
Weapons pod draught		25.4 Meters

Warp nacelle length		180.7 Meters
Warp nacelle width		12.2 Meters
Warp nacelle height		30.8 Meters

Standard displacement		246,000 tonnes
Maximum displacement		312,000 tonnes

Maximum velocity		Warp 9.60
Cruising velocity		Warp 7.30
Range at standard outfitting	Unlimited
Standard outfitting		24 Months
Maximum outfitting		60 Months

Ships Complement:
Officers			64
Crew				426
Maximum prisoner capacity	1,800

Ship can carry up to four detachments of Klingon ground troops giving a
maximum life support capability of 4,290 persons.

Bridge Staffing:
Normal Staffing:
Duty officer ,sits in command chair
Helmsman
Navigator
Chief Weapons officer ,at primary weapons console
Life support technical officer
Communications

Alert Staffing:
Captain
Duty officer
Helmsman
Navigator
Chief weapons officer, at primary weapons console
Tactical weapons officer, at tactical console
Life support technical officer
Damage and repair officer
Communications officer
Interrogation officer (somewhat like a counselor)

Battle Staffing:
Captain
Duty officer
Helmsman
Navigator
Chief weapons officer, at primary weapons console
Tactical weapons officer, at tactical console
Back-up weapons officer, stand-by
Life support technical officer
Communications officer
Interrogation officer (somewhat like a counselor)
Internal security officer

Design and Construction History:
Preliminary hull design					39418.7
Computer simulation studies				39926.3
Prototype funds approved				40526.0
Warp dynamic dry run testing				43421.9
Space trials						42396.1
Initial order for 6 starships				42398.5
Official addition of Empire class to Klingon fleet	42626.1

	The Empire class heavy cruiser was designed to repplace the aging K'T'Inga
class battlecruiser, which had been in use for over 70 years. During the past
70 years there was little use for heavy cruisers due to a combination of the
relative lack of major conflicts and the military preference toward small,
fast attack craft of the K'Tara class. During the period from 8725.0 through
37218.0 the primary roles played by heavy cruisers was as diplomatic curriers
and ceremonial functions. It was during the Romulan attacks on Klingon
colonies bordering the Neutral Zone that the High Council decided that heavy
cruisers would be needed to counter the recieved growing romulan threat.
	The Klingon / U.F.P. treaty negotiations of 42896.3 were held aboard the
Klingon heavy cruiser "Alliance" and provided the Federation with it's first
close look at this formidable vessel.

Known Empire Class Heavy Cruisers in Service
Vessel Name	Reg. Number	Launch Date	Comments

Alliance	KL-77356	42626.1		Prototype test ship
						Took part in U.F.P. treaty negotiations
Revenge		KL-78991	43691.6		Currently on Romulan border patrol
Vengance	KL-78992	44072.1		Engaged Romulan Warbird on 44321.6
						Suffered heavy damage
Destroyer	KL-78998	44126.3		Assisted U.F.P. in Borg war at Wolf 359 system
						Suffered moderate damage
						Currently on Romulan border patrol
Punisher	KL-79321	44402.1		Long range exploration
Imperial	KL-79622	44699.7		Klingon High Council command vessel

Weapons / Defensive systems overview:
Space Mines:
	Self-contained, fixed position, Tritium fusion warheads carring proximity
fuses. Dispersed across spacelines to disrupt commercial shipping. Has
storage capacity for 214 space mines. Space mines  can also be fabricated
aboard ship.
Mass					612 Kilos
Maximum warhead blast			206 Megatonnes
Estimated lifespan of armed mine	8 Years

Cloaking Device:
	Hybrid design capable of concealing ship from all conventional tracking
devices. Cloaking device utilizes 43% of ships power to maintain. Defensive
shields cannont be engaged while cloaking device is activated. Also, there is
a .3 second delay between cloaking de-activation and shield activation. Ships
phasers can be fired while vessel is cloaked.

Planitary Disruptor Weapon:
	Capable of complete atmospheric destruction by inducing fissionable
temperatures into the upper atmosphere of a planet. In a worst-case scenario
one planetary disruptor weapon could strip the atmosphere from a class "M"
planet in under 4 solar days.
	In order to acieve maximum efficiancy of the disruptor weapon a
geostationary orbit must be maintaned at an optimum altitude of 120 miles. It
has been calculated that 61% engine capacity is required to hold that orbital
position.
	Cloaking device cannot be engaged while the planitary disruptor weapon is in
use.

Deflectors:
- Foreward deflector grid capable of absorbing a peak energy release of 160
megawatts per square meter and particle emmisions up to 4,000 rads per square
meter.
There is a .13 second power-up delay.
- Aft deflector grid capable of absorbing a peak energy release of 84
megawatts per square meter and particle emmisions up to 3,000 rads per square
meter.
There is a .28 second power-up delay.

Forward Tractor Beam:
	Tractor beam is located in the forward weapons pod. Tractor beam can be used
while the deflectors are on-line.
Effective range		60,000 Kilometers
Maximum target mass	120,000 Gross tonnage

Photon Torpedo Launch Systems:
- 2 rapid loading photorp launch tubes located in forward weapons pod. Each
tube capable of launching 28 torpedos per minute. Storage capacity in the
forward weapons pod for 306 Klingon standard torpedos.
- 1 Forward photorp launch tube located in upper engeneering section, capable
of launching 8 torpedos per minute. Storage capacity for 22 Klingon standard
torpedos. Due to inadequate exhaust venting an overheat shutdown condition
will occur if more than 8 torpedos are launched successivly.
- 1 Aft photorp launch tube centrally located on the primary hull, capable of
launching 8 torpedos per minute. Storage capacity for 60 Klingon standard
torpedos.

Photon Torpedo Variants:
- Klingon standard phased anti-proton proximity torpedo
Maximum velocity		.98 Lightspeed
Maximum warhead capability	46.3 Megatonne
- Navigation beacon, subspace pulse generator.
Range				200 Parsec signal strength
Lifespan			16 Years from internal power supply
Weapons				None
Defences			None
- Spy drones, similar to Star Fleet Class I probe
Maximum velocity		Warp 3.2
Maximum range			60 Parsecs communications restriction envelope
Weapons				None
Defences			Cloaking device fitted to avoid advanced gereration probes
- Electromagnetic counterjamming drone, fired into battlefield to jam all
subspace communications and long range sensors
Range				Unpowered, static
Lifespan			12 Hour jamming capability
Weapons				None
Defences			None
- Target drone. Used to calibrate phaser tracking computer. This drone is
recoverable and can be reused
Maximum velocity		.7 Lightspeed
Maximum range			50,000 Kilometers
- Heavy cruiser signature drone, capable of fooling long-range sensors of
enemy vessels by emmiting high levels of electromagnetic radiation and
subspace distortion to mimic that of a Klingon Heavy cruiser, usually fired
ahead of a starship to draw enemy fire.
Maximum velocity		Warp 2.6
Maximum range			13 Parsecs
Weapons				None
Defences			Partial-field cloaking device

Phasers
- 2 Pulsed phaser cannons located in the forward weapons pod
Maximum output			46 Megawatts
Maximum duration at peak output	16 Seconds
- 6 Phaser banks located a various points on the forward weapons pod
Maximum output each		4 Megawatts
Maximum duration a peak output	3 minutes, 26 seconds
- 2 Phaser banks located on upper engeneering section
Maximum output each		6 Megawatts
Maximum duration at peak output	12 minutes (power derived from main impulse
engines with no battery back-up)
- 4 Phaser banks located amidship on primary hull
Maximum output			4 Megawatts
Maximum duration at peak output	2 minutes, 50 seconds