GENERAL NOTES

The Raptor was designed to replace both the Sabre and the Defiant Class ships. As the Defiant class aged, more and more problems came up in their design. It wasnt as easy of a fix anymore to keep these ships from shaking themselves apart when fully powered up. While they still suit their roles as escorts, their feasibility for uprated weaponry and shields is almost non existent due to the problems in engine design. Starfleet also noted that the Sabre class was a little light in the weapons department, and saw its role comming to an end as well. It was decided to design a class that could replace both these older classes, while incorporating advancement in technology as well as the best proven designs of both classes.

Raptor class is a similar size as Defiant. Part of the new design pushed the nacells away from the primary hull further to better increase performance ratings, thus getting better results with a smaller reactor core. This solved the problem of the Defiant class shaking itself apart. One advantage that Sabre had over Defiant were more spacious living accomodations. While this wasnt possible to incorporate into the Defiant class, it was incorporated into the Raptor. While ship size is the same as a Defiant, her crew compliment was reduced from 50 to 30 officers and men. Better Command and Control systems allowed for the reduced staff while continuing to allow for a fully functional Starship.

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DECK LISTINGS (STANDARD)

-Deck 1: Main Bridge, Captain's ready room, Transporter Room 1, Upper Pulse Phaser Cannons (p/s), Engineering Level-1, Officer Quarters, Deuterium Storage
-Deck 2: Main Engineering, Impulse Reactors (p/s), Computer Core, Mess Hall, Sickbay, Transporter Room 2, Crew Quarters
-Deck 3: Upper Shuttle Bay, Torpedo Storage Room (f/a), Cargo Bay, Warp Nacell Pylon Support
-Deck 4: Landing Struts, Navigational Deflector, Lower Pulse Phaser Cannons (p/s), Aft Torpedo Launcher, Forward Torpedo Launchers (p/s)Lower Shuttle Bay

-Emergency Escape Pods: Decks 1-4

Number in Service: 1
* USS RAPTOR NX-14000

Proposed:
NCC-14001-14049 (Production Run 1)
NCC-14050-14099 (Production Run 2 as Needed)

VESSEL COMPLEMENT (STANDARD)

Total: 30
Officers: 5
Crew: 25
Marines: 0

PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Impulse Propulsion System (IPS):
- Type: Omni-directional Sublight

Warp Propulsion System (WPS):
- Type: High Capacity Static Warp/Transwarp
- Bussard Collectors: Wide Range Collectors Mark III

Warp Speeds:
- Standard Cruise Speed: Warp 9.0
- Maximum Cruise Speed (for 24 hours max) : Warp 9.50
- Maximum Sustainable Speed (for 10 minutes max): Warp 9.75
- Maximum Emergency Speed (core shutdown after 90 seconds): Warp 9.79

Transwarp Speeds:
- Standard Engage Speed: Warp 10
- Maximum Ship Sustainable Speed (all power to engines): Warp 14.5 (Transwarp 5.5)
- Maximum Emergency Speed (core Shut Down after 25 seconds): Warp 14.59 (Transwarp 5.59)

TACTICAL SYSTEMS

Pulse Phaser Systems:
- Type-F
- Total: 4 banks - 4 Forward Emitters
- Maximum Effective Range: 150,000 km

Torpedo Systems:
- Type: Mark XIV Seeking/Direct
- Total: Tubes
- Maximum Effective Range: 5,000,000 km
- Stock: 50 Quantum, 25 Transphasic

Deflector Shield Systems:
- Type: Mark X Multiphasic (Nested)
Enhancements:
- Mark VIII Metaphasic Shielding Units
- Unimatrix Modulation Unit

Additional Systems:
- Cloaking Device Mark IV
- Bio-regenerative Hull Matrix Mark IV
- Ablative Armor Mark IV

OTHER SYSTEMS

Transporters:
- Personnel Transporters: 2
- Emergency Transporters: 1
- Cargo Transporters: 1

Holodecks:
- Main: 1
- Personal: 5

Computers:
- Main Processors: 1 Type Mark XV
- Dedicated Sub-Processors: 3 Type Mark IX
* Primary Sickbay
* Tactical
* Main Engineering

Embarked Craft (standard):

- Runabouts: 0
* Danube Class: 0
* Euphrates Class: 0
* Warhammer Class: 0
* Mustang Class: 0
* Counterstrike Class: 0

- Shuttlecraft:
* Type 6: 0
* Type 9: 0
* Type 10: 0
* Type 11: 0
* Type 18: 2
* Argo: 0