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Confirmed Extremely Screwed
- Location
- Absconding with Alacrity
This sounds like someone who isn't in bat'leth range, are you really going to try to play definition games with the Klingons? That strikes me as something that would need hazard pay... and a good life insurance policy.A bat'leth is not a sword.
I also don't support Constellation class -Though that is a very good name to keep in our back pocket for an explorer class somewhere before the Galaxy (Alt-Ambassidor, perhaps?) to start the theme (since we know that the Ent-J from the end of that particular mess in Enterprise is a "Universe class starship" ha)
Anyway, stats comparison of our Connie to the other cruisers we've got in Starfleet going into the war.
The Average Damage, Ratings and Coverage stats are all somewhat approximate and based on looking at other designs.
The highlights here I think other than 66% greater sustained damage and significantly greater durability, is that the Alpha Strike is almost as much as a Kea and a Saga put together LMAO.
But honestly the raw numbers may slightly oversell the difference. I think that Very High Manoeuvrability is likely to make quite a big qualitative difference in the way the ship fights, and her ability to use her alpha strike and generally lay guns on target.
Capital Ships of the United Federation of Planets in 2240
| Stats | Sagarmatha | Kea (2240 Refit) | Project Constitution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defence Rating | 54 | 48 | 43 Defence, 36 Shields |
| Maximum Sustained Damage | 30 | 30 | 50 |
| Alpha Strike | 56 | 66 | 110 |
| Coverage | 100% | 100% | ~ 31-37.5% |
| Manoeuvrability | Medium-Low | Low | Very High |
| Average Damage | 15 | 15 | ~ 15-25 (?) |
| Multi-Target Rating | 13 | 15 | ~ 5-10 (?) |
| Single-Target Rating | 25 | 21 | ~ 40-50 |
The Average Damage, Ratings and Coverage stats are all somewhat approximate and based on looking at other designs.
The highlights here I think other than 66% greater sustained damage and significantly greater durability, is that the Alpha Strike is almost as much as a Kea and a Saga put together LMAO.
But honestly the raw numbers may slightly oversell the difference. I think that Very High Manoeuvrability is likely to make quite a big qualitative difference in the way the ship fights, and her ability to use her alpha strike and generally lay guns on target.
- Location
- Lake Wobegon
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
UFS Birga should be among them. Especially since it's 2024 and all.
Oh yeah, I'm planning on a big approval vote slate for Constitution and probably all the other names I mentioned.
Perhaps something like
[] Declaration-class
as a name that's related but not the same as the constitution the same way this ship is to the OTL Connie?
The document's got that bit about people having unalienable rights, but it's still also a generic enough class name that we should be able to pull similar and related texts and names from multiple species and cultures for the individual ships without much difficulty.
[] Declaration-class
as a name that's related but not the same as the constitution the same way this ship is to the OTL Connie?
The document's got that bit about people having unalienable rights, but it's still also a generic enough class name that we should be able to pull similar and related texts and names from multiple species and cultures for the individual ships without much difficulty.
- Location
- Lake Wobegon
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
How many alien mountain names did we get? I can only remember Seleya.
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Endorfinator
Awkwardly Social
- Location
- California
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Excalibur has my pick! Love the history and connotation behind the name. This is definitely the Sword and Shield of the Federation.
Mechanis
Confirmed Extremely Screwed
- Location
- Absconding with Alacrity
I honestly don't mind Excalibur too much. I might approval for that.
Constitution is an "Absolutely not" for me though. She's not a stately gunboat, elegantly picking apart foes with her guns as she makes graceful curves and swoops, she's a hot-rod missile cruiser that drives by at "Holy, did you see that-" speed spitting fire, before saloming around in a bootlegger turn to do it again and again until you explode.
Constitution is an "Absolutely not" for me though. She's not a stately gunboat, elegantly picking apart foes with her guns as she makes graceful curves and swoops, she's a hot-rod missile cruiser that drives by at "Holy, did you see that-" speed spitting fire, before saloming around in a bootlegger turn to do it again and again until you explode.
...to me it sounds like members of the Tradeoffs class of engineering ships..
LunaMoth
Wings of Kynareth is my comfort song...
- Pronouns
- He/They
Going that route with the naming I like,
[ ] Innermost
If I take constitution as like strength/willpower definition rather than the document meaning.
You can make some up if you want to help, *shrug*. If you want alien content, it has to be made up whole cloth and they already do a lot of work on the quest.
Chargone
Invisable operator
- Location
- New Zealand
Thunderchild and Lightning both sound good.
I like warspite but there are rather high odds of the intent behind the name being misunderstood.
I like the Idea behind "reasons not to poke the pacifists"/"you just had to make us come over there..." naming, but I'm not sure how to make that work.
I like warspite but there are rather high odds of the intent behind the name being misunderstood.
I like the Idea behind "reasons not to poke the pacifists"/"you just had to make us come over there..." naming, but I'm not sure how to make that work.
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[EX] Chesapeake-class
Started out as a joke but it works.
[EX] Trafalgar-class
A warship named after naval battles works.
[EX] Kursk-class
So does a warship themed after battles. And this time it's not America-centric!
Started out as a joke but it works.
[EX] Trafalgar-class
A warship named after naval battles works.
[EX] Kursk-class
So does a warship themed after battles. And this time it's not America-centric!
- Location
- Lake Wobegon
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
But a warship named after a naval disaster brought on by state collapse and only partial recovery, neglected maintenance, and propagandistic desire for macho military spectacle would be just awful.
Yes, a Demonic, Cursed Weapon of the Highest Order, serving as an eternal parable to teach Young Ferenghi for all time
- Location
- Lake Wobegon
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
What are the Billupses up to at this time in history?
In a similar vein, Independence could work.
Ones that I liked so far.
[ ] Lightning Class
Ship's fast, first in a new generation.
Possible ship names: Bolt, Tempest, Flash, Swift, Sharp, Comet
[ ] Constellation Class
Nod toward the science.
Possible ship names: Stargazer, Navigator, Astronomer, Cartographer
[ ] Warspite Class
We didn't want this war, this ship will make sure our enemies feel the same way.
Possible ship names: Tenacious, Perseverance, Fortitude, Valiant, Relentless, entire I-adjective list
[ ] Halberd Class
Sharp end of the stick.
Possible ship names: Lirpa, Partisan, Pike, Lance, Glaive
[ ] Lightning Class
Ship's fast, first in a new generation.
Possible ship names: Bolt, Tempest, Flash, Swift, Sharp, Comet
[ ] Constellation Class
Nod toward the science.
Possible ship names: Stargazer, Navigator, Astronomer, Cartographer
[ ] Warspite Class
We didn't want this war, this ship will make sure our enemies feel the same way.
Possible ship names: Tenacious, Perseverance, Fortitude, Valiant, Relentless, entire I-adjective list
[ ] Halberd Class
Sharp end of the stick.
Possible ship names: Lirpa, Partisan, Pike, Lance, Glaive
- Location
- The Netherlands
with that description what about...
ah damn it you did it first!
slybrarian
Creature of Fable
- Location
- A Far and Sunless Land
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I'm in favor of continuing to avoid canon names like we have for most ships, just to prevent any confusion. Defiant or something like Independence would work pretty well as universal themes, although I'm fond of Excalibur too.