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The Resolute class was developed to
replace the ageing sherman and Ambassador class warships as Starfleets primary
defence vessel. The design was initiated in 2370 with a highly inovative
specification which called for a ship based in part on the defiant class design then being
developed, but being large and more dynamic in its mission role,
combat role all within a single multi-mission hull.
many designers regarded the
design as too milatiristic; the project suffered from numerous delays due
to a wide range of design, manufacturing, and construction problems. The first
of the class, the USS Megastar, was launched in 2375 and commissioned in 2376,
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The USS Megastar which emerged from the
Victory mobile shipyard design offices had very similar lines to the steamrunner class. The resolute
is some 50% larger in volume, although its less compact design gives it
considerably greater length than the smaller vessel. The major change between
the two is the lack of a mission science facilitys on the resolute class, altho the
increased volume allows sections within the hull to be mission customized should the need for science facilitys ever be needed.
This combined with a more advanced systems level to allow all functions to be
performed by the single design.
In addition the nacelles are located inboard and
inside the engineering hull, a position which increases the efficiency of the
warp drive field slightly. This gives the resolute class warp coils an efficiency
of 90% at speeds of up to Warp 8 and 95% through Warp 9.1 - the comparable
figures for the steamrunner class are 84% and 47% respectively.
This variant lends itself to
experimental technology and is currently being used to test a top secret concussion Phaser
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