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CLASS NAME: Q-1
"Great Defender" |
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CLASS NAME: Q-1
"Great Defender" |
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BRAD'S COMMENTS: Not quite as hopelessly underpowered as the P-12 or the N-8, the Q-1 is still mighty dinky even by Romulan standards. Armed with a decent array of disruptors, the Q-1 barely has enough power to juice up half of them, to say nothing of sparing power for movement or shields. The end result is that the Q-1 never has any kind of punch when it arrives at the scene of a melee after traveling across the game mapsheet. Having depleted its meager energy reserves on movement and/or shielding, the Q-1 is a sitting duck for even smaller enemy scouts. A "great defender" it most certainly is not!
From the FASA Star Trek ROMULAN SHIP RECOGNITION MANUAL, circa 1985
Q-1 (Great Defender) Class III Monitor
Known Sphere Of Operation: Triangle and Klingon borders; Empire interior
Data Reliability: E
Major Data Source: Subspace radio communications monitored by Triangle sector intelligence
About Stardate 1/9109, just prior to the outbreak of the Four Years War, the first of these monitors began active
service guarding systems bordering the Triangle area and Klingon territories to
coreward. As the war progressed, their numbers were increased, likely because the Romulans feared a possible
invasion by either of their foes.
This class is powered by the RomuIan Sub-Light Engine Class A and
carries no impulse drive system. These vessels mount eight disruptors in four banks, making them formidable
opponents for rebels and pirates. It was during the period immediately following the war that the Romulans discovered that the vessels were not quite suited for their mission of support for cutters and gunboats in systems defense.
As with most Romulan ships, these vessels were not very comfortable and did not lend themselves to prolonged duty.
Because of this, they were reassigned to guard border outposts as the Q-4
{Protector) vessels replaced them; by Star- date 2/1103, all of the vessels of this type are believed to have been removed from active service.
Of the approximately 150 Q-1s built, about 130 have been assigned to active reserve fleets within the interior of the Empire.
Twelve are known to have been disarmed and sold to the civil sector. Of the three that operate
exclusively in the Triang1e, one is rumored to have been fully rearmed for guard duty around Fountainworld, a wealthy tourist spa in the Association Of Outer Free Worlds.
The class is named from the RomuIan d'deletham (great defender), in
reference to its mission.
| Construction Data: Model Numbers- Ship Class- Date Entering Service- Number Constructed |
Type 1 III 1/91 150 |
| Hull Data: Superstructure Points- Damage Chart- Size Length- Width- Height- Weight- Cargo Cargo Units- Cargo Capacity- Landing Capability- |
6 B 130 meters 80 meters 35 meters 15,300 tons 20 units 1,000 tons none |
| Equipment Data: Control Computer Type- Transporters- Standard 9-person- Emergency 20-person- cargo- Cloaking Device Type- Power Requirement- |
R2M 2 none none none none |
| Other Data: Crew- Troops- Passengers- Shuttlecraft- |
32 none none 1 |
| Engines and Power Data: Total Power Units Available- Movement Point Ratio- Warp Engine Type- Number- Power Units Available- |
18 2/1 RSLA 2 9 |
| Weapons and Firing Data: Beam Weapon Type- Number- Firing Arcs- Firing Chart- Maximum Power- Damage Modifiers |
RB-2 8 4f, 2a/s, 2a/p K 2 none |
| Shields Data: Deflector Shield Type- Shield Point Ratio- Maximum Shield Power- |
RSD 1/1 9 |
| Defense Factor- Weapon Damage Factor- |
34.6 6.4 |
