BRAD'S COMMENTS:  Many thanks to Gary Perry for retrieving this class from the depths of his old copies of Star Trek Stardate magazine.  Its lines look absolutely Gornian, and I am pleased to feature this rare class at the MU&A.  Thanks a heap, Gary!

From STARDATE MAGAZINE, courtesy of contributor Gary Perry
Class design by ???
Vovossa Class VII Monitor
NOTES:  The Vovossa class monitors are one of the newest ships to be scanned along the Federation/Gorn borders.  These vessels have only recently appeared on the long-range scans and seem to be performing the duties of a system monitor.  Their actual duties are unknown at this time; however, all monitoring of these ships indicate that they are only used in systems that share a common border with the UFP.
        Their numbers seem to be increasing, so that a vessel entering Gorn space would most likely encounter a Vovossa.  Anyone encountering one of these vessels can be assured of being stopped and boarded by a contingent of twenty Gorn marines who will certainly demand the surrender of the vessel.  As of this date no Vovossa has ever been boarded or even visually sighted by anyone from the Federation.  All data that has been produced has been gathered from long-range sensor scans.
        Like all the Gorn ships known to Star Fleet, the Vovossa is an un-maneuverable heavily-armed gun platform.  This class of monitor mounts four GBL-3 and four GBL-4 blasters that are capable of overlapping fields of fire.  The major drawback to the Gorn weaponry is its lack of adequate range and its limited damage-inflicting capability.  The GBL-3 has a range of only 150,000 kilometers and the GBL-4 only 180,000 kilometers.  Against any capital ship of the major starfaring powers the [Vovossa] would be at a severe disadvantage, but the monitor is not intended for combat of this type.  Against marauders, smugglers, pirates, and the like it is more than a match, and for this it was designed.
        It has been speculated that all Gorn vessels use little shielding in their engine compartments and the Vovossa is no exception.  Even the most cursory scan of these vessels reveals that they emit a very high level of radiation.  The strength of these emissions suggests that the levels inside the craft might be fatal to humans and humanoid life.  It seems that the Gorn skin is capable of resisting or deflecting such harmful radiation where human skin cannot.  It is very doubtful that any member of any Federation race could survive for very long without personal shielding if held captive on any Gorn vessel.

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