"To Honor the Dream"

Naval Construction Contract - 3029

Ship Name: USS Adamant

Ship Class: Adamant Class

Fleet Role: Heavy Combat Support / Logistics Carrier

Affiliation: United Federation of Planets

Description:

The Adamant Class Dreadnought was a Starfleet ship class built in response to tensions with the Klingon Empire heating up once more. This particular design was to replace the aging Star League class. In Star Trek, the role of a dreadnought is to fly into an active combat zone at high warp, then engage multiple vessels in the opposing fleet as best as possible with varied support. This class was designed to be far more maneuverable than other dreadnought classes, and even put some comparable heavy cruisers to shame. The Adamant was built onto an existing spaceframe, that of the Miranda Class light cruiser. A secondary hull containing a larger warp core was added to the rear, and a trio of warp nacelles produced a very sturdy warp field. The Miranda Class's shuttle bays, roll bar, and nacelle pylons were retained and modified to suit the Adamant's needs. The shuttle bays were interconnected, as there was no longer a warp core in the primary hull taking up the space. The aft torpedo launchers on the roll bar were angled outward to prevent hitting the centerline warp engine. The pylons that originally attached the warp nacelles were used for an additional pair of Starfleet's new Mega Phaser Cannon. Each Mega Phaser channeled energy directly from the warp core into a single devastating beam capable of crippling enemy battleships, or cleaving enemy cruisers in two (only if two beams hit the same location). Firing the weapon would put immense strain on the EPS grid, so only 2 mega phasers could fire at any time with an extended cooldown phase afterward. This weapon system was supported by standard phaser banks with a full 360 degree coverage of the ship. Even with these weapons, the Adamant Class was still a sluggish yet hard hitting battleship, and not designed to fight small, agile opponents (enemy fighters or pirates). There were a total of 3 variants of this ship class. Each adding better systems and subsystems to make the Adamant a more viable platform to compete with the new Excelsior Class heavy cruiser.

Controls:

Throttle: Lift Thrusters (Around 60% for hover)

Pitch, Roll, Yaw: Standard Controls (at speed, the ship will fly more like a fixed wing aircraft)

VTOL: Forward/Reverse Thrust

Trim: Trim (When moving)

AG1: Engage Warp Drive (with effects)

AG2: Dorsal Phaser Array (for shooting at things above the ship)

AG3: Ventral Phaser Array (for shooting at things below the ship)

AG4: Dorsal Mega Phasers (for REALLY shooting at things above the ship)

AG5: Ventral Mega Phasers (for REALLY shooting at things below the ship)

AG6: Photon Torpedos (fire and forget)

Additional Note: All phasers and mega phasers auto target the currently selected object.