Cithara
Cithara Class XII Heavy Cruiser
FASA STCS Template
Ship Data
Construction Data:
Class- XII
Model- Mk I
Date Entering Service- 2/9704.11 (April 11th, 2358)
Number Produced- 28
Superstructure- 88
Damage Chart- C
Dimensional Data:
Length- 460 meters
Width- 340 meters
Height- 68 meters
Weight- 188,758 mt
Atmospheric Entry/Landing- None
Control Computer Type- I-4
Stealth Device Type- FECM-1
Power to Activate- 1
Modifier- +1
Cargo Data:
Cargo Capacity- 320 SCUs
Metric Tonnage- 16,000 mt
Transporter Data:
7-person- 4
12-person Combat- 2
22-person Emergency- 2
Cargo, Large- 2
Cargo, Small- 6
Personnel Data:
Crew- 276
Passengers- 100
Troops- 60
Shuttlecraft- 6
Shuttlepods- 14
Cargo Shuttles/Runabouts- 1
Assault Shuttles/Hoppers- 1
Workpods- 12
Engine Data:
Total Power- 80
Movement Point Ratio- 4/1
Warp Engine Type- FWO-2
Number- 2
Power Provided- 20 ea
Stress Charts- C/D
Cruising Speed- Warp 9.3
Emergency Speed- Warp 9.5
Impulse Engine Type- FIG-2
Power Provided- 32
Impulse Engine Type- FIE-2
Power Provided- 8
Weapons Data:
Beam Weapon Type- FH-15
Number- 8
Firing Arcs- 8 f/p/s
Firing Chart- Y
Max Beam Power- 12
Modifiers-
+3- 1-11
+2- 12-20
+1- 21-24
Beam Weapon Type- FH-8
Number- 6
Firing Arcs- 2 360o arc, 1p, 1s, 2a
Firing Chart- T
Max Beam Power- 5
Modifiers-
+2- 1-10
+1- 11-18
Heavy Weapon Type- FP-9
Number- 10
Firing Arcs- 2f, 3 f/p, 3 f/s, 2a
Firing Chart- W
Power to Arm- 1
Damage- 12
Defensive System Data:
Defense Shield Type- FSX
Shield Point Ratio- 1/5
Max Shield Power- 32
Balance Codes:
D- 282.0
WDF- 237.2
ICON Template
Class and Type: Cithara-Class Heavy Cruiser
Commissioning Date: 2358
Hull Characteristics
Size: 7
Resistance: 3
Structural Points: 140
Operations Characteristics
Crew/Passengers/Evac: 276/200/4500 [7 Power/Round]
Computers: 4 [4 Power/Round]
Transporters: 4 Personnel, 2 ASsault, 8 Cargo, 2 Emergency [8 Power/Round]
Tractor Beams: 1 ad, 1 av, 1 fv [2 Pwr/Rtg/Rnd]
Engines and Power Data
Warp System: 6.0/9.3/9.5 (12 hours) [2/Warp Facter]
Impulse System: .75c/.9c [7/9 Power/Round]
Power: 140
Sensor Data
Long-Range Sensors: +2/17 ly [6 Power/Round]
Lateral Sensors: +2/1 ly [4 Power/Round]
Navigational Sensors: +2 [5 Power/Round]
Sensor Skill: 5
Weapons Characteristics
Type IX Phaser
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Arc: All (720 degrees)
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Damage: 18
Power: [18]
Type II Photon Torpedoes
Number: 225
Launchers: 1 ad, 1 fv
Spread: 8
Range: 15/300,000/1,000,000/3,500,000
Arc: Forward and Aft, but are self-guided
Accuracy: 4/5/7/10
Damage: 20
Power: [5]
Weapon Skill: 5
Defensive Characteristics
Type V Deflector Shield
Protection: 55/75
Power: [55]
History: Developed during the 2350s to further streamline and revise numerous classes and systems with the Advent of 3X technology, the Cithara-Class, named after an ancient, 9,000-10,000-year-old musical instrument, the kind-of predecessor of Industrial-Age Guitars, became both a testship to also engage in frontier resupply and exploration, and to be a placeholder for several Light and Heavy Cruiser Classes still on the Drawing Board, and not to be completed for at least another eight years, the vessels supplementing the Galaxy, Nebula and Ascendent Classes, and although sometime ssuffering from Power Shrotages, their Troop, Cargo and Shuttle areas were all glowingly potent. The Class was retired around the same time as the Apollo and Mediterreanian Classes in the 2400s, and was produced at Sol IV, Cait and Andor at a combined rate of 4 per year.
Noteworthy Vessels/Service Records/Encounters: U.S.S Cithara; - Prototype, U.S.S Dhalyre; - made contact with beings living in the upper clouds of a Gas Giant, communicating through musical notes (2367), crewed mostly by Bolians and Deltans and commanded by Airo, U.S.S Ernstrom; - destroyed in desparate fight with Breen Destroyer (2375)