Wings of Despair
M-3 Wings of Despair Class VIII Assault Ship
Construction Data:
Model Numbers- Type 1
Ship Class- VIII
Date Entering Service- 2/0602.24 (February 24th, 2264)
Number Constructed- 15
Hull Data:
Superstructure Points- 10
Damage Chart- B
Size
Length- 217 meters
Width- 145 meters
Height- 82 meters
Weight- 100,508 tons
Cargo
Cargo Units- 720 units
Cargo Capacity- 36,000 tons
Landing Capability- None
Equipment Data:
Control Computer Type- R4M
Cloaking Device Type- None
Power To Activate- N/A
Transporters-
Standard 9-person- 2
Combat 20-person- 6
cargo large- 2
cargo small- 6
Other Data:
Crew- 141
Troops- 800
Shuttlecraft- 14
Engines and Power Data:
Total Power Units Available- 30
Movement Point Ratio- 3/1
Warp Engine Type- RWE-1
Number- 2
Power Provided- 13 ea
Stress Charts- I/L
Maximum Safe Cruising Speed- Warp 6
Emergency Speed- Warp 7
Impulse Engine Type- RID-1
Impulse Engine Output- 4
Weapons and Firing Data:
Beam Weapon Type- RB-7
Number- 2
Firing Arcs- 1p, 1s
Firing Chart- J
Max Beam Power- 4
Modifiers-
+2 - (1-6)
+1 - (7-10)
Shields Data:
Deflector Shield Type- RSJ
Shield Point Ratio- 1/1
Maximum Shield Power- 13
Defense Factor- 47.8
Weapon Damage Factor- 4.4
And for LUG
IRV Mortarum
Class and Type: M-3 Wings of Despair-Class Assault Ship
Commissioning Date: 2264
Hull Characteristics
Size: 3
Resistance: 2
Structural Points: 60
Operations Characteristics
Crew/Passengers/Evac: 141/800/5000 [7 Power/Round]
Computers: 3 [2 Power/Round]
Transporters: 2 Personnel, 6 Assault, 8 Cargo [8 Power/Round]
Tractor Beams: 1 ad, 1 fv [2 Pwr/Rtg/Rnd]
Propulsion Characteristics
Warp System: 5.0/6.0/7.0 (15 hours) [2/Warp Facter]
Impulse System: .5c/.7c [5/7 Power/Round]
Power: 100
Sensor Data
Long-Range Sensors: +1/13 ly [6 Power/Round]
Lateral Sensors: +1/1 ly [4 Power/Round]
Navigational Sensors: +1 [5 Power/Round]
Sensor Skill: 4
Tactical Data
Type F Disruptor
Range: 10/30,000/100,000/300,000
Arc: Port and Starboard (360 degrees)
Accuracy: 5/6/8/11
Damage: 6
Power: [6]
Weapon Skill: 3
Defensive Data:
Type IIg Deflector Shield
Protection: 35/45
Power: [35]
History:
The M-3 was another pioneer in the evolution of Assault Ships, with efficient, practical boxy sections, modular and detachable from the base spaceframe, with many walkways and storage areas in each one, and also making use of the lighter, and newer RWE-1 Warp Engine, each nacelle using the new Omari'Estus Nacelle Casing later to be seen on the Z-1 Battleship, M-8 Assault Ship, and V-26 Firewing.
The Class is translated from the Rihannsu "Phobudam Vastam", or "Wings of Despair", and only 15 were built, and used heavily on some disputed frontier and Triangle Worlds against the Klingons and Gorn.
Noteworthy Vessels/Encounters: I.R.V Wings of Despair, Prototype, I.R.V Deiram Mandukam; - sold to Mantiev in the Colonial War, the largest vessel sold to them, used for freight and passenger carrying over the next 75 years, before being relegated to the New New Aberdeen Starflight Museum in 2339.