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.