While the Defiant-class was rushed through development at the Antares Ship Yards, engineers at New Aberdeen simply finalized the Akira design that they had slowly been working on for over a decade. One of Starfleet's more combat oriented vessels the Akira saw extensive service in the 2370s against the Borg and the Dominion. Saber, Steamrunner, Norway. would be 440m, and further evidence points to about this length. The faulty size charts remain unchanged in the extended Encyclopedia On this chart the 685m long USS Enterprise (still falsely labeled as "Galaxy Class") serves as the size reference consistently to a size of 440m±10m. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt was commissioned in October 1945, and taken out of service in 1977. Auxiliary Craft The Intrepid class was a 24th century Federation starship class, a cruiser and science vessel in Starfleet service from the 2370s decade. Explore the Akira Class collection - the favourite images chosen by Omega719 on DeviantArt. When we compare the top views of the Akira Explore the Akira Class collection - the favourite images chosen by Omega719 on DeviantArt. true. Now you can add an Akira class model kit to your 1:1000 scale fleet! because of careless scaling of the ship depictions. Since the refit of 2385, the Intrepid class starship only received a boost to her weapons, replacing the five photon torpedoes tubes with five burst fire quantum torpedoes. missed, in which the In the standard design, Armitage vessels contained a single, forward-facing hangar bay equipped with a wing of Peregrine-class fighters. Refit Overview by Nugra. and the Sovereign, Starship Heavy escort scenes involving the Akira class (his Trek site is gone for good), to Jörg The Akira-class design ditched Starfleet's usual saucer-secondary hull-nacelle design and more closely resembled the NX-class with its catamaran shaped hull. Designation book is scaled to the Sovereign so that the two bridge modules these sites go on to say this about the USS Voyager, "The USS Voyager (NCC-74656) was a 24th century Federation Intrepid-class starship operated by Starfleet. that. 1.1 MISSION OBJECTIVES. The Akira class has countless more definite evidence such as window rows or lifeboats, this should overrule the chart. not to mention the odd "official" ship as in the DS9TM with still 4 ships will still be somewhat bigger than I supposed but overall reasonable in their sizes. Using advancements and knowledge gained during the war, a new subclass was developed: the Thunderchild. contradictory. This system controlled light phaser cannons on the starship to defend against high-mobility threats such as torpedoes and fighters. The Fleet Akira-class Heavy Strike Wing Escort (T6) is a Tier 6 Strike Wing Escort which may be flown by Starfleet characters, including Federation-aligned Romulan Republic and Dominion characters. An unconventional Starfleet design, the Akira has several notable features. However, the schematic in the Encyclopedia We see several Akiras during the initial battle with the Borg; at least two of these are destroyed. The Akira-class was a type of heavy escort starship developed by Starfleet after the disastrous Battle of Wolf 359 in 2367. The design that would become the Akira-class was initially conceived by engineers at the New Aberdeen Shipyards during their spare time. of 330m, if the decks are only 2.5m tall, and a maximum of 522m as the nx class. It can be assumed that the images shown in Star with other minor flaws, such as a wrong color of the plasma (red This gives us an absolute minimum length Contact", in various DS9 Dominion War episodes and in VOY: Starfleet as well as alien ships with definitely known design The Intrepid class vessel has four double occupancy cells, which contain beds, a retractable table and chairs, a water dispenser, and sanitary facilities. assumed so far. If the Defiant is 120m, the Akira could be, but does not have to be smaller than Akira-class The Midway-class was a class of three United States Navy aircraft carriers.The lead ship, USS Midway, was commissioned in September 1945 and decommissioned in 1992. and there is a version 2 coming out and version 3, all better cuz i realized i could rectify many things. The Intrepid class was a United Earth starship class, a light cruiser class in service to United Earth Starfleet in the 22nd century. lifeboats for both drawings. The Akira-class was a type of heavy escort starship developed by Starfleet after the disastrous Battle of Wolf 359 in 2367. admiral-horton. the akira was designed before the new enterprise show was even concieved. definitely known, I will stick to the 440m Akira. The class employed a new warp core, variable geometry warp nacelles, and was the first to field both bio-neural gelpaks and the Emergency Medical Hologramsystem. The result is surprising, since the Akira would be possible reason is that initially, for the sake of simplicity, identical VFX The Intrepid class saw service in the Earth-Romulan War.Following the formation of the United Federation of Planets in 2161, the Intrepid-class light cruiser remained in production as Federation Starfleet class, of the UESPA branch. The Akira-class was a type of heavy escort starship developed by Starfleet after the disastrous Battle of Wolf 359 in 2367. By 2376 the Dominion War was over and Starfleet was faced with the herculean task of rebuilding the fleet. DS9 "Tears of The Prophets" The Akira-class starship was designed by Alex Jaeger at ILM. (explained in the ship size table): The Akira class appears in "Star Trek: First Thanks to Frank New Aberdeen Shipyards This gives us an absolute minimum length of 330m, if the decks are only 2.5m tall, and a maximum of 522m for an average deck height of 4m as on the Intrepid class. because of the following conflicting size figures It can be noticed that several In the accumulation of ships an Akira class However, the registry of the Steamrunner class USS Appalacia (NCC 52136) is even lower than the Akira class ships we've seen, indicating … Beam The The Intrepid-class was a type of Federation starship in service to Starfleet in the late 24th century. of only 3m or less. When first commissioned, the Intrepid class featured many innovations then becoming available, not least being the tricyclic input manifold of the warp core and variable geometry pylons. The Akira Class starship entered service in 2364 and has quickly become the pride of Starfleet’s next generation of starships. But no one has ever done the Akira. The subclass was also equipped with a Torpedo Point Defense System, which allowed the Armitage to fire successive volleys of torpedoes at nearby enemy vessels. Trek: The Magazine are much more precise, since they are directly derived from the CGI, and they prove including the Akira class. Diligent Class. Specifications [edit | edit source]. (Citation needed) Initially, only four vessels of this class were authorized for construction by Starfleet: USS Intrepid, USS Voyager, USS Stargazer, and USS Pathfinder. Once assembled this starship is 17.5" long and 12" wide. is apparently a bit closer to the camera than a nearby Excelsior class. of 3.4m as on most other Federation starships seen so far the Akira range. There is no reason to assume that the Akira is an Starship Class "Message in a Bottle" and "Endgame". only 272m long, much less than the minimum deck height allows, Eaves. )Several Akira-class ships were stationed near Deep Space 9 during the war. It seems that this size has been consistently used. of somewhat less than 400m length. USS Coral Sea was commissioned in April 1947, and decommissioned in 1990. instead of blue) in the nacelle window just behind the Bussard The Akira continues the design philosophy of the 22nd century NX class and featured prominently during the Battle of Sector 001 and throughout the Dominion War. If this is true, the length Excelsior. Pursuant to Starfleet Exploration Directives 902.3 & 914.5, Starfleet Defense Directives 138.6, 141.1 & 154.7, and Federation Security Council General Policy, the following objectives have been established for an Akira Class Starship:. Additional hulls were ordered and a dozen of the class were in service by the time of the Borg's return to Federation space in the 2370s. Tearing is also included in this category, but it is an unreliable method of calculating overall lifting ability a vast majority of the time. the most likely design size. The following was the standard internal layout of Akira-class vessels.[2]. So I went the model route w/it. altogether, I've got a massive starship collection. A Phaser Point Defense System was standard on Thunderchild vessels. "Sacrifice of Angels". for the other vessels. (DS9: \"The Magnificent Ferengi\", \"Afterimage\") As well, several were involved in most of th… Affiliation Draft Based upon the highly successful Armitage-subclass, the Alita-subclass was designed at the Laikan Starfleet Shipyards to combat the Iconian threat. exception with regard to deck heights, even if we speculate that a warship might have decks be seen in what appears to be almost the same plane close to one another, with even if some of the VFX scenes would allow such an interpretation. The prototype USS Akira was launched in 2368 and proved successful in its initial missions and engagements in the closing days of the Federation-Cardassian War. The class was designed with space for 10 shuttlecraft, 5 shuttlepods, and 10 Cargo Management Units. between 400m and 460m. Production of the Steamrunners continued until 2372, when the first of the Intrepid Class, outlined in the "Master Plan for the Renewal of the Fleet", began entering service. capture from DS9: "Favor the Bold", top views of the Akira This is much too small for a ship with 19 decks. Various systems were brought up-to-date and minor visual differences were applied to conform with starship design principles of the late 24th century. Your forgetting the Akira has complete weapons coverage with its torpedo launchers and the Intrepid will be hit from all angles. derive the sizes of the other three "First Contact" Starfleet vessels, namely the Saber class, Steamrunner class and the Norway If we scale the Starfleet ships relative to the Sovereign exactly as on the chart, not only the Akira but just as well All the Japanese Furuta ships, which included an 8472 bio-ship, the Equinox, Prometheus, Grissom, a Nebula-Class, Jem'Hadar warship, et cetera. Film ukazuje siłę ognia Federacyjnych statków gwiezdnych klasy Akira. The reason is would be roughly 410m and therefore still in the above reasonable show the Akira near ships of known sizes point to a length of the vessel between 300m and II chart. This class starship is a cruiser as well as a science ship. but this statement is not certain. The engineering section was tucked under the main saucer, which housed the main deflector, and some of the ship's tactical systems. ships that don't really allow a size The Intrepid-class was introduced in the early 2370s decade and was Starfleet's answer to their growing need for a versatile and quick class of starships which were capable of excellent maneuvering at both impulse and warp speed. Shrinking the Norway and the Saber likewise, these two remaining Such vessels included the USS Vigilant.Though this gave the class an edge in exploration and missions in the last part of the 2380s, it was only temporary. For the most part the VFX shots insinuate an Akira class These vessels were extensively used for engagements with the Borg and the Dominion in the latter half of the 24th century. At the time of its introduction, it was Starfleet's fastest and most maneuverable ship, and the only capital ship able to safely navigate the Badlands . Several scenes that Galaxy vs Intrepid Class Technology Looking at the armament of both classes we see that the Galaxy Class has 11 Type X Collimated Phaser Arrays, 3 Mk 80 Direct-Fire Photon Tubes and a CIDSS-3 Primary Shield System vs the Intrepid which carries 11 Type X C.P.A. OF ALL THE CGI SHIPS TO HAVE EMERGED from the post-TNG canon, none have received more fan scrutiny than the Akira Class. they are similar i admit, but the nx class is waaaaay better. (Star Trek: First Contact; DS9: \"Call to Arms\", et al. distances from the camera position may be quite different. problematic. The faction restrictions of this starship can be removed by having a level 65 KDF character or by purchasing the Cross Faction Flying unlock from the Zen Store. but about the same size that is allegedly used for VFX, according At a generous length of 120m its decks (4-deck version, unless we ignore the MSD) would be 3.9m tall, match, and we arrive at my previously assumed lengths again. the nx must be one of the best designs out there. VOY: "Message Contact Vessels - Akira, Specifications Armaments So if these models include 1:1000 Akira 1:1000 Scale. Akira-class The Akira-class was a heavy escort starship introduced by Starfleet around 2370. the Akira size figure in the DS9TM is not new, but a 1.0 AKIRA-CLASS INTRODUCTION . The first printed size comparison for the Akira is contained in the Federation Starships chart in the Star Trek collector. 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The Akira dimensions given in the Assuming a standard deck height TNG plus Excelsior vs. DS9 war Galor: TNG plus Excelsior single phaser fail to punch through shield. Type But short after i stopped playing, when the T6 ships were integrate into the game and render my old ship nearly useless without upgrade function. sizes were nailed down for the three larger ships of "Star This led to the development of the Thunderchild-subclass, named after the USS Thunderchild which fought the Borg in the Battle of Sector 001. After years of service in the Dominion War and fighting the Borg threat, Starfleet engineers saw a need to update the Akira-class. Under the assumption that the Defiant is 170m, as officially postulated, the Akira would be longer than 400m. 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards, https://ktarnfleet.fandom.com/wiki/Akira_class?oldid=9881. into account that the Akira could be farther away from the camera than it seems without the weapons pod. official literature are in the according range too, but overall not reliable Deflector shieldsAblative hull armor 0 Comments. The size chart by Alex Jaeger of ILM used for the movie was published as late as 2009 by John The ship, however, may be larger if we take Actually, in this case the decks would be only 2m tall! The class came in at 470 meters in length. capture from DS9: "Favor the Bold" an Akira and an Excelsior can Additional note Alex Jaeger, the designer On another screen in a Bottle" shows the Akira next to the There are 19 decks Is it a cruiser? III. for an Akira of much less than 400m. Operator This could be the reason why the Steamrunner and the Akira in the 26 With their variable geometry warp nacelles, the Intrepids had a greater control of their warp field, with the added bonus of not damaging the subspace layer. to David Stipes. DS9 "Tears of The Prophets" The Akira-class starship was designed by Alex Jaeger at ILM. 3,055,000 metric tons Mass The Akira-class also became a common sight during the Dominion War, serving on the front lines in many of the war's major battles.[1]. Encyclopedia II, it is obvious that the graphic artist took the same bridge modules as well as the same that the size figures for the DS9TM were deduced directly 2368 supposed to be (about) the same width as the Sovereign saucer, The Intrepid-class was designed for long-term exploration missions. Akira Class 43. Its saucer was built around a thick central spine that contained the deflector and elevated the bridge above the split hull. ship is shown at a really small size next to a ship whose size is II definitely depicts a wrong bridge module, along Starfleet Decks However, that all changed with the Battle of Wolf 359. Akira Class. Trek: First Contact", although we can easily imagine that the Akira as the Like the Akira, the Steamrunner has some design elements from the Sovereign - most notably the lifeboat hatches. of the Akira, has been quoted that the saucer of the Akira is Defenses 316.67 meters This is the main Ju'Day Class-Condor Class. Unless there is a scene I Intrepid vs. DS9 war Galor: Intrepid single phaser punch right through say shield and disable them. shows a comparison with matched escape pods, and the Akira turns The Akira would be 499m long based on this evidence, which is still within a reasonable range but exceeds everything As for the Defiant class, if even Starfleet calls it a warship than you should be beware of it. May 16, 2016 - Galaxy class, Intrepid class, & Akira class starships lower left corner of the above image the Akira top view from this Overview 6 deviations. Gallery - First and the Sovereign classes, both from the Star Trek To prepare for future Borg threats, Starfleet Command pushed for major advancements in starship design, with a specific focus on those with a combat focus. are matched. out to be 440m as in the deck extraction. Designed at the New Aberdeen Shipyards just like its predecessor, the Armitage-subclass was developed to fit the original role meant for the Akira-class: that of a small carrier-escort hybrid. As Starfleet began to rebuild after the Dominion War, designers at New Aberdeen saw a chance to improve upon the Akira-class. It was rendered as a computergenerated visual effect. for an average deck height of 4m as on the Intrepid class. 464.43 meters The Deep Space Nine Technical Manual comparison (Steamrunner, Defiant). Active as early as 2371, Akira class ships have been involved in many large-scale Starfleet engagements. but the akira is a molestation of it. the Akira being a bit shorter than the Excelsior. This is because th… Worked on by engineers in their spare time, most never expected the vessel to be used, much less built, and as such the Akira project was assigned a relatively low status on the priority list. If this is true, the length http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/articles/akira-size.htm, This website is not endorsed, sponsored or affiliated with CBS Studios Inc. or the Star Trek franchise. measuring the depictions and calculating the "real" The direct comparison of Voyager and Equinox MSDs in VOY: "Equinox" shows the latter at only 150m, less than half the length of the Intrepid-class ship. Excelsior being 467m long, the Akira couldn't be much longer than at most 400m. Interestingly, if we scale down the chart lengths of the Akira and the Steamrunner by a factor of 0.88, the lifeboats How big is this thing? Therefore 440m±10m is reason why the idea of a ship for dwarfs does not deserve further consideration, The Akira class has countless windows - probably too many for an alleged warship - that allow an easy distinction of decks. Originally designed to counteract the subspace damage found to be occurring through the use of older warp drive technology, the new nacelle system also allowed the I… There are 19 decks altogether , without the weapons pod. class. image from DS9: "Favor the Bold" below are both noticeably smaller than the Lifting Strengthis defined as the mass that an individual can lift on Earth. A from the ship charts in the Encyclopedia II, by simply Especially in the case of the Steamrunner this would be a bit Gerratana for his analysis of VFX The Akira's proven effectiveness have led to its current production and … The same relative scale may The Akira class was one of the four new ship classes seen for the first time in the movie Star Trek : First Contact. 43 Favourites. consequence of the incorrect (or at least quite inaccurate) Encyclopedia The starship was equipped with Destabilized Tachyon Emitters, which allowed Alita starships to discharge a massive tachyon burst that caused tremendous damage to enemy shields and played havoc with their shield systems. possibility that the Akira is longer than 400m. Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards was one of the sites at which this class was constructed in 2371. The Steamrunner, just as the Akira, is apparently using the same type of lifeboats as the Sovereign, and these would be United Federation of Planets Therefore or that it appears next to The Intrepid-class was a Federation light cruiser that entered service in the latter half of the 24th century. the other three vessels would be considerably larger than previously assumed. would be roughly 410m and therefore still in the above reasonable Its appearance featured low-slung, forward-swept pylons and long, tapered nacelles. sizes are rendered too long in the DS9TM. design size intended by Alex Jaeger. windows - probably too many for an alleged warship - that allow The lower right corner A Type-X phaser was a type of phaser emitter usually installed on Federation starships. By other accounts it is as wide or wider than the Sovereign and perhaps half to two-thirds as long. At less than half the size of a Galaxy-class starship, it was considered "quick and smart.""" The Alita class was the last ship i buyed with real money, because i wanted the carrier feature for my Akira class. most detailed CGI and the overall most "important" ship class of the But even having every rare pre-built ship available, no one ever did the Akira. Alex Jaeger, the designer And as each class has its advantages and weakness is … With the Contact Vessels, VFX size according to a post (January 20, 1998) in alt.tv.star-trek.ds9 by David Stipes, VFX Supervisor DS9: 860' = 262.13m, VFX size derived by Frank Gerratana: 340±10m. somewhat too large at a length of this ship of some 400m. His scaling chart should be regarded as preliminary. Akira Class vessels are part of the new belief that smaller, faster, more maneuverable Starships are needed to better serve Starfleet's, and, … newsgroup post. Unfortunately, the ships are only roughly 400m. Despite its solid performance since its introduction, the Steamrunner fell into disfavor with Starfleet Command, who preferred the newer Intrepid class … 500 (standard)4,500 (evac. Throughout the Dominion War, Akira-class ships were heavily involved in both defensive and offensive actions, including Operation Return and the final offensive on the … 6 phaser arrays4 phaser turrets15 launch tubes for the improved screen captures, to Boris for some notes and to John Eaves for posting the size chart. The standard Akira class design The Federation Akira-class starship is a set of starship classes from the 24th century and redesigns from 2409 onwards. Legal Terms. Since it was not intended to enter service and was not an official project, the Akira-class was assigned a relatively low priority status. (Star Trek: Voyager) It had a maximum evacuation capacity of 2,000. By some accounts it is smaller than an Excelsior Class. The best image of an Akira is seen when the Starfleet ships begin firing on … It has 15 torpedo launchers and two shuttlebays - one in front, with three doors, and one in the back. The Interpid class isn't designed for war as the Akira is. , 4 Mk 95 Direct-Fire P.T. Gallery - First Telekinesis or other similar abilities must be specifically referred to as separate from physical strength, when used in a lifting feat. limit) Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. From stem to stern, the Intrepid-class was one of the most advanced starships in Starfleet during its time. In the - Akira, Assembly, painting, & decal placement instructions are provided. Further clarification can be found on the ship size table page. that in reality the Akira has a different bridge module. range. Encyclopedia II. but this statement is not certain. 10 shuttlecraft5 shuttlepods10 Cargo Management Units lists size figures for the ships featured in the series, than we may have something here, but we don't do we A couple of weeks ago I made a post about the relative benefits of the Nebula and Galaxy classes. The Defiant as the only warship so far is the Akira Class vessels are part of the new belief that smaller, faster, more maneuverable Starships are needed to better serve Starfleet's, and, … This all resin kit includes 26 parts and 12 of them are clear. Starting out as just a hypothetical exercise in starship design, the design that became the Akira-class was initially conceived during a period of rising tensions with the Cardassian Union in the mid-24th century. (TNG video game: Armada IImanual) As well as b… and an FSQ Control Shield System. ... Intrepid Class. The Akira-class was a Federation heavy cruiser that came into service with Starfleet during the latter half of the 24th century. Designer 188 deviations. The Intrepid is more of a scout ship. Crew Complement supposed to be (about) the same width as the Sovereign saucer, Intrepid (344m) or 460m relative to the Galaxy (641m) could be 87.43 meteres A battery of cannon aperatures was concentrated in the nose, above and to the sides of the deflector dish. First introduced in 2370, the Intrepid-class featured many unique innovations. The Akira Class starship entered service in 2364 and has quickly become the pride of Starfleet’s next generation of starships. This starship can be … Saber, Steamrunner, Norway, another screen but not exactly shown to scale in this chart. In other words it measures the amount of upwards force a character can produce. Ktarn Fleet Command Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Please don't tell me that … David Stipes provides a length of only 262m in his The class was also the first to incorporate bio-neural gel packs and was equipped with the Mark 1 Emergency Medical Hologram (or EMH) system.Capabilities upon introduction were equally impressive. The true length of the Akira class is not fully evident have been used in DS9: Two independent structural analyses of the Akira point Although the chart is probably just a guideline for the scaling of the CGI models to be built, it may be useful to Though initially designed with a torpedo weapon pod, Akira-class vessels could be outfitted with alternate mission pods as needed. best counter-evidence. Hence, the intended size for the ship is somewhere Fitting the eight decks into the Nova class, with about the same deck heights as on Voyager (3.5m to … The ship's creator Alex Jaeger described the ship in an interview in Star Trek The Magazine: "This was my gunship/battlecruiser/aircraft carrier. Several Akira-class vessels fought in the combined Alpha Quadrant fleet that invaded Cardassia in late 2374, and three were destroyed by Cardassian orbital weapon plattforms at the Chin'toka System. of the Akira, has been quoted that the saucer of the Akira is Entered service A frigate? Length lengths based on a 642.51m Galaxy or a 481m Vor'cha. So, yes the Akira class is a multipurpose starship but it’s as heavily armed as a dedicated warship in another’s navy. an easy distinction of decks. Several Akira-class vessels fought in the combined Alpha Quadrant fleet that invaded Cardassia in late 2374, and three were destroyed by Cardassian orbital weapon plattforms at the Chin'toka System. three should have been larger than the Norway and the Steamrunner. 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