Ok, this vessel is also finished and ready for conversion. It is a TMP/early TNG refit of the D-6 cruiser I will be finishing up shortly. There will also be a late TNG/NE refit version that will follow. But for now, here is the Dark Omen. If you guys need any other views, let me know. I might post a sweet shot later with raytracing.
A few things to note...first, note that the colors overall are less saturated, more gray. That is keeping in the step from TOS to TNG (and or lost era). Also note that the hull details are less pronounced than I normally would make them...again, this is in keeping with a late TOS/Early TNG period theme. The idea is that the ship, from a distance, looks almost featureless and gray.
Here is the ship background and pics.
In the Year 2270 the Klingon High Command ordered that a refit needed to be considered for the D-7 to keep it on par with modern mainline starships. The Ktinga rebuild was a result, replacing most of the D-7s in service by the next year. Morak, lead designer for the Ktinga refit also proposed the need for a lighter, faster cruiser to compliment the Ktinga and presented a refit for the aging D-6. The design was rejected, but was later accepted after extensive changes, including a new warp nacelle design. Being the first ship to use the new ?E? type STN series induction graf engines, the designation was changed to E-6R Dark Omen and entered service in 2295. IKV certification was granted the following year.
The ship is reported to be in the same class range as the Ktinga, and has higher maneuverability and speed. The vessel is reported to slightly weaker than the Ktinga in armor and weaponry, but has better overall weapon coverage.
This vessel has a single torp launcher aft and fore, 2 medium range disruptor cannons fore and aft, 2 port and starboard medium range cannons and 6 very short range defensive disruptors located in key positions on the hull (3 Dorsal, 3 Ventral), mainly used to defend against drones, small vessels and torpedoes.
The ship has 4 hangars, one main hanger aft that contains one small drop ship and 1 fighter, one cargo hangar aft ventral and 2 aft-facing bays, one on the ventral crew module and one on the dorsal crew module with 1 shuttle each. Like the D-7, this ship can carry ground troops, up to 75 maximum.
This vessels main strength seems to be speed, compared to the Ktinga. The vessel also has better overall weapon coverage, but its lighter armor and weaker weapons make it more difficult for this vessel to attempt to match capital vessels.
This vessel is reported to be on par with the early Mark 2 Ktinga class cruisers, circa 2270, but is inferior to the improved Mark 3 Ktingas from 2340. Mainframe upgrades are already slated for this vessel over the next 80 years, with a total expected useful operational age of 120-140 years. A refit in 2360 added more powerful engines, better armor and crew expansion, and a Dominion war refit in 2374 was a vast improvement, adding more powerful long range disruptor cannons, extended sensor capability and improved power generation.
Length: 229m Height: 51m Width: 151m
Decks: 12
Mass: 176,000 metric tons
Complement: 24 Officers, 101 Enlisted (125 Total Standard Crew), 75 ground troops
Power: 1 Type 3 Dilithium Warp Core, 2 Type 2 Fusion Cores
Embarkment craft: 1 Drop Ship, 1 Fighter, 2 Shuttles
Propulsion: 2 STN400 Dilithium Graf Units, 2 SBN3 Impulse Units
Velocity: Warp 5 Cruising, Warp 7.0 Maximum Speed
Weapons and cloak: 8 medium range disruptor cannons, 6 very short range defensive disruptors, 2 Type 4 Torpedo launchers, Type C12e Cloak array (2 emitters, 2 coils)
Shields: Type H1, 15 emitters
Armor: Grade 3a
Topic: KDF E-6 ?maQmIgh? (Dark Omen) class Cruiser TMP Refit (Read 697 times)