Both take the most identifiable aspects of traditional Federation designs, and improve upon them. If the Sovereign is representative of Star Trek TNG movies, then the Odyssey can be considered the literal “poster child” of Star Trek Online. So I’m cheating a bit here by double-dipping the Odyssey and the Sovereign, but they share many design elements: oval, elongated saucer, a streamlined silhouette, stretched out hull and nacelles. In addition to its top-tier trait, the Vastam fulfills both form and function, a rare combination! The Vastam has now replaced my Reman captain Xymok’s Kara - I actually quite enjoy the fat War Owl, but it turns so poorly I needed something else. I just got this over the weekend and WOW! This thing is a beauty! Actually the Deihu is just as pretty, with the too-bird-like Baratan trailing behind them, but overall they all look great. Wow, it’s so different than everything else seen before and the flowing contours even manage to convey the aquatic nature of the… well, Xindi Aquatics. I loved this design the first time I saw it on TV. My only complaint is that they’re really tiny if they were a bit bigger these guys would be intimidating! With their native black hulls, the Klingon pilot raptors are sinister-looking. The Ryn’kodan looks almost like it’s a Babylon 5 design, or a Mon Calamari MC80 cruiser (it’s a Trap!), and it’s beautiful.Īrguable the best-looking Klingon ships by far, these sleek machines look like the sports car version of the Bird-of-Prey, flattened to be aerodynamic, fast and deadly. I don’t know, maybe it’s because we just got the Ryn’kodan that I’m ranking the Vorgon ships so high… but both the carrier and last year’s Xyfius rock sleek and attractive designs. ![]() Here are my top and bottom 5 choices!Īlso caveat: Like any beauty contest, this list is entirely subjective! So with no further ado, here are my Top 5. There are a lot of very good-looking, sexy ships, but also a good number of absolute stinkers. ![]() It’s a mixed bag of canon ships seen in the TV shows and movies, a handful of non-canon designs used in Trek-related works, and original Cryptic designs. There are literally hundreds of playable ships in-game now. Commanding officers required a minimum rank of vice admiral or its KDF/RRF equivalents, respectively, to attain command of such a ship.I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that most STO players play the game for ships heck, it’s pretty clear that’s Cryptic’s main source of income! And who can blame them/us? Flying starships in the Star Trek universe is what sets the game apart from every other MMO out there, so we should all proudly embrace this! In addition, command battlecruisers were equipped with a technology allowing them to inspire Allied crews to improve combat performance.Īll nine command battlecruiser starship classes were tier 6 vessels. Its advanced communications array was capable of relaying battle-critical information instantaneously. The command battlecruiser was designed to function as mobile command center. The Allied militaries Starfleet, the Klingon Defense Force and the Romulan Republican Force developed three modular command battlecruiser starship classes each. Based on after-action reports by its captains, Starfleet Command had the SCE develop the command battlecruiser at the San Francisco Fleet Yards. With a small crew compliment typical for vessels of this size and role, the Escort class vessels are unable to man full medical facilities onboard, but with extensive armour and weaponry, coupled with its speed and agility, this is of minimal concern for astute Captains.įollowing the end of the Federation-Klingon War of 2405-2410 and the advent of the Alpha Quadrant Alliance formed between the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire and the Romulan Republic, joint operations were prioritized by Starfleet. The Escort is a Tactical vessel, and any Captain with a thorough understanding of tactical warfare will be able to maximize the effectiveness of their vessel at the forefront of battle. ![]() ![]() With the ability to equip cannons, these ships are designed to damage and destroy enemy vessels quickly and efficiently, and it is at this single role that they excel. These smaller, more nimble craft are vastly more maneuverable and are built for one purpose and one purpose only. At the forefront of the smallest skirmishes and the largest battles, you will find Federation Escort vessels.
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