USS Discovery-A: Difference between revisions

The primary support vessel of the StarBase 118 Ops crew during the command of Captain Tyr Waltas was the [[ma:Akira class|Akira]]-class USS Discovery-A. Like [[Previous ships called Discovery#USS_Discovery_.28NCC-31929.29|her predecessor]], the Discovery-A was the protector of StarBase 118 and a multi-role craft.  

The Akira is what many other ships at the time of her initial run wished they were. She is a true warship. Even after many years of production, the Akira is one of the most dangerous ships in production. The vessel is smaller than the [[ma:Galaxy class|Galaxy]] class starship yet easily has twice the overall firepower thanks to its many torpedo launchers. It was original planned to stop the production of these vessels because they were seen as warship only. The people in the government who had forced a stop in production had also stopped the [[ma:Defiant class|Defiant]] class from going beyond prototype. Due to escalating tension between the Federation and the [[ma:Dominion|Dominion]], they were overruled and the production of the Akira class was continued. It was very lucky that this class was continued because the often were the ships that held out in the fight. These ships did incredibly well during the war against the Dominion and sometimes took on ships far large than them or had to take on groups of enemy vessels. It is hoped by many senior officers that the production will not stop with the end of the war. So far, at least the finishing of construction on the ships that had already begun. While before the war against the Dominion, theses ships were not as popular with crews as the Galaxy class, they are now the most popular class to serve on after the [[ma:Sovereign class|Sovereign]] and Defiant classes. In appearance, the ships looks a little like the prior Akyazi class although the Akira is far larger and far more powerful.

**15 x Pulse fire Photon torpedo tubes + 3000 torpedoes

*[[Ablative Armour]]: Plating attached to the outer hull to displace the heat associated with phaser blasts or atmospheric friction.

*Flight Deck: Another unusual feature of the Akira class is the hangar bay arrangements. There are two large shuttle bays in the saucer section, one at the forward edge of the saucer section and one at the rear. These are linked together through the centre of the ship, allowing large numbers of launch and landing operations to be handled simultaneously. During peacetime this allows the Akira to evacuate large numbers of small survey craft, or ferry evacuees on board at a high rate. During the [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Dominion_War Dominion War] the ships often serve as fighter carriers; in this role they can carry up to one hundred attack fighters, although a load of thirty six fighters and a dozen utility craft is more usual.