Andor class Missile Cruiser

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1 Andor class Missile ruiser DORSAL POR SIDE BOW SSSOLD&A Federation - Andor class Missile ruiser page of 5

2 he original schematics for the Andor never made much sense to me. Why position the warp nacelles inboard of their pylons when the whole point behind putting them on pylons is to allow them to be safely ejected away from the ship in the event of a catastrophic warp failure? Also, wouldn't having the nacelles so closely confined cause problems with warp field geometry? And if the nacelles are placed the way they are for "protection", why hide them behind the pylons when destruction of a pylon during combat means essentially the destruction of the nacelle it is attached to? Or how about the fact that the three Andor cross-sections, as originally drawn by FASA, are very difficult to reconcile with one another. With no visible torpedo bays, are we left to infer that the torpedo launchers are hidden in the large "wing" structures? Why are the secondary engineering hull and saucer not to scale with the nacelles? With all this in mind, I finally sat down and redrew the Andor from scratch, using scanned schematics from "Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise" as a starting point. he first decision was whether or not to scale the re-draw to the size of the original saucer, or the size of the original nacelles. Since this ship is supposedly not as massive as the onstitution Refit, from which many of the Andor's components are borrowed, I opted to scale by the nacelles, which necessitated drawing a whole new saucer from scratch. I therefore blended two themes for the new saucer: the dorsal lines from the onstitution Refit and the overall shape of the Excelsior saucer, when viewed from the side. he bridge module and impulse deck are standard onstitution Refit, as is the engineering hull; though I foreshortened the engineering hull and carved out a larger piece off the tail end to keep it somewhat in line with the intent of the original designer of the Andor. Finally I added visible torpedo bays, operating on the assumption that, yes, the wings were meant for this purpose. he four forward and two side-launching torpedo apertures are now clearly visible, as is the single forward phaser bank on the dorsal surface of the saucer. During game play, the Andor has a lot of offensive punch thanks to its spread of torpedoes. Each single torp does not do much damage, but there are four tubes facing forward and one to both port and starboard. At any given moment, the ship can fire at least five tubes on an opponent in three different arcs (save for aft) and that can add up to a heck of a lot of damage. Assuming hits from all five tubes, that is a total of points, a fell blow that even some of the largest Kirk-era battleships might not recover from, assuming all the damage is done directly to a vital area like engines or superstructure. he single forward phaser bank is almost an afterthought, useful for finishing off an opponent once the SSSOLD&A Federation - Andor class Missile ruiser page of 5

3 torpedoes have done their work. Defensively, the Andor is not bad off, with an adequate shield system and decent amount of superstructure. ombined with its offensive abilities, the Andor is a great cruiser for use in one-on-one melees with Klingons or Romulans, and can also be used in the heavy frigate role, escorting other ships in multi-ship scenarios. Never intended to be primarily an exploratory vessel, the Andor plays much like a heavy frigate, sans a sizeable complement of marines. A side note on the "blue fleet" idea that is used in the backstory for this class, and a few others. he Andorians were barely ever seen the rek films, and only featured once (that I can recall) in S:OS. Only in the failed S:EN series have we seen the Andorians a lot, and it's almost believable that the Andorians in the time of the Federation would still be war-like enough to warrant an offensive-minded fleet, and ships of their own. But this is pure invention on the part of the FASA writers and seems to have no basis at all in official canon. Due to the fact that this class is current with other classes like the Miranda/Soyuz (aka: Reliant), which have a lengthy operational lifespan stretching well into the 4th century, I elected to generate several upgrades which would operate in the timeframe stretching from (roughly) the launch of the N-70-B until the destruction of the N-70-. his ought to make the Andor playable against the more advanced Klingon and Romulan designs from the same era. --- Brad, SSSOLD&A From the FASA Star rek FEDERAION SHIP REOGNIION MANUAL, circa 95 Andor lass ruiser Notes: he Andor lass is the only operational missile cruiser in Star Fleet. hese unique vessels have gained the respect and admiration of their crews because of their handling characteristics and offensive capabilities. he overall design came from Andorian design teams contracted to create a cruiser with photon torpedoes as its main weapons. hese ships have so captured the heart and spirit of the Andorians that the majority are crewed solely by them. All have been named for Andorian military leaders. he Andor lass forms the core of all squadrons in the famed 'Blue Fleet', and is an integral part of front line forces for Star Fleet. Like the hufir lass destroyer, the warp engines are mounted close together and center aft of the main hull. his affords the engines more protection during battle because of the partial cover provided by the secondary hull. As with all Star Fleet vessels, the engines can be jettisoned in case of an overload in the matter/anti-matter chamber. he most unusual feature of this vessel is the weapons array. Mounting two FH- phasers and FP-7 photon tor- pedoes, it well deserves its informal name of 'missile boat'. Andor lass vessels are capable of engaging the enemy at 0,000 km with their phasers, and 0,000 km with their torpedoes. Due to the number of torpedoes and the ranges at which they are most effective, these vessels normally operate in combat at 0,000 km. he Andor lass has been encountered and engaged by both Romulan and Klingon forces, which were taken by surprise when the Star Fleet vessel fired a spread of torpedoes whose number was unexpected. In each case, the enemy withdrew from the field of battle before the cruiser could be fully put to the test. he Andor lass cruiser is manufactured at the Andor and Salazaar shipyards at a combined rate of per year. Of the Andors built, remain in active service. wo have been scrapped after a high-speed collision that resulted in irreparable damage. SSSOLD&A Federation - Andor class Missile ruiser page of 5

4 onstruction Data: Model Numbers- Ship lass- Date Entering Service- Number onstructed MK II MK III * /0 95 A.D. MK III * A.D. 44 MK IV * X 5 A.D. (refit only) MK V * X 5 A.D. (refit only) Hull Data: Superstructure Points- Damage hart- Size Length- Width- Height- Weight- argo argo Units- argo apacity- Landing apability- 7.9 meters 4. meters 7.9 meters,00 tons 00 units 5,000 tons meters 4. meters 7.9 meters,00 tons 00 units 5,000 tons 7.9 meters 4. meters 7.9 meters,550 tons 00 units 5,000 tons 7.9 meters 4. meters 7.9 meters 49,00 tons 00 units 5,000 tons meters 4. meters 7.9 meters 5,50 tons 00 units 5,000 tons Equipment Data: ontrol omputer ype- ransporters- Standard -person- Emergency -personcargo small - cargo large - M- M-4B M-A MB-07 MB-0 Other Data: rew- roops- Shuttlecraft Engines and Power Data: otal Power Units Available- Movement Point Ratio- Warp ore ype- Warp ore Output- Stress harts- Maximum Safe ruising Speed- Emergency Speed- Impulse Reactor(s) ype- Impulse Reactor(s) Output- 4 / FWE- G/K FIF- / FNWD-A 4 L/M FIF- / FNWD-A 4 L/M FNIS-0 7 / FNWD- 54 L/N FNIS-0 / FNWD- 54 L/N FNIS-0 Weapons and Firing Data: Beam Weapon ype- Number- Firing Arcs- Firing hart- Maximum Power- Damage Modifiers Missile Weapon ype- Number- Firing Arcs- Firing hart- Power o Arm- Damage- ( - 5) ( - ) ( - ) FP-7 4f, p, s, R a ( - 0) ( - 7) ( - 4) FP- 4f, p, s, O a ( - 0) ( - 7) ( - 4) FP-9 4f, p, s, a ( - 0) ( - 7) ( - 4) FP-9 4f, p, s, a FH- in one bank F FH- 4 in two banks f, a 0 FH- 4 in two banks f, a 0 FH- in three banks f, a/p, a/s 0 FH- in three banks f, a/p, a/s 0 ( - 0) ( - 7) ( - 4) FP- 4f, p, s, U a Shields Data: Deflector Shield ype- Shield Point Ratio- Maximum Shield Power- FSL / 5 FSL / 5 NGSS-E / NGSS-F / NGSS-G / 4 Defense Factor- Weapon Damage Factor * Denotes completely hypothetical model number and stats, devised by Brad R. o rgersen. SSSOLD&A Federation - Andor class Missile ruiser page 4 of 5

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