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Class Type: Exploration/Diplomatic

Background
The Advisor Class was put into production several Months after the End of the Dominion War. Designed to be a new line of Exploration vessals to compliment the new Luna Class ships. Able to defend herself if needed and well able to hold her own in a Fight.

Stucture
She is around the same size as an Ambassador class ship with almost the same structure exepct for a mission pod under the saucer. And Enlarged Shuttle Bay

Dimensions
Length : 540 M
Beam : 325 M
Height : 130 M
Decks : 36 + 3 on Mission Pod
Mass : 2,400,000 metric tons
Crew : 750

Armament :
12 x Type XI phaser arrays, total output 50,000,TeraWatts
6 x Type 4 burst fire photon torpedo tube with 500 rounds
2 x Type 2 burst fire Quantem Torpedoe tube with 250 rounds

Defence Systems :
Standard shield system, total capacity 2,750,000 TeraJoules
Medium Duranium/Tritanium Double hull plus 20 Cm Ablative Armour
Advanced level Structural Integrity Field
Warp Speeds
(TNG scale) : Normal Cruise : 7
Maximum Cruise : 9
Maximum Rated : 9.9 for 12 hours.

Strength Indices :
Beam Firepower : 1.400
Torpedo Firepower : 3,000
Weapon Range and Accuracy : 1100
Shield Strength : 1,500
Hull Armour : 1,750
Speed : 1050
Combat Manoeuvrability : 3,500
Overall Strength Index : 2323

Diplomatic Capability : 6

Expected Hull Life : 120 Years
Refit Cycle : Minor : 5 years
Standard : 15 years
Major : 25 years

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Interesting enough, but it doesn't seem to fit the newer profiles of Starfleet ships. Enhanced explorers seem logical, but the trend had been to build sleeker looking ships. Moreover, mission pod mounted beneath seems like it would create a lot of interference w/ deflectors, phasers, torpedoes, etc. I also have difficulty in seeing how it would 3.5 times as maneuverable as a Galaxy.

The strength index seems awfully high for an explorer? Teeth I understand, but I'm not so sure I see the logic in this. Do we really need 8 torpedo tubes on an explorer?

On the positives: I like the idea of an elarged shuttle bay: Maybe not on an explorer, but you'd think we'd see troop carrier ships from time to time, with increased hangar space.

This is just first design i'm planning to change the design quite a bit starting with an Ambassador hul and changeing it a lot is my plan