Armament:
11 x Type VIII Phaser arrays
2 x Standard photon torpedo tubes + 25 torpedoes
Defence Systems:
Standard regenerative shield system
Standard Duranium/Tritanium single hull
Standard level Structural Integrity Field
Limited Ablative Armour Generators (Critical sections of the hull only)
Auxiliary Craft:
1 x Type 8 Shuttle (Warp)
1 x Type 9 Shuttle (Warp)
2 x Type 16 Shuttlepod (Sub-light)
1 x Nova Waverider craft
Warp Speed:
Normal Cruise: Warp 7
Maximum Cruise: Warp 8
Maximum Rated: Warp 9.2 (10 hours)
Transporters: Personnel: 1
- Max. payload: 900 kg
- Max. range: 40,000 km Cargo: 1
- Max. payload: 800 metric tons for molecular resolution, 1 metric ton for quantum (Lifeform) resolution Emergency: 2
- Max. range: 15,000 km
Holodecks: 1
Sickbay, Bridge and Main Engineering are equipped with holo emitters for the EMH.
Nova Waverider Craft
Crew: 3 flight crew, 3 passengers
Dimensions:
Length: 18.3 m
Width: 14.9 m
Height: 3.2 m
Speed:
Impulse: .25c
Atmospheric: Mach-12
Armament: 2 x Type-IV Phaser Array
An auxiliary craft for Nova Class Survey Vessels, the Waverider-Type atmospheric shuttlecraft is designed to facilitate close quarters examination and survey of planetary bodies by science personnel aboard the ship.
At almost 20 meters in length, the vessel is small enough to be carried by the Nova Class but large enough to be useful. Intended to work in atmosphere, the small craft is high fuel efficient at Mach-5 and above, making use of the conventional propulsion with back up impulse and RCS thrusters for maneuvering in space.
Unlike ordinary shuttlecraft, the Waverider does not enter the ship's Shuttlebay; instead, it inserts itself into a recessed port in the ventral part of the saucer just forward of the main sensor dome. Access to the Waverider is provided by a hatchway inside the ship and a ladder-equipped hard umbilical.
