SCORPION CLASS III BLOCKADE RUNNERThe Scorpion is a lightweight gunship of incredible agility. It is possibly the most maneuverable vessel in known space. It's powerful tandem OWA engines are balanced with a perfect one to one power ratio, allowing the Scorpion to outrun any vessel while on impulse. In addition, its top speed of warp ten allows it to outrun anything not equipped with an enhanced warp drive system (the Federations FT series of engines, as found on the Mk-IV Enterprise class and the Excelsior series). Unfortunately, the design has shown a tendency to suffer severe stress damage when executing extreme maneouvers at top speed.
The diminuative size of the design also makes it rather cramped for space, and as such allows little extra room for luxuries or auxilliary equipment. In fact, the cargo capacity is almost nill when equipped with any weaponry, making it a poor choice for a pirate mount or a raiding vessel. The design is modular however, allowing for easy modification although limited to the space available. The Base model is unarmed, and the accomodations are just as Spartan.
The A variant utilizes an Orion clone of the powerful Klingon type four photon torpedo. This makes the vessel a deadly opponent to face since the torpedo system is capable of penetrating almost any shield system produced to date with the exception of the Federation FSS series. As a hit and run vessel, the A model could prove devastating.
The B variant is equipped with a single standard Orion disruptor, the type four, giving the little vessel a bit of a sting at longer ranges, but inevitably cuts into the ships maneuverability by requiring more power to arm the disruptor to full power. The disruptor, however, has a much broader field of fire, covoring all but the aft of the ship. To compensate, the company that produces the Scorpion has been granted the rights to produce the Federations FIA-3 impulse drive, which boosts the designs power by a marginal amount. Ultimately, however, this drops the Scorpions overall effectiveness. Nevertheless, this variant is more numerous since the availiablity of the KP-4 clones is very low.
Rumors that a version of the B variant has been stolen have surfaced. This variant has had the powerful OSJ sheild system, which is inherently heavy, replaced with a lighter, less powerful OSC. This has apparently made more room for weapons, which is supposed to consist of an RPL-3 smuggled out of Romulan space along with a cloaking device and a surplus Klingon disruptor. This rumor has yet to be verified, however a reliable source within the Orion Syndicates has informed Starfleet intelligence that an upstart group is responsible for the theft and conversion.
Scorpion Base ModelCONSTRUCTION DATA
Model Number: Base Model
Date Entering Service: Post 2/3001
Number Constructed: 50
Construction Cost: 272.0 MCr
HULL DATA
Superstructure: 5
Damage Chart: C
SIZE: Length: 113m
Width: 89m
Height: 21m
Mass: 22,805mt
CARGO: Cargo Units: 43SCU
Cargo Capacity: 2,150mt
Landing Capability: Yes
EQUIPMENT DATA
Control Computer Type: Mark-IV
Transporters 8 Person: 1
Cloaking Device Type: None
Power to Arm: N/A
OTHER DATA
Crew: 15
Passengers:
Shuttlecraft:
ENGINES AND POWER DATA
Total Power Units Available: 35
Movement Point Ratio: 1 to 1
Warp Engine Type: OWA-2
Number: 2
Power Units Available: 17ea
Stress Charts: G/F
Maximum Safe Cruising Speed: Warp 8
Emergency Speed: Warp 10
Impulse Engine Type: OIB-1
Power Units Available: 1
WEAPONS AND FIRING DATA
Beam Weapon Type: None
Number:
Firing Arcs:
Firing Chart:
Maximum Power:
Damage Modifiers: 3
2
1
Missile Weapon Type: None
Number:
Firing Arcs:
Firing Chart:
Power to Arm:
Damage:
SHIELDS DATA
Deflector Shield Type: OSJ
Shield Point Ratio: 1 to 4
Maximum Shield Power: 10
COMBAT EFFICIENCY
D: 211.2
WDF: 0
C.E.: 0
Scorpion Model ACONSTRUCTION DATA
Model Number: A
Date Entering Service: Post 2/3001
Number Constructed: 10
Construction Cost: 313.6 MCr
HULL DATA
Superstructure: 6
Damage Chart: C
SIZE: Length: 113m
Width: 89m
Height: 21m
Mass: 24,980mt
CARGO: Cargo Units: 0.4SCU
Cargo Capacity: 20mt
Landing Capability: Yes
EQUIPMENT DATA
Control Computer Type: Mark-IV
Transporters 8 Person: 1
Cloaking Device Type: None
Power to Arm: N/A
OTHER DATA
Crew: 15
Passengers: 0
Shuttlecraft: 0
ENGINES AND POWER DATA
Total Power Units Available: 35
Movement Point Ratio: 1 to 1
Warp Engine Type: OWA-2
Number: 2
Power Units Available: 17ea
Stress Charts: G/F
Maximum Safe Cruising Speed: Warp 8
Emergency Speed: Warp 10
Impulse Engine Type: OIB-1
Power Units Available: 1
WEAPONS AND FIRING DATA
Beam Weapon Type: None
Number:
Firing Arcs:
Firing Chart:
Maximum Power:
Damage Modifiers: 3
2
1
Missile Weapon Type: KP-4
Number: 1
Firing Arcs: Fwd
Firing Chart: Q
Power to Arm: 2
Damage: 18
SHIELDS DATA
Deflector Shield Type: OSJ
Shield Point Ratio: 1 to 4
Maximum Shield Power: 10
COMBAT EFFICIENCY
D: 212.6
WDF: 9.8
C.E.: 20.8
Scorpion Model BCONSTRUCTION DATA
Model Number: B
Date Entering Service: Post 2/3006
Number Constructed: 15
Construction Cost: 289.6 MCr
HULL DATA
Superstructure: 6
Damage Chart: C
SIZE: Length: 113m
Width: 89m
Height: 21m
Mass: 24,560mt
CARGO: Cargo Units: 8SCU
Cargo Capacity: 400mt
Landing Capability: Yes
EQUIPMENT DATA
Control Computer Type: Mark-IV
Transporters 8 Person: 1
Cloaking Device Type: None
Power to Arm: N/A
OTHER DATA
Crew: 15
Passengers: 0
Shuttlecraft: 0
ENGINES AND POWER DATA
Total Power Units Available: 37
Movement Point Ratio: 1 to 1
Warp Engine Type: OWA-2
Number: 2
Power Units Available: 17ea
Stress Charts: G/F
Maximum Safe Cruising Speed: Warp 8
Emergency Speed: Warp 10
Impulse Engine Type: FIA-3
Power Units Available: 3
WEAPONS AND FIRING DATA
Beam Weapon Type: OD-4
Number: 1
Firing Arcs: f/p/s
Firing Chart: T
Maximum Power: 6
Damage Modifiers: 3
2 1 to 16
1
Missile Weapon Type: None
Number:
Firing Arcs:
Firing Chart:
Power to Arm:
Damage:
SHIELDS DATA
Deflector Shield Type: OSJ
Shield Point Ratio: 1 to 4
Maximum Shield Power: 10
COMBAT EFFICIENCY
D: 222.6
WDF: 5.2
C.E.: 11.7
The Mini:
Once again, not a clue as to where this one came from or its original game. Only have one of these though, so I thought I'd make it special.