Hyperion class

=Hyperion Class Explorer= Advanced Technical Specifications for the Hyperion-Class Production Vehicle ATF/A-CSP (Advanced Technology Fighter/Assault Combat Supremacy Platform)

Official Designation: Hyperion Class Battle-Carrier

Product Line: Mon Calamari Star Cruisers, New Class, Super Star Destroyers, Star Dreadnaughts, Super Weapons, Space-based factory, Space Station

Classification: Titan [Mobile-Command, Carrier, Star, Dreadnaught] Cruiser [Star, Heavy, Interdictor] Destroyer [Star, Advanced, Super] Capitol [Flagship] Fighter [Star, Assault, Intercept, Stealth, Scout]

Accommodation:  700 (100 Officers; 300 Gunners; 300 Enlisted Crew); 3000 person evacuation limit (600 1st Class Passengers; 6 2nd Class Passengers; 600 Steerage Passengers; 600 Marines) Minimum Crew 1

Funding for Hyperion Class Development Project Provided by:  Defense Advanced Research Production Administration, Advanced Starship Design Bureau, United Federation of Planets Defense Council, Biotech Board of Directors, Schmidt Planetary Triumvirate, Imperial Department of Military Research

Contractor Manufacture of Hyperion Class Provided by: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division [Lead position], Newport News Shipbuilding, Lockheed Martin Federal Systems, Raytheon Electronics Systems, Lockheed-Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, McDonnell Douglas. INGALLS Shipbuilding, Bath Iron Works, Shrike Aerospace Ltd., Republic Engineering Corporation, Republic Sienar Systems, Earth Force Strategic Command, Rakatan Infinite Empire, Galactic Empire, Yuuzhan Vong Shapers, Next Generation Co., Zone Co., Freeway Co., H.E.E Co., Blue Core Co., and T-Point Inc.

Affiliation: U.S., Israel, E.U., Sith Empire, Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, New Republic, Empire Reborn, Galactic Federation of Free Alliances

Locations of Hyperion-Class Construction:      Current Starship Identification and Registration Numbers:

1.	San Francisco Fleet Yards              1. U.S.S. Cordax NX-75000

2.	Norfolk Fleet Yards                    2. U.S.S. Megalith NX-75001

3.	Atlas Fleet Yards                      3. U.S.S. Hyperion NCC-75002

4.	Mon Calamari Shipyards                 4. U.S.S. Xbinrpeov NCC-75003

5.	Bilbringi Shipyards                    5. U.S.S. Titan NCC-75004

6.	Sluis Van Shipyards                    6. U.S.S. Hephaestus NCC-75005

7.	Hast Shipyards

8.	Kuat Drive Yards

9.	Maw Installation

10.	Utopia Fleet Yards, Mars

Type No: BBM3B-FWNGT-EXX1A-10239

Serial No: NGYT1-BMZ0F-EX0X1-E3XRR

Development Project Started:  2371

Production Start Date:  2740

Production End Date:  Still in Production

Current Status:  Active Combat Service, Full 1st Quarter Production

Cost: ≈$498,463,951 Trillion Credits

Service Life: 300 Years (Refit As Required, Scheduled at 50 Years)

Model: M/NC90 heavy Super Star Defender, Dreadnaught Super-weapon Quote:


 * "No. They are not mythical. I wish they were. They are the glory of the Builders, the apex of their Infinite Empire. They are ghost machines of invincible might, dark tools of unstoppable conquest… I hope never to see anything like them again. The Emperor caused a few to be created. He gave them as rewards, to the cruelest and most loyal of his officers. Tokens, he called them. His "tokens"' were a greater gift than a natural world."

―The Overseer Rolla, on the Hyperion

=HYPERION-CLASS INTRODUCTION=

MISSION OBJECTIVES
The Hyperion is Starfleets' newest assault platform.

Its combination of stealth, super-cruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in war-fighting capabilities.

The Hyperion was designed as a battle-space domination platform capable of anti-air, anti-ground, anti-sea, anti-fighter, and anti-ship missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to Starfleet’s future as a critical component of the Unified Strike Task Force designed to project dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat any type of threat.

The Hyperion cannot be matched by any known or projected combat platform.

The Secretary of Defense in his annual bottom-up review determined that 95% of total military production would cease upon the completion of all Sovereign-class hulls; and that Starfleet should develop and build a new attack class.

Thus the Hyperion was designed to take over all escort, infiltration, and deterrence classes.

The ATF/A-CSP is the first Federation craft to be designed for battle-space dominance across a broad spectrum of regional and littoral missions as well as "deep space" missions and replaces the Sovereign-class as the future-generation Advanced Technology Cruiser of Starfleet.

It is also one of the first designs legally optimized for stealth following a series of negotiations with the Romulan Star Empire regarding old cloaking technologies.

The program design goal is to produce a platform flexible enough to carry out five very different missions.

Pursuant to Starfleet Exploration Directives 902.3, 914.5, 1015.9 & 1020.16, Starfleet Defense Directives 138.6, 141.1, 154.7, 197.5, 197.6 & 200.0, and Federation Security Council General Policy, the following objectives have been established for an Hyperion Class Starship:

1.	Covert Strike, Anti-Submarine, Anti-Ship Warfare with an advanced combat system, Mine-laying equipment, and a flexible payload of torpedoes and land-attack missiles launched from vertical launchers and torpedo tubes.

2.	Battle Group Support with advanced electronic sensors and communications equipment entailing Covert Intelligence, Special Operations, Surveillance and Reconnaissance or collecting critical intelligence and locating radar sites, missile batteries and command sites as well as to monitoring communications and tracking ship movements. This also includes search and rescue, sabotage, diversionary attacks, and direction of fire support and strikes.

3.	To provide a credible, sustainable, independent, autonomous forward presence for full execution of Federation defensive, cultural, scientific, and explorative policy in deep space or border territory by operating as the cornerstone of joint/allied maritime expeditionary forces in times of crisis as well as conventional deterrence in peacetime. Capable of operating and supporting aircraft strikes on enemies, protecting friendly forces, and engaging in sustained independent operations in war.

4.	Replace the Galaxy-II, Sovereign-class, Wells-class, O'Neil, Eclipse, and Falkirk-class fleets.

5.	Provide a fast, heavy Attack, Land Control, and Ambush platform during combat engagements as well as providing early warning detection and global defensive protection to Federation allies during war time. And to perform as a multi-mission mobile platform for a wide range of scientific and explorative research projects including but not limited to testing and implementation of mission-specific or new technology of any kind during peace time.

DESIGN STATISTICS
Length: 400 meters (1219.199 feet, 1333.332 yards; 0.756 miles)

Beam/Width: 64 meters (45.71999 feet, 49.99995 yards, 0.002835 miles)

Wingspan: 100 meters (152.3999 feet, 166.6665 yards, 0.0945 miles)

Wing Area: 840 meters2 (78.03936 feet2, 93.29367 yards2, 0.01932 Acres)

Wing Loading: 5 kg/m.² (1,262 lb/ft²)

Flight Deck: 320 meters (1219.199 feet, 1333.332 yards, 0.756 miles)

Draft/Draught: 30 meters (9.2964 feet, 10.16665 yards, 0.005765 miles)

Height: 32 meters (7.3152 feet, 7.999992 yards, 0.004536 miles)

Volume: 1.44E7 meters3 (407822.4 feet3, 10773695 Gallons, 2566497 Barrels)

Inertial Mass: 4,973 kilograms (4,973,000 tons, 17,541,262 ounces, 10,963,426 pounds)

Depth: 8,202.1 kilometers (2.50 feet, 2,734.025 yards, 1.553428 miles)

Submerged Displacement: 445,729,900 kilograms (44,572 tons, 15,722,199 ounces, 98,264,969 pounds)

Range: 29,590 kilometers (12,238 miles)

Ceiling: 115,000 kilometers (35.05199 feet, 38,333.29 yards, 21.735 miles)

Weapon Mass: 162,953 kilograms (146 tons)

Weight: 3,256,144 kilograms (1,034,221 tons)

Maximum Takeoff Weight: +1,123,675 kilograms (+1,027 tons)

Cargo capacity: 80,241 kilograms (44 tons)

Hull: Quantum-Lanadium meta-alloy with micro-fiber reinforced 8472 bio-armor.

Number of Sections: 5

Number of Decks: 1½+½ total, 1 habitable.

==1.3 GENERAL OVERVIEW == The Hyperion Project was the third design thought of four main forays into the field of new defensive technologies initially intended for use as battle-field superiority platform and completed as a sign of intergalactic cooperation. Designed to be an independent entity capable of surviving extended combat against a multiplicity of superior forces while cut off from re-supply, the Hyperion was intended to clear and defend hostile zones; however the prototype Hyperion-class, U.S.S. Cordax (NX-75000) was still in the design phase at the end of the Dominion War, and began its actual space-trials in 3712.

From stem to stern, top to bottom, the Hyperion class is one of the most advanced ships every produced by any nation.

The class employs all of the recent advances in technology usually reserved for experimental craft such as a new drive system: the ΩMΣ-G1A FTL-FS Core, Multiadaptive shielding, the second to field the Mult-Vector Assault Mode and the new biomechanical systems.

The Hyperion class serves multiple functions based on its load out, as well as its size. A Hyperion could be seen on patrol or escort duty as easily as long-range exploration or survey. State of the art computers give it unprecedented storage capacity, access speed, and rigor conditioning. This, combined with a wide array of advanced sensors covering a large amount of the exposed surface, makes the Hyperion class a premier ship of the line for Starfleet’s scientific endeavors.

Heavily equipped, the design philosophy for the Hyperion class was shaped by its need to replace aging Pathfinder class and similar high-ordnance platforms in a cost-saving attempt to reduce the overall fleet size while increasing ability. The Hyperion Project attempted to push the envelope as far as possible when it came to computer power, shielding, armament and systems capabilities to maximize the number of old systems eligible for replacement. The Hyperion-class vessel combines the energy resources and tactical power associated with a fully industrialized civilization with the speed and agility of a Defiant-class escort. A large ventral rapid-fire fighter and torpedo launch bay system is coupled with type-M advanced phaser cannon batteries integrated into armored ports covering large firing arcs on each deck, capable of slicing up even the most advanced enemy shields and armor. This new ordnance deployment system is specially designed for mass launch and targeting of extreme-range kill vehicles.

The Hyperion is capable of wrenching other ships out of FTL motion with the use of its EMP generators, enhanced tractor beams, and gravity-well projectors designed partly by the Mon Calamari. As it is the pinnacle of current interdiction technology, the Hyperion is the first platform designed as a next generation successor to the versatile and venerable MC80 based Righteous Fist of Heaven warship platform, thereby making the Hyperion the newest and most advanced ship class in Starfleet’s arsenal. Incorporating many hard-learned lessons from the recently concluded hostilities and the latest in technology, the Hyperion is the most lethal ship-killer ever built, capable of engaging both enemy capitol ships and fighters. Its focus on heavy weapons and powerful engines showed a realistic assessment of the firepower required to challenge hostile battle groups.

Although much smaller than the Sovereign-class, the superior construction skills of the Mon Calamari enabled the Hyperion-class to carry more ordnance, as well as having a substantially smaller crew while taking on even Super Star Dreadnaughts, ten-to-one. The secret of this capability lies in improved gun targeting systems that allow it to hit its target far more accurately at longer range, coupled with increased speed and maneuverability that allows them to prevent the enemy from closing the distance. This has the effect of allowing them to land far more shots on a Dreadnaught in a long-range duel than their target can answer accurately with. Its shape is also much more aerodynamic than the traditional Constitution-class. While the Hyperion is a much smaller and shallower draft ship than its predecessors, it is the most heavily armed ship ever launched by the Federation, and her arsenal benefits from the most significant weaponry improvements of the last few decades including the latest in extreme-range kill vehicles as well as the usual suite of offensive and defensive missiles, AP guns, PDL, gravity well projectors, improved cannons, and directed energy mountings.

Additionally, the Hyperion's distinctive, knife-like triangular profile given by removing the connecting struts to bring all hull components into the main hull body gives her a sub-microscopic sensor cross-section, making her nearly impossible for foes to detect. And any enemy who does manage to engage her will find that regenerative shielding and Neutronium armor make the Hyperion-class exceptionally resilient and damage-resistant, while her lack of entry points (access to the ship is through a single, heavily fortified ventral airlock normally used as a missile bay) leaves the ship nearly invulnerable to boarding raids. The Hyperion-class’s thick armor and shields are so incredibly durable that they far surpass the previous generation of Eclipse II-class Dreadnaught, so much so that the Hyperion can ram enemy ships without any risk of taking damage.

So while the recent Treaty of Altars and the advent of peace has slowed down the Hyperion-class construction schedule, should hostilities ever resume, any foes of the United States would find themselves facing the deadliest ship in history. Controls and displays onboard the ship were designed, for the first time on a military craft, for full compatibility with civilian OTS (Off-The-Shelf) technology, allowing for quick and cheap repairs and upgrades as the commercial market improves. The forward command center can be raised from its armored position into a clear observation dome, which gives the bridge officers a wide field of vision. The primary position was specially protected to prevent it from becoming a weak spot that the hostile forces could exploit. As was the case with all products of Rakatan Force energy engineering, the Hyperion-class can survive several years idling and without an operational crew by relying on its built-in automated repair systems.

CONSTRUCTION HISTORY
By most accounts, the Hyperion class Development Project was begun July 4th 2371, shortly before the Battle of Malachor V and the 1st Battle of Mon Calamari during the Yuuzhan Vong War, soon after the Battle of Endor. It lasted throughout the Pre-Republic, Old Republic, Empire, Rebellion, New Republic, New Jedi Order, Legacy, Enterprise, The Next Generation, Deep Space 9, and Voyager eras. By this date, the Sovereign-class Destroyer was in the final stages of retirement, but even as Starfleet pressed for ever-larger, multi-mission explorer hull vessels, the costs of such vessels were becoming apparent. So a compromise was reached: a new class capable of replacing such expensive battle fleets would be developed and the old battle fleets scrapped for parts. When the development was over, the Advanced Starship Design Bureau emerged with 2 high-performance hulls labeled the Cordax and Megalith. While a few of the dignitaries were impressed by the capabilities of these ships, the majority were appalled by the sheer destructive force of these vessels; however they kept quiet and allowed the furnishing and fitting of these two hulls. There reaction was prompted by the recent events of the Dominion War and the cost of upgrading of larger ships anticipated by the economic fall-out in business and trade as described in the Dept. of Defense bottom-up review. Thus project Hyperion was saved by economic failure. Once the vessels were successfully tested, Section 31 ‘appropriated’ the renamed U.S.S Hyperion (NCC-75002). The remaining U.S.S Xbinrpeov (NCC-75003) was downgraded to explorer class immediately following its dedication ceremony and its weapons were removed and allocated to local planetary defense forces.

Section A:
Section A, or the nose section used as a primary hangar, forward torpedo turret, boarding module, and cargo storage has a length of 80.0 meters, width ranging from 32.0 meters at the bow (blunt point) to 64.0 meters aft, and height ranging from 0 meters at the bow (blunt point) to 32.0 meters aft in 1½ deck (1 habitable).

Section B:
Section B, the forward habitation and command section primarily used for crew, computer, sensor and weapon systems, has a length of 80.0 ft. (## meters), width ranging from 64.0 meters at the bow to 64.0 meters at the aft, and a height ranging from 32.0 meters at the bow through 45.5 meters in an observation dome to 32.0 meters aft in 1½+½ decks (1 habitable).

Section C:
Section C, or the midway section primarily used for all primary systems and defenses, has a length of 80.0 meters, width ranging from 64.0 meters at the bow through 100.0 meters in a pair of combat/science pods to 64.0 meters aft, and height ranging from 32.0 meters at the bow to 32.0 meters aft in 1½ decks (1 habitable).

Section D:
Section D, or the aft section holding main engineering and all auxiliary systems, has a length of 80.0 meters, width ranging from 64.0 meters at the bow to 64.0 meters aft, and height ranging from 32.0 meters at the bow through 50.0 meters in an extension of the power containment dome to 32.0 meters aft in 1½ +1 decks (1 habitable). On the port and starboard sides of the Hyperion is an integrated EVE combat arm.

Section E:
Section E, or the tail section holding tertiary science systems, rear hangar facilities, the rear torpedo turret, and cargo, has a length of 80.0 meters, width ranging from 64.0 meters at the bow to 0 ft. (0 meters) aft (tail point), and height ranging from 32.0 meters at the bow to 0 ft. (0 meters) aft (tail point) in 1½ decks (1 habitable). On the port and starboard sides of the Hyperion is an integrated EVE combat arm.

EVE:
Each EVE has a length of 15 meters, width of 5 meters, and a height of 2 meters in ½ decks. Each EVE is attached directly against the body within a recessed cavity to reduce sensor contact area as well as streamlining the body for maximum speed/fuel efficiency in fluidic or gaseous environments.

Overall:
Overall length is 124.5564555 meters with a 23.0000005 meter maximum height, 33.7431045 meter maximum width, and a loaded weight of 3.5 Billion metric tons. When inertial data is analyzed, the Center of Gravity X= 4.678366, Y= -0.0000101, and Z= 2.352549. On the 1st axis the X= 0.999868, Y= -0.000002, and Z= -0.016222. On the 2nd axis the X= -0.000002, Y= -1.0, and Z= 0.000001. On the 3rd axis the X= -0.016222, Y= -0.000001, and Z= --0.999868. The Inertia1= 0.29696E6, Inertia2= 0.93710E6, and Inertia3= 1.05331E6. Values include up to +/- 0.05 tolerances.

Internal Deck Arrangement:
The texture of the Hyperion is more of a pulsating Mercury (Hg) droplet. This accentuates the rotating natural color schemes of either blood-red flames racing between the lightning strikes of an electric-blue background or absolute black spots randomly appearing and disappearing around a shifting grey background. Each Hallway is formed of a series of repeating modules. Each module is a hexagonal pattern. The roof of the module is a Pyrophyta tank providing light, air, and emergency food for its section of the hallway. The floor is made of a mesh of nano-tubules and gravity plating for micro-transport and personal gravity which medical and repair nanites can quickly travel along. Each wall has a semi-holographic console for public access to the computer system. Using Transformer technology along with the organic shape-shifting components, the Hyperion can reactively modify its shape for infiltration into natural environments.

Section A:
Section A contains the forward offenses, the warhead, and boarding module.

Section B:
Section B consists of the main Bridge with a large, armored Avionics module for sensors and communications on either side of the cockpit that can lift into the observation dome. In its lowered position it is surrounded by a circular turbo-lift/hallway granting access to the surrounding quarters and the rest of the ship.

Section C:
Section C consists of a hexagon shaped hallway around the main holomatrix room used as the temple, gym, and hydroponics which leads to six other configurable room modules and the 2 combat/science pods.

Section D:
Section D consists of a large cubic room that holds main engineering which expands into the upper dome. The lower ½ deck is accessed via a pair of hatches on both sides of the room and lead to equipment, mechanical, and electrical systems for the primary mechanisms above.

Section E:
Section E contains the rear offenses, the cargo bay and integrated garage.

External Hull Geometry:
The hull configuration initially adopted the typical angular pod-type shape of previous shuttle classes, such as the Danube class Runabout and the Type-11 Shuttlecraft; however, the increasing need for tactical maneuvering in planetary atmospheric conditions as well as increasing demand for stealth capability was cut short by the lack of aerodynamic efficiency and increased size. In addition, the technology implicit in the design required more dedicated volume than on any previous class. To compensate, engineers came back from the drawing boards with a revamped the engineering hull based on the Aurora class warship, which coincidentally has a slight resemblance to the Tug Class-II. This design was also influenced by the outcome of the recent Intergalactic Olympic Rally where a particular competitor had developed a successful racing design with maneuverability and speed far beyond what was expected of the lumpy craft. While still in the initial design testing phase, the new hull configuration was quickly modified to the requirements of the Hyperion. Deep Space Explorer “Icarus” discovered the Kathaka and the SG1 team discovered Project Trinity. After examination, the engineers decided to integrate these projects by building a multi-hull containment facility around it similar to Lunatic Pandora and integrating it into the Hyperion Class as Section D. Sub-light Drive Capability for the new hull was provided by a set of integrated plasma Repulsor within the tail powered by the backup twin M/ARA.

By 2737, two thousand, one hundred, and seventy-three computer warp stress, drive stress, damage resilience, and volumetric studies yielded the first review configuration, HY-007. This vessel featured a multiple geometry craft consisting of a central oval-based cylindrical hull equipped with 2 35° elliptical wing sections that utilized integrated and independent command and power supply systems for Separated Flight Mode integrated with engineering hulls, nacelles, and a large ejectable bridge module to augment the standard lifeboats.

Description:
Approximately 400 meters (1,219 feet) long on the keel, these sky-white ships are among the smallest starships ever built, but among the most heavily armed warships of all time, with much input coming from the Sovereign-class and Prometheus-class. In terms of firepower, they are the successors to super-class dreadnaughts like the Imperial Eye and the Kuat Star Dreadnaughts that predated the New Republic era.

Airframe Characteristics:
Even though it looks like an ugly slab of metal, this airframe stands as an example for any other ship. Among the Hyperion’s best characteristics are its speed and maneuvering skills. The time it takes from its minimum to maximum speed, Mach Back (the speed of sound in a jets case), takes less than a second. Also the circling radius is narrower than any other current class, allowing it to move in narrow spaces at high speed. This airframe can also easily dodge torpedoes and missiles in battle. The overall performance of the airframe it self is superb. Therefore, this airframe is recognized as a base unit with all the mentioned merits especially for anti-surface combat and simulation. Even with this maneuverability, it has structural integrity approaching that of a battleship. In order for the Hyperion-class to move freely on land, hovercraft capabilities have been added. Out of all of its characteristics, the transformation into siege mode is the best. This mode is the latest technology developed by Zone Co. Ltd that can perfectly support land and air combat. This siege mode greatly increases the Hyperion-class’s destructive capability. This airframe allows thick armor and high defense power. The Hyperion-class’s small size allows it to fight in situations where other ships can't, like enclosed spaces, low speed battles, low altitude battles etc. This airframe is also designed to take full affect as an air battle airframe, regional control as well as controlling the enemy infrastructure is its main objective. Moreover, the Hyperion is equipped with a reverse spray engine. This takes an important role in any strategy because no other airframes are equipped with this engine. This technology is not only an excellent development by the manufacturer, but also creates opportunities for effective tactical withdrawals. Additionally, in short distance battles, this device lowers the probability to be shot down by enemy fire as you have the enemy in sight all the time.

Base:
Originally part of the Defender design program, the "DSD", or "pocket Destroyer", represented the peak of modern, efficient Destroyer design. The compact Hyperion quickly became the most powerful warship class in the arsenal of the New Republic Defense Fleet, United Federation of Planets Starfleet, and Commonwealth High Guard often serving as a flagship for fleets and task forces. Due to the tremendous value of the vessels, most were stationed in the Home Ports. The Hyperion is still considered to be a powerful frontline combat starship. This is evident in the usage of the Megalith as the flagship of Alliance 1st Triumvirate Michael Paul Atreides. The vessel has since been involved in a number of key battles, including the Attack on Endor Spire and subsequent blockade of Taros.

Built:
Only two Hyperion-class ships were built for combat; both being in service, and one more in a lightly armed explorer configuration being launched every five years afterwards, so that forty were projected to be completed by the outbreak of the Yuuzhan Vong conflict. When the Yuuzhan Vong invaded, the New Republic's few Hyperion-class vessels capable of combat were initially kept close to the Home Planets as reserves. Despite this, Hyperion performed well in clashes with the enemy warships.

Usage:
The power of a Hyperion-class Defender was evident during the Battle of Mon Calamari. The U.S.S Hyperion (NCC-75002) herself was part of a trio of heavy warships, including the rearmed U.S.S Titan (NCC-75004) and the U.S.S Xbinrpeov (NCC-75005), which is deployed by the Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet so they could use their heavy, long-range weapons to assault the center of the Yuuzhan Vong armada. The heavy guns of the Hyperion-class were instrumental in destroying numerous warships.

Organics:
The Hyperion-class is an organically enhanced vessel that houses entire communities of symbiotic Yuuzhan Vong bred battle-creatures, providing them with food and shelter.

Like all other Yuuzhan Vong vehicles and vessels, the Hyperion-class uses Yorik Coral in its construction. The Yorik Coral forms symbiotic relationships with countless other organic materials to provide weapons, propulsion systems and defensive capabilities. Maw lour serve as a recycling system as well as providing valuable life support to the vessel.

Multi-Adaptive Shields
The Hyperion-class represented a number of firsts that highlight the shifting military strategies of the New Republic that would eventually culminate in the Wells-class temporal modernization program. A new and innovative major advancement in shielding, returned by Voyager, was the concept of Multi-Adaptive Shielding. Designed to avoid Borg detection by the Hansen family during their observation of the Borg, the newly developed Multi-Adaptive Shielding was seen as a major step forward in the development of defensive technologies, even given the receding Dominion threat. The concept behind Multi-Adaptive Shielding was to not only constantly shift the nutation and frequency of the shield while engaged, but to actively predict anticipated scans and weapons and so become better prepared to stop or reflect the scans and weapons. This would be accomplished by adding in a specialized shield return signal linked to short-range sensors and special sensory equipment running carefully designed diagnostic and countermeasure software that senses incoming scanning pulses and weaponry and adjusts the shields to match the new threat.

Neural Interface:
Due to the complex nature of the ship, a new generation of computing technology was introduced with the Hyperion-class - the Neural Interface. Based on the universal translator and alien devices of similar nature, the Neural Interface was by far the fastest computer ever devised, giving the shipboard computers unprecedented computing speeds. The heart of the NI is a ‘brain’ of bio-neural clusters surrounding a hybrid computer core; complete with a Sentient AI that facilitates ship-user interaction and archived copies of the VEGER download. When used with truncated Neural Data Network (NDN) relays, this allows for instant command response-time.

Impulse Drive:
The impulse engines proved to be on the shining successes of Project Hyperion. Based on the Defiant-class, Project Hyperion called upon the propulsion firms known as Terminal Velocity and Atari Systems, to design her Impulse Engine system. The requirements were steep - a set of impulse engines that could effectively propel the vessel at maximum impulse maneuverability with a 98% loss of propulsion power. Several designs, including doubling up the number of impulse plants from stock designs resulted in reduced maneuverability and, worse than that, decreased power for systems that drew upon the Impulse engine's fusion plants for power. Terminal Velocity had built several impulse power plants for Starfleet, including those used aboard the Sovereign-class and Prometheus-class while Atari Systems had developed the Super Star Destroyer and the TIE Defender. Testing of the Impulse Engine system showed that, for a vessel barely larger than the Danube-class and with true-weight mass an order of magnitude larger than a small planet, the Hyperion class could easily be rated for up to Warp V on Impulse Engines alone.

Control Systems:
The Hyperion uses a neural/plasma primary control system to direct controls from the bridge to the subsystems. The secondary Optical/Electrical system uses light and electron pulses. These pulses travel along cables between integrated chips driven computer boards to direct all subsystems. There is also a Gear and Cable backup system for power failure which physically moves the cables to control the systems. The HUD (Heads up Display) runs a Linux/Windows combination of the standard LCARS GUI (Graphic User Interface)

BPS System Upgrades:
The formerly used traditional EPS (Electric Power Supply) has been renovated by the new organic muscular power transfer systems to form a new BPS (Bio-electric Power Supply). The TIE-RCS micro-fusion reactors and thruster nozzles rely on redundant sets of magnetic valves & conduits to precisely rotate Hyperion and drive it at low speeds. As with all possible systems, these nozzles have multiple redundancies with triple independent backups running on separate surge/back-power protectors on the same channel for simultaneous circuitry. These have been built around many "surprises" for intruders.

Artificial Gravity:
Artificial gravity for the convenience of the crew is provided by a floor integrated gravity deck plating of 90 ft2. These conduits and valves were designed into the new gravity carpet of thousands of miniaturized Graviton Well Generators (GWG), each measuring 1.07 cm across. Created by Shrike Aerospace Ltd, the GWG creates the hyperspace shadow of a small black hole in a radius as far as 15 million kilometers, causing jump ships to be unable to jump. The current incarnation of the 250 ton Mark VI GWG only creates the field outside the hull of the ship, to prevent annoying problems for the crew. The triangular valves responded to plasma pressure variations, averaging out power distribution, and allowing for up to 70 percent generator failure without a perceptible change in local gravity. Should complete power failure occur, a set of Vorlon organic-technology based Strong Emergency Titanium-Cored Lithium-Ion Fusion Batteries and a manual hand-crank will provide power to restart the generators. These batteries are based on the Vorlon transport squid and work in unison to contain and process enough stored energy to power the Hyperion for almost a century given power usage over time. This area also has a series of shutoffs controlled from security. These shutoffs are used during Yellow and Red Alert to secure the BPS and NDN conduits to keep damage from overloading the systems. This group contains a small control station which can relieve routing and auto-repair capabilities from the main engineering. The station was not meant as a replacement for main engineering but can be retrofitted for such purpose given an appropriate amount of time and resources. Combat Radius: 820 nautical miles (942 miles, 4,318 kilometers)

Construction:
The first Hyperion hull, NX-75000, began Replicator Nanite construction in 2475 with its hull provisioned and prepared for deep space trials by the end of the year even with extreme lag-time due to difficulties in Replicating the new base materials. Hoping to make regular contact with the Delta Quadrant, Starfleet Command authorized the review of possible drives from Voyager’s Quantum Slipstream data. Working off of this base, General Dynamics developed a fold-space trans-warp core for the Hyperion Class. Wary of untested technology, but wanting a better system, Starfleet Command authorized installment on the Hyperion with the condition of having twin M/ARA cores for backup. By the end of 2580, GD had a working fold-space trans-warp core, the ΩMΣ-G1A, and 2 oversized Class IX M/ARA chambers taken from the Sovereign-class production lines with power distribution system. The ΩMΣ-G1A fold-space cores were loaded and initialized by January 2682, with all systems brought online and successful start-up sequence initiated from Utopia's Computer Core. In 2739, the U.S.S. Hyperion (NCC-75002) - escorted by the U.S.S. Sovereign (NCC-57001) successfully completed warp trials and fold-space jumps.

Launching:
On January 1st 3426, the HY-007 program was officially titled the Hyperion class Project with the 7th review design freeze on October 3467. Continued studies of tessaract/warp fields and their interaction with the space and subspace environments led to nine further plan-form modifications, with data on hull volumetric, internal volume usage, and simulated warp and impulse performance being analyzed by the Advanced Starship Design Bureau (ASDB) for optimal mission efficiency. Additional performance data from the U.S.S. Enterprise-E, U.S.S. Prometheus, U.S.S. Voyager, and U.S.S. Defiant shakedown flights were incorporated into the Hyperion warp propulsion simulations. The Multi-verse Generator installation took place on Star-date 47834.6. With assembly and internal system checks completed, the official launching ceremony of the U.S.S. Cordax occurred at Earth Station McKinley on Star-date 48038.5 at 12:30 PM hours Global Metropolitan Time.

Commissioning Date:
Hyperion’s core installation took place on Star-date 47834.6. With assembly and internal system checks completed, the official launching ceremony of the U.S.S. Hyperion occurred at Earth Station McKinley on Star-date 48038.5 at 1222 hours GMT.

The first Hyperion-class starship commissioned, originally U.S.S. Titan with registry number NCC-84000, was decommissioned and then commissioned U.S.S. Hyperion after the loss of the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) in the Briar Patch, and launched in 3740. Her sister ship, the U.S.S. Hephaestus was launched three months later and have served with distinction with the 7th Fleet eventually followed by the U.S.S. Cordax and U.S.S. Megalith. Currently, all Hyperion-class starships utilize all technologies originally developed during and for Project Hyperion.

Initial Production Cycle:
Final assembly of the Hyperion's individual components and systems occurred at Earth Station McKinley followed shortly by Initialization and AI/Core integration. The Hyperion-class was physically no larger than a short-range fighter, but required the production resources of a Death Star to make. This cost was counterbalanced by the Hyperion’s unusual amount of tactical capabilities. All the dignitaries and officials of the entire Biotech Union and Schmidt Planets came to watch the launching of the Hyperion on its maiden voyage.

=COMMAND SYSTEMS=

General Overview:
The Main Bridge, located at the bow of the primary hull, is practically its own starship as a standard ejectable module that provides primary operational control of the Hyperion class. It is located within Section A and partially extends into Section B. The Main Bridge directly supervises all primary mission operations (with the exception of the Flight Bay and assorted craft) and coordinates all departmental activities.

Command/Control:
The Hyperion needs an equally advanced bridge to control the constant flows of information and power so nothing breaks. This need is only accentuated when the Hyperion must enter battle and not only defend itself and repair damage, but also inflict massive amounts of supra-lethal damage on a multiplicity of targets in a minimum amount of time. The Bridge is equipped with heavy shielding to defend against surgical strikes, a small mess hall and special quarters for high-ranking officers, and a few specialized escape pods next to the CO’s suites. The Bridge has its own backup power generators, power relays, and life-support systems. Primary power feeds are supplied by multiple clusters of high-energy cables. Emergency equipment is also operated from here. This equipment includes objects ranging from counter-insurgency bridge-lockout blast doors & force-fields to non-electric lockout and override controls for a compromised computer situation. This Command center, located in the middle of where all the bulkheads and supports in Section A meet at the apex of the curve in Deck 1 for maximum safety, serves as the primary command and control center of the Hyperion. The Bridge directly supervises all primary mission operations and departmental activities while a separate section designated Traffic Control will direct all fighters and craft vector control. It also contains a battle meditation sphere which is a specialized room mode designed to allow the user to totally focus on the ongoing engagement and make critical changes that can turn the tide of battle.

The Main Bridge is an ejectable module, allowing for a wider variety in mission parameters. The Hyperion-class differs from most starships in that the Bridge module, like the other major sections of the ship, is essentially a separate ship, warp-capable and with independent weapons. This feature is used in Multi-Vector Assault Mode (see below).

Layout:
The primary Bridge configuration of the new Hyperion class is slowly becoming one of the standard bridge designs for fleet-wide application in smaller starships due to the new Neural Interface. The forward outermost section holds eleven triangular armored view-ports for physically eye-balling the surrounding battle-field. Just behind this area are 2 independent workstations. The one on the left is for the navigator and contains vector-plotting features and twin joysticks for manual piloting. The workstation on the right is the Mission Console. Typically used by either the EX (Executive Officer) or the PO (Political Officer), this station records all objectives and goals, and serves as the organizational hub of the ship. The central area of the Main Bridge is a large rotational dais holding a couch-like seat that provides restraint and information displays for the piloting CO (Commanding Officer), EX, TO (Tactical Officer), and PO. The Captain’s Chair includes the Neural Interface mechanism itself, so the CO has complete over-ride control over the entire ship. The TO has access to a specialized weapons control workstation integrated into a rail surrounding the back and sides of the dais. The couch is integrated with additional inertial dampeners and fully programmable holo-graphic console control system customizable to the CO’s preferences for full view of the entire bridge. The couch has soft-reactive g-padding with air-pocket fillers as well as a security scanner. A command walkway extends from the dais to an observational area by the viewing-ports. On either side of this walkway is a crew-pit holding multiple control consoles for the command of each individual system onboard the ship. Behind these crew-pits are another two independent workstations on each side of the bridge attached to large alcoves within the wall. The workstation on the left is for communications while the one on the right is the Science station. Access to the Bridge is provided by an armored turbo-lift which opens into a security post before entering the Bridge proper.

Covering the entire bridge chamber except for the aft section is the 3D Holographic main viewer. This main viewer performs all the standard duties expected of it. However, the view-screen is not always activated like most other starships. It is a full 3D Holographic display, which can be activated upon request. When the screen is not active, the armored optical port shows a very wide view of the surrounding space. This addition was made into the Hyperion class, for maximum communication reality and combating Star-Field syndrome among Bridge officers. Like other screens, it contains an auto-adjustment feature to prevent optic nerve damage. The optical port can be adjusted to show 360’ of vision that can be upgraded with a multi-mode scanner that can detect almost any wavelength from thermal to motion like the Predator’s scanner.

Aft and to the left of the central dais, there is a secure communication area. Anti-bugged, secure commands can be received while overseeing the ship.

Aft and to the Captain's right, just before the turbo-lift and Jeffries tube, is a Direct Control Console. Developed in case of the computer being compromised, this dedicated control locks out all other functions and reverts to hydraulic and cable systems to control the ship. In emergency, it can be hooked up for remote control lockout. This console has the capability to eventually be developed into a ship-modifying console following further research.

Located against the aft wall of the bridge is a large master systems display monitor, similar to the one in main engineering. All relative ship information (such as damage, power distribution, etc.) is displayed on the holographic cutaway of the vessel. This monitor can be used to direct ship operations and can be configured for limited flight control if necessary. Also located against the aft wall of the main bridge is the large engineering console. This displays all engineering-relevant data and shows warp fields and engine output. This console also has priority links to the computers, the WPS (Warp Propulsion System), the IPS (Impulse Propulsion System), navigation, SIF, and IDF. Although usually unattended, the Chief Engineer can bring this console to full enable mode by entering voice codes and undergoing a retinal scan.

Emergency Control:
This console, as does every console on the bridge, also has the hand-input sub-console for the ultra-secret auto-Destruct of the vessel. The auto-destruct sequence follows Standard Starfleet exponential security procedures which can be accessed via any secured Memory Alpha NDN connection. While the loss of so much valuable technology and resources is to be avoided under any possible circumstances, Biotech acknowledges that a foot-hold situation may arise where self-destruct is necessary. To this end, each of the key Bridge Staff officers has a unique voice-code Random Access Number (RAN), hand-input Personal Identification Number (PIN), and card-key to arm this system which essentially overloads all systems in order to flood the backups and then detonates Trinity, the Multi-verse Generator, and the Warhead (if still attached) after a 5, 10, or 15 minute warning or silent countdown to allow the crew time to escape. To ensure that no chance mistakes set off a catastrophe, when the countdown reaches 1 minute, a final code is needed to engage the unstoppable fail-safe detonation sequence. An escape pod is reserved for the top two officers in the chain of command on the Hyperion Class, because they are the last to leave the ship. These are located within the lower ½-deck of Section C. As the number of experienced Captains dwindles in Starfleet, the notion of a Captain going down with his ship has been abolished. If the ship is abandoned, the top two officers in the chain of command will wait until everyone else is off the ship, opt to arm the Warhead, opt to initiate auto-Destruct (not always necessary, but there if needed), and then leave in the escape pod. In atmospheric conditions where use of the pod is prohibited due to safety restrictions, a set of ejection chutes will be used to evacuate the ship. In case of total failure, a brainwave-cessation detonated Nuke is also integrated into an exterior ventilation system to vent the ship to space and make the hulk uninhabitable once there is no one alive onboard.

MAIN ENGINEERING
The Hyperion is really, really massive and needs lots of power to run. Therefore a specialized engine is equipped in this airframe. This F/Fr MBLT-type upgrade shows increased torque ability by up to 20% affecting the basic output, high speed flying, etc. To power this ship, the designers built in a giant multiple-universe reactor. Located in the core of the Hyperion just in front of the main drive pylons and partially extending into the lower ½-deck of Section C, Main Engineering is the ‘heart’ of the ship, comparable to the bridge as the ‘brain’. It has access to almost all systems aboard the starship, and manages repairs, power flow, and general maintenance. Thanks to upgrades in computer technology, the staff needed to monitor and upkeep the major systems of a Hyperion-class starship are proportionately microscopic compared to other vessels of its size. Entrance to the primary engineering spaces is provided by two large heavy-blast air locks, one on each deck of Section C, which can be closed for internal or external security reasons, as well as in case of emergencies. Just inside of the doors in Main Engineering is an observation area where technicians monitor various systems of the ship. Also in that area is a floor-mounted situational display similar to the Master Systems Display found on the Bridge. Affectionately referred to as the ‘pool table’, the Chief Engineer can use the display to easily get a broad view of the situation with just a glance.

Directly behind the MSD are the cores and main control systems. Circular in shape, the room is an outgrowth of the Sovereign class design, but exceedingly functional to save space inside the ship. Usable consoles are mounted all around the circumference of the room and provide primary control access for the engineers and technicians. Additionally, there are numerous lifts and access panels to Jefferies tubes, leading throughout the starship - the Hyperion class being the first series of starship to take full advantage of these access spaces for more than extraordinary maintenance. The technical complexity of the starship dictates the use of these spaces to maintain peak efficiency and affect proper repairs. They can even be used as hidden transportation areas not based on the Transport hub for situations where that room is compromised. Deuterium comes from an exterior Bussard collector ram-scoop feed. Hydrogen is electrolyzed from water stores.

Chief Engineer's Office
Off to the starboard side of Main Engineering is the Chief Engineer’s Office, which is equipped with a diagnostics table, assembly and repair equipment, a small replicator, and a personal use console with built-in private view-screen. In the center of Main Engineering is the Multi-verse Generator with the ΩMΣ-G1A Fold-Space Core and the twin backup Matter/Anti-Matter Reactor Assembly (M/ARA) on each side. For security reasons, each core has been sealed in a Tritium casing to prevent boarders from sabotaging the system and to help maintain against Warp Core Breaches. This is where primary power for the ship is generated by forming new micro-universes and then draining all energy out of them.This system is checked on a regular basis due to its importance to the ship. Access to the cores is restricted, with a side ports to get to the Mk. X Trans-Warp M/ARA as well as an over-head port for access to the ΩMΣ-G1A fold-Space Core itself as well as an over-head port for access to the Multi-verse Generator itself.

Backup Reactors:
The backup secondary Mk. V M/ARA generators are based on the cold fusion of elemental furnaces and can keep the ship going indefinitely. In case the 2ndary generators fail, a set of biologically based batteries were included so that no power is lost when it is needed, this setup was designed to provide more than enough to power to any device. Tertiary power is supplied by Improved Performance Machinery Program Phase III:

2 × A4W Nuclear Power Plants (pressurized water reactors); with pump-jet Repulsor

1 × S9G Nuclear Power Plants (pressurized water reactors); with submerged seven-bladed Improved-propeller motor

2 × Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 augmented turbofan engines with afterburners and two-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles

Emergency Power:
2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent-30 gas turbines

8 × Babcock & Wilcox 2-drum express type boilers

4 × Westinghouse geared steam turbines

4 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbines, 2 shafts

Maintenance & Repair:
A second tier rings the lower level of Main Engineering in Section D. Two lifts on the opposite ends of the catwalk provide access. Controls for the various 2ndary Generators, Fusion Power Plants, along with the Impulse Engines, are monitored from this deck. Damage Control Teams are mustered here, as well as internal ship maintenance teams. Numerous consoles and replicator line this section, serving as auxiliary consoles for Main Engineering, along with providing engineering research space and secondary computer core support. Typical crew compliment in Main Engineering consists of eighty engineers and technicians. During Alerts, that number is increased.

Access to the Jefferies Tubes is provided in various places on both the first and second tier Engineering spaces.

Output:
Energy Expenditure: 158,560-270,430 energy units / nano-second

Output: 8 × 3,275,751-5,282,511 Trillion Horse-Power / nano-second (468MW)

Torque: 245,350-493,863 metric kilograms

Operation Time: 67-121 hours (1 hour cool-down time)

Noise/Vibration Level: Class A (Under 5 decibels)

TACTICAL DEPARTMENT
For the handling of captured prisoners or the holding of criminals until trial, the Hyperion must have a security department. This multi-room department is located in a restricted area in Section C. Within it are the entrances to the Arena, the Brig, the auxiliary weapon control room, and to the Ship's Secondary Armory, as well as the Chief Tactical Officer's office. Given the nature of the Hyperion class, the tactical department facilities is larger than most starships of its size. Not only do the Department Offices include additional office space for security staff, but they include additional briefing rooms and staging areas for security personnel.

Chief Tactical Officer's Office:
The CTO office is decorated to the officer's preference. It contains a work area, a personal view-screen, a computer display, and a replicator. Should it be needed, every section of the Hyperion except for the Commanding Officer's private escape room can be flooded with Soma nerve agent to immediately cause paralysis and unconsciousness. This toxic agent will only be fatal if no anti-dote is administered within 2 hours.

Debriefing Room:
There is also a prisoner debriefing room. This sound proofed room has a single armored table with heavy restraints built into it. Overhead racks can be lowered onto the table with various items which include weapons, drugs, droids, and creatures to encourage the debriefing process.

Prison Brig:
Located in the ½-deck beneath Section C, the brig is a restricted access area whose only entrance is from within the Security department. Prisoners are held in cryogenic chambers that immobilize the entire body, use dopamine drips, electroshocks, and heavy anesthetics to reduce mental activity. Each chamber is held in a stasis pod floating within a self-contained region of air-less subspace that prevents them from becoming one with the Force. When released, a mobile force-field is formed around the selected pod and brings it to a transfer point where the pod is removed. The field remains in place around the prisoner as he/she is woken up and until released from custody. The entire security area has clusters of Ysalamiri and anti-magic/psionic generators as well as electrical dampening field to remove any influence from supra-natural abilities. This also includes a series of seals over the entire ship which, among others, contains the Rialtos Triad and Ultimate Griever seals. The Hyperion class vessel also has 10 quadruple occupancy cells, which contain inset bunk-beds, a retractable table and chairs, a water dispenser, and a toilet. The cells are secured with a level 25 force-field emitter built into each doorway. The most violent prisoners are sometimes offered indentured marine servitude for freedom.

Internal Force Fields:
Controlled from the bridge or from the Security office, which also handles the anti-intruder weapon ports, in the lower Section C, force fields can be activated throughout the ship, effectively sealing off sections and portions of the hallways from the remainder of the vessel. The security office can activate fixed fields at specific places up to shock/stun level 50. The bridge can form mobile fields up to 100 with a lethal option available, while seldom used. In the even of total power failure of the force-fields are not effective in stopping an intrusion, the fixed positions have hyper-blast doors that can seal off the sections of the ship similar to the force-fields until an adequate containment system is devised. Once this level of security is activated in a section, everything is locked out and shut down – including environmental systems which have armored hypo-baric screens lowered and Baryon sweeps activated to remove any chance of cross-contamination or escape. Internal defense systems are activated and then separated from the computer and communication systems to minimize risk of being traced. Ranger-Seals are alerted to the activation and sent to investigate.

Internal Sensors:
Used to monitor the internal security of the ship. They can identify the location, vector, weight, and biometric parameter monitors of specific crewmembers that are wearing their comm.-badge. They can be used to determine the general location and analyze any person on board the ship, based on the entry of specific variables by the Tactical officer and recorded data from the computer. This place also houses most records until transferred.

Internal Defenses:
When boarders or raiders come onboard the Hyperion, internal weapon ports can repel almost any amount of intruders from reaching critical systems. These include Type-IV phaser. It is also capable of manufacturing infinite battle droids constantly created by the Hyperion for defense, and possesses several heavy blast doors that run throughout the entire ship.

Ship's Primary Armory:
This room is located in a restricted area on deck 16 and is under constant, heavy guard. The room is sealed with a level 25 force field and can only be accessed by personnel with Alpha 3 security clearance. Inside the armory is a work area for maintenance and repair of phaser as well as multiple sealed weapon lockers. The Hyperion Class carries enough of the type-III, type-IV, and type-V phaser pistols, laser blasters, and heavy blasters to arm the entire crew. Type-VI, Type-VII, Type-X, and Type C phaser rifles, repeating blasters, and thermal detonators are available as well, but only in enough numbers to arm approximately 2/3 of the crew. Heavy ordnance such as Stone-Burners, tri-cobalt devices, and Nova bombs are available in limited numbers.

Walkers:
Restricted to specialized Ranger use or Computer control only, these metallic mobile, battle robotic hydraulic, electric, and pneumatic strength enhancing power-suites with strength Kanohi can exit via the shuttle maintenance bay to smash through all opposition. Each combat transport towers nearly 8 ft tall and looks like hulking gorillas with a 2 man transport module resting on a pair of AT-ST legs and sporting digital operator arms. Each shoulder sports a mini-torpedo launcher and the left arm has a Pulse phaser “Hand”. Flight capability is achieved via a transformation mode that extends a set of 4 impulse engine “Wings” from the back. These are specially designed robotic forward command centers that the human sub-commander can direct the battle from while the RS themselves wage war. The drop vehicle climbs into its specific drop tube and is launched like a bomb towards the edge of the fighting. Mid-way through the drop, the vehicle ignites its 6 thrusters and the sub-commander can either continue with the initial LZ or locate a second LZ while assisting the battle with the integrated weapon ring and 4 heavy launch systems. In case of damage, 2 operational thrusters are required for a safe landing and 4 operational thrusters are required for an orbital return to the Hyperion. Once a battle is in progress, the Hyperion can send down AT-XT heavy-launch tanks for continuous assault upon the target. Each tank is a hovering troop transport powered by a triple Viper impulse engine, is equipped with a multi-phasing adaptive cloak, and armed with two defensive pulse cannon turrets and a heavy Lance cannon. Each pair of Walkers can combine to form a prefabricated base.

Primary Torpedo/Probe Magazine:
This restricted area on deck 11 is for storing unarmed torpedoes, missiles, drones (if the mission dictates), and science probes VII - X. Also stored here are the components for manufacturing new drones as well as the equipment to put it all together. This room is also accessed by the loading mechanism for the torpedo launchers. The Hyperion has high-yield explosives [sub-nuclear] that can easily be fitted inside the launchers with a small guidance unit, a propellant rocket for added range, and/or an armor piercing warhead. The magazine holds 500k Million Torpedoes; Ancient Drones that have simply punched through the target and not detonated can be directed back into the magazine and reused.

Secondary Torpedo/Probe Magazine:
This restricted area on deck 15 is similar to the Primary Magazine with more focus on weapon production/maintenance than bulk storage. Shipboard materials in the form of replicated and off-the-shelf components allow for the construction of warheads locally, while chronotron-gravity torpedoes are only manufactured at secure, undisclosed locations and the technology does not exist to manufacture new Ancient drones.

Aft Torpedo/Probe Magazine:
This restricted area on deck 17 is an aft-facing duplicate of the Primary Magazine.

=TACTICAL SYSTEMS=

Basic Armament:
The basic armament of the Hyperion is, of course, direct-energy weaponry and assorted missiles. For basic weaponry, the Hyperion has the Auto Contact applicable weapon, which is a series of machine gun types. Other than this, all the weapons can be used if an Auto Contact is applied. However, the tuning process hasn't happened since its third release, resulting in a little retrograding relative to the continuous development of Gears. The various guns that are available to the Hyperion as its main weapons can be fired at long range when in siege mode and are very effective. These weapons shooting range has increased with high destruction power and short load time. The high destruction power can bring the enemy down quickly, which gives an opportunity to dominating the battle-space. Moreover, with the same heavy weaponry as Bundle and Mines, short distance combat can be successful as well. With its ability to direct all available power into the weapon systems, the Hyperion-Class has at least 1,000 times more firepower than an Eclipse-Class Star dreadnaught.

PHASERS
The Hyperion class utilizes the latest in starship armament technology, the Type M cannon system. The array automatically rotates phaser frequency and attempts to lock onto the frequency and phase of a threat vehicle's shields for shield penetration. The Type-M integrated cannons are by far the most powerful guns to be fielded by a ship to date; it even outclasses the Galaxy-II Heavy phaser cannon's power output. This is partly due the Trinity Device which provides primary power to the weapon systems, but mostly due to the type of weapons used. The Type-M was used since the Hyperion was assumed to counter most known and predicted threat vessels of similar size and mass, in battle group, escorted or solitary operation scenarios.

The Trinity device was an early predecessor to the multi-verse generator used by Main Engineering, but lacks the safety precautions of the Main Drive. Trinity has been converted so that its Negative Universe effect can be directed in a type of shockwave away from the blast point. In case of main power failure, the Type M has a micro-fusion reactor to augment its strength

Phaser Type:
The Hyperion class currently employs the Type-M linear phaser array as it main energy weapon system. This new cannon is the conglomeration of several weapon assemblies placed in the forward hull of the Hyperion. The traditional standard phaser emitter used to start the cannon firing sequence makes use of a particular class of superconducting crystals grown from ultra-heavy Naquedah, which allow high-speed interactions within atomic nuclei that create a wormhole effect, which in turn is directed into a focused beam at a target. The resulting beam is discharged at speeds approaching the infinite, and as per standard tactical procedures, the frequencies and phase of these beams are automatically rotated to make it more difficult for a threat vehicle's shields to adjust to the beam. It can modulate its phase, frequency, nutation, and the particles/fields that it is accelerating at variable speeds towards the target. This emitter is housed within an integrated organic linear array equipped with a self-charging line which draws power from the core. Through the use of ACB jacketed beams, phaser arrays now have partial capabilities in warp environments, though the power output is greatly limited and not as useful as a torpedo weapon in this environment. The end result is a huge beam of energy slicing through the target regardless of defenses. Each phaser beam passes through a chronotron subspace disruption field which adds a temporal flux to the charge. Integrated heat sinks allow for multiple shots to be fired simultaneously, this allows for a barrage of blasts once the system has charged and a rapid cool-down once power is cut to aid in stealth shots.

Cannon Type:
The Hyperion class currently employs the Center-point dread cannon as its secondary energy weapon system.

1st Stage:
In the 1st stage, yaret-kor emplacements spit molten slag at enemy vessels. These turbo laser-sized Yaret-kor magma weapons can shoot flaming rocks the size of missiles over great distances. These weapons recharged quickly as new magma is produced, and are fantastically accurate despite their unconventional technology. The Yaret-kor operates on a basic principle wherein the cannon takes in stone or other massive materials, and then heats the materials up and expels them towards an opposing ship as a flaming projectile. The size of both cannon and projectile are dependent upon the type of vessel it is linked to. The Hyperion is armed with large plasma cannons that release steady streams of huge molten rocks. The Yaret-kor plasma projectiles are powerful enough to melt through the hull of a New Republic star fighter, and collisions can easily knock fighters off their flight paths or stun enemy pilots. These weapons are difficult to counter, even with the advantage of deflector shields; the best counter is point defense. Since Yaret-kor cannons are grown into the Hyperion, it is difficult to distinguish between ship and cannon, with no easy way to determine the size of the weapon. As an organic weapon, the Yaret-kor holds many other advantages over conventional, laser-based weapons. Yaret-kor can heal over time, and does not require a power source. They refuel by consuming various materials, thus negating the need to return to specially-designated areas to restock. Additionally, the plasma cannon fitted to the Hyperion also serves as a means of propulsion, in conjunction with the vessel's Dovin basal. The opposing force created when the Yaret-kor fired actually propels the ship through space. One direct hit of plasma from this type of cannon can reduce a fully charged XJ3 X-wing deflector shield down to fifty percent. These have incorporated solar flares for blast.

2nd Stage:
In the 2nd Stage Heavy NL65 (Special) hyper-matter powered Super-lasers aligned along a smart-power distribution system for the lowest recharge time between assaults superheat a charge into a plasmodia mass with the ability to melt through armor. The NL65 Special is the positron based big cousin of the more traditional NL55 Heavy Turbo-laser used by Imperial Super Star Dreadnaughts which are simply huge optical lasers designed to easily slice through most modern armor alloys. Each super laser is as powerful as any three of the component beams used in the Second Death Star’s super laser. This super laser is the pinnacle of Imperial destruction in their fleets. A super laser easily has the power to destroy other Super Star Dreadnaughts. Destroying other ships however, doesn't show the extent of the Hyperion's super laser’s power. These weapons were capable of slashing through any planetary shield to disintegrate an entire planet. The massive super laser was more widely used to destroy enemy capital ships and space stations during combat.

3rd Stage:
In the 3rd stage, Kuat V-500 NPPC Ion cannons use their Electromagnetic fields generate powerful pulse charges to ionize the pulse to deal additional damage to electrical circuits. Based upon the concept of the Electromagnetic Impulse released by a nuclear device, the Ion cannon consumes massive amounts of power to emit a pulse that knocks out any unprotected electronic circuit. While this does very little physical damage, the pulse is capable of completely disabling a ship; leaving it helpless and defenseless against boarding. The Center-Point weapon system’s heavy laser batteries heat the charge but it can also focus solar beams into a type of weapon. The hydro pumps used to cool the systems can be fired at need. The Type-M contains 30 Ion cannon batteries. While typical cannons require a crew of 6 to operate, the Center-point is fully autonomous, though it can accommodate human operators for additional unpredictability. Each set of 7 cannons is placed within a BOFORS Mk. 178 LRLAP (Advanced Gun System) M61A2 Phalanx CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) aircraft gun mount which has its own search and track radar, and seven-barrel, 26” (667.7 mm) 208 cal. Gatling guns within the 61.8 in Barbette Turret is capable of firing 950,000 large guided AP/HE/NX projectile rounds per minute at long ranges towards a target.

4th Stage:
In the last stage, a series of Gauss based particle accelerators activates and speeds up the mass in preparation for launching. The accelerated mass is quite lethal and even an uncharged object will sometimes simply punch through a target's hull. As the charge continues through the accelerator, smaller faster charges behind it get caught within its gravitational field and added to its mass. If this process continues over a sufficient period of time, the critical mass will self implode into a quantum graviton singularity or microscopic black hole. This activates a special anti-gravity carpet which diverts the charge into the launch tube for imminent firing.

Phaser Array Output:
Each individual weapon system takes its energy directly from the impulse drives and auxiliary fusion generators. Initially, the type M cannon can only discharge approximately 19,000,000 TW (terawatts) per nano-second. However, several stages later (usually one) during standard firing procedures, results in a semi-exponential discharge increase approximating 57,000,000 TW per Ferro second. This output/emitter ratio holds for additional stages as well.

Phaser Array Arrangement:
These new cannon types were used since the Hyperion class was assumed to counter most known and predicted threat vessels of similar size and mass, in battle group, escorted or solitary operation scenarios. The Type-M phaser array is placed in a linear style around the entire forward equator of the main body and extends from the right impulse drive to the left impulse drive. A smaller phaser array line extends along the rear spine of the aft-facing hull. The Center-point weapons are placed in batteries of three. 4 batteries are placed on the forward curve of the hull, 2 above and 2 below the equatorial line with 2 on the port and 2 on the starboard side. Another 2 batteries are placed on the stern with a battery on each side of the phaser strip. Each Center-Point Turbo-ion cannon is positioned in a battery of 4 turret blisters each containing 7 cannon assemblies on a Gatling platform which lifts or lowers to firing position on an outboard weapons elevator. Each blister allows 90% coverage of its primary firing arc, 75% coverage of its secondary firing arcs, and 60% coverage of any other firing arc. Typical firing order has a Type-M cut a hole in the defenses of the target and then the Center-point batteries use fire-linked groups of 8 turrets to blast away.

Phaser Array Range:
Maximum effective Space range is 1.0E5, 900 kilometers. Maximum effective Atmospheric range is 1.0E375 kilometers.

Primary purpose: Assault

Secondary purpose: Defense/anti-spacecraft/anti-fighter

PULSE PHASER CANNONS
Just as we will be firing large quantities of projectiles, they will likely be returning the favor. So we will defend ourselves with a series of pulse-plasma disruptor-cannon turrets. These are internally mounted quadruple GAU 60mm Gatling multi-shot rocket cannons.

Phaser Type:
The development of the pulse phaser cannon applies a number of lessons learned at the Starfleet Tokyo R&D facility, where large, nearly flawless emitter crystals had been grown in ground-based microgravity chambers. The new crystals, combined with rapid-discharge Bio-Electric Power System (BPS) capacitance banks and high-speed beam-focusing coils, allowed the phaser discharge to be stored temporarily (up to 9 nanoseconds) within the coils and then released as a layered pulse structured something like an onion and is able to land a target contact that is more difficult to disperse than a standard phaser beam. Pulse phaser (4) is located above and below the nacelle root attachments on the main body. Pulse phaser cannons can now store up their charge up to 9 seconds, resulting in an energy pulse more powerful then standard Type-XII phaser emitters. Rapid fire of multiple bursts is accomplished through a direct BPS shunt from the warp reactor. If situations warrant, power can be routed from the impulse engines through a secondary plasma tap. For maximum effectiveness, all cannons stagger-fire several bursts at the same time, resulting in a large amount of energy impacting a relatively small location or precise hits on incoming projectiles, with a greater amount of recharge time for each turret. This tactic has been proven to pierce the shields of threat vessels without having to collapse the entire grid. Targeting for each guided unit comes from shipboard suits, onboard tactical feeds, physical observation, manual control, preprogrammed guidance, terminal flight patterns, and auto-target towers feeding from communications data.

Phaser Arrangement:
They are positioned on the aft curve to have a greatest firing arc over the aft of the ship where projectiles will be coming from. These batteries operate on a projectile-interceptor base, but can be re-aimed as needed for anti-fighter guns or large-area strafing.

Fifteen Thousand Armor Pulse (AP) cannon assemblies are located in Five Hundred a partially mobile Point Defense Laser (PDL) 55Mw Quad cannon turret placed on the surface to defend the ship. Capable of moving 360-degrees port or starboard around the vehicle's primary x-axis and 95-degrees above or below their y-axis, it is primarily used during Multi-Vector Assault mode, but can be used as point-defense Anti-Fighter Guns.

Pulse Phaser Range:
Maximum effective range is 300,000 kilometers.

Torpedo Arrangement:
The EVILS (Electronic Virtual Intelligence Launch System) swivel-mounted torpedo launchers/missile tubes are mounted within 12 dorsal and 12 ventral ordnance turrets. Capable of moving 360-degrees port or starboard around the vehicle's primary x-axis and 170-degrees above or below its y-axis, these powerful launchers allow for easier tracking of targets at shorter ranges where torpedoes launched from traditional fixed-focus launchers where often unable to track due to the lack of space for course corrections. This allows 85% coverage of the ventral firing arc, 90% coverage of the port and starboard firing arcs, and 85% coverage of the dorsal firing arc with total-kill coverage of forward firing arc. A custom assembly for the Hyperion class based on the Ancient warship Orion, it is a fifth-generation automated launcher series located on Decks 1 and 6 outfitted with rail-gun accelerators to better accommodate the usage of torpedo-based weapons on highly maneuverable starships and is capable of preloading a ten thousand torpedoes for rapid fire.

Misc. Chutes:
A set of chutes can launch defensive platform drones around the Hyperion which can be used as mobile weapons and extra shield generators as well as adding in extra targets to confuse enemy targeting systems. These drones can also be used as bait by each drone generating both the hologram and signals of a larger ship around itself and even more fake signals and holograms to form an entire fleet of larger targets. Specialized tracking sensors allow drones to project a copy of the Hyperion over an enemy vessel so that the enemy’s friends will destroy it. They can be used to vent wastes, and anti-personnel spark-nets.

Torpedo Type:
The new launcher’s tube can accommodate a large range of ordnance sizes. Testing more Voyager technology, the Hyperion is outfitted with Chronotron-gravity torpedoes capable of being fired from any launcher on the ship. These drones are semi-intelligent, highly maneuverable, temporally fluxed, and phase-cloaked, have gravitronic armor, unbelievably fast, and have the explosive power to take out a galaxy if required. They are directly controlled by the Captain’s Neural Interface. All torpedoes are capable of pattern firing as well as independent launch. When launched, the drones will exit the turret’s launch tube and then accelerate into the target attempting to punch through a vital section. If, after multiple impacts, the target is not disabled, the piercing drone will detonate its soil material power core and AP/HE warhead to destroy the target. Once in-flight, torpedoes are capable of individual targeting through use of onboard sensors and encrypted feeds from the ship's targeting arrays. Should a threat vessel outmaneuver an inbound torpedo, the weapons package can automatically detonate in an effort to impact the vessel with splash damage. Further, each launcher is capable of burst or pulse pattern firing (sierra, etc.) as well as independent launch. If the ordnance has an Intelligence or guidance unit, it will be guided with data from the communication array's sensors as well as pre-programmed targets and manual directional control.

1.	Mark 48 ADCAP TX-C (Trans-phasic Chronotron/Tri-Cobalt) Torpedoes

2.	GBU-329 JWCM (Joint Wind Corrected Munitions) MOAB Fuel-Air Explosive Bomb

3.	ES-14 Scarab Atlantian sensor/attack combat Drones

4.	RGU/IM-189 ESSM Harpoon VL-2MROC (Vertical Launch Block III Missiles)

5.	Mk 29 ESSM (Evolved SEASPARROW surface-to-air missiles)

6.	AIM-129D Python-5 AM.RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile) system

7.	BGM/DA-109 Meteor Tactical Tomahawk Block IV cruise Missiles

8.	Barracuda-T Creep AZP (Advanced Zero Point) Assault Concussion Missiles

9.	DPM-6L Star Arrow smart defensive anti-ship Missile (extended range variant)

10.	OPM-6II Strategic Star Arrow offensive MIKV (Multiple Independent Kill Vehicle)

11.	SAPM-6 Hellfire Strike Arrow surface attack variant

12.	GW-1 Gemini Nova Bomb II Particle Resonance Disintegrator Tactical Warheads

13.	Mark 60 Captor Advanced mobile spider-mines

14.	RCG-10 Radiating Counter Measure Generators

15.	Mark 36 SRBOC (Super Rapid Bloom Off-board Chaff)

16.	SSTDS (MOSS) Electronic Counter Measure torpedo defense system Pod

17.	ADCAP Kraken Block III Unmanned torpedo vehicles

18.	External wing fuel tanks/Air Napalm Pods

Torpedo Payload:
500 Trillion of each Torpedo and Missile Type; Drone and Pod Types are Reproducible. Due to the complexities involved with manufacture, the deployment of Tactical Weapons is rationed across a relatively small number of fixed and mobile platforms within Starfleet. Shipboard materials in the form of replicated and off-the-shelf components allow for the construction of drone warheads locally, while torpedoes are only manufactured at secure, undisclosed locations. Torpedo Range:  Maximum effective range for Projectiles is 1.0E40, 240,000 kilometers

Primary purpose: Assault

Secondary Purpose: Anti-spacecraft/Anti-Air/Anti-Ground/Anti-Sea

DEFLECTOR SHIELDS
Perhaps one of the most significant upgrades created by the Hyperion Project is the advent of Multi-Adaptive Shields and Phasing Cloak Technology field tested aboard the prototypes U.S.S. Raven and U.S.S. Pegasus respectively. The Multi-Adaptive shields allow a ship to fly completely invisible and undetectable even by the Borg for extended periods of time. These shields also have the ability to adapt to new scanning systems to constantly keep the ship invisible even under constant surveillance while following a target vessel.

Shield Type:
Redundant symmetrical subspace graviton field + exotic molecule field affected by a controlled magnetic deflector grid. While made up of standard 950,000 GW graviton polarity generators, the shield system aboard Hyperion-class vessels is somewhat different then those aboard most Federation starships. A second ability, learned as a result of the first Borg encounter at System J-25 and incorporated into all Starfleet ships, is the automatic shifting of shield nutation frequencies. During combat, information from the shields is sent to the main computer for analysis where, with the assistance of the tactical officer, the frequency and phase of the incoming weapon is determined. Afterwards, the shields can be reconfigured to match frequency with the weapons fire, but alter its nutation to greatly increase shield efficiency. This multi-adaptive shield grid projects multiple deflector shields around the Hyperion overlapping each other. Each shield interacts with the others to quickly protect the Hyperion when objects pose a physical danger. When danger is not imminent, the shields provide a generic level 10 force field around the Hyperion to protect from most attacks by absorbing or reflecting all attacks. This is augmented by the Kanohi mask of shielding. The shields handle a significant portion of the power generated, approximately equivalent to a small cluster of white dwarf stars. Shield-projection generators are placed throughout the hull in multiple overlapping groups to decentralize the protection systems and thereby decrease the chances of all shields failing simultaneously. The shield projection generators are also put in groups of three and operated individually. In a typical cycle, Shield A is online and projects 3 layers of defense: an outer bubble that deflects incoming fire, a middle field that absorbs energy from weapons that penetrate the bubble, and a hull-following shield that boosts strength to stop incoming fire. Shield B is in a hot standby mode waiting for Shield A to begin to overheat from taking too much fire at which time it will fully activate and replace Shield A. In hot standby mode, Shield B takes data from Shield A's feedback loop and the tactical department's network about the type of incoming fire and adjusts its own frequency, wavelength, phase, particles used, fields used, etc... To better stop the attacks. Shield C was the Shield A of the previous cycle until it began to overheat and is now in a dormant state cooling off, repairing itself, and recharging its internal systems. Known shield segments include the dorsal, ventral, bow, aft, port, and starboard shield segments, each of which can be divided into about 50 shield groups each holding 12 shield projection generators while all three shield groups ca be activated simultaneously, all energy can be focused on one layer of defense, and all shield groups focused on one spot of incoming fire; this support system of overlapping, rotating shield groups can keep the ship safe indefinitely without using huge amounts of power. Another set of shield generators parallel to these generate a bubble of high-intensity lasers around the ship. Finally, during the attack itself, the shield adapts and learns to counter the attack better so that most shots only get through once and then are either absorbed or reflected. It is also protected by a deadly ship-disabling energy. The field caused ships to malfunction, sending them spiraling out of control.

Species 8472 Field:
The Species 8472 portions of the exterior hull armor automatically generate a Bio-electric dampening field that disrupts both tactical scanners and scanners for in-bound transporters to prevent against boarders.

Holtzmann/Minbari Shield:
Based upon remaining Minbari technology left over from the Human/Minbari War, the Hyperion incorporates a set of laser-based field generators that disrupts targeting scanners and prevents Friend-or-Foe systems from identifying the ship. These shields can also keep out any attack, but will slowly overheat if they take too much damage.

Dovin Basal:
The one or two shots that get through the shield need to be absorbed before hitting the buildings themselves. A family of Dovin basal is housed in each major section of the Hyperion. Dovin basal are strange creatures used by the Yuuzhan Vong. Spherical creatures of varying size, Dovin basal are able to generate powerful gravitational fields; they are used mainly as propulsion devices and shields: they are able to create micro-black holes that can absorb lasers shot at the space craft, as well as pretty much anything else, from proton torpedoes and concussion missiles to whole ships and even small planetary bodies. They could also be used to interdict hyperspace travel. Dovin basal could also dramatically drain deflector shields from nearby enemy craft. However an effective countering to the shield draining came with traditional New Republic ingenuity. By expanding the sphere of the inertial compensator to thirteen meters, it would protect the shields like it would protect against any other stress on the craft. However, if enough Dovin basal locked their gravity beams onto the shields, the inertial compensator would expend too much energy, tearing the craft to shreds. Furthermore, they could be used as weapons against planets: a powerful Dovin basal dropped on the surface of a planet could target a moon to slow its orbit and cause it to crash on the planet, decimating both. Dovin Basal is grown in the company of yammosk. A yammosk would bond with the Dovin basal to which it was assigned as it would its children; a well-kept yammosk produced faster Dovin basal. The Dovin basal used to propel ships were telepathically linked to the yammosk, which would propel the craft to keep its children from harm. The Dovin basal fields are also similar to the tractor beams. Dovin basal could also be used to propel the Hyperion by projecting gravity wells to drag Yuuzhan Vong ships through the interstellar void. The Hyperion’s Dovin basal groups enable the ship to enter hyper space, a feat that standard coral skippers lacked; while the singularity defense can swallow forty times the incoming attacks a normal coral skipper could deal with. When these organisms concentrated their energy wells, they could cause a space station to collapse or force a moon to collide with its orbital partner. The Hyperion's own defenses also relied on the Dovin Basal' ability to use gravity wells to intercept incoming torpedoes and other weapons. To conserve power, Hyperion-class ships could generate artificial gravity by rotating, thus preserving the Dovin basal.

Shield Output:
There are a hundred and fifty four regenerative pairs of standard auto-adaptive shield generators on the Sovereign class, each one generating 1,900,000 GW of output. All together, this results in a total shield strength of 307,800,000 GW, but only a little less than one third of that is in actual use at one time due to the nature of regenerative shielding. The power for the shields is taken directly from the twin warp matter/antimatter Fold-Space Core reactor assemblies and impulse fusion generators and transferred by means of high-capacity BPS conduits to the shield generators. To help prevent against overloads within the system, back power coming from the shield generators is shunted into the Core for reuse. If desired, the shields can be augmented by power from the impulse propulsion power plants. The shields can protect against approximately 97% of the total EM spectrum whereas the Sovereign-class starship is equipped to protect against only about 36%. This is made possible by the multi-phase graviton polarity flux technology incorporated into the improved Multi-Adaptive shielding. These shield generators also include the specially designed gravity well generator power and shielding system used by the Interdictor cruiser to protect itself while it is using its gravity generators this is necessary since the gravity well generators cancel out most graviton polarity shields used by the Federation. When all specialized shields fail, a backup set of chemically based lasers form a destructive grid over the entire hull and serve to defend the ship until the stronger deflector systems are back up and running again.

Shield Range:
The shields, when raised, stay extremely close to the hull to conserve energy, the average range of which is three to ten meters away from the hull. This can be extended at great energy expenditure to envelope another starship or object within three thousand kilometers of the starship. The same amount of energy can be directed into the close-range shields to form a short-term bubble of invulnerability.

Primary purpose: Defense from enemy threat forces, hazardous radiation, and micro-meteoroid particles.

Secondary purpose: Ramming threat vehicles.

Phasing Cloak:
The Phasing Cloak makes use of key phasing-cloak generators within the impulse drive which alternate the ships phase between matter and energy. In practice, this allows the ship to bypass almost any scan or attack. Testing aboard the U.S.S. Pegasus revealed a capacity to go through solid objects. The phasing cloak will actually phase-shift the ship itself, allowing 99% of scans and enemy weapons to pass through the ship. This would be accomplished with by replacing key regenerative pairs of auto-adaptive graviton-polarity generators within the impulse drive with an integrated phasing-cloak generator. When the primary generators are brought online, the ship drops slightly out of phase and the ‘normal’ generators adjust the ship’s nutation and frequency as well as the exchange rate between matter and energy. Due to the sensitive nature of this semi-legal technology thanks to the Treaty of Altars, a Command Sequence is required to activate the Phasing-Cloak. A new advancement coming from a captured Arbiter uses an Exotic matter stream to cloak nearby allied vessels rather than the Hyperion itself. The use of this stream can continually remove any nearby allied vessel from detection, but leaves the Hyperion unable to cloak itself except for a thin electrical LED skin.

General Overview:
When energy weapons are turned against the Hyperion or when projectiles get past the interceptors, the Hyperion needs additional defenses to defend it. Of course the Hyperion has an inner Space and Aquatic environment compatible pressure hull in case the outer armor layers fail.

Ablative Armor:
Originally developed in 2367 during the Defiant Class Development Project and updated due to Voyager data, ablative armor is still considered to be a significant breakthrough in starship defense by effectively creating a beam-retardant layer that greatly increases a ship's life expectancy in battle. Originally deployed on ships of the Defiant and Prometheus class, ablative armor showed remarkable dispersion properties against various beam-type energy weapons, including the various types of laser, blaster, phaser, disruptor, polar, and focused-plasma beams employed by nearly all threat races. The armor works by first dispersing incoming beam energy across the hull of the ship where, after reaching an undisclosed threshold causes part of the armor to boil away, taking with it a large fraction of that energy. The effect also creates a modest vapor cloud, which effectively disperses the incoming beam further, causing it to do less direct damage to the hull. Voyager data enabled construction of replicator-based generators housed in clusters along the edge of each Section that constantly replaced boiled away portions with new armor, letting more flexible parts of the ship receive this protection. The new replicator based generators produce a type Quantum Armor to be used to replace damaged sections of armor. While this new armor retains the same boiling-away characteristic as former ablative armor, new alloy materials can absorb far greater energy levels than before and integrated conductor materials can transfer the energy from incoming attacks to the ships systems for use. Due to the power demands, repairs made to the armor usually wait until the vessel is out of combat, but can be used in limited amounts during battle. The Biological aspects of the Hull integrated by neural nets within the Crystal sub-structures include advanced Species 8472 bio-armor and Yorik coral armor.

Because of the tactical nature of the Hyperion class, Starfleet Command requested that the ablative armor be used to supplement the defenses of its new flagship class. Initially considered to supplement the majority of starship classes, production complications and long fabrication time made the usage of the armor limited to warships and high-risk classes, until the new generators made this available at a high energy cost. Encounters with the Borg and Dominion had already proven their ability to penetrate Federation shielding on, at that point, two occasions - the U.S.S. Enterprise-D's encounter at system J-25 and again at Wolf 359. It was then only natural that the design team saw the need to outfit the Hyperion with this additional layer of defense should the Dominion or other threat races find a means of penetrating the multi-adaptive shielding.

Yorik coral:
Yorik coral is the primary shipbuilding material of the Yuuzhan Vong. It is grown on-planet in the form of a ship, and later symbiotic creatures are implanted or grown within it to perform the ship's functions. It will absorb the material it is grown on (rock, unrefined ores, or occasionally wreckage of enemy bunkers or buildings) but also requires organic material. In a completed ship, the Yorik coral is run through with the nervous system that controls and coordinates the various biological robots, as well as a circulatory system that sustained them. Thus, if the Yorik coral of a ship sustains enough damage, it will cut off control and sustenance to all of the various subsystems, resulting in loss of efficiency and then total failure. Yorik coral is also used to create missiles used in planetary bombardment. Five years after the end of the war between the Galactic Alliance and the Yuuzhan Vong, it was used as decoration in Unity Green park created as part of a peace treaty between the two. It also continued to grow unchecked in the under city.

Species 8472 bio-armor:
The Species 8472 bio-armor is impenetrable to even the most advanced scans, projects a bio-field that disrupts any target locks from weapons or transporters, absorbs energy attacks, and is very resistant to kinetic damage. In one instance, the armor temporarily withstood the direct impact with a massive Borg cube at trans-warp speed. The Yorik coral armor is an alien type of coral that is extremely resistant to any damage and slowly repairs itself due to the microscopic creatures within the coral breeding and reforming the coral.

Each Hyperion-class vessel is equipped with an average depth of 98 centimeters of armor hull-wide, which are replaced as worn out by the armor generators. Due to the power demands, repairs made to the armor usually wait until the vessel is out of combat, but can be used in limited amounts during battle.

Quantum Armor:
This is multiple overlapping layers of molecular Quantum Armor which are resistant even to Supernova blasts. The Quantum designation shows that each completed molecule used in constructing the hull had all space between each atomic structure removed so that each quark is physically connected to the others around it. This sub-molecularly sized structure is inherently more dense and tougher than the original material, albeit much smaller. Testing has shown that this new process can make almost any material resistant of forces up to gravitational tide levels. Originally developed by Qui Xux, the material was used to form the Star Crusher, a ship designed to destroy solar systems and survive the shockwave. This armor is capable of surviving long-term placement deep inside the incredible atmospheric pressures, amazing gravitational tides, nuclear fueled surface temperatures, and frying electromagnetic spots of a red giant sun. Since her escape from the Galactic Empire, Qui Xux has helped us to develop a process to Quantum more types of materials. The current Quantum Armor uses Organic Crystal as a molecular base.

Organic Crystal:
The triple layers of Organic Crystal used in the buildings are based on Vorlon and Minbari technology. This material absorbs all energy directed at it leaving only kinetic damage. The armor also learns from previous attacks and adapts to help defend the Hyperion. This armor was specifically developed for the White Star by Ambassador Delyn and the Rangers of Babylon 5 during the Shadow Wars. Since their victory, the remaining Minbari from the Religious and Warrior class have agreed to help construct and maintain the Hyperion. It is grown from Vorlon designed Yorik Coral on reactive plates of the Liquid Lanadium.

Liquid Lanadium (T/G):
The liquid metal used in the walls is a conglomeration between the Omnis flow-plastic and T-1000 materials. After its defeat on Earth, a scientific probe discovered the remains of the Omnis update-sphere. The probe retrieved the sphere and brought it back to the Hyperion where the contained data was studied and researched. Part of this research came out with the flow-plastic, a variable opacity metal that can be reshaped according to electrical impulses sent along specific molecular chains. The T-1000 material was also collected by a scientific probe that gathered some of the original material which was studied and replicated for use by the Hyperion to provide limited shape-shifting and stretching abilities due to fibrous construction style. The Lanadium itself is a Neutronium and Cold Plasma based meta-alloy that retains the property of autonomous re-crystallization due to kinetic stress. This means that any damage to the armor will be regenerated as long as an original amount remains to form a base for the new armor. This is similar to the ablative armor arranged on reactive plating around the Hyperion. The T/G denominator denotes that the Lanadium has been treated and each molecule of the Lanadium crystal has been filled with graviton and chronotron particles which help to temporally shield the ship by forming a quantum singularity over the entire hull. The Neutronium is incredibly dense to begin with making it nearly impervious to attacks while the Cold Plasma can effectively negate most energy weapons attacks. This is all reinforced with a Level 100 Force-field based Ultra-high Structural Integrity Field.

Titanium-reinforced Parallel Acrylic Carbon Steel:
The Hyperion’s hull includes parallel layers of acrylic treated strong carbon steel reinforced by Titanium which gives a compression ratio higher than aluminum for a multiple layers of protection against direct hits. This adds both strength to the hull and lowers the overall weight as Titanium is strong and light. Each section of this steel has been treated with the Super Plastic Deformation nano-metal method which uses stress to reorganize the metal’s crystals into stronger, lighter forms capable of surviving more damage.

Armor: 7.5748 meters (33.5 in) 29’ inclined STS plate, Kevlar splinter protection.

Radar Return:
Although several recent Western fighter aircraft are less detectable on radar than previous designs using techniques such as stealth compatible low visibility materials including radar absorbent material-coated S-shaped intake ducts that shield the compressor fan from reflecting radar waves, the Hyperion placed a much higher degree of importance on low observance throughout the entire spectrum of sensors including radar signature, visual, infrared, acoustic, and radio frequency. The stealth of the Hyperion is due to a combination of factors, including the overall shape of the aircraft, the use of radar absorbent material (RAM), and attention to detail such as hinges and pilot helmets that could provide radar return. However, reduced radar cross section is only one of five facets that designers addressed to create a stealth design in the Hyperion. The Hyperion has also been designed to disguise its infrared emissions to make it harder to detect by infrared homing ("heat seeking") surface-to-air or air-to-air missiles. Designers also made the aircraft less visible to the naked eye, and controlled radio and noise emissions. The Hyperion has an under bay carrier made for hiding heat from missile threats, like surface-to-air missiles. The Hyperion also relies less on maintenance-intensive radar absorbent material and coatings than previous stealth designs like the F-117 Nighthawk. These materials caused deployment problems due to their susceptibility to adverse weather conditions. Unlike the B-2 Spirit, which requires climate-controlled hangers, the Hyperion can undergo repairs on the flight line or in a normal hangar. To conserve a low radar cross-section, the armament is carried in internal weapons bays. Furthermore, the Hyperion has a warning system (called "Signature Assessment System" or "SAS") which presents warning indicators when routine wear-and-tear have degraded the aircraft's radar signature to the point of requiring more substantial repairs. The exact radar cross section of the Hyperion remains classified; however it has been compared to that of a small bird.

Acoustics:
As the Hyperion is also expected to operate under-water, it must also include the acoustical stealth characteristics of a submarine. Operating in the shallow waters of littoral areas imposes a different acoustic environment for which previous submarine classes were optimized. As reported in ONR Ocean Science and Engineering Newsletter #2 it is well known that as a result of the selective frequency effect of the shallow-water sound channel, a band of frequencies exist in which the propagation is enhanced (i.e., the transmission loss is relatively small). This "optimum frequency" regime arises from the combined effect of the volume attenuation at the higher frequencies and the loss due to interaction with the sea bottom at the lower frequencies. Because of the proximity of the boundaries in shallow water, multi-path transmission and multi-angle scattering from the sea bottom are concomitant characteristics of shallow-water acoustic reverberation. Consequently, long-range reverberation in shallow water is far more complex than the deep-water case. Because of interaction with the bottom, long range sound propagation in shallow water is characterized by separation of the constituent modes as a result of the differences in modal group velocities. This results in elongated, low amplitude signals. Further, because of the non-uniform effects of the interaction--e.g., the higher-angle modes suffer greater attenuation--only several modes may be needed to characterize the sound field. Hence, mode filtering is a useful approach for investigating multi-path fields in shallow water. The spatial structure of the acoustic signal in the waveguide formed by the surface and bottom in shallow water is significantly different from that in the free field of deep water. Hence, due to modal interference in a waveguide, conventional beam-forming techniques cannot be used. Several on mode filtering methods are possible source ranging and depth estimation in the shallow water wave guide. Signals of several modes may be separated, and after correction for arrival time and phase, these filtered normal modes may be recombined to obtain a compressed and enhanced signal. In some shallow water regions very strong and sharp summer thermo clines exist, and are accompanied by conspicuous internal waves. Anomalous attenuation of sound between 300 Hz and 1200 Hz is associated with these conditions, with very large variations (as much as 30 dB at some frequencies) in the frequency response of the transmission loss. This abnormally large attenuation can be attributed to internal wave-induced acoustic mode coupling. In particular, the internal waves cause a transfer of energy into the higher-order modes, which, since they interact more with the glossy bottom, leads to a frequency-dependent energy loss (or attenuation) in the sound wave. With a focus on the littoral battle-space, it has improved magnetic stealth. All of this data was included while developing SEAWOLF quieting for the Hyperion.

THE WARHEAD
With the addition of the warhead component aboard the Hyperion-class, yet another radical departure has been made from Starfleet's standard policy concerning tactical operations. Designed as a single-use last-ditch explosive component, usage of the warhead weighs as heavily upon a ship's commanding officer as the possible order to initiate self-destruct. The set of rooms labeled by the sub-title contain a separate command center. This center contains a telepathic positron-net based CPU, a Zero Over mind combined with a Yuuzhan Vong World Brain and an Arachnid Bug Brain to direct all biological abilities of the ship which includes all Larva abilities and a mélange tank with 3 Guild Navigators and 2 Steersmen to assist the computer with the ΩMΣ-G1A Fold-Space drive. This area also holds the Commanding Officers ejectable emergency room which is fully outfitted for long-term survival.

Housed at the forward-most portion of the ship, the warhead contains the ship's main navigational deflector, forward torpedo launcher and magazine, forward airlocks, and dedicated impulse engines for independent powered flight. Access to this area is provided by two walkways on Deck 2 where miniaturized versions of the standard airlock provided sealable entry between the main vehicle and the warhead. Interior movement within the pod is provided by two ladders that run between decks. A dedicated control room is located on Deck 2 and allows for user operated, droid piloted, and automatic control of the Warhead once launched in that sequence of command override.

Typically used when the vessel is totally disabled, it should be noted that once the warhead is launched it cannot be reattached to its parent craft without the assistance of a space station equipped to handle small starships. Once the order is given, the Warhead section is detached from the parent space frame by means of fourteen explosive bolts that serve to provide the initial forward momentum for the pod to leave the ship before engaging its own engines. BPS power distribution lines and NDN hard lines between the two craft are designed to break apart at key points during the separation, and the BPS flow is cut off upstream to prevent spill-off. Once free from its parent, the warhead achieves Warp 6 and automatically arms all remaining drones, missiles, torpedoes, and other ordnance present in the launcher magazine storage area as well as the dedicated Type Nova/Harkonnen proto-charges. Computer projections indicate that up to the entire system will be destroyed in the resulting detonation. Due to space restrictions, no escape pods are present in the warhead section, meaning any crewmembers aboard tending to the vehicle will perish in the resulting explosion. Feasibility of using the warhead as an escape or boarding vessel is currently under consideration. Unlike the Defiant-class, The Hyperion-class secondary, tertiary, and backup deflectors allow Warp escape after launching the Warhead.

=COMPUTER SYSTEMS=

COMPUTER CORE
If you don't count the engine, the most important component is the internal computer. The computer helps run the entire ship. The computer core had input from the Asgard just before their demise and holds their records just like the Daedalus. Thus the interface is extremely user friendly. This computer is especially effective in the way that it can calculate simulation data through a ground thermal sensing device, allowing surprise attacks. In addition, an automatic signal sending system to the home control tower in case of an emergency or the simulation database all prove its excellent capabilities. Other than this, due to the use of L1-L5 Base Cache, L6-L8 Custom Cache and L9 independent measurement related, Point Cache, which has a wide range of bandwidth, 34.5 trillion/sec command are executed and system functions at 0.0078n/sec for the Commanding Officer. It also simultaneously senses ground heat and land structural modeling. This is linked with the data of the super computer in the headquarters. The 3A system makes it easy for the auto attacking system, auto sighting system, and auto height control system to sense heat which makes it easy for the pilot to manipulate the airframe. The model Thunder Force Mk-IV, independently manufactured by the Blue Core Co. Ltd, has been equipped as the internal computer. This computer was chosen due to its high capability of quickly processing information about the airframes' condition at a low flying state, simulation skills, and quick response on speed, distance measurement, present speed and the enemies speed, weight etc. Above all, with cache bandwidth of up to L12 it has an amazing response time in any situation. In addition, in the case of replacing heavy weapons a simple interface provides the pilot an easy control by automatically switching systems according to the inserted data. Moreover, the computer allows high adaptation of engine and flying in backward direction. Thus, even being able to fly backwards, the enemy can be targeted precisely giving the Commanding Officer all the opportunity to fight in any possible environment. It also gives a good approximation of how much ammunition and missiles will be consumed and forecasts the time it will take for the Commanding Officer to accomplish his/her mission according to their combat style. Normal people may ask themselves why these kinds of features are necessary, but these are inevitable features for the Commanding Officer. Especially in battle with an enemy, the Commanding Officer may think "How much ammunition is needed to shoot the opponent down?" and he/she should be able to make a decision to continue fighting or call for help. This computer allows the Commanding Officer to make this kind of decision, which is crucial to his survival. Since it is designed for air combat, it demonstrates premium air measuring ability more than any other airframe.

Electronic Boards:
The boards used throughout the Hyperion are all outfitted with shielded superconducting silver wires and mica resistors running through multiple sequences of parallel series for protection against basic electronic warfare. Semiconductors, amplifiers, and transistors are used as needed. End grounding for each individual circuit is provided by a lead running to the external hull. Each circuit has Amp tests along each wire and Volt tests across each resistance point for quick localization and assessment of damage.

Number of computer cores:
Seven; The computer cores occupies space on decks 6, 7, 8 and 9 directly below the main bridge. The secondary, engineering section core is smaller in size to the first and is located adjacent to Environmental Control on decks 15 - 17. Each computer core contains a supercomputing stack of 33 ROM disks each operating at or above 15,000 Rpm and containing 500 or more Gigabytes of memory. The cores currently run a Coordinator designed OS (Operating System) designed to complement the original LCAR system.

Type:
The AX-101 Line No. II Power Brain Sequence 7 Model-6 Mk-IV Neural Interface Hyper-series Atlantian computer cores are built under contract for the Hyperion-class vessel by K-Systems. The structure of the computer is a new octagonal matrix of crystal based Isolinear-chips surrounded by a bio-neural network with stack segments extending through the ship forming zillions of zillions of connections that are directly tied into the Neural Interface within the Captain’s Chair. The core essentially consists of twenty-seven independent processing systems that work in concert for maximum performance. Bio-neural-based processors throughout the core are utilized for complex calculations while a more traditional Isolinear-chip based system is used for the storage and cataloging of core information. Cooling of the computer system is accomplished by a regenerative liquid Naquedah loop, which has been refit to allow the usage of a delayed-venting heat storage unit for "Silent Running” operations that require the highest level of starship stealth. For most missions, requirements on the computer core rarely exceed 5-15% of a single core's processing and storage capacity. The rest of the cores are utilized for various scientific, tactical, or intelligence gathering missions - or to backup data in the event of a damaged core. The hardware itself is based on the Hypos supercomputing system and runs on the same living code. 2 dedicated consoles are reserved to track and deter any bio-emerging phenomena trying to realize from the digital city at all times. The memory does not include the Memory backup hard drives in case of memory wipe.

Computer Port:
Users with an implanted data port can mentally access a deeper version of the computer than the regular workers on pads. Rather than the traditional multi-sphere GUI, jacked users can experience the entire computer network in a simulation much like a city. This network has an integrated cyber-hacking system to access other ships. Its own documents are protected with a neural defense barrier. Any viruses found are given a computerized viral vaccine.

A.I. Entity:
The Hyperion­-class starship is among the first ships to be completely integrated with an artificial intelligence command and control entity that facilitates operation of the ship even under minimal crew conditions. It also serves as a fail-safe control over the ship even in foot-hold situations or intruder boarding circumstances. The Hyperion itself has taken this to a new level as it has integrated not one but three A.I. entities which have assumed the rolls of a family unit considering the Hyperion as their home. Their positron-based net computer brains are tied into the Wide Area Network. They allow the capability for unmanned self-autonomous and remote operation as well as augmenting human control with computerized flight and combat auto-pilot systems. The primary A.I. serves as a ‘Human’ Heads up Display (HUD) and Graphic User Interface (GUI).

Bio-Neural Gel Packs:
Referred to typically as BNG, Bio-Neural Gel Packs are a new innovation in shipboard data processing and routing. Mounted at strategic locations along the truncated NDN pathways, each BNG consists of an artificial bio-fluid that allows transmission of neural signals. The heart of the BNG is a packet of neural clusters, grown copies of strands similar to those found in the brains of sentient or telepathic beings. These clusters give the ship’s computer ‘instinctive’ data processing and routing ability as well as allowing the ship’s computer to utilize ‘fuzzy logic’ to speed up probability calculations much as a living, breathing entity would. The system is not a replacement for existing Isolinear chip-based computer systems currently in use Federation-wide, but is rather an upgrade to its existing processing powers. By distributing gel packs throughout a starship's computer system information can be organized more efficiently, therefore processed more quickly and speeding up response time. Frequent problems with infection of the BNG have been partially solved by adding partial genetic sequences from Species 8472 to resist and assimilate infectious agents.

Yammosk Coordinator:
Three yammosk coordinators are inserted into the IT system for maximizing computer efficiency. The yammosk inserted into the BNG systems eventually mutates with to form a sentient Mother-Brain commanding the Hyperion like a body. Further research with assistance from Peacekeeper and Scar-ran researchers along with data from the Project Talon hybrid was used to adjust this area into a type of rudimentary Pilot's den to allow direct interfacing with the yammosk. Note: Due to the vitality of this area, only Class-M & up, physically verified staff are allowed into this moderately defended room. The Scar-ran also installed a brain-cooling cylinder and plant enhancer for their private use.

Memory: 7,840,000,000 Terabytes ROM(x7 computer cores)

Processing Speed: 23,180,000 Tera Hertz(x7 computer cores)

=5.0 PROPULSION SYSTEMS=

5.1 FOLD-SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEM
The main propulsion system is a Holtzmann based Fold-Space drive enhanced with Delphic hyper-space, Ionian Gateway, Voyager's Slipstream, and Borg trans-warp technology. The end result is a large device that instantly teleports the entire ship accurately to a target location repeatedly without asset loss. This capability is augmented by a Wing Commander/Star Wars navigational-computer with Andromeda Ascendant slip-cores that can use extreme gravitational fields to instantly jump to distant parts of the Universe. Designed specifically for the Hyperion-class starship, the General Dynamics ΩMΣ-G1A Fold-Space Core and power system was a first for Starfleet. Compared to other starships of similar size and mass, the ΩMΣ-G1A would at first appear to be quite over-powered for the Hyperion, but this is not so. Originally equipped with a more standard Class 10 M/ARA, the inability of the reactor to produce sufficient power was perhaps the primary reason for the initial failing of the prototype Hyperion during trail runs. High-power devices, such as the enhanced deflector system, sensor pallets, Type-M phaser arrays and Regenerative Shielding were subsequently removed from the U.S.S. Monarchy's construction plans and replaced with less power-intensive units. In comparison, however, the U.S.S. Ark Royal (later Enterprise-E) never left space-dock without the ΩMΣ-G1A power plant. A breakthrough design came about with the discovery of the Multi-verse Generator and the advent of the ΩMΣ-G1A fold-space reactor during the Hyperion Class Project. Now engineers could focus more on the teleportation drives of the ΩMΣ-G1A Fold-Space Cores, which makes use of four quantum singularities in a tetrahedral formation to control the local space-time continuum in such a manner as to teleport the entire local area as defined by the singularity’s gravity fields to a specified coordinate set. Advances in temporal shielding and graviton control made the ΩMΣ-G1A fold-space reactor a reality, with a tetrahedral design that allowed for a total of four singularities to co-exist in the reactor chamber, resulting in the most powerful starship-grade reactor output to date. The ΩMΣ-G1A fold-space reactor assembly spans both decks of Sections C and D with the backup electronics and plasma transfer conduits located on the second level of Main Engineering. This drive is designed to instantly teleport the entire Hyperion anywhere. Another large advancement utilized in the development of the warp propulsion system was the utilization of a rotation articulation chamber within the backup twin warp cores, where the matter and antimatter reactants are combined to create the high-energy warp plasma needed to power the engine nacelles, as well as shipboard systems through the use of BPS power taps. Computer-controlled rotation of the frame allows for manipulation of the manner in which the reactants meet, allowing for further control of the warp plasma into a "cleaner" power source. Redesigned Naquedah/deuterium components within each pair of warp field coils is then able to use the warp plasma to generate a more energy-efficient subspace field with less particle waste products and stresses that were found in older propulsion systems to damage subspace. In this secondary power mode used commonly throughout the Federation, Antimatter in the form of hydrogen anti-quarks produced by a mid-class particle accelerator on the lowest deck run though a magnetic tube to meet with hydrogen quarks collected via the outboard Bussard ram-scoop collectors in a reaction chamber controlled by a rotating dilithium matrix to form high-energy plasma that is pumped throughout the ship to provide primary power and fuel to secondary systems. The successful testing of the new FTL propulsion system on the U.S.S. Hyperion have allowed for these upgrades to be made to her sister ships, allowing for the class to finally meet its full potential in 3750. Type: General Dynamic’s ΩMΣ-G1A Fold-Space Quantum-Teleportation Drive, developed by General Electric Propulsion Laboratories. Information on this FTL Drive is highly restricted. Bypass Ratio: 0.2:1 Thrust/weight Ratio: 1.2-1.0 Maximum G-load acceleration: +/-4,277.82 G Atmospheric Speed: Mach 7.75 (1,500 mph, 3,069 km/h) Super-cruise speed: Mach 4.62 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h) Submerged speed: 345.8 knots (194.5 miles/hour, 289 kilometers/hour) Mach Back: 1,200km/0.0439095sec Normal Cruising Speed: Warp 97.85 Maximum Cruising Speed: Warp 312.7 for 36 hours

5.2 HYPERDRIVE PROPULSION SYSTEM
General Overview: With the inclusion of the Galactic Empire came the advent of hyper-drive technology. This type of drive uses gravitational fields to compress space and time around the ship and so speed up long distance travel. The hyper drives are then rated according to how much they are able to compress space so a drive with a lower number is faster. Since the Hyperion-class is mass-comparable to the second Death Star, it requires a higher grade of hyper drive to move its increased mass. However, such devices need an onboard navigational computer to calculate a safe course at FTL speeds. The Hyperion’s navigation computer has over 3 Trillion star-charts and slip-maps. While it does require fuel to run, it can use a variety of fuel types. The Liquid/Atom Separable Photosynthesizing Liquid has the highest power output, with output decreasing as fuel quality decreases. Oxidizer/Solvent Fuel Source: Liquid/Atom Separable Photosynthesizing Liquid, Gas Optical Molecular Form (Opposite Direction), Optical Molecular Form Gas, Common Fuel System (Most combustible fluids) Type: Transport Series-F/Fr Class .125 Pressure Sensing Accelerator with Class .75 2ndary Backup and Class .95 Tertiary/Emergency Drive. These are all capable of 90-second spin-up times and contain an integrated computerized Navigation system. Operation Form: Inspiration, Induction, Compression, Explosion, Ventilation

5.3 IMPULSE PROPULSION SYSTEM
To move any ship of this mass, you need some really powerful thrusters. This need was only amplified when the designers were tasked to have 100% maneuverability & emergency top speed with 90% asset & power loss without help from inertial dampeners to lower mass or Dovin basal to help move the ship. The Hyperion-Class is built with two sets of eight impulse reactors for the engines. On any other Starship, the standard Hyperion class Impulse Engines would be rated ‘excessive’, providing thrust far in excess of the highest estimated needs. This was achieved by adding partially biological Triple Impulse Engines based on magnetic and gravitational field properties to move the ship without drawing from the reactor for 50% of total drive power. The thrust provided by each individual engine is so great that the Hyperion has no loss of performance even with the loss or destruction of multiple Impulse engines. Like other ships before her, Hyperion-class vessels utilizes space-time driver coils within its impulse engines to create a non-propulsive symmetrical subspace field that effectively lowers the ship's mass, making it capable of pushing the entire spacecraft using less fuel. Forty-six impulse engines in 2 parallel banks on the ship, each operating at 3.125% rating for standard operations, but can boost their output to 6.25% or higher for combat operations. The large Repulsor-lift generators located here are powerful enough for atmospheric travel and landing modes. Type: Sixteen standard Hyperion class Cold-fusion ARK space-time mass driver coils developed and built by Terminal Velocity Propulsion are used to enhance the directional SJ-74 scramjet rocket motors. The Drive/reactor afterburner blast door can be compressed for higher output at a higher fuel cost due to the afterburner’s nature. With speed Kanohi & Flash motion acceleration device upgrade. The Hyperion is equipped with an F/Fr type engine, which is the third series of the F-Type manufactured by the Freeway Co. Ltd. Officially; this engine is close to the F-Type series but is calibrated more efficiently. It is concentrated more on torque than speed, resulting in a higher output. Because the F-Type is produced specially for Hyperion, the loss of fuel and heat is near to 0%. However, it is frustrating that the delay of after burn is longer as that of other airframes, but due to a large fuel tank this disadvantage can simply be supplemented. The engine provides backward thrust allowing free movement in all directions and has low energy expenditure so that the airframe can fly for a long time. The engine provides stability and has the merit of low energy expenditure so that the airframe can fly for a long time. Since the instant output is high, instant acceleration is a great merit to this gear. F/Fr-Type engines do not only have the characteristics of good maneuvering ability and high acceleration rate, they are also easy to tune and maintain. The main frame is organized in a simple structure whereas the internal-combustion has basic structural form and a cable-form of an external fuel tube, so that no problem exists with tuning of the exterior of the engine. In addition, easy reorganization for the engine is possible as long as any tuning device does not affect the injection section due to a long connection tube. The F/Fr type was initially produced for race purposes, but the greatest characteristics is the fact that tuning can be made according to the user’s desire. The present existing tuning device that is officially certified is the Inter Blast. In addition, it is designed to allow "super-cruise", i.e. fly at supersonic speeds without afterburner. The engines have three-dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles. Output:  Each engine (there are thirty primary impulse engines) can propel a Hyperion-class vessel at speeds just over 3.5c at ‘Full Impulse’ and an upper ceiling of 4.75c at four and three quarters the speed of light. Generally, Starfleet Vessels are restricted to .25c speeds to avoid the more dramatic time dilation effects of higher relativistic speeds. However, such restrictions can be overridden at the behest of the ship’s captain or for combat requirements. Due to the output per size ratio of the Impulse Engines found on the Hyperion class, a single engine can propel the vessel at standard operating speeds without a loss in performance or combat maneuverability. In atmospheric conditions they provide hypersonic speed and high-altitude capability.

5.4 REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Additional maneuvering that would be used during combat or as the Hyperion goes through a constricted place such as a minefield or asteroid belt is provided by series of RCS triple ion-thruster packs at each vertex of the Hyperion which use low-cost ion pulse emissions to move the ship. In atmospheric conditions, these are supplemented by many high-maneuverability manual and computerized control surfaces over the exterior of the Hyperion plus Kanohi of air. Type: The Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters are adapted from thruster packages from the successful Galaxy-class vessel. A total of seventy-four thruster groups are installed; twenty on the primary hull, fourteen on the secondary hull and twenty at the aft of each nacelle. Deuterium is supplied by the primary and immediate-use tanks on Decks 13 and 14, as well as immediate-use tanks within thruster packages. All of these are primarily for station keeping during stops. Airfoil: NACA 64A1 05.92 root, NACA 64A1 04.29 tip				        Output: Each thruster quad can produce 99-171 million Newton’s of exhaust. Thrust: 35,000-pound class (each engine) =6.0 UTILITIES AND AUXILIARY SYSTEMS=

6.1 NAVIGATION DEFLECTOR
Another advancement developed for the Hyperion class was a new breed of navigational deflectors which are now designed to also shield data-streams during transmission. The navigational array has a much higher stress tolerance to High-Warp and High-Energy discharges than any navigational array before it. This is due, in part, to the multi-adaptive shield generators, but also due to the amount of power provided to the assembly itself. Without some sort of deflector system, space travel at high velocities, let alone warp speeds, would be difficult if not impossible due to collisions with objects ranging from stray hydrogen atoms to large planetary fragments. Vessels of the Hyperion class make use of a large main navigation deflector located at the forward-most part of the Section A, with quad subspace field distortion amplifiers located beneath it. Composed of meta-alloy mesh panels over a deuterium framework, the dish can be electrically or manually moved 99.6’ in any direction off the ship's primary axis. The main deflector dish's subspace field and sensor power comes from twelve high-generating graviton polarity generators, each capable of generating four hundred Gigawatt which feed into the eight 130 Cochrane subspace field distortion amplifiers. A backup deflector is located on the ventral side of the primary hull, and in addition to its role as a backup, the secondary deflector serves to reinforce the ship's warp field at FTL speeds exceeding Warp 8.5. Originally seen as a means to augment the warp field due to technological limitations in graviton field generation during the development of the pathfinder vehicle, the secondary deflector is actually identical to the primary deflector of the Defiant-class and is more or less a carry-over in the design process.

6.2 TRACTOR BEAM
Type: Multiphase hyperspace/subspace graviton beam, used for direct manipulation of objects from a submicron to a macroscopic level at any relative bearing to the Hyperion class. Each projecting emitter is directly mounted to the primary members of the ship's framework, to lessen the effects of isopiestic subspace shearing, inertial potential imbalance, and mechanical stress. While Imperial tractor beams require a crew of 10 to operate, the Hyperion’s tractor emitters are fully autonomous. These tractor beams can also form shadow projections like a Wraith dart for psychological warfare like the Screamer airdromes. Created by Phylum and Shrike Aerospace, these gravity well generating beams can create the hyperspace shadow of a small black hole, causing ships to be unable to jump or accelerate in FTL drive to escape. Output: Each tractor beam emitter is built around nine multiphase graviton polarity sources, each feeding three Cochrane hyperspace/subspace field amplifiers. Phase accuracy is within 1.3 arc-nanoseconds per Ferro second, which gives superior interference pattern control. Each emitter can gain extra power from the SIF by means of molybdenum-jacketed waveguides. The subspace fields generated around the beam (when the beam is used) can envelop objects up to 3680 kilometers, lowering the local gravitational constant of the universe for the region inside the field and making the object much easier to manipulate Range: Now upgraded with technology from the Center-point Station, the tractor systems can move up to planetary mass at FTL speeds from almost any range. Primary purpose: Towing or manipulation of objects Secondary purpose: Tactical; pushing enemy ships into each other.

6.3 TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS
Transport Hub: This area is primarily in Section C, but is indirectly spread throughout the entire ship. The transport hub operates all of the tubes for physical movement, the motorized people-mover walkways between the major sections, the power shafts for the turbo-lift, the escalators between levels, the Digital Dive chamber, the drilling rig’s lift systems, the Logarithmic Box Mechanism for multi-dimensional travel, the Alternate Universe Mirror, even motorized grips along the rails of crawlspace ladders are controlled from here. All of this control is directed by a contained VICKEY similar to the one from I-Robot but with more controls watching over the computer-mind. This section also holds a series of air-lifts for the hovering pads similar to those in Esther. There are several small rooms adjacent to the transport hub for the maintenance of the objects and the study of how they work and are used. During combat, the devices are used to beam ordnance from the factory or soldiers from the Barracks to the target's vulnerable points. Gateway: Based on the 1conian long-distance Teleporter and the Atlantian Star-Gate, this device uses a subspace wormhole controlled by a series of 9 crystal diodes to tunnel to any set location and jump there or back in a process that is similar to what the Fold-Space core uses. The process also includes tessaract technology from the Andromeda Ascendant, Utr0n matter-transmitters, and Goa’uld beaming rings. Number of Systems: 17 Temporal Transporter: 1 (Offensive/Scientific) 1.	Max Payload Mass: 1,800kg (3,426lb) 2.	Max Range: 120 Millennia 3.	Max Beam Up/Out Rate: Approx. 200 persons per hour Personnel Transporters: 6 (Transporter Rooms 1-6) 1.	Max Payload Mass: 3,600kg (3,426 lbs) 2.	Max Range: 160,000 km 3.	Max Beam Up/Out Rate: Approx. 400 persons per hour per Transporter Cargo/Bombing Transporters: 4 1.	Max Payload Mass: 3,200 metric tons. Standard operation is molecular resolution (Non-Life-form). 2.	Set for quantum (Life-form) resolution: 2 metric ton 3.	Max Beam Up/Out Rate (Quantum Setting): Approx. 400 persons per hour per Transporter Emergency Transporters: 6 1.	Max Range: 30,000 km (send only) [range depends on available power] 2.	Max Beam out Rate: 400 persons per hour per Transporter (1600 persons per hour with 4 Emergency Transports)

6.4 COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Array: The communications array houses all equipment used for communications, scanning, electronic warfare, and other similar equipment including a Wide Area Network for the local neural interface compatible mobile devices such as laptops and research modules as well as providing secure chat for objective updates. All of this covers an area so large that a series of signal boosters are required. The communications to and from other vessels and planets is provided by several separate satellite relays that utilize antenna groups within the subspace navigation deflector arrays to send and receive data-streams. This includes a radio AM/FM/XM/cell transceiver/locator and a Holo-Net transceiver pod for ship-to-ship data transfer. Communication Substations: As the communications is usually one of the first systems to be negatively effected or sabotaged, these systems have the same protection as weapon systems and have many independent substations in case the main comm. systems are down. However, each substation is constantly monitored and can be locked out if needed. A locked substation needs a command-level code to unlock. Internal communications includes personal comm. badges that are mandatory for all officers, hand communicators with input controls that are mandatory for command staff, intercom relays at regular intervals along the hallways and in each room, and holo-communicator stations at each major station and system. In case of power failure, most of the stationary communication systems have a voice-tube running to the nearest stations for a relay system as well as emergency hand-cranks for manual generation of power or even use as a Morse code if the audio-visual feed is cut-off. Translation: The translation circuit is integrated with the universal translator and contains more than 300,000 preset languages taken from other species. Additional support is provided by the Kanohi mask of translation. Communication Weaponry: A heavily defended section of the Communications Array uses high-speed/power uplinks from Main Engineering and the Transport Hub as well as a direct feed to the Main Computers to maintain extra-dimensional communications. A weapon-like version of the transmitters used for the neural network can be used like the Mule's ability to change the emotions of local people including unshielded persons onboard a target vessel. A section of this area set up with the Missile Base can affect the memory section of the crew onboard the target vessel much like the neural device within the Statue of Liberty from Men in Black 2. Booster: These boosters are so powerful that even at huge distances; instantaneous multiple party holographic and/or mental comm. is possible through comparatively heavy jamming. Neural-Organics: Telepathic communications for compatible species and devices is achieved with the graviton impulses coming from 3 onboard yammosk war-coordinators that network especially during battle to guide friendly ships for maximum effectively. This room is also the termination point, a sort of neural pit-stop, for the touch sensitive "skin" just beneath the armor. The skin offers input from any type of wave - especially compression waves coming from moving ships or people. Because of the neural ports, the organic eyes inset within the interior and exterior walls relay their information here to be converted into normal mental computer waves. Security: To remove any risk of computer infections coming from spam, virus, worms, and hackers; the computer constantly screens any incoming data for attachments, hidden files, etc. Human operators also help monitor incoming data to catch anything the computer misses. Any hacker will encounter a unique file protection system that simply challenges any access. If the query is not answered or is given an incorrect response, it responds by returning a smart-virus that traces the impulses back to the hacking computer and overloads the power source until the computer detonates after deleting all files and fragmenting each connected disk. This back-hacker was just one of the fractal encryption and exponential firewall developments of the surveillance group which maintains a database on all life forms encountered or found in external databases under the direction of Security. A military-grade neural security field will also keep out hacking droids. Non-Subspace Radio Communication Distance: ~250,000,000 Million Kilometers (Depending on Satellite Radar on distances over ~250,000,000 Million Kilometers) Standard Communications Range: ~1,200,000 light years Standard Data Transmission Speed: 38 Tera-quads per nano-second Subspace Communications Speed: Warp 59.9997 =7.0 SCIENCE & REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS=

7.1 SENSOR SYSTEMS
The primary long range and navigation sensor system is located behind the primary main deflector shield dish and generator assembly, primarily to avoid sensor "ghosts" and other detrimental effects consistent with deflector dish micro-Cochrane static field output, as well as provide a safe haven for the system within the engineering hull. An additional suite is located behind the saucer deflector dish, and although more limited, can be used in emergency situations should the primary system become damaged or fail. The two systems were not designed to work in concert, due to the complexities involved in maintaining a subspace field capable of allowing two independent deflector beams to pass through, however extensive modification of both the deflector emitters and the sensor arrays have allowed limited use of a concerted sensor system in non-Warp environments to gain additional sensor resolution. A set of hyper-wave transceiver coils allows FTL sensor usage. As the rooms progress, there original devices that led to modern sensing technology starting way back at the seismograph reading from laser range-finders aimed straight down, multiple gyroscopes that can augment vector data, magnetos for usage from emergency power source to a magnetic compass as well as detecting local metallic bodies. Sonic Sensors: These rooms form the hub of the information network. These rooms contain microphones and radars. A group of microphones and computer systems constantly downloads external and internal audio data and sorts the noises by experience and then reports to command. The audio sensors include a digital background sound enhancement system and a supersonic hearing locator for directional assistance coupled with an aspect reader. Optical Sensors: These rooms contain cameras and lasers. An X-ray telescope allows a specialized viewing of targets on non-visible wavelengths. Computers can enhance recorded information for low-light and night-vision modes. A thermal camera allows tracking of living things. An electromagnetic viewer allows quick tracing of a ships circuitry and gives the option to overload it. These can be shown on the bridge via a multi view mode scanner with auto targeting tracking system and an Enhanced Vision System II to color render info from the terrain scanner. Small fiber-Optic stealth cables can be sent planet-side to gain information. Human controllers can physically listen to the data at any sorting and/or mixture level for confirmation. Lateral sensor pallets are located around the rim of the entire Hyperion, providing full coverage in all standard scientific fields. Overlapping, independent camera groups also cover the entire external and internal areas. Lateral sensor pallets are located around the rim of the entire starship, providing full coverage in all standard scientific fields, but with emphasis in the following areas: 1.	Parametric subspace field stress (a scan to search for cloaked ships) 2.	Passive neutrino scanning 3.	EM scanning 4.	Thermal variances 5.	Astronomical phenomena 6.	Planetary analysis 7.	Remote life-form analysis 8.	Quasi-stellar material 9.	Sub-Quantum Mass Particulates Each sensor pallet (more than five hundred thousand in all) can be interchanged and re-calibrated with any other pallet on the ship. The storage of additional is handled in the secondary shuttle-bay, where adjustments and repairs can be made. Modified shuttle-pods are used to remove and attach sensor pallets throughout the ship's hull. Additional sensor pallets are located on both the dorsal and ventral portions of the ship, allowing for greater coverage in the Z+ and Z- ranges. The Hyperion class starship is equipped with two high-power science sensor pallets in the forward section, dorsal, aft of the bridge module and just aft of the upper, auxiliary deflector. The pallets are un-plated for ease of upgrade and repair, as well as enhancing sensor acuity. Multi-Directional Sensor Array: The Multi-directional Sensor Array is actually 30 separate scanning arrays in an improved ventral reader within the nose cone that are synchronized with dedicated Neural Data Network (NDN) connections, the main and auxiliary computer cores and processing commands that synthesized a total view of the space environment 97,000 times per second. The MSA, while short-range, worked in concert with the navigational deflector and long-range sensor instruments to locate and displace foreign objects that may come into physical contact with the Hyperion. The MSA fibrous scanner system includes: 1.	PAS-37Q System Search Sensor (Phased Array) 2.	HSS-114D Hyper-Spectral Scanner (EO) ATI (Along Track Interferometer) 3.	AIS-117M Imaging Sensor (Synthetic Aperture/Moving Target Indicator) 4.	AIS-117I Advanced Fractal Imaging Sensor (Inverse Synthetic Aperture) 5.	CGT-20A Crystal Graviton Trap (Symmetric targeting Scanner) 6.	WAIR-135B Wide Area Infrared Reader (Thermal Laser Net/Designator) 7.	EVS-II Synthetic Image Based Motion Vision (Enhanced Viewing System) 8.	LWWA Spherical active/passive Arrays (Light Weight Wide Aperture) 9.	AN/SQQ-89(V)-3 Ultrasonic Anemometer/Sonar suites 10.	TB-29 High frequency chain, sails, and towed sonar array 11.	AN/SQS-53B/C/D TACTAS (Active/Passive sonar) 12.	AN/SPY-3A/B MFR scanned array (Multi-Function Radar) 13.	AN/APG-77 AESA Radar (Active Electronically Scanned Array) 14.	AN/SLQ-32(V)-4 Nixie countermeasures suites (Active Jamming/Deception) 15.	AN/WLR-1H ESM DCPA (Displaced Phase Center Antenna) 16.	AN/ALR-94 RWR (Radar Warning Reader) 17.	AN/BSY-2 Sonic Pulse Transducers and Microphones 18.	AN/SPS-55 surface search radar GMTI (Ground Moving Target Identification) 19.	SPS-DDX VSR scanned array (Volume Search Radar) 20.	SPS-48E (3D Air Search Radar) STAP (Space-Time Adaptive Processing) 21.	SPS-49(V)-5 (2D Air Search Radar) 22.	AN/SQQ Light Airborne multi-purpose system w/ Barometric/laser altimeter 23.	ACDS (Advanced Combat Direction System) 24.	SPQ-9 Navigational Radar DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) 25.	AN/SPQ-9 gun fire control radar 26.	AN/SPG-62 Mk. 91 Mod 1 MFCS (Fire Control director radars) 27.	SUB-ATWCS (Submarine Advanced Tomahawk Weapons Control System) 28.	ES/A-9R Electronic Support and Attack Measure Suite 29.	Mk2 Mod 0 SSDS (Ship Self-Defense System) 30.	TIS (Tactical Input Segment) digital reconnaissance processing system

7.2 TACTICAL SENSORS
In addition to the regular science sensors, the Hyperion-class incorporates five hundred and eighty independent tactical sensors operating on the C, L, Q, R, S, and X bands. Each sensor automatically tracks and locks onto incoming hostile vessels and reports bearing, aspect, distance, and vulnerability percentage to the tactical station on the main bridge. Each tactical sensor is 98% efficient against ECM, and can operate fairly well in particle flux nebulae (which has been hitherto impossible). The suite of tactical sensors aboard the Hyperion class is the most technically advanced suite of tactical sensors found on a Starfleet vessel. With over three hundred independent sensor arrays, backed by the processing power of her computer network, a Hyperion class can not only wage battle, but conduct and lead other Starfleet and Allied vessels in tactical engagements. A Hyperion-class vessel can track and maintain sensor locks on over 10,000 threat and friendly vessels within its sensor envelopes. Further, the Hyperion class can process and collect tactical data at much greater ranges than any starship before her, thanks in part to the redundancy of the arrays, but also the computing power and efficiency of her sensor systems.

7.3 SCIENCE SCANNERS
Due to the emphasis on the Hyperion class for tactical engagements, the vessel is equipped with a modest amount of scientific research sensors to give a larger knowledge base and better analysis of targets. There are five science labs on the Hyperion class, deck 1. The labs are a mixed batch; one is a XT (extra-terrestrial) analysis, and one eugenic lab. There are five smaller labs on deck 1½, which can be configured for astrophysics/astral-metrics and stellar cartography studies. The Forge is located here but is not a scientific scanner. During the long voyages that the Hyperion will be making; scientists, engineers, and researchers can come to this section of labs to work on their ideas. A series of interlocked and overlapping level 100 force fields keep any "accidents" from damaging the rest of the ship. A special group of power and computer access cables run here for non-traditional energy work. There is a major research lab within Section A, Deck 2, outer ring, in front of the Bio-Sphere. Half of the lab is based on bio-chemistry-physics labs that can also be reconfigured for Medical labs. The other lab sections are a mixed batch: Warp Current Sensor: This is an independent subspace graviton field-current scanner, allowing Hyperion-class vessels to track ships at high FTL warp speeds by locking onto the eddy currents from another ship's warp energy field. The main computer can then extrapolate from a database the probable size and class of the ship by comparing warp field output to known archetypes. Temporal Scanner: One temporal mechanics lab is located on deck 1½, with direct BPS feed from engineering and direct transporter buffer feed to the temporal transporter. Beginning with the Titan, all Hyperion class ships have converted one of their high-energy sensors into a temporal mechanics lab for research into Chronological Incursions & uses. Temporal Mechanics were inspired by Kendal Johnson and retain a separate copy of temporally shielded records to make sure that nothing has damaged the timeline, a set of chronometric beacons implanted into the ship for voyages across time, triple independent temporal cores so time-travel is possible, a micro launcher for temporal probes, a Time compression mechanism, and a 1-person temporal transporter. The Temporal Beacon Sensor is an independent chronotron field-current scanner, allowing Hyperion-class vessels to track changes within the timeline. The computer can then extrapolate the temporal incursion date and probable cause. Astrophysics/Astrometry: One stellar cartography lab is located on deck 1½, with direct BPS power feed from engineering. The stellar cartography bay is specialized into the realm of map making. All information is directed to the bridge and can be displayed on any console or the main view-screen. The Chief Science Officer's office is located next to the Stellar Cartography bay. Nearly as impressive and large as the Galaxy-class Stellar Cartography Bay, the emphasis on the design was one of function over form. The lab more closely resembles the new Intrepid-class Stellar Cartography bay. The Command Staff depend on this room to project a safe course through space to a target destination. All information is directed to the bridge and can be displayed on any console or the main view-screen. The Chief Science Officer's office is located next to the Stellar Cartographer. Similar to the Odyssey-class, the entire room displays a holographic representation of the entire galaxy with detailed readouts from individual stations. The uppermost level of the outermost ring in this section contains the Astral Observatory which is complete with all star-charts which are updated by the live data-feeds coming from the sensor systems. These rooms also hold a composite mirror/radio telescope integrated into the sensors for the detailed inspection of spatial phenomena at “close” distances. Forge: For those items that cannot be formed by replicator and still need to be physically formed, a Forge is located here where raw metals can be refined, enhanced, and shaped into a new item. A nearby Die-GATA Reactor allows channeled Yen energy to help form Die-GATA stones as well as work with similar materials and energy forces. Bio-Chemistry-Physics Lab: The Biology lab was designed after the captured Phobias base where species 8472 was formed and later upgraded with the Sonja life-extension devices, Eugenics genetic re-sequencing devices, Borg implantation devices, and other biological modification devices. The Chemical scanner is a smaller lab designed to analyze any material as fully as possible and recreate the substance with an incentive towards the formation of new substances. Chaos Wizards Tower: The Chaos Wizards Tower is an affectionate name for an antenna mast with Doc. Odin’s Arthurian lab components, a huge library of ancient scrolls with millennia-old artifacts, a cache of odd materials, and a control linkage to the Kathaka. All of these rooms report to and are controlled by a separate room called the Research & Design Center where all the bureaucratic and design issues are discussed and reported to the Commanding Officer as to the time and resources needed to complete a project as well as deciding on all other issues. One section contains the Crystal pillar from the Lunatic Pandora and has direct access to the Arthurian lab. The Chaos control device was taken from Sonic and contains a storage point for all of the Emeralds including the master emerald with a power channeling device to use their contained energies. This lab also includes the transport ring and the main cannon. A side machine can also form the rings seen in the show.

7.6 PROBES
A probe is a device that contains a number of general purpose or mission specific sensors and can be launched from a starship for closer examination of objects in space. There are twelve different classes of probes, which vary in sensor types, power, and performance ratings. The spacecraft frame of a probe consists of molded meta-alloy and pressure-bonded labium coronate, with sensor windows of triple layered transparent aluminum. With a warhead attached, a probe becomes a photon torpedo. The standard equipment of all twelve types of probes are instruments to detect and analyze all normal EM and subspace bands, organic and inorganic chemical compounds, atmospheric constituents, and mechanical force properties. Nine types are capable of surviving a powered atmospheric entry, but only five are specially designed for aerial maneuvering and soft landing. These ones can also be used for spatial burying. Many probes can be real-time controlled and piloted from a starship to investigate an environment that is dangerous, hostile, or otherwise inaccessible for an away-team or starship. The currently used probe aboard the Hyperion is the: 7.5.1 Class XII Advanced Probe: Range: 67.2 x 10^128 light-years Delta-v limit: Warp 49.4 Power-plant: Dual-M/ARA; 37 hours at warp 18; extended fuel supply for warp 16 maximum flight 28 days plus extended duration sub-light with high-output MHD power tap for sensors and subspace transceiver or planetary entry/exit. Sensors: Extended passive data-gathering and recording systems; full autonomous mission execution and return system. Triple redundant stellar fields and particle detectors, stellar atmosphere analysis suite. Full EM/Subspace and interstellar chemistry pallet for in-space applications with addition of enhanced long-range particle and field detectors and imaging system. Terrestrial and gas giant sensor pallet with material sample and return capability + mission specific modules Telemetry/Communications: 157,740 channel RF plus hundred-channel transponder echo and subspace transceiver operating at 1,990 megawatts peak radiated power. 360 degree omni antenna gives 0.0000001 arc-second high-gain antenna resolution. Additional data: Limited payload capacity; I-memory storage of 6,800 kilo-quads; Low observatory coatings and hull materials applicable to civilizations up to technology level VI. Probe contains twelve ejectable radiation flux sub-probes that are deployable for non-stellar energy phenomena, limited SIF hull reinforcement; gas giant atmosphere missions survivable to 900 bar pressure. Maximum loiter time: 7 months. Probe can be modified for tactical applications with addition of custom sensor countermeasure package or warhead. Low-impact molecular destruct package tied into anti-tamper detectors. Applications vary from galactic particles and fields research to early-warning reconnaissance missions and emergency log recorder. =8.0 CREW SUPPORT SYSTEMS=

8.1 MEDICAL SYSTEMS
General Overview: While there should not be any injuries onboard with ultra heavy inertial dampeners activated by computer, sensor, and/or gyroscope, security monitors, Crowd-control force-fields, and anti-intruder phaser {set on stun}. There situations may arise where injuries need to be treated or new medical emergencies addressed. Sickbay: One Sickbay facility serves as the primary care facility on Hyperion-class starships. A modest room approximately the size of a standard living room compartment, it can easily be placed somewhere within the residential areas of the ship at the Counselor's discretion for easy access to the crew. While decorated to the tastes of the staff using it, the office tends to be equipped with comfortable seating and colors to better relax its visitors. Equipped with an advanced bio-bed attached to a Bacta bio-cite tank, Sickbay is also a small lab used for routine analysis of crewmembers. The room itself is considered to be general-purpose, often the location of regular physicals, appointments, and various medical emergencies. It can effectively handle the majority of situations that the Hyperion will face. Within Sickbay are more specialized areas, including an intensive-care ward, a medical laboratory, a surgical suite, a null-gravity therapy ward, a morgue, a biohazard isolation unit, a dental care office, a robotic prosthetic construction workshop, and a small garden to hold medically useful plants. This medical bay is outfitted with an array of medical bio-scanners that detect the instant that something is wrong with a passenger or staff. Medical nanites are then dispatched via micro-tubules to further investigate the problem and attempt simple repairs of the problem. Critical patients are teleported into a surgery suite where the most advanced technology is used to identify and fix the source problem. Emergency Medical Hologram: Also pursuant to new Medical Protocols, the entire ship is equipped with holo-emitters for the usage of the EMH (Emergency Medical Holograph) System which currently runs the Mark-7 Long-term Medical Hologram downloaded with all forms of treatment. This took the greatest testing aboard Voyager onboard it's extended mission, Prometheus incident, and the Deep Space 9 incidents during the Dominion War. Bio-beds: The sickbay is equipped with 4 general purpose beds which are used primarily for diagnostics and simple medical attention. Each bed is adjustable to provide comfort to the patient and has many sensors including CAT and MRI scanners built into the bed itself. The bed can project a holographic representation of the patient’s problem and overlay the problem over the patient to aid in surgery. The bio-bed has an integrated Atlantian healing device which looks like an Egyptian Sarcophagus which can heal any non-mortal wound over time. This technology is only used in extreme cases as the patient usually develops severe psychological trauma over extended periods of use. Camino Bacta Tanks: A second type of regeneration tank is the Bacta chamber. This is a fluidic chamber which allows the symbiotic bacteria to rebuild lost tissue. While not as healing as the Sarcophagus, Bacta does not have any negative aspects other than a slight itching immediately after application. Small creatures called bio-cites can be released into the Bacta to help it to quickly rebuild the critical portions of the body and to eat away dead tissue. When a critical officer or crewmember is actually killed in battle or accidentally dies in surgery a special clone is quickly flash-grown from a genetic sample inserted into these tanks. It is then imprinted with the memory anagrams, ECG, and EEG fields shown by the last medical bio-scan which are then locked into the psyche by a telepathic deep-scan by a residential P-12.

8.2 CREW QUARTERS SYSTEMS
General Overview: The arrangement of living quarters is designed to be modular, so that at any time, a particular area could be reconfigured to create larger or smaller residential areas. Individual areas make up what has come to be known as a "bay," which is equal to the size of the smallest available module. These modules are connected together to create the living accommodations on a Hyperion-class starship, with the overall design and color scheme similar to the tones used on the Sovereign-class starship. However, the Hyperion is very restricted in usable space. The living area offers residents a remarkable view of the star-space outside its windows. This office tends to be located near the main sickbay facilities. A modest room approximately the size of a standard living room compartment, it can easily be placed somewhere within the residential areas of the ship at the Counselor's discretion for easy access to the crew. While decorated to the tastes of the staff using it, the office tends to be equipped with comfortable seating and colors to better relax its visitors. Quarters: A large living area spreads across two bays at the center of the dwelling. Furnished for comfort, in an effort to provide a private environment to perform off-duty work, it typically holds a personal viewer and interface, couch, two chairs and a work station as well as an extra-large replicator. This room is flanked on one side with a bedroom, which takes up one bay in length and houses room for a queen-sized bed and room for personal belongings & personal holographic computer by an observation porch offering a huge view of the surrounding area. A half-bathroom is located on the opposite side from the bedroom's entrance, and has a sonic shower, wash basin, mirror and several drawers. Provisions for small pets can be made available. This apartment can be configured to suit the needs of those living in them via holographic-projectors to convert the room any way desired using luxurious variables which are provided since the CO may use this room as an informal meeting area for both private conferencing and reception of guests. Of course, special clearance is needed by visitors to gain access beyond the turbo-lift annex, which can be compared to a waiting room. Each of these rooms is made of transparent/flow-plastic: a large community of self-replicating nanites formed from liquid metal. This allows the room to form into the inhabitants wishes. When a requested object cannot be made via holographic means, the room’s replicator wills flash-form the needed object. In addition, most of these quarters can be immediately converted to class G-O environments within a few hours notice. In addition, these quarters can be immediately converted to class G-O environments within a few hours notice. Allocation of available rooms falls under the authority of the Operations Chief, who is then responsible to make arrangements with Engineering and the ship's Counselor concerning assignment of personnel. 8.3 Military Troops Barracks While not officially existing on any Starfleet ship, Starfleet has occasionally had use for military forces to explore and possible sabotage target ships as shown during the Voyager missions. The Hyperion marks a major separation from that policy: On deck 1, close to turbo-lifts that lead directly to the armory, hanger bay, and transporter rooms, is an extremely compartmentalized habitation module called “The Fortress”. This habitation module has the rooms by the central turbo-lift all the way to the top. Their rooms replace the desk with a 3rd bunk bed. This lack of comfort is made up for with their higher pay, greater access through-out the city, and a use of a style where 3 bedrooms share an open area and a bathroom. These rooms also have secure Jeffries tubes not in the schematics that lead directly to the armory, hanger bay, transporter rooms, and an extremely compartmentalized habitation module equipped with planetary drop racks. Here, Starfleet Intelligence has posted a mid-sized detachment of Ranger-Seals onboard the Hyperion. 8.3.1 Ranger-Seal Mobile Infantry: Each Ranger Seal is a Genetically Engineered and enhanced clone warrior, complete with cybernetic wetware armor & energy and projectile weapons hard-wired into their neural-sensory network. In particular, these include the R9-D9 killer mini-robot and the Assault Blade. The R9-D9 is a recently developed droid designed as a personal sensor and repair system that is capable of acting as a short-range weapon platform. The R9 was designed to be carried in small racks that can be slung on the back or hidden within sleeves until they were needed at which time they activate and hover within 15 meters of the user. The Assault Blade is a 2-part weapon system. The Assault Rifle is a 4-barrelled rail-gun with Full-Auto firing capability for each barrel and is equipped with a thermal/synthetic-optical laser super-scope for sniper shots. The grips and the digital viewer are designed for maximum information to the user. The Energy Blade can operate either as a long, single blade for dueling or as three short claws for more area covered. While in Rifle Mode, the Assault Blade looks similar to an organic M-30, but it takes on a more Gauntlet form while the Energy Blade is activated. Their Armor includes a neuron-sensitive skin-suit with Borg energy shields and hardened 1Protoss deflectors. They fill this area until needed for target invasion, or intruder determent. Each Ranger-Seal is a registered Level 14 Psi-Cop, M7 GAF user, and is trained up to Master Chief in weapon use. Answerable to the Commanding Officer as death-commandoes, these Mentor-Assassins are rightfully feared by friend and foe alike for their artistic kamikaze-berserker style of martial-arts fighting. Under-handed rumor is that Starfleet Intelligence used ‘appropriated’ 8472 and Founder genetic material with Borg and extra-dimensional technology when developing the Ranger-Seal detachment. While patrolling the Hyperion, the entire complement is put on a rotation of 3 battalions for each of the 3 hulls. Each of the 3 battalions is formed of 3 platoons who rotate by major section. Each of the 3 platoons is formed of 3 brigades who rotate by minor level. And so each and every area of the Hyperion is under a constant rotating patrol for maximum security. The lowest level is the squad and is formed of 3 RS. They operate as a single unit and are the physical extension of the entire group. During an enemy infiltration, the RS quickly regroup within their defensible habitation module and then use the access tunnels and other subsystem linkages to surround, divide, and subdue the infiltrating forces. During a planetary operation, the RS secure an area until a defensible base with const. communications with the Hyperion can be set up. Then the RS defend the specialists as they complete their work. Because they are based upon human beings, the RS have a significantly greater potential to develop psychiatric tendencies of loneliness, fear, and other detrimental factors. This is part of the reason that we trained them to work in teams. Another result of this side-effect is to give them a stated purpose to serve the Commanding Officer in any way necessary. The loneliness issue was addressed by the integration of a neural network that instantly connects all of the RS neural pathways in the long-term memory areas of the brain. This results in the ability that what one RS knows, they all know. When the RS are dropped into a battlefield, the groups assigned for that day gather into their habitation module and climb into their drop Walkers.

8.3.2 Staff Personnel:
Because the Hyperion Class is so advanced, the crew assigned to run it must be ready for the responsibility of commanding such an awesome vessel. It would be horrible if some kids managed to get their hands on the Hyperion and decided to take it out for a "test-drive". To keep this from happening, all personnel are given a genome injection that allows the activation of certain systems depending on the type of genome given. Non-authorized access of a system left activated is prevented by multi-tiered security levels ranging from complete lockout and automatic shutdown to limited or full access depending on the manual key/alphanumeric password/voice code/biometric input/retinal scan given. The Commanding Officer must especially be chosen with care as he is not only responsible for the Hyperion with its inhabitants, but he also has personal control over the Ranger-Seals. Such a man, sorry feminists - too bad, would need to have a background in command with an excellent record. A bureaucratic governor would have to be rejected since he would not be able to make decisions in an appropriate time span. This would also apply to the Executive Officer and Tactical Officer as they are next in the chain of command and take shifts in command. In addition, the Tactical officer is expected to work with the Flight Officer to orchestrate inter-ship battles and the Executive Officer is expected to work with the Science Officer to provide the appropriate assistance. The Flight Officer is to have experience directing multiple craft in combat situations as well as being able to organize the upkeep and storage of smaller craft while they are stored in his bays. The Medical and Science Officers should have extensive training/commendations in their field with as much experience as possible. They are expected to provide solutions to the rest of the Command Staff during situations as they arise. The Security Officer is in charge of internal safety and IT security as well as handling all domestic incidents that may arise from a civilian population. Criminal justice experience is required, but it is critical that the Security Officer retain a friendly relationship with everyone onboard to negate potentially violent situations. The Officer in charge of the bank must have experience in the upper echelons of the Federal Reserve and be able to handle the bank without computer assistance. In general, the head of each section and station must have the experience and ability to handle any situation that comes his/her way. Typical oversight of CO Michael Atreides is directed by Grand Admiral Handel Carrizo under Triumvir Henry Schmidt

8.4 RECREATION SYSTEMS
General Overview: The Hyperion class is a mid-sized starship barely larger than a freighter and its design has been maximized for tactical usage. However, it is realized that the stress of operating at 99% efficiency on a ship that is built for deep-space exploration can be dangerous, so there are some recreational facilities on Sovereign class starships for use during free-time. Holo-matrix: There are 4 holo-matrix facilities, or highly advanced Virtual reality holographic-decks, on a Hyperion class, located on decks 2 and 5. These are smaller version of the standard Federation Holo-deck, designed for individual usage uses the smaller space to more accurately focus the images for higher resolution, plus it can handle more variables. They are equivalent to the Holo-decks on a Sovereign-class starship. There are 25 levels of combat training. Everyone onboard a Hyperion-class vessel must maintain at least an 85% hit ratio on level 24 on all phaser types as level 25 is practically impossible to defeat. The Hyperion class carries both the standard phaser rifle and the new compression phaser rifles. The Arenas are located on decks 5 and 8. Due to the training requirements of the Ranger complement, the Hyperion class starship also features expanded training environmental variables complete with such advanced training location variables as the Jedi Temple, Balaam Garden, SG-Atlantis, MIB control, Matrix-Zion, and other places for the crews training and enjoyment.

8.5 SHIP'S LOUNGE
This lounge, located on deck 2 forward, serves as the social center for the starship and is often used for large gatherings and functions. It has a very relaxed and congenial air about it; the Ship's Lounge is the only place on the ship where rank means nothing - "sir" need not be uttered when a person of lower rank addresses an officer, and everyone enjoys equal footing. Opinions can be voiced in complete safety amongst fellow crewmates, offering a place where people can let loose after a long day. As such, this place rivals the Garden within the Bio-Sphere as the best place for crew/alien interaction just as it rivals the Auditorium within the Temple for the best place to have a presentation to the crewmembers of the Hyperion. Large bay windows offer a stunning view out the aft of the ship, where the warp nacelles hang prominently amidst the stars. Four distilling units enable the Hyperion to make over 400,000 gallons of fresh water from seawater a day. Mess Hall: To provide food and entertainment for the residential populace, the Left side has a large Mess Hall placed on the inner wall for when people are hungry. The mess hall features a group of mass replicator for the quick feeding during rush hours. When the rush is not so great, these replicator groups fill a cafeteria line for those coming for a snack as they go off duty.

Kitchen-style Restaurant:
This is a kitchen where special orders can be made from home-grown vegetables, fruits, and home-bred livestock. These specialty items can be gotten from a Subway style counter where the individual can watch as his/her meal is being prepared, cooked, and then served. Hungry customers can either eat at the lengthy bar table, at traditional 4 or 6-seated tables, or on the small rings of couches. Both human and robotic waiters and waitresses serve the customers, with late-night live entertainment which includes dancing in each variety and entertainers ranging from artistic performers to comedians. Crewmembers or Staff on duty who cannot leave their posts can request a meal to be sent up to them or they can order a smaller meal to go. The delivery people are also trained cuisine artists and can quickly cook up a delicious meal for a private party. This notable accessory to the lounge offers a wide selection of beverages, such as water, Coca-Cola, Root beer, Gatorade, coffee, tea, milk, Saurian brandy, tarter aperitif, Tamarind Frost, C&E Warp Lager, Eggnog, Antaean brandy, and countless others. The replicator, feeding off the new computers, has nearly quadrupled the food and drink options of any ship-bound replicator system in Starfleet for authentic replications.

Aft Lounge:
At the aft most part of the secondary hull on Deck 11 sits the aft lounge, a crew recreation area. The Aft Lounge has a battery of recreational games and assorted "stuff.” 3-D chess, octagonal billiards tables, and a storage center with more eclectic games can be found in the mess hall. Large bay windows offer a stunning view out of the ship. One unique section of the Aft Lounge contains a small fountain for a quiet/fancy feel to the lounge. This pool can be filled with edible aquatic creatures such as catfish that the customers can catch for themselves and then have the cooks clean and prepare a meal from the captured fish. Customers with special permits from the zoologist can also hunt specific mammals within the Bio-Sphere to be prepared in the same way for private parties. The room modules attached to the aft of the Mess Hall can be customized to anything from private eating areas for specialized occasions and meeting to large-scale food courts with such trade-marked eating facilities or restaurants as Subway, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Ruby Tuesday, Red Lobster, and Olive Garden. If somehow all the animals die out and they cannot be cloned fast enough, food stores in large pressurized containers beneath the Mess Hall can keep the Hyperion fed until the animal population has been built up enough to continue the original system of providing food. Overall, the lounge is the most often used recreational area of the ship and serves as an access to the Captain’s personal dining room.

Bio-sphere:
All the food that stocks the kitchen comes from the Bio-sphere. Each climate from every planet is represented in some way with the full compliment of plants and animals. The plants include a small group of each and every strain of each and every plant. The plants are organized in such a way so that they cross-pollinate each other and were originally planted in such a way as to eventually become a self-sustaining ecosystem. This ecosystem was then planted in large groups all over the assigned areas of the Bio-sphere so that large amounts of crops could be harvested each season. This work can be done by hand, but specially bred creatures and carefully designed machines do much of the manual labor so that no one has to work unless you want to.

Zoo:
The Hydroponics was designed to not only be a self-supporting ecological wonder, but also to allow small groups to wander through the natural zones like it was a zoo and then follow specifically highlighted water courses into the aquatic and underground versions of what they just saw above. While there are no fences, cages, or other obvious signs of containment, the ‘wild’ animals are kept in check by physical boundaries built with human-only walkways and pheromone/spoor natural boundaries. The zoologist can approve small pets and botanist can approve individuals to take plants to their rooms to beautify the living space. The tamer creatures freely roam in the wide spaces of their natural habitats and ecosystems while the more dangerous animals are controlled via an electro-neural implant so they do not harm curious intruders exploring the nature scenes. The dangerous creatures are kept in habitats designed to house an ecosystem of animals that are continuously getting exponentially more dangerous. The dangerous creatures can either be used as a new combat species or as training opponents that keep the security forces in shape. A few of the necessary dangerous creatures, like the Dune sand-trout/sandworm, are kept in secluded and secure sections where their optimal living conditions are maintained and their usable productions collected at regular intervals. Specialized sections behind the Bio-sphere are used like a veterinary or zoo station that is focused on healing injured creatures or plants as well as ensuring that none of the species dies out through breeding.

Zen Garden:
The Hydroponics culminates at the top with a floating garden surrounded with observation platforms and park benches perfect for small-talk. This area has a gently meandering walkway that crosses over hanging gardens and passes through the small brooks at the top of the ‘mountains’. This quiet area is in stark contrast to the 'underground'. This is the area beneath the aquatic environments accessed by the cave environments. This is essentially a huge hydroponics area that - along with the rest of the bio-sphere - keeps everything going. A section of the medical bay’s microbiology is housed here with the two purposes of developing new cures from renewable plants and animal sources, and developing new biological weapons from the same. This department has been expanded with a Bacta tank and surgery suite to be prepared in case one of the animals or plants proves to be dangerous and resistant enough to its control measures to actually injure someone. In this case, the vicious life-form will be commandeered by the RS and taken for further investigation as to its usefulness as a natural weapon. If somehow the animal is rejected by the RS, it is then supplied to the Infestation eggs to be genetically re-sequenced into animals that can be more useful to the inhabitants of the Hyperion or potential colonists on Class M planets. Environmental Control: This area of the Hydroponics Bay artificially controls the climate on all areas of the ship during Cruise Mode. Cooling of high temperature areas such as Main Engineering and the Computer Cores is accomplished by standard heat sinks which transfer 98% of the temperate into space. The triple Freon cooling turbine arrays are more of a weapon and can flash-freeze their target. Heating which is required for the rest of the ship is provided by infrared nano-tubes and blowers which transfer heat from the reactors. The solar blast from the Type-M array can also be used for extreme heating such as is used during welding.

Auditorium:
This area is used for performances, weddings, funerals, and the weekly sermon.

Academy:
Based on Minbari Temples and Balaam Garden, the officers and crewmembers are taught everything they needs to know and then tested to make sure that they know and remember. Classes are usually cerebral downloads similar to the Matrix. These classes cover almost all subjects since everyone is expected to know as much as possible and be prepared for all circumstances.

Meditation Sanctum:
This is a small chamber that can lock down around the Commanding Officer. When this is engaged, the autopilot automatically engages. This room is specifically designed to let the Commanding Officer completely focus on the battle and direct engagements.

8.8 Artisan’s Bazaar
General Overview: For the less physically minded people, or those who are just more artistically talented, the Artisan's Symbol is heaven. This is an online network representing each art form from dance and painting studios to Cinemas and computer programming modules.

Arcade:
This area is where the games are played on the Intranet; each game's outcome is strictly enforced with horrible punishments to cheaters and those who misuse their power. The gallery sometimes gets almost as much attention as the arcade. The monitors on each self-learning gaming system has been specially modified to adjust to the senses of the playing user to keep from causing physical or mental damage over extended periods of play-time. Of course, the games have the genetic identifier lock on age-specific material.

Cinema:
The adults spend their free-time in the adaptive holo-matrix where they can recreate their favorite vacation or play along in any story from the huge digital Library. The holo-matrix cinema is a large stadium-sized room with a control arch where programs are input by the door. Other than this control area where a dangerous program can be stopped by voice, touch, or mental commands; the entire room is made of holographic emitters that project low-level force fields and then project CGI onto the force-fields to form "real" items. These emitters are to be distinguished from the room emitters in that these emitters are at such a high quality that even a medical scanner can sometimes be fooled by the realism of the holo-object.

Digital Library:
The Library carries trillions of Terabytes of documents, some dating back to 1700 BC, the entire Poke index with an NME formation system to retrieve the Poke, and all of the new documents being currently written as well as a constantly updated Timeline that maps the important occurrences and is temporally shielded to avoid changes from outside sources. While there are some documents to show the history of writing, the majority of the library is devoted to 2 separate sections. The Right hand side of the Library is specifically for scientific works from researcher's journals to peer-reviewed scientific papers covering all fields of science and education. The Left hand side of the Library is for Fictional works and is under a ratio of 70% Christian, 30% fun reading. The useful designs and works designed by the Artisans such as architectural disks are stored in a series of computer accessed exponential storage devices that have a low level of security keeping them under guard. These can be accessed by the computer from the transport hub and sent to the correct location for use.

=9.0 AUXILIARY SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS=

Robot Laboratory:
This lab is dedicated to the research and development of new mechanical droid chassis bodies and positron net computer minds. This area also handles the production and repair of the various types of droids roaming the ship to keep it fully functional. DRD are cat-sized, wall-climbing droids that are typically used as general micro-repair stations but can be fitted with small weaponry for use as mobile internal defense platforms. R2-R9 series droids are mid-sized robots used for remote navigation of fighters and moderate repair tasks. Some have been outfitted with specialized packages for combat, medical, sensors, or power generation. T-1000/T-X androids are combat robots with detailed human-systemization abilities to mimic crewmembers, very useful.

Nanite Factory:
This factory can draw energy and matter from nearby stars which, when combined with the power of the Force, is capable of creating an endless supply of ships, droids, and other war material. These rooms contain a 2-stage nanites and robotic mega-factory. Stage 1 is a small construction line where nanites and robots are constructed and repaired. The raw materials are stamped into pre-set circuitry at a sub-molecular scale. Micro-assembler robots in a production line then attach the circuitry and appendages to the new nanites. Finally a Neural Network is used to upload the advanced programming. A storage bay holds the nanites until they are needed. These nanites were initially used by the Borg to help repair their cubes but have been since reprogrammed to be used by the Hyperion. Stage 2 is a much larger workshop and construction yard where a genetically engineered worker/clone society, integrated robots, and mobile androids finish all refining and processing duties before assembling the systems and integrating them within the construction and finishing areas to be transported to storage or usage. This area is also used to rebuild and repair damaged parts and systems. Like the Nanite factory, an assembly line is also used here to build up parts from raw materials gathered from the mine or recycled from waste or disintegrated parts. While robots completely run this area, they are under human supervision to ensure that no rare mistakes are made. Another safety precaution is the integration of rotating EMP and high voltage fields into the walls and doors as well as rationing power and upgrades to the robots based on Efficiency for non-sentient machines and Loyalty for sentient machines. Any machine found to be disloyal or inefficient is recycled as hazardous waste. Anyone who wants to work here can get into a safety suit and get to work helping the droids quickly build the new fighters, droids, and ordnance for the Hyperion as well as repairing any damaged part of the ship so the Hyperion does not have to focus energy into regenerating the metallic structures. The Factory also contains equipment capable of handling detailed operations on molten proto-dermis - a critical function for forming Kadoka and Kanohi. To give you an idea of the speed, a typical Guild High-liner from the Dune series would take about 2 hours to build from raw materials to launch. Finished items can be stored in cargo bays, beamed directly into use, or transferred to the part of the Hyperion where it is wanted via a 0-g shaft along the x-axis of Section B into the transport center for further routing. This shaft is also the one used by Main Engineering and the Missile Base to accurately focus high-energy beams. Crewmembers and Staff with a knack for building can use several large maintenance bays behind the 2nd Tier of nanites to construct and customize their own private vessels. Cybernetics Support Bay: This bay of the robot factory uses heavily damaged creatures augmented into mechanical bodies to form advanced bio-tools/weapons. Thus someone who has an inoperable, mortal condition can choose to be mechanized. The organic components of the ship also use the DNA/protein replication system in a similar way to form the complicated structures used by the Hyperion. When these two systems of biological speed and mechanical accuracy are merged, they form the best production line ever devised by humans.

9.1 CARGOBAYS
Located within the ventral portion of the Hyperion, the main cargo bay is accessed by a powered aft airlock and the forward hangar bay. Enhanced with exponential mass storage technology, this relatively miniscule bay can hold massive amounts of supplies. A specialized computer indexing and retrieval system keeps all items organized until they are needed. The cargo airlock is also accessed by the huge, tubular worm called the Dread weapon, which extends from the bowels of the Hyperion. The dread weapon is a biologically engineered worm-like organism that extends from the bow of a Yuuzhan Vong ship. The creature then punctures the surface of an enemy ship or space station and sucks out all beings aboard. Alternatively, the dread weapon could be used to puncture a planetary surface, as when the first Yuuzhan Vong world ship landed. The Dread Weapon is also used to deploy troops and to gather nutrients for the ship to stay alive. A separate area of the Cargo bay with direct feed tubes to the torpedo tubes holds Die-GATA Guardian stones.

Load: 1,777,299 metric tons, or enough to supply 300,000 people for 16 years.

Fuel Capacity: 38 long tons (114,466 metric kilograms, 3 Million gallons)

General Overview:
Located within the forward portion of the dorsal hull, the Main Shuttle-bay takes up a significant portion of the lower section of Decks One through Three on the Hyperion class. Due to the mission profile of the Hyperion class, the shuttle-bay extends larger than normal for a vessel its size to accommodate its fighter squadron, large missiles, runabouts, and ships smaller than Courier-grade or Victory –class that may be the primary mode of transport by entities the vessel’s crew encounter. The Main Shuttle-bay is managed by a team of Helmsmen/Pilots, Engineers and Technicians, and Operations personnel that are based on the Flight Operations office under the supervision of the Flight Control Officer. Due to its strategic position, the Main Shuttle-bay holds several combat modified shuttle-craft, and combat drones which can exit via a series of launch chutes along the primary hull. Thus, the Main Shuttle-bay operates more like the flight deck of an Aircraft-carrier than a transport cargo-hold.

Secondary Bay
The Secondary Shuttle-bay is located at the very aft portion of the Engineering hull, homage to the Constitution-class shuttle-bay. This bay, while smaller than the main shuttle-bay, is just as capable of handling flight operations as the main shuttle-bay. This is also where the Lot Spare parts are kept. Starfleet policy ensures that enough spares are on hand at all times to rebuild 90% of the Hyperion from scratch.

Launch Tubes:
These 6 gargantuan tubes are powered exits for the storage areas for dropping off needed supplies as well as for releasing and retrieving vehicles ranging from private personnel craft to fighters. The fighters can come straight from the construction yards, be piloted by a cloned trooper beamed into the cockpit, and drop from the storing racks either directly into space or into its directional launch tube for firing towards the target. This system lets a huge amount of fighters swarm a target in a short amount of time. Landing ships stay within the Shuttle bay where they can be kept for long periods of time and even be taken individually into one of the repair shops to be rebuilt and fixed if needed. Similar to the Flight deck of a traditional Aircraft Carrier, these tubes have been fitted with steam catapults and electromagnetic rail accelerators.

Docking Port:
If the Hyperion wants to connect with another ship of similar or greater size, an adjustable docking ring is in this room. To repel boarding parties and raiders, this single port is heavily defended by multiple blast doors, force fields, and clusters of hardened hi-power internal defense weapon ports. This port is accessed by a secured hatch turbo-lift equipped with anti-tamper and anti-scanner devices.

9.3 SHUTTLECRAFT
1.	The Hyperion-class Garage is equipped with:

2.	Seven Hundred Predator-class Shadow Defenders

3.	Twenty TX-6J5/RZ-1A3 Assault Star Interceptors

4.	Two EVE Heavy Long-Range Combat arms

5.	Twelve Gemini ‘Nova’ Bomb-II Tactical Weapons

6.	Four Hundred Oracle Heavy Sensor/Attack Drone Fighters

7.	One Thousand Janis Light Sensor/Attack Drone Fighters

8.	Twelve Work Bee-Type Maintenance Pods

9.	Ordnance and Fuel

10.	Flight Operations

9.3.1 Star Interceptor TX-6J5/RZ-1A3
Type:  Escort/Assault Interceptor.

Accommodation:  Computer control, Pilot control, one passenger.

Power Plant:  Twin Acolyte cores, thirty-three 3,600 Cochrane impulse engines, forty RCS thrusters.

Dimensions:  Length, 27 m; beam, 14 m; height 8 m.

Mass:  125 metric tones.

Performance:  Warp XXX

Armament:  Two Type-M (sub) phaser cannons, two micro-torpedo launchers (fore and aft), aft-mounted veritable purpose emitter.

With an ultimate goal towards creating a useful all-purpose drone, the designers of the Oracle set out to create a craft that was equipped with all the systems of a starship within the shell of a relatively small shuttle. Allocation of the larger Danube-class runabout to starships in the field proved too costly, and with the expressed need by the Hyperion class development team for a capable craft, the Oracle is born. The Oracle is a long-range craft capable of traveling at high warp for extended periods of time due to new advances in variable geometry warp physics. Its overall frame and components are a meshing of lessons learned in both the Janis and Danube class vessels. Impressive shielding, several phaser emitters, micro-torpedo launchers and a capable warp propulsion system makes this drone capable of performing a multitude of tasks. Both the ventral and dorsal areas of the drone feature a new magna-clamp docking port that is capable of linking up to other ships similarly equipped. A two-person transporter and a large aft compartment with a replicator add to the shuttle’s versatility. The end hope is that these all-purpose shuttles will replace the more specific-purpose crafts already stationed on starships, reducing the amount of space needed for shuttle storage in already-cramped bays. The Oracle is now seeing selective deployment outside the Hyperion class to further assess its capabilities in the field. Making its debut just before the launch of the Intrepid-class, this shuttle type is ideal for scouting and recon missions, but is well suited to perform many multi-mission tasks. Equipped with powerful Type-XI phaser emitters, the shuttle is designed to hold its own ground for a longer period of time. Comfortable seating for four and moderate cargo space is still achieved without sacrificing speed and maneuverability. The shuttle is equipped with a medium-range transporter and is capable of traveling through a planet’s atmosphere. With its ability to travel at high-warp speeds, the Type-9 has been equipped with a more pronounced deflector dish that houses a compact long-range sensor that further helps it in its role as a scout. The Type-9 is now being deployed throughout the fleet and is especially aiding deep-space exploratory ships with its impressive abilities. The Predator-class is the factory-formed droid control version of this fighter.

9.3.2 Oracle Sensor/Attack Drone Fighter
Type:  Heavy long-range warp drone.

Accommodation:  Computer control, eight passengers.

Power Plant:  Twin Quantum Slipstream cores, three 1,200 micro-Cochrane impulse engines, four RCS thrusters.

Dimensions:  Length, 8 m; beam, 4.89 m; height 2.125 m.

Mass:  14.05 metric tones.

Performance:  Warp 6.

Armament:  Four Type-XI phaser emitters, two micro-torpedo launchers (fore and aft), aft-mounted veritable purpose emitter.

With an ultimate goal towards creating a useful all-purpose drone, the designers of the Oracle set out to create a craft that was equipped with all the systems of a starship within the shell of a relatively small shuttle. Allocation of the larger Danube-class runabout to starships in the field proved too costly, and with the expressed need by the Hyperion class development team for a capable craft, the Oracle is born. The Oracle is a long-range craft capable of traveling at high warp for extended periods of time due to new advances in variable geometry warp physics. Its overall frame and components are a meshing of lessons learned in both the Janis and Danube class vessels. Impressive shielding, several phaser emitters, micro-torpedo launchers and a capable warp propulsion system makes this drone capable of performing a multitude of tasks. Both the ventral and dorsal areas of the drone feature a new magna-clamp docking port that is capable of linking up to other ships similarly equipped. A two-person transporter and a large aft compartment with a replicator add to the shuttle’s versatility. The end hope is that these all-purpose shuttles will replace the more specific-purpose crafts already stationed on starships, reducing the amount of space needed for shuttle storage in already-cramped bays. The Oracle is now seeing selective deployment outside the Hyperion class to further assess its capabilities in the field. Making its debut just before the launch of the Intrepid-class, this shuttle type is ideal for scouting and recon missions, but is well suited to perform many multi-mission tasks. Equipped with powerful Type-XI phaser emitters, the shuttle is designed to hold its own ground for a longer period of time. Comfortable seating for four and moderate cargo space is still achieved without sacrificing speed and maneuverability. The shuttle is equipped with a medium-range transporter and is capable of traveling through a planet’s atmosphere. With its ability to travel at high-warp speeds, the Type-9 has been equipped with a more pronounced deflector dish that houses a compact long-range sensor that further helps it in its role as a scout. The Type-9 is now being deployed throughout the fleet and is especially aiding deep-space exploratory ships with its impressive abilities.

9.3.3 Janis Sensor/Attack Drone Fighters
Type:  Light long-range warp drone.

Accommodation:  Computer control, three passengers.

Power Plant:  One 400 Cochrane warp engine, two 800 mill Cochrane impulse engines, four RCS thrusters.

Dimensions:  Length, 4.25 m; beam, 2.30 m; height 1.34 m.

Mass:  12.34 metric tones.

Performance:  Warp 6.

Armament:  Four Type-V phaser emitters.

Due to the insistence of the Hyperion’s development team, a new class of drone was formed which combines the qualities of the Danube-class and a quantum torpedo into one capable package. Usually computer driven, these drones can exit via either the normal torpedo tubes or the larger shuttle bays. They will then orbit their mother-ship until directed to investigate a specific area. When a threat vessel is detected, the drone will jettison its sensor package for retrieval by the mother-ship and then accelerate its warhead into the target for kinetic and explosive damage like a torpedo. However the Janis is also equipped with a cargo bay large enough for 3 men so it can be used as a short-range transport craft, a landing craft, and an escape pod. The probed is equipped to survive a controlled planetary re-entry.

9.3.4 WORK BEE
Type:  Utility craft.

Accommodation:  One operator.

Power Plant:  One ZPM, four RCS thrusters.

Dimensions:  Length, 2.05 m; beam, 0.96 m; height 0.95 m.

Mass:  1.68 metric tones.

Performance:  Maximum delta-v, 4,000 m/sec.

Armament:  None

The Work Bee is a capable stand-alone craft used for inspection of space-borne hardware, repairs, assembly, and other activates requiring remote manipulators. The fully pressurized craft has changed little in design during the past 150 years, although periodic updates to the internal systems are done routinely. Onboard Zero Point Module (ZPM) and micro-fusion generators can keep the craft operational for a week, and the life-support systems can provide breathable air, drinking water and cooling for the pilot for as long as 5 days. If the pilot is wearing a pressure suit or SEWG, the craft allows for the operator to exit while conducting operations. Entrance and exit is provided by the forward window, which lifts vertically to allow the pilot to come and go. A pair of robotic manipulator arms is folded beneath the main housing, and allows for work to be done through pilot-operated controls. In addition, the Work Bee is capable of handling a cargo attachment that makes it ideal for transferring cargo around large Star-bases and space borne construction facilities. The cargo attachment features additional micro-fusion engines for supporting the increased mass.

9.4 Integrated Combat Arms
Type:  Type-EVE Hyperion Integrated Combat Craft

Accommodation:  Integrated Command and Control Entity remote computer mind

Power Plant:  One 5,220-milli Cochrane warp engine, two 750-millicochrane impulse engines, four RCS thrusters.

Dimensions:  Length: 50m; Width: 22.5m; Height: 12m

Performance:  Cruise: Warp 4.5; Max Cruise: Warp 5; Max Warp: Warp 5.5/12hrs

Armament:  4 Pulse Phaser Strips, Pulse Emitter, Micro-Torpedo Launcher

Mounted in a recessed docking port on each side of the primary hull, the Hyperion-class Combat Arm (EVE) is a multi-purpose integrated platform. A situation to be dealt with by the captain of a starship does not always require the entire ship to accompany him or her, or the ship may have a more important mission to accomplish. In these cases, the EVE provides a long-range craft that is capable enough to function without its primary vessel. Facilities include six sleeping bunks and a comfortable passenger cabin. A replicator and flight couches provide for the needs of the passengers and a two-person transporter allows for beaming of personnel or cargo when needed. In addition to the usual weapons, EVE combat arms carry boomerang blades, triple forearm mounted protein injection spines, and retractable wrist high-frequency blades that can be used in a variety of manners. Atmospheric flight capabilities allow this shuttle type to land on planetary surfaces. =10.0 Flight Operations= Flight Operations are all operations that relate directly to the function of the starship itself, which include power generation, starship upkeep, environmental systems, and any other system that is maintained and used to keep the vessel space-worthy. Primary Mission Operations entail all tasks assigned and directed from the Main Bridge, and typically require full control and discretion over ship navigation and ship's resources. Operations aboard a Hyperion-class starship fall under one of four categories: flight operations, primary mission operations, secondary mission operations, and flight deck operations. These positions are also used to identify target goals and develop strategies to meet the target goals, which can only be over-ridden by a consensus of the entire command staff based upon circumstantial needs. The CO is expected to fulfill the target goals via the developed strategies and input from specialists as needed.

Bank:
The electronic bank carefully handles everyone’s money and items that are kept for safe-keeping. A series of economic algorithms run off of internal data to predict the economy's direction and adjusts prices accordingly. The automated teller comes with a self-accounting checkbook to keep the onboard crewmembers out of debt.

Firehouse:
A more useful section is the Firehouse. This station directs fire-dousing androids from internal heat and smoke sensors. This station can cause the techno-organic plastic used in most walls to become incredibly heat absorbent and release hundreds of thousands of gallons of flame-retardant liquid from micro-pores that mist out the flame-retardant liquid from the ceiling. It will also close intake chokes.

10.2 MISSION TYPES
Despite the fact that the Hyperion class design philosophy leaned heavily toward Tactical and Defensive Missions, she is still classified as a multi-role starship, in keeping with Federation Council Policy. This offers the Federation, Command, and Starfleet, flexibility in assigning nearly any objective within the realm of Starfleet's assigned duties. Missions for a Hyperion class starship may fall into one of the following categories, in order of her strongest capable mission parameter to her weakest mission parameter.

1.	Tactical/Defensive Operations: Typical Missions include patrolling the Federation Border, Occupation zones, Borg interdiction missions, or protecting any Federation interest from hostile intent in planetary or interstellar conflicts.

2.	Emergency/Search and Rescue: Typical Missions include answering standard Federation emergency beacons, extraction of Federation or Non-Federation citizens in distress, retrieval of Federation or Non-Federation spacecraft in distress, small to medium-scale planetary evacuation - large scale planetary evacuation is not feasible by a single ship.

3.	Federation Policy and Diplomacy: A Hyperion-class starship can be used as an envoy during deep-space operations. 4.	Deep-space Exploration: The Hyperion class is equipped for long-range interstellar survey and mapping missions, as well as the ability to explore a wide variety of planetary classifications.

5.	Contact with Alien Life-forms: Pursuant to Starfleet Policy regarding the discovery of new life, facilities aboard the Hyperion class include a variety of exobiology and xeno-biological suites, and a small cultural anthropology staff, allowing for limited deep-space life form study and interaction.

6.	Ongoing Scientific Investigation:  A Hyperion-class starship is equipped with scientific laboratories and a wide variety of sensor probes and sensor arrays, giving her the ability to perform a wide variety of ongoing scientific investigations.

10.3 OPERATING MODES
The normal flight and mission operations of the Hyperion-class starship are conducted in accordance with a variety of Starfleet standard operating rules, determined by the current operational state of the starship. These operational states are determined by the Commanding Officer, although in certain specific cases, the Computer can automatically adjust to a higher alert status. This change in alert status will also occur when a significant amount of random events occurs within a short time-frame.

The major operating modes are:

1.	Cruise Mode: The normal operating condition of the ship.

2.	Blue Mode: Mode used aboard ships with planet-fall capability when landing mode is initialized.

3.	Separated Flight Mode: Designates the ship in a separated state. Usually either the primary hull is separated from the secondary hull or full multi-vector assault mode is enabled.

4.	Yellow Alert: Designates a ship wide state of increased preparedness for possible crisis situations.

5.	Red Alert: Designates an actual state of emergency in which the ship or crew is endangered, immediately impending emergencies, or combat situations.

6.	External Support Mode: State of reduced activity that exists when a ship is docked at a star-base or other support facility or when the ship is supporting a smaller external craft.

7.	Morph Ball Mode: this protocol is used to reform the ship into a highly maneuverable and defensible ball.

8.	Silent Running Mode: this protocol is invoked in the event that a tactical situation requires low observability. In such cases, all non-life-threatening systems are put on standby except for the phasing-cloak impulse engines and the multi-adaptive shields which are activated as necessary.

During Cruise Mode, the ship’s operations are run on four 6-hour shifts designated Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Gamma. Should a crisis develop, it may revert to an eight-shift system of three hours to keep crew fatigue down.

Typical Shift command is as follows:

Alpha Shift: Executive Officer (XO) 12:00am-6:00am

Beta Shift: Commanding Officer (CO) 6:00am-12:00pm

Delta Shift: Tactical Officer (TO) 12:00pm-6:00pm

Gamma Shift: Second Officer / Night Conn.

10.4 SEPARATED FLIGHT MODE:
Due to her unique hull design, each major hull section of the Hyperion class has a separated flight mode of Alpha/Beta/Delta/Gamma hull separation plus the bridge module and recessed EVE can separate in a Multi-module remote combat mode. Each armed & warp capable section can be slave-controlled via the Bridge in a Prometheus-style multi-vector attack mode. As for Core Breach scenarios: the secondary hull can eject either/or core, the nacelle assembly can either vent the volatile plasma and/or be ejected quickly, or the ship can separate and flee via impulse or Warp if 1 core is still stable. When these types of modes are enabled, the computer generates an unrestricted network drive assault mobile module system with a mobile part module recall and recovery system.

10.5 LANDING MODE: Hyperion class vessels are capable of atmospheric entry and egress with equipment worked into the physical design of the starship. Each vessel is equipped with anti-gravity generators as well as impulse and RCS lifters strategically placed at the mass and stress points on the bottom portion of the engineering section to allow planetary entry and exit. During Blue Alert, the Hyperion class lowers the projection sphere of the deflector shields and assumes an angle of attack perpendicular to the angular rotation of the planetary body if it has an atmosphere. This allows the vessel’s shape to work as a lifting body with air traveling under the broad and flat saucer and under the wing-like nacelle struts. Once in the atmosphere, navigation is controlled with RCS thrusters and use of the aft impulse engines. It is standard procedure to lower the landing gear at approximately 2500m above the Landing Zone (LZ) surface, regardless of LZ altitude. This minimizes the drag on the vessel. Once prepared for landing, aft impulse engines are shut down and four ventral impulse thrust plates on the ventral hull are opened as well as activating several Repulsor-lift systems and atmospheric re-entry retro-boosters. Impulse engines in miniature, the thrust plates serve only to provide lift to the Hyperion class as the anti-gravity generators effectively reduce its weight. The RCS thrusters provide final maneuvering power. Once on the ground, crew or equipment can be transported to the surface from the vessel, or use the ship’s turbo-lift system that connects to channels inside the landing struts themselves, and open out near the ‘feet’. Take-off is done in reverse.

10.6 MAINTENANCE CORE:
Though 97% of a modern starship’s systems can and usually are automated, they do require regular maintenance and upgrade. Maintenance is typically performed via remote nanites or the Chief Engineer as the situation warrants. Systems are compartmentalized by deck and location for checking. Automated systems are expected to run regular diagnostics of their own equipment and report anomalies to Main Engineering to be queued for fixing. Here all the nasty unwanted wastes and pieces of junk are sent to be consumed so that the energy can be reused. Special heat-resistant bacteria are used to collect and process any toxic element or gas that is formed by the super-incineration of the trash. All generated water or waste liquid is filtered here for re-use, similar to the Dune Still-suit system. Also, all non-kinetic energy directed at the ship such as a phaser beam or turbo-laser blast can be transferred here from the armor by using the organic crystals as crystalline wires to be neutralized and absorbed by the core for re-use within the batteries. All of the stored energy can be focused and released at a single time either to a ship-board system or as a pure-energy weapon of multi-dimensional proportions. Just like treasure planet, the middle of the Hyperion contains a practically inaccessible centre lined with exponential storage devices so it can hold all acquired treasures. The more conventional portions of the core are used as maintenance areas for quickly repairing any non-regenerating components and purification for running systems. Notable components include the matter re-sequencer which rearranges wastes into generic matter for use by the replicator. Non-biological or toxic waste that cannot be incinerated, reused as generic matter, or reduced in an otherwise usable material is compressed into the storage niches of a bio-waste torpedo and loaded for firing at the next target. A nitro-hexane conduit is also installed here for fixating the nitrogen in the air without using natural lightning. Oxygen runs through a scrubber and re-breather cleansing system to fill reserve and emergency air supply canisters. Carbon dioxide and monoxide buildup is reduced by stacks of re-breathing scrubbers. Major water lines run through a semi-permeable membrane which has a super-high voltage impulse waves running through it to destroy any contaminants in the water supply. Water can be taken in via ram-scoops or by the Kanohi mask of water. As this is a space-based Hyperion. It makes sense that tanks of Emergency O2 are stored here along with emergency survival gear. This area holds a Secondary command/control nerve center in case of damage. Systems Diagnostics:  All key operating systems and subsystems aboard the Hyperion have a number of preprogrammed diagnostic software and procedures for use when actual or potential malfunctions are experienced. These various diagnostic protocols are generally classified into five different levels, each offering a different degree of crew verification of automated tests. Which type of diagnostic is used in a given situation will generally depend upon the criticality of a situation, and upon the amount of time available for the test procedures.

Level 1 Diagnostic - This refers to the most comprehensive type of system diagnostic, which is normally conducted on ship's systems. Extensive automated diagnostic routines are performed, but a Level 1 diagnostic requires a team of crew members to physically verify operation of system mechanisms and to system readings, rather than depending on the automated programs, thereby guarding against possible malfunctions in self-testing hardware and software. Level 1 diagnostics on major systems can take several hours, and in many cases, the subject system must be taken off-line for all tests to be performed.

Level 2 Diagnostic - This refers to a comprehensive system diagnostic protocol, which, like a Level 1, involves extensive automated routines, but requires crew verification of fewer operational elements. This yields a somewhat less reliable system analysis, but is a procedure that can be conducted in less than half the time of the more complex tests.

Level 3 Diagnostic - This protocol is similar to Level 1 and 2 diagnostics but involves crew verification of only key mechanics and systems readings. Level 3 diagnostics are intended to be performed in ten minutes or less.

Level 4 Diagnostic - This automated procedure is intended for use whenever trouble is suspected with a given system. This protocol is similar to Level 5, but involves more sophisticated batteries of automated diagnostics. For most systems, Level 4 diagnostics can be performed in less than 30 seconds.

Level 5 Diagnostic - This automated procedure is intended for routine use to verify system performance. Level 5 diagnostics, which usually require less than 2.5 seconds, are typically performed on most systems on at least a daily basis, and are also performed during crisis situations when time and system resources are carefully managed. Thus maintenance is almost a constant, preventative measure

=11.0 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS=

11.1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL OPERATIONS
Pursuant to Starfleet General Policy and Starfleet Medical Emergency Operations, at least 98% of the officers and crew of the Hyperion class are cross-trained to serve as Emergency Medical Technicians, to serve as triage specialists, medics, and other emergency medical functions along with non-medical emergency operations in engineering or tactical departments. This set of policies was established due to the wide variety of emergencies, both medical and otherwise, that a Federation Starship could respond to on any given mission.

The observation lounge on deck 1 along with the VIP/guest quarters on deck 3 can serve as emergency intensive care wards, with an estimated online timeframe of 10 minutes with maximum engineering support. Further, the primary flight deck has 2 mobile hospitals that can be deployed either on the flight deck, or transported to the Garage or Cargo Bay for emergency overflow triage centers. The Cargo Bay also provides for the emergency atmosphere recalibration to type G-O environments, intended for non-humanoid casualties. All facilities are equipped with full Bio-hazard suites, to minimize and prevent crew exposure to potentially deadly diseases.

11.2 LIFEBOATS
Aside from the escape options of shuttlecraft or transporters, the primary survival craft of the Hyperion class is the escape pod or lifeboat. Each Hyperion carries 4 of the 5-person variants, which measures 2.3 meters tall and 3.1 meters along the edge of the triangle. Each Lifeboat can support a full compliment for 6 months, longer if the lifeboats connect together in ‘Gaggle’ Mode. All are equipped with navigational sensors, micro-thrusters, plus emergency subspace communication equipment, survival gear/rations, and locator beacons. In case that the ship can be re-attained, the escape pods can re-attach via articulated hatches over the escape-pod racks. The emergency partial ejection/escape launch module is a larger version of the ejection and recovery system for each bridge member.

11.3 RESCUE AND EVAC OPERATIONS
Rescue and Evacuation Operations for a Hyperion-class starship will fall into one of two categories - abandoning the Hyperion, or rescue and evacuation from a planetary body or another starship.

Rescue Scenarios

Resources that are available for rescue and evacuation to a Hyperion-class starship include:

1.	The ability to transport 16,800 persons per hour to the ship via personnel transporters.

2.	The availability of the 4 Oracle drones to be on hot-standby for immediate launch. Total transport capabilities of these craft vary due to differing classifications but an average load of 38,600 persons can be offloaded per hour from a standard orbit to an M Class planetary surface.

3.	The availability of the 10 Janis drones to be on standby for launch. Total transport capabilities of these craft vary due to differing classifications but an average load of 300 persons can be offloaded per hour from a standard orbit to an M Class planetary surface.

4.	The availability of the 2 integrated EVE to serve as shuttles for EVA suits and pods. An average load of 1,600 persons can be offloaded per hour from a standard orbit to an M Class planetary surface.

5.	Capacity to support up to 11,000 evacuees with conversion of the flight bay and cargo bays to emergency living quarters.

6.	Ability to convert Holo-decks, the Observation Lounge and the Crew Lounge to emergency triage and medical centers. 7.	Ability to temporarily convert Cargo Bay 3 to type G-O environments, intended for non-humanoid casualties.

Abandon-Ship Scenarios

Resources available for abandon-ship scenarios from a Hyperion-class starship include:

1.	The ability to transport 16,800 persons per hour from the ship via personnel and emergency transporters.

2.	The availability of the 4 Oracle drones to be on hot-standby for immediate launch. Total transport capabilities of these craft vary due to differing classifications but an average load of 38,600 persons can be offloaded per hour from a standard orbit to an M Class planetary 0surface.

3.	The availability of the 10 Janis drones to be on standby for launch. Total transport capabilities of these craft vary due to differing classifications but an average load of 300 persons can be offloaded per hour from a standard orbit to an M Class planetary surface.

4.	The availability of the 2 integrated EVE to serve as shuttles for EVA suits and pods. An average load of 1,600 persons can be offloaded per hour from a standard orbit to an M Class planetary surface.

5.	The 1-time availability of the 2 Gemini class Tactical platforms with an average load of 10 persons.

6.	The 1-time availability of the Warhead section with an average load of 200 persons.

7.	Protocols also include the use of Lifeboats. Each Hyperion class carries a total of 15 of the 150-person variants, which measures 5.6 meters tall and 6.2 meters along the edge of the triangle. Each Lifeboat can support a full compliment for 12 months, longer if they connect together in "Gaggle Mode".

8.	Environmental Suits are available for evacuation directly into a vacuum. In such a scenario, personnel can evacuate via airlocks, the flight bay, or through exterior turbo-lift couplings. Environmental suits are available at all exterior egress points, along with survival lockers spaced through-out the habitable portions of the starship.

11.5 WARP CORE EJECTION
Though rare, starships occasionally face the horrible concept of a warp core breech. As the primary power source for a starship, the explosive power of a core far surpasses the superstructure and structural integrity field strengths and most often ends in the complete destruction of the starship and anything within a light year blast radius.

Modern starships have been equipped for this possibility and have the capability to eject their core. The Hyperion class has an ejection port on the forward side of the ventral engineering hull. Magnetic rails inside the channel accelerate the core once disengaged from the ship and ‘fires’ it as far as 4,000 kilometers away from the ship. The ship then moves away from the core as fast as possible. If the core does not go critical, it can be recovered with tractor beams.

If the situation warrants, a series of eight circular plasma exhaust vents on both the dorsal and ventral sides of the engineering hull as well as on the port and starboard nacelles are used to vent out the highly volatile warp plasma before it has a chance to breach the containment vessel. Deuterium and anti-deuterium reactants are cut off up stream from the reaction chamber and the core is brought to a cold shutdown.

=APPENDIX A - VARIANT DESIGNATIONS= ATB - Tactical Battleship

DSA - Deep Stand-off Assault Type II

INT – Interdictor Cruiser.

MCB – Mobile Command Base

FGS - Flagship

DDX - Advanced Destroyer

AXH – Advanced Experimental Heavy

=APPENDIX B - TECHNICAL SPECS= Officers and Crew: 1770 (260 Officers; 1450 Enlisted Crewmembers)

Evacuation Limit:  7,500

Overall Length:  400 meters

Overall Width:  64 meters

Overall Height:  32 meters

Normal Cruise Speed:  Warp 20

Maximum Cruise Speed:  Warp 70.6

Maximum Speed:  Warp 190 for 48 hours

Standard - 1 Type M phaser cannon, 2 torpedo launchers

Integrated Sub-craft

1.	Two Type-EVE Heavy Long-Range Combat arms

2.	Two Gemini Novas Bomb-II Tactical Weapons

3.	Four Oracle Heavy Sensor/Attack Drone-craft

4.	Ten Janis Light Sensor/Attack Drone-craft

Transporters

1.	One Temporal pad

2.	Four personnel pads

3.	One cargo/bombing pads

4.	Four emergency pads

=APPENDIX C - DECK LAYOUT= Deck 1:  Captain’s Ready Room, Main Bridge, Briefing Room, Observation Lounge, Navigational Deflector, Computer Core Control, Deflector Control, Weapons Control, Torpedo Control, Power Distribution, Operations Department Office, Tractor Beam Control, Torpedo Bay Control, and Computer Core

Deck 2:  Quarters, Arena, Chief Tactical Officer's Office, Armory, Sickbay, Chief Medical Officer's Office, Counselor's Office, Recreation Deck, Holo-matrix, Hydroponics, Gravimetric Polarity Generators, Tractor Emitter, Primary Machine Shop, Stellar Cartography, Chief Science Officer's Office, Stellar Cartography, Science Labs, Transporter Room, Docking Port, Cargo Bay, Shuttle Bay, Impulse Engines (P/S), and Main Engineering 24

Deck 3: [1/2 Deck] Brig, Maintenance and Support Center, Systems Support Compartment, Torpedo Magazine, Tertiary Maintenance Support Center, Power Transfer Conduit Control Center, Plasma Transfer Conduits, Deuterium Storage, Deuterium Injector Assembly, Antimatter Generator, Antimatter Injector Assembly, Anti-matter Injection Reactors, Antimatter Storage Pods, M/ARA Deuterium Injector Assembly, Ground Hover Footpads

The Designer

Wakachukie 00:43, 25 October 2008 (UTC)