Commonwealth Foxune Class

## History

Named for the Foxune Federation, one of the leading contributors to S.S. Wynter Life in the Zeta Quadrant, the *Foxune-Class* is capable multi-role crusier, able to carry out a larger array of mission profiles then any other class within the Commonwealth High Guard Fleet.

Symbolising the adaptability and ingenuity of the peaceful Foxune species, the *Foxune-Class* is just over 700 meters long, with 26 decks, making the vessel comparable to a Sovereign Class Starship in design and functionality, designed to impress as much as preform, serving to compliment the other vessels of the High Guard.

The *Foxune-Class* is also equipped with *multi-spectral sensors*, placed in the forward *"arc"* on the dorsal of the secondary hull, as well as the most advanced zoological, xenobiological and enviromental systems in the Commonwealth, capable of supporting over 10,000 known species habitats.

The compliment of the *Foxune-Class* consists of only 50 Commonwealth officers, with a further 100 supporting enlisted crew responsible for the vessel's operation. Despite this small crew size, the *Foxune-Class* also supports an additional 1,000 civilian science personnel and their families, allowing these ships to serve as multi-generation vessels, with full childcare and school facilities aboard.

Vessel facilities include;

* 15 Specialized Modular Science Labs with intergrated Holographic modules, allowing for holographic science labs to reconfigure themselves to serve a multitude of different specialisations such as;
	+ Botany
	+ Xenobiology
	+ Zoology
	+ Geology
	+ Plantary Sciences
	+ Cybernetics
	+ Stellar Cartography
	+ Astrophysics/Astrometrics
* 950 *Family-sized* luxerious Crew Quarters, with additional kitchen, bathroom and bedroom spaces.
* A Zoological Park and Arboretum Complex which extends the length of Deck 26 and can be jettisoned in emergencies.
* Promenade Complex on Deck 25, with multiple restuarants and requistion vendors.
* 2 Day-Nursary, 1 Elementary and 1 High School Compex (Deck 6)
* Emergency *Saucer Seperation*, allowing the saucer to seperate from the main body of the ship and sustain its own warp velocity to escape danger.

## Tactical Systems

The *Foxune-Class* is equipped with experimental *Type XIV-Commonwealth Transphasic Phaser Arrays*. Based on *Transphasic* weapons technology developed by the Argussian Republic, for use on the Argussian Coronet Class vessel, these weapons deliver a powerful subspace compression pulse which projects a portion of the energy weapon damage across mutiple subspace frequencies, allowing for impressive shield penetration as well as doing some damage to Eternium and Pryde vessels.

The *Foxune-Class* is also equipped with the experimental *Tempest Torpedo*, this torpedo, developed by *Commonwealth Intelligence* is the result of combining standard *Q-2 Quantum Torpedoes* with the newly discovered element of Tempestrium, producing a powerful subspace nullification effect which causes the mutual destruction of negative energy particles while causing less subspace damage then a *Tricobalt Torpedo*.

The *Foxune Class* is also equipped with;

* Standard *Q-2 Quantum Torpedoes* and *Type VII Photon Torpedoes.*
* Argussian Tactical Combat Sensor Suite
* Chioni Hexadecimal (Six-Layered) Plasma Enhanced Shielding (with Enhanced Chioni EPS Conduits - Also currently used on U.S.S. Callisto)
* Ctarl-Ctarl Emergency Phase Inverter System (Equipped on Escape Pods)

## Acknowledgements

* Ship Design provided by DonMeiklejohn at DeviantArt with all rights and credit to vessel design.