Redoubt class

## SPACECRAFT CLASS

Dorsal view

Forward ventral view

The ***Redoubt*-class** was a type of spacecraft developed by Starfleet in the early 25th century. Classified as a scale 6 cruiser, the design was a refit of the *Guardian*-class under Starfleet’s Starship Technical Overhaul Directive.

## Technical information

### Command systems

#### Bridge

   The bridge of the *Redoubt* cruiser was located just aft of center on the dorsal primary hull. Unlike many other Starfleet designs, the module was recessed in Deck 1, providing for additional reinforcement and safety in the volatile regions the *Redoubt* was built to explore. A ready room for the commanding officer sat aport of the bridge, while an executive conference room was located further aft.

#### Unit operations center

While not intended to fulfill a headquarters ship role, the *Redoubt*-class was designed with full command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconaissance (C3ISTAR) capabilities. Key to this was the cruiser's unit operations center (UOC), located forward of the bridge on Deck 1. The facility provided each vessel with unique intelligence-gathering and processing capabilities that aided in its exploration, and tactical situations when needed. Not as robust as the facility aboard the *Buran*-class, the *Redoubt's* UOC would allow a flag officer to ably command fleet movements from the vessel.

#### Main engineering

Located on Deck ?, main engineering contained the warp core, as well as consoles and equipment to manage and maintain almost every system aboard a *Redoubt*-class vessel. The area was staffed by engineering officers and technicians, overseen by the chief engineer (CENG) and their assistant (AENG).

If needed, auxiliary consoles could be repurposed to serve as bridge stations, principally conn, operations, and tactical. This allowed the engineering facility to serve as an alternate command center in the event that the bridge was compromised or inaccessible.

Adjacent to the main area was an office for the chief engineer and a small engineering laboratory.

#### Security facilities

Security facilities aboard *Redoubt*-class vessels provided for the intelligence, security, and tactical needs of the starship. Located on Deck ?, the complex contained an office, the brig, and the main armory. An additional armory was adjacent to main engineering and weapons lockers were found in each transporter room, on the bridge, and in the UOC.

The security office served as the nexus of the the starship’s security operations. The main compartment included a pair of stations that allowed duty personnel to monitor security needs and remain connected directly to the officer at the bridge Tactical station. Adjacent to this central area were offices for the chief tactical officer (CTO) and the chief of security (CSEC).

Located through the security office, the armory held the standard complement of Starfleet personal defenses and armaments, including Type I, II, and III phasers. Access was restricted to the vessel’s commanding officer, executive officer, CTO, and CSEC. Under Condition Red, the armory could also be opened by the second officer or another member of the senior staff.

The brig aboard *Redoubt*-class vessels contained eight holding cells. Each was capable of variable atmospheric settings and could be secured with both a force field and bulkhead door. A security station provided on-duty personnel a direct view of all cell interiors.

### Computer systems

#### Computer cores

The class was equipped with three redundant, primary computer cores, and a single photonic core. Two of the primary cores were located in the saucer, while the third primary and the photonic core were found in the secondary hull.

All core memory storage made use of gel packs as part of its bio-neural circuitry, supplemented with isolinear crystalline chips.

The primary cores were Gotherin Computing’s model PLP-19G Bio-neural Computer Cores (BNCCs). Support of ship functions was split between the three BNCCs, but each core was capable of running all of a ship’s operations during maintenance and emergency situations.

The Zimmerman HS-4.7 photonic core operated the holoprojectors located throughout the starships and carried several Emergency Holographic programs. In the event that all primary cores failed, the photonic core could be repurposed to operate essential systems, such as life support.

### Propulsion systems

The class employed a single Yoyodyne 47A Matter/Antimatter Reaction Assembly. This core powered two Cochrane Type 11G9 Linear Warp Drive Units with Multi-Phasic Bussard Ramscoop Collectors and three HeliosCorp Mod 51 Subatomic Unified Energy Impulse Drive Units.

The two main warp nacelles were mounted at the ends of support pylons extending from the secondary hull. The Redoubt refit added two small warp field stabilizers, both Salduro LFA-87 Mod 2 Linear Warp Drive Units, that doubled the time *Redoubt*-class vessels could maintain warp cruising speeds. The two nacelles, integrated into the support pylons, could also serve as backup warp engines in the event that the main drive units were unusable.

The impulse engines were integrated into the aft of the primary hull. They were designed to give the vessels greater maneuverability in densely populated systems and among volatile interstellar medium.

### Tactical systems

#### Defenses

The hull of *Redoubt*-class starships was a neutronium alloy with a duranium nanomesh coating, reinforced with micro-ablative generators. Based upon technology brought back from the Delta Quadrant by the USS *Voyager*, these generators helped to dissipate energy across the hull and to regenerate damaged portions of the ablative hull coating.

The class was equipped with three Yoyodyne 955 unified field emitter deflector shield arrays. These projected unimatrix shields with regenerative, multi-spectrum, covariant, and metaphasic properties around the vessels. Nexus Defense Screens, that protected the crew from the effects of the Nexus and similar phenomena, were also integrated into the shield systems.

The *Redoubt* incorporated an advanced Particle Conversion Matrix, which allowed its shield systems to absorb additional levels of radiation and energy and use it to bolster to the vessel's shields. This was intended as a safeguard for the volatile stellar regions the cruisers were designed to explore. Use of the matrix by several *Guardian* crews to absorb enemy weapons fire prompted Starfleet engineers to upgrade the system for the *Redoubt* to better allow this functionality.

The *Redoubt’s* active protection system (APS) consisted of a single Type VII phaser, located forward of the bridge, and complex cyber-electromagnetic countermeasure (CEMCM) systems. This system allowed each starship to create powerful fields that provided some protection against sensor scans, target locks, digital assaults, and other CEM attacks. The CEMCM could also be employed offensively, for sensor disruption and signal scrambling.

The boarding prevention systems (BPS) of the cruisers included passive internal sensor systems, to detect and locate unknown entities aboard, and inhibitors attuned to only Federation transporter signals. After the Iconian War, a new addition to the *Redoubt's* APS was the Portcullis Portal Prevention Field (3PF). Designed during the war, the system was intended to prevent the opening of Iconian portals aboard a vessel. The 3PF operated via the same waveguides and synthetic gravity plates as the crew safety systems.

#### Armaments

The class was armed in a manner that it could easily defend itself in unexplored space. Its primary armaments included fourteen Type X phasers, four Type IX phasers, and three Type VIII phasers, all making use of Annular Confinement Beam-jacketing devices. Both the Type IX and Type X were placed to provide extensive overlapping fields of fire, while the Type VIII faced forward for concentrated axial fire.

Rounding out the cruiser’s armaments were four variable-payload launch tubes. Two were located on the forward edge of the saucer, while the aft-facing launchers were placed beneath the shuttlebays. Both photon and quantum torpedoes were carried as standard ordnance, but the *Odyssey*-class also carried a complement of tricobalt devices for the bombardment of heavy targets.

#### Auto-destruct systems

Intended as a last resort, the *Redoubt*-class was equipped with an auto-destruct system. It could only be activated by special command authorization and would destroy all key systems and facilities to prevent their recovery by threat forces.

### Utility systems

A *Redoubt* cruiser’s major utilities distribution networks (MUN) included: power, optical data network (ODN), atmosphere, water, solid waste disposal, transporter beam conduits, replicator and food service conduits, structural integrity field (SIF) power conduits, inertial dampening field (IDF) power conduits, synthetic gravity field bleed, cryogenic fluid transfer, deuterium fuel transfer, and turbolift personnel transport system. These networks spread throughout the spaceframe and provided for the operation of the *Redoubt's* various other systems.

The reserve utilities networks (RUN) were independent of the MUNs and served as backups for essential systems in the event that service was disrupted in any major network. These reserve networks were low capacity, so were only able to serve as atmosphere, data, power, and water distribution networks for approximately forty-eight hours.

Designed as the third redundancy for critical areas of the starship, the protected utilities networks (PUN) provided limited atmosphere, data, and power to these sections as well as areas classified as emergency support shelters.

The independent emergency systems (IES) aboard the *Redoubt*-class allow for critical areas and systems to continue operation in the event that all utility networks were compromised or failed. The bridge, main engineering, and the primary sickbay were the only areas to have their own IES. The system for each of the three included a fusion reactor and condensed energy matrix batteries.

### Auxiliary systems

#### Cargo and storage facilities

The *Redoubt*-class had four primary and eight auxiliary cargo loading and storage bays. The four main cargo bays were accessed through the dorsal side of the secondary hull. The auxiliary bays were located in the primary hull.

#### Navigational deflector

The navigational deflector of the *Guardian*-class was an evolution of the designs used by the *Nova* and *Intrepid*-classes. That of the *Redoubt* refit was an upgrade using lessons learned from the *Guardian's* service and the development of the *Pathfinder*-class.

#### Replicator systems

The *Redoubt*-class was equipped with then-current generation Starfleet culinary and hardware replicators, as well as a specialized genetronic replicator. All crew quarters included basic culinary units, lounges and recreation rooms had more robust culinary replicators, and medical facilities carried the most advanced units for synthesizing pharmaceuticals and other medical and scientific supplies.

Light hardware replicators were found in Main Engineering, the engineering lab, the main armory, and the replicating center. Shuttlebay 2 and the hangar area contained heavy hardware replicators. The units in the replicating center were available to all crew, depending on alert status, but all others were restricted to assigned personnel for duty and mission specific needs. The sole vehicle replicator, a specialized hardware replicator capable of manufacturing auxiliary craft and terrestrial vehicles, was located in Shuttlebay 2.

Main sickbay contained a fourth generation genetronic replicator. This advanced device could be used to replicate organs and other biological components.

#### Transporter systems

A total of fourteen emitter arrays on the exterior hull were connected to the *Redoubt's* transporter systems, which included seven personnel transporters, six cargo transporters, and thirty emergency transporters.

A standard complement of eight Portable Transporter Platforms - Cargo (PTP-C) expanded the materiel movement capabilities of the cruiser. These units provided transport accessibility for cargo to areas that were difficult for shipboard transporters to access. Auxiliary craft were the standard method of deployment for the platforms.

After the development of the Portable Transporter Platforms - Orbital (PTP-O), most of the cruisers were issued an initial complement of twelve units. The platforms included pattern enhancers and a small emitter array, which allowed the PTP-O to overcome most restrictive environments. Units were typically deployed via launch tube or auxiliary craft.

Both versions of the PTP could be assembled from replicated materials using patterns found in the ship’s hardware replicators, allowing lost units to be replaced or to expand the vessel's complement.

#### Turbolifts

In extreme emergencies, the turbolift cars could be converted to evacuation pods. They were rated for six individuals for up to seventy-two hours. Due to this limitation, the cars were intended as a last resort or when immediate rescue was assured.

### Auxiliary craft systems

To support its range of mission objectives, the *Redoubt*-class carried a variety of auxiliary craft. The standard complement included workpods, shuttlepods, shuttlecraft, runabouts, and evacuation pods.

The two-tiered shuttlebay complex was located at the stern of the secondary hull. The upper facility, designated Shuttlebay 1, was typically reserved for shuttlepods and smaller shuttlecraft, while Shuttlebay 2 was used for cargo shuttles, runabouts, and other such craft. Docking control, including an office for the aerospace officer, was located above Shuttlebay 1.

The cruisers carried one hundred and sixty-eight Type A Mark IX and eight Type C Mark XII Autonomous Survival and Recovery Vehicles (ASRV). Each of the Type A pods sat in its own ejection berth and was rated for six standard individuals. The Type C units could accommodate up to two cetacean personnel each. All together, these provided for the evacuation of over 1,100 individuals. Both types carried enough consumables and other supplies to last two hundred and forty days. Connecting multiple lifeboats would extend that limit. All ASRV had navigational processors, impulse microthrusters, and emergency subspace communication systems.

### Environmental systems

Another core component of the life support system was the biochemical reactors (BCR). These devices recycled the air, water, and waste to ensure a comfortable atmosphere for all crew members. Quarters set to an atmosphere other than M class atmosphere were allocated a dedicated biochemical reactor.

In the event that the primary life support systems were offline, the *Redoubt*-class automatically shifted to its reserve systems (RLSS). These could operate at eighty percent of the primary systems’ capacity for up to fifty-two hours. One limitation was that reserve life support used the same ventilation network as the primary system, so if that network was damaged, then the starship would rely on emergency life support systems.

Emergency life support systems (ELSS) were localized and self-contained to serve as contingencies in the event that both the primary and reserve systems were inoperable. They were designed to allow personnel to evacuate to designated emergency shelter areas or evacuation pods. The power systems for the ELSS were independent of the cruiser’s main power systems and were designed to resist power drains and electromagnetic effects.

### Crew support systems

As standard, *Redoubt*-class kept an M-class environment throughout the majority of its habitable space, with thirty percent of quarters and all major public areas quickly convertible to various other atmospheres. The operational crew for the class was a standard complement of 850, down from the *Guardian's* 1,100 due to the implementation of several automated systems. Like the *Guardian*, the *Redoubt* had an evacuation capacity of 18,000.

Holographic projectors were installed throughout each vessel, which allowed for emergency holograms to be quickly activated at any location in a time of need. Each *Redoubt's* Zimmerman KS-4.0 photonic core stored the programs for four Emergency Medical Holograms, four Emergency Engineering Holograms, twelve Emergency Security Holograms, and a single Emergency Command Hologram (ECH). While all could be verbally activated by a member of a vessel's senior staff or the heads of departments, the ECH would only stay active once it had determined that all senior staff were incapacitated, deceased, or not onboard.

#### Medical systems

The *Redoubt* carried three sickbay wards, two in the saucer section as part of an extensive medical complex and one in the secondary hull. The main sickbay, and the chief medical officer's office, was located on the starboard side of Deck.... It was mirrored by Sickbay 2 on the port side. Both were rated Class G. The third sickbay ward was rated Class E and was located on Deck....

#### Living quarters

The standard crew complement of the *Redoubt*-class was eight hundred and fifty and each vessel contained an ample amount of living quarters to comfortably accommodate that number. All living compartments could be refurbished to provide space for additional beds if needed. Permanently assigned personnel were provided wide latitude in decorating and furnishing their assigned quarters.

The largest living space aboard *Redoubt* cruisers was for the ship’s commanding officer. It contained all the amenities of Level A quarters, but included an expanded office space and a large dining area. The office, which served as a secondary ready room, provided monitors and consoles connected directly to the bridge. The dining area included a basic culinary replicator and a large table to accommodate the hosting of large groups. Similar to the CO's cabin were the ship's four staterooms. These contained the same amenities, although with a standard size office area, and were intended to facilitate the hosting of high-profile guests.

#### Recreational and dining facilities

To meet the needs of personnel, the starships contained three recreation rooms, a wardroom, and three mess halls. The recreation rooms were multi-purpose and could be rearranged to provide venues for a variety of events and needs. Each had a bar and four culinary replicators with extensive recipe catalogs. The mess halls were intended for dining purposes and each contained seating for forty personnel and six culinary replicators.

Each of these facilities was also a designated emergency shelter area and could be repurposed to serve as temporary housing or as space for wounded. Bedding and medical supplies were located in storage lockers found within each compartment.

#### Conference rooms

The executive conference room, located aft of the bridge, contained a table with twelve standard chairs. A holographic display was centered in the table and keypad terminals were found at each seat. Large display panels and wall terminals were located on both the forward and aft bulkheads, with a basic culinary replicator situated port of the aft display.

#### Holographic environment simulators

The *Redoubt*-class was outfitted with eighteen holographic environment simulators comprising eight holodecks and ten holosuites. These were available for off-duty purposes by the crew, but were primarily provided to assist in accomplishing mission objectives when the appropriate environment or laboratory was not present on the vessel.

#### Library and archive

A library and archive facility (LIBARC) was located on Deck ? of the *Redoubt*-class. Supervised by the records officer (RECO), the area provided access to a variety of Starfleet and Federation records, including those of the Memory Project. The area included twelve research terminals, a duty station for reference specialists (REFS), rows of databanks, and several lounge chairs.

## Appendices

### Connections

**Project groups:** **Union Station** (*Geneva* • *Concorde* • *Presidio*) • **Century Cruiser** (*Springfield* • *New Orleans* • *Challenger* • *Niagara* • *Freedom II* • *Galaxy* • *Nebula* • *Cheyenne*) • **Multi-Mission explorers** (*Brigid* • *Esquiline* • *Palatine*) • **Deep Shadow** (*Eclipse* • *Phantom* • *Scryer*) • **Miracle Worker** (*Scott* • *Daystrom* • *Tucker* • *Gagarin*) • **Aeronaut** (*Mercury* • *Ajax* • *Icarus* • *Shran*)

**Other named classes:** *Aegian* • *Aerie* • *Akula* • *Atlas* • *California* • *Centaur* • *Challenger* • *Cheyenne* • *Constellation* • *Constitution III* • *Crossfield* • *Curry* • *Daedalus* • *Dauntless* • *Excelsior II* • *Freedom II* • *Gemini* • *Glenn* • *Guardian* • *Inquiry* • *Iwo Jima* • *Jupiter* • *Lexington* • *Niagara* • *Obena* • *Okinawa* • *Parliament* • *Perseus* • *Pioneer* • *Ranger* • *Sagan* • *Solanae* • *Springfield* • *Turing* • *Ulysses*

**Auxiliary craft:** *Aero* • Class C • Class F • *Danube* • *Flyer* • *Gondola* • *Kodai* • *Mollard* • *Peregrine* • *Selenic* • Type 4 • Type 5 • Type 6 (Type 6A • Type 6S) • Type 7 • Type 8 • Type 9 (Type 9A) • Type 10 • Type 11 • Type 14 • Type 17 • Type 19 • *Valkyrie* • *Venture* • *Waverider* • *Yellowstone*

**Leadership:** Commander-in-chief • Joint Chiefs • Chief of Starfleet External Affairs • Chief of Starfleet Operations • Chief of Starfleet Research and Exploration • Chief of Starfleet Tactical

**Agencies:** Operations (Engineering • Judicial • Materiel Supply • Mission Operations • Personnel Management • Records Service • Shipyards Operations • Starbase Operations) • Research & Exploration (Science • Medical) • External Affairs • Tactical (Intelligence • Security • MACO)

**Notable units:** Ktarn Fleet • Task Force 77

**Facilities:** Deep Space K-7 • Deep Space K-13 • Deep Space 9 • Masamichi Array • Starbase 45-Keepsake • Starbase 82-Maat • Starbase 234-Beskerm • Starbase 247-Vershina

**Agencies:** Starfleet • Diplomatic Corps • Department of Temporal Investigations • Federation Security Agency

**Facilities:** 40 Eridani A Starfleet Construction Yards • Antares Ship Yards • Beta Antares Ship Yards • Copernicus Ship Yards • Laikan Starfleet Shipyards • McKinley Station • Memory Project • New Aberdeen Shipyards • Proxima Maintenance Yards • Salazaar Shipyards • San Francisco Fleet Yards • TL-9139 Starfleet Maintenance Yards • Tranquility Base • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards

### Sources consulted

* Guardian class (cruiser) article at *Memory Beta*.
* Guardian Cruiser article at the *Star Trek Online Wiki*.