BanaMay has been promoted to Captain as of Tuesday and is currently a level 5 Captain (Rank II). Her new ship is a small but extremely powerful Tactical Escort aptly named USS BananaVerse IV. It’s designation number is NCC-95062. Of course I have completely modified my ship in both appearance and weapon systems.
USS BananaVerse NCC95062
USS BananaVerse IV at Deep Space 9
At first I was not happy with the look of this very tiny ship, but its performance in battle is amazing. It packs a huge weapons punch and can turn quicker than pretty much anything out there.
For those not familiar, there are three classifications of space ship types in Star Trek Online. They be Cruiser, Escort or Science. From Star Trek Online (Source):
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Escort Ships
These heavily-armed warships are built with the firepower to defend the Federation. Escort vessels are armed to the teeth, fast and maneuverable, which makes them a hard target to hit when they’re moving evasively.
They are ill equipped to deal with advanced science or engineering tasks. Their lack of adequate medical facilities will hinder their ability to maintain their crew’s health. Fortunately, they are so well armed and armored that their crew’s health is seldom threatened.
Primary Role: Heavy damage ship, boasting incredible firepower for its size.
Special: Bonus to damage, speed and maneuverability; can load cannons; bonus to weapon power; extra forward weapon slot.Science Ships
Although Science ships lack the massive firepower of other classes, their technology grants them distinct advantages in combat. Their advanced deflector and sensors can easily identify and exploit weaknesses in enemy ships and target their subsystems, or even detect cloaked ships. Their deflectors can also be used to aid and repair ally ships, as well as control the pace of battle.
These abilities allow them to provide superior fleet support, yet they are more than capable to complete missions on their own.
Primary Role: Fleet support, ally aid, battle control. Specializes in buffs, debuffs and control.
Special: Advanced shields, innate subsystem targeting, innate cloak detection; bonus to Auxiliary power.Cruiser Ships
Cruisers are generally the largest ships in Starfleet. Their size grants them access to advanced warp cores, which allows them to distribute a large amount of power across their subsystems; a large crew complement, which improves a ship’s repair rate, engineering bay, boarding party effectiveness, and so on; and a large inventory, which makes them great for long distance missions.
Cruisers have a large warp core and crew complement. Their abundant resources allow them to adapt well to most situations and get damaged systems back online quickly. Cruisers can also support other ships with their massive power supply and crew.
Out of combat, these ships’ massive cargo holds and crew make them invaluable when it comes to transporting cargo or colonists, and re-supplying planets, space stations or other ships.
Primary Role: Lots of power; large crew complement provides quick repairs and boarding party tactics.
Special: Large Warp Core (power bonus); large cargo space (inventory); bonus to power in all systems; more weapon slots than Science vessels or Escorts.
