Klingon D3 Cruiser By Imperator-Zor Watch

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First built in 2058, the D3 Cruiser played a considerable role in the rise of the Klingon Empire. It was the first Klingon warship built to accommodate a Warp 3.5 engine (some previous ships were outfitted with such drive systems for testing) and unlike earlier matter/antimatter powered ships it was not prone to critical containment failure. D-3 ships had 220 meter wingspans and 150 meters long. They were armed with two heavy plasma cannons on a central turret, four medium plasma cannons and five torpedo tubes. The D3 was designed in the latter stages of the first Klingon/Romulan War and though the Klingons are typically loathe to admit it, many of it's systems were copied off salvage collected from Romulan Wreckage. The D3 served itself well in the War before the Klingons capitulated due to inner conflicts. Afterwards they played a major role in the conquest of numerous wars and further skirmishes against the Romulans and proved their worth. In total some 143 of them were built between 2058 and 2115 and they were periodically upgraded (eventually being outfitted with shields, photon torpedoes, disruptors and warp 5 engines). By the 2120s they began to show their age. Each ship required a crew of 400 spacers and were cumbersome ungainly and underpowered things when compared to the newer D5 class and after their refits became notorious maintenance hogs. Even so they would remain in service as second line ships until the 2152, when the last six ships were sent to the breakers. Among the factors which played a major role in getting the class out of service was the lost of sixteen of the remaining twenty two ships were taken by renegades, blown up by Sulliban Terrorists or lost either at the hands of Romulans or with their first spat with COBRA.

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