Federation Commander

[Jean]

http://starfleetgames.com/Alert_100802_PD20M_Fed1.pdf

Check it out! More information about PD20M Federation!
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[OGOPTIMUS]

Awesome! Though my bank account doesn't think so since I have to keep buying more and more stuff since ADB keeps making more and more cool stuff!

Not to nitpick, or whatnot, but should the blurb for the OCA say 'Constitution' and not 'Constellation'? I know the Constellation was an old ship that was around about the time of the OCA, but isn't the class more properly called the Constitution class? Or has ADB defined the Constellation as another class of ship before the Constitution (and after the Republic class).

I do remember this coming up once before, I think in the ship description of he Fed Strike Cruiser in the Romulan Attack rulebook, but I'm not sure.
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[djdood]

If I recall correctly, the reference in the ship description for the Fed CS in FC:RB was deemed a typo and should have been Constitution.
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[Mike]

We had a little discussion about these ships on the forum bbs. I found out there that the OCA came first, then the Constellation class, then the Constitution class. The Constellation class was kind of light the DDM. It had only 2 photons and less powerful warp engines. The OCA was the heavy version of the old light cruiser.
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[OGOPTIMUS]

Can you quote the thread on that or post a link to it?

I, like Will, still remember that Constellation is not a separate class, and that was a typo. The only official reference I can find on the BBS asking about it does not mention the Constellation being a separate class and says that the Republic was the early CA which was upgraded to the Constitution.
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[Savedfromwhat]

I believe constellation class is a hol over from the fasa rpg. Republic class is the yca in sfb.

[Mike]

Here is the relevant text from Star Fleet Universe Discussion Board: Star Fleet Battles: Rules Questions: Questions on Ships

[mjwest]

OK, there are three "heavy cruiser" classes:
YCA: Republic Class. This is the Early Years heavy cruiser.
GCA: Republic Class. This is an Early Years heavy cruiser with unmodified warp engines, but otherwise modern systems (full transporters, Ph-1, etc).
CA: Constitution Class. This is the "modern" heavy cruiser. The base version is in Briefing #2. The fully refitted version is in Klingon Border.

Note that both the GCA and YCA are the "Republic class". Note also that a very few CA (13xx) are also "Republic class", just to keep things confusing. Using the term "Constellation class" threw me off because the 1017 Constellation is a full, normal CA, and there is no Constellation class.

The GCA hasn't been done because if the GCA gets done, then the whole set of "guard" cruisers and destroyers and frigates get thown into the mix. For the Feds, that would be the GCA, GDD, GFF. But all of the other empires have equivalent ships, too. I guess Steve can change his mind and start doing them, but I don't see a compelling reason to.

To make the GCA, simply use the YCA from Captain's Log #39, replace the Ph-2 with Ph-1, and ignore all Early Years restrictions. That is, quite literally, the GCA.
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[markgeorgetwo]

i like the look of these new ships and look forward to getting them

[Mike]

Mike West, thanks for the clarification. Republic class ONLY -- no Constellation class.

Now if I only had a copy of CL#39...
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