Dominion Battle Cruiser

Name: Battle Cruiser
Craft: Dominion / Jem'Hadar Battle Cruiser
Type: Cruiser
Year Commissioned: Mid-24th Century (Earth Reckoning)
Scale: capital
Length: 639.75 x 568.44 x 204.97 meters
Skill: capital ship pilot
Crew: 2,500; Skeleton: 250/+10
Passengers: 3,000
Cargo Capacity: 200,000 metric tons
Consumables: 3 years
Warp Drive: 6 / 9.2 / 9.6 ( Hours)
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 3D
Space: 9.2
Atmosphere: 400; 1,150 km/h
Defenses:

• Hull: 6D
• Structural Integrity Field: 5D
• Shields: 6D+1

• Back-up Shields: 1D+1

Sensors

• Passive: 70/4D+2
• Scan: 168/5D+1
• Search: 220/6D
• Focus: 15/6D+2

Weapons

• 6 Type XII Phased Polaron Arrays

Fire Arc: 2 forward, 2 aft, 1 starboard, 1 port
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D standard; 2D pulse
Space Range: 1-15/50/150
Atmosphere Range: 2-30/100/300 km
Rate of fire: 3
Damage: 8D+2; standard; 9D+2 pulse

• 3 Torpedo Launchers

Fire Arc: 2 forward, 1 aft
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 5D
Space Range: 1-175/750/2,025
Atmosphere Range: 2-350/1,500/4,050 km
Ammo: 300 Type II Photon Torpedoes carried
Rate of fire: 10
Damage: 6D+2

• 8 Tractor Beams

Fire Arc: 2 forward, 1 aft, 1 in each shuttle bay
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D+2
Space Range: 1-3/5/10
Atmosphere Range: 2-6/10/20 km
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 4D (forward, aft); 1D (shuttlebays)

Gear:

• Auto Pilot: Sensors: 5D; Capital Ship Pilot: 4D; Capital Ship Shields: 4D; Communications: 4D; Command: 2D; Capital Ship Gunnery: 5D
• Auxiliary Power: 6 reactors @ 1D+2
• Computer Cores: 3

• Computer Programming Bonus: +2D
• Astrogation Bonus: +2D

• Decks: 45
• Maximum Life Support: 18,500
• Medical Facilities: 4

• First Aid Bonus: +1D

• Science Labs: 24
• Secondary Structural Integrity Field: 1D+2
• Tertiary Structural Integrity Field: 1D+2

Transporters

• Personnel: 8

• Range: 3 light years
• Capacity: 6 persons

• Emergency: 4

• Range: 25,000 km
• Capacity: 20 persons

• Cargo: 4

• Range: 3 light years
• Capacity: 400 kg

Complement

• Jem’Hadar Fighters: 15
• Probes: 60
• Escape Pods: 100

• Capacity: 4 persons per pod

Description: The Jem'Hadar battle cruiser was a large battleship used by the Dominion for fleet engagements during the 2370s.

History

A group of these warships formed part of the first wave of Dominion ships to pass through the Bajoran wormhole, following their annexation of the Cardassian Union in 2373. (DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow", "By Inferno's Light")

Gul Dukat would command one of these vessels during his year-long reign as leader of Cardassia. (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water", "Call to Arms") Its first notable appearance in battle against the Federation was at the outbreak of the Dominion War in late 2373, where it served as a capital ship of the combined Dominion and Cardassian fleet. (DS9: "Call to Arms")

Tactical systems

The Jem'Hadar battle cruiser was equipped with both directed energy weapons and torpedos in its arsenal.

The forward torpedo launcher was the primary utilized in a majority of engagements with the Federation during the Dominion War. (DS9: "Call to Arms", "Sacrifice of Angels", "What You Leave Behind") This torpedo launcher was capable of firing multiple bursts in a single volley. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels") They were also equipped with a forward beam emitter. (DS9: "Call to Arms")

During the initial invasion of the Alpha Quadrant, these vessels were individually supported by a cluster of Jem'Hadar fighters. (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")

A single vessel of this class was perceived by the crew of Deep Space 9 as a potential threat after targeting the station in mid-2373. (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water")

Source:

• Memory Alpha Jem'Hadar battle cruiser
• Memory Beta: Jem'Hadar battlecruiser
• Ship Recognition Manual (Spacedock) (pages 162-164)
• thedemonapostle