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{{quote|Negotiations with the Dominion can be a very dangerous thing. The Dominion decides that you have something that they want, and then they come and take it - by negotiation or by force.|Eris, Vorta spy}}
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{| class="wikitable
|-
|'''2151'''
|USS ''Enterprise'' NX-01, the first Warp Five ship of human design, launches. What follows is a new era in human exploration and involvement in the affairs of the galaxy. (''ENT'' begins)
|-
|'''2153'''
|The events of the Xindi Incident unfold, in which the Xindi Council launches a surprise attack on Earth that kills seven million people. Earth's response ends in a diplomatic resolution when the ''Enterprise'' NX-01 assists in resolving internal Xindi political conflict.
|-
|'''2155'''
|The xenophobic terrorist group Terra Prime attempt an attack on Starfleet Command in an effort to force all aliens from the Sol system. They fail, paving the way to closer human-alien relations. (''ENT'' ends)
|-
|
|''The USS Defiant NCC-1764 is seized from Tholians control by Terran Empire of the Mirror Universe. The ensuing internal power struggle in the Empire ends with the founding of the Sato Dynasty.''
|-
|'''2156'''
|The Earth-Romulan War begins
|-
|'''2160'''
|The Earth-Romulan War ends
|-
|'''2161'''
|The [[United Federation of Planets]] is founded.
|}


= 2200s =
Dominion starships, as encountered by Starfleet to date, have all been built with a singular primary purpose - the application of force in support of the political agenda of the Dominion's leadership. Dominion starship design doctrine is varied, with designs fitting into clear roles and marked by a distinct lack of any real multi-mission or multi-role starships. While this might result in ships not being ideal in small encounters, when Dominion fleets do mass for large-scale combat operations, each ship has a clear purpose and role. With rigorous training of the starship operators and the tacticians responsible for their actions, Dominion starships make for highly capable and dangerous foes.
;Events of Note:


{| class="wikitable
==Jem'Hadar Fighter==
|-
{{Specification
|'''2245'''
| image = [[File:DomAttackFighter.png]]
|The [[Starfleet]] ship USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701 is launched from the San Francisco Fleet Yards and named after one of the most famous ships in human history. Captain Robert April assumes command.
| displayName = Jem'Hadar fighter
|-
| name = Jem'Hadar fighter
|'''2254'''
| affiliation = [[Dominion]]
|The USS ''Defiant'' NCC-1764 is launched.
| operator = [[Dominion]]
|-
| status = Presumed Active
|
| role = *Attack fighter
|The USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701 encounters the Talosians. The danger of their mission results in the Federation imposing General Order 7, forbidding anyone from approaching or making contact with the planet, under penalty of death (''The Cage'')
*Patrol ship
|-
*Scout ship
|'''2256'''
| type = Attack fighter
|The First Klingon-Federation War begins with the Battle of the Binary Stars. Starfleet suffers heavier losses, but the [[Klingon Empire|Klingon]] figurehead T'Kuvma dies. (''DISCO'' begins)
| precedingClass =
|-
| succeedingClass =
|'''2257'''
| succeedingClass1 =
|The Klingon-Federation War ends.
| succeedingClass2 =
|-
| dateEntered =
|'''2265'''
| productionEnd =
|USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701 crosses the Galactic Barrier (''TOS'' begins)
| retired =
|-
| expectedDuration =
|'''2268'''
| expectedRefit =
|The USS ''Defiant'' NCC-1764 vanishes.
| timeResupply =
|-
| crewComplement = *1 Vorta
|'''2269'''
*42 Jem'Hadar
|After a mission to Camus II, the USS ''Enterprise'' narrowly averts a mutiny when it is discovered Captain Kirk has been replaced by an impostor (''TOS'' ends)
| emergencyCap =
|-
| civilians =
|'''2279'''
| populationCap =
|A mysterious energy cloud later identified as ''V’ger'' attacks Federation holdings, but is turned back after diplomatic engagement with the ''Enterprise'' (''The Motion Picture'')
| flightCrew =
|-
| passengers =
|'''2285'''
| length = 95 meters
|The Genesis Device is stolen by Khan Noonien Singh and detonated inside the Mutara Nebula, forming a new planet, Genesis (''Wrath of Khan'')
| width =
|-
| diameter =
|
| height =
|The Genesis planet is found to be highly unstable and tears itself apart soon after its creation (''Search for Spock'')
| decks =
|-
| propulsionSystem =
|
| cruiseSpeed = Warp 7
|The USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701 is lost over Genesis.
| maxSpeed = Warp 9.6
|-
| emergencySpeed =
|
| energyWeapons = *Phased polaron beams
|Earth is attacked by a probe attempting to communicate with life in Earth's oceans. A world-ending catastrophe is averted only when their message is responded to by humpback whales (''The Voyage Home'')
*Disruptors
|-
| torpLaunchers = 1 fore launcher
|'''2287'''
| torpPayload =
|Launch of the USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-A
| shields = Deflector shields
|-
| dockingfacilities =
|
| shuttleBays =
|The USS ''Enterprise'' visits the Centre of the Galaxy (''The Final Frontier'')
| shuttles =
|-
| runabouts =
|'''2293'''
| fighters =
|The detonation of Praxis, a Klingon moon, throws the Klingon Empire into chaos. However, the resulting First Khitomer Accord brings peace between the Federation and Klingons (''The Undiscovered Country'')
| aux =
|-
| msd =
|
| templatemode = nocats
|USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-A retired.
}}
|-
|
|Launch of the USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-B (''Generations'')
|}


= 2300s =
The Jem'Hadar Attack Fighter is the primary vessel of Dominion forces encountered by [[Starfleet]] during the [[Dominion War]]. Small, quick to build and with small crew compliments, the Dominion could field incredibly large numbers of these vessels at all stages of the war, even with the loss of multiple shipyards as Alliance forces advanced into Cardassian territory.
;Events of Note:


{| class="wikitable
Armed primarily with Phase Polaron beam weaponry, these vessels were able to scythe through [[Starfleet]] forces in the initial stages of the war due to Federation shielding technology not being able to cope with these weapon systems. This would result in Starfleet officers regarding these vessels as extremely capable and deadly combatants long after their technological edge had been dulled.
|-
|'''2325'''
|USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-B retired.
|-
|
|Launch of the USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701-C.
|-
|'''2344'''
|The USS ''Enterprise'' assists a Klingon outpost on Narendra III, under attack by the [[Old Romulan Star Empire|Romulan Star Empire]]. While the ''Enterprise'' was lost, the act of self-sacrifice earned the respect of the Klingon Empire and ushered in a new era of peace and cooperation between the Empire and the Federation.
|-
|'''2347'''
|Hostilities break out between the Federation and the [[Cardassian Union]] in the Federation-Cardassian War. These initial conflicts include the Cardassian attack on Setlik III.
|-
|'''2364'''
|The Federation makes first contact with a representative of the Q Continuum (''TNG'' begins)
|-
|'''2366'''
|A truce between the Federation and Cardassia is reached. Though hostilities of the last six years have been on the scale of minor skirmishes, this ends the conflict and begins the several-year process towards a treaty.
|-
|'''2367'''
|The Klingon Civil War begins as the House of Duras challenges the installation of Gowron as Chancellor.
|-
|'''2368'''
|The Klingon Civil War ends with the defeat of the forces of Duras and the discovery of the House of Duras's Romulan backing.
|-
|'''2369'''
|The crew of Deep Space 9 discover a stable wormhole connecting to the [[:Category:Gamma Quadrant|Gamma Quadrant]] in close proximity to the planet Bajor (''DS9'' begins)
|}


== 2370s ==
With the advent of updated shielding technology to overcome this handicap, it was quickly realised these vessels were lightly shielded and armoured, making them easy targets for ships that could now stand up to their assaults. Because of this, the Dominion began to deploy them in groups of two or three for routine operations and larger swarms during fleet engagements in order to mitigate the loss of a few vessels. While swarm tactics made for a viable strategy, should an attack be reduced in number sufficiently it wasn't unknown for Dominion crews to commit suicide ramming in an attempt to use their vessels to quickly incapacitate larger vessels.
;Events of Note:


{| class="wikitable
===In Play===
|-
*The Dominion built these vessels in staggeringly high numbers during the Dominion War. There is reason enough to believe that within the Dominion these vessels are built in equally large numbers in order for the Dominion to have a presence everywhere at all times. When one thinks of a Dominion starship, this is the first thing that comes to mind.
|'''2370'''
*While these ships might be encountered by themselves, with their technological edge blunted somewhat, they now operate in groups in order to leverage their combat capabilities and the tactics and training they clearly undertake. Fast, nimble and small cross sections on the x and y axis, these ships prefer repeated multi-directional attack runs to attempt to overwhelm their foes.
|The Federation-Cardassian Treaty formally ends the Federation-Cardassian War, following the cessation of hostilities three years earlier with the Federation-Cardassian Armistice of 2367, and creates the Demilitarized Zone along the border.
*When facing defeat Dominion vessels will retreat. However if the objective calls for it, or an attack fighter is too damaged to retreat, rather than risk being captured they will resort to suicide rams in order to maximise damage and prevent Dominion technology falling into enemy hands.
|-
|
|A group of Federation and former Federation colony worlds declare unofficial war on the Cardassian Union after rejecting the treaty, calling themselves the Maquis. Starfleet Command designates Maquis members to be traitors, while the Cardassian Union deems them terrorists.
|-
|
|The USS ''Enterprise''-D prevents an anti-time eruption at the Devron system from causing untold chaos in the galaxy (''TNG'' ends).
|-
|
|The Alpha Quadrant makes first contact with the [[Dominion]] when citizens of the Federation and [[Ferengi Alliance]] are captured by the Jem’hadar. The subsequent rescue mission is successful, but the USS ''Odyssey'' is destroyed.
|-
|'''2371'''
|The USS ''Voyager'' goes missing on assignment hunting a Maquis cell in the Badlands. (''VOY'' begins)
|-
|
|The Cardassian Obsidian Order and the Romulan Tal Shiar attempt a preemptive joint strike against the Dominion in the Battle of the Omarian Nebula. The battle is the first major engagement with the Dominion, and it ends disastrously for the Cardassian/Romulan task force.
|-
|
|The USS ''Enterprise''-D is destroyed over Veridian III (''Generations'')
|-
|'''2372'''
|The Klingon Empire invades the Cardassian Union, convinced their government has been infiltrated by Dominion Changeling agents. The Federation objects to this action, causing the Empire’s withdrawal from the Khitomer Accords.
|-
|
|The Antwerp Conference is bombed by the Dominion. The subsequent tightening of Federation security leads to an attempted coup by Admiral Leyton.
|-
|
|War breaks out between the Klingon Empire and the Federation with the Empire’s annexation of the [[Archanis Sector]].
|-
|'''2373'''
|The Borg invade the Federation but are halted at the Battle of Sector 001 (''First Contact'').
|-
|
|Starfleet forms the [[Fourth Fleet]] to counter developing strategic threats to the Federation. Initially intended as a technologically cutting-edge fighting force preparing for future incursions from the Borg, its remit is soon changed and expanded in response to rising aggression by the Dominion.
|-
|
|The USS ''Voyager'', formally declared lost with all hands, is discovered to have been stranded in the [[:Category: Delta Quadrant|Delta Quadrant]] when the crew establishes contact with the USS ''Prometheus'' NX-74913.
|-
|
|The Cardassian Union joins the Dominion, and soon after eradicates the Maquis resistance movement. The Dominion sign non-aggression treaties with several powers, including the Romulan Star Empire, the Tholians, Miradorn, and Bajorans.
|-
|
|The Khitomer Accords are reinstated between the Federation and Klingon Empire.
|-
|
|The Dominion War begins with the Battle of Deep Space 9, where the Dominion take control of the Bajor sector and the wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant.
|-
|'''2374'''
|The Federation suffers heavy losses in the early months of the Dominion War, most notably with the decimation of the Seventh Fleet at the Tyra system.
|-
|
|The Klingon-Federation Alliance agrees that better strategic and tactical cooperation between their forces is needed. The Fourth Fleet is assigned as the Starfleet wing of the primary joint force with the Klingon Defence Force for the rest of the Dominion War.
|-
|
|Deep Space 9 and the Bajoran wormhole are retaken in Operation Return, a successful undertaking between joint allied forces, including vessels of the Fourth Fleet.
|-
|
|The Federation is defeated at the Battle of Betazed when the Dominion launches a surprise assault that successfully captures the planet.
|-
|
|The Dominion murder of a Romulan senator breaches their cease-fire with the Star Empire, who soon joins the war on the side of the Federation and Klingon Alliance.
|-
|
|The Alliance launches their first major offensive with the First Battle of Chin’toka. While ultimately successful, heavy losses prevent further advances beyond this beachhead in Cardassian space.
|-
|'''2375'''
|Admiral Matthew Dougherty of Starfleet and the Son'a attempt a forced relocation of the Ba'ku in order to harvest the metaphasic radiation from their planet's rings. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the USS ''Enterprise''-E crew stage a rebellion, and convince the Federation Council to allow the Ba'ku to remain on their planet (''Insurrection'').
|-
|
|The Breen Confederacy becomes formally allied with the Dominion, and launches a devastating surprise attack against San Francisco and Starfleet Headquarters.
|-
|
|The Second Battle of Chin’toka drives the Alliance out of Cardassian territory, aided by Breen energy dampening technology.
|-
|
|Legate Damar forms and leads a rebellion to drive Dominion occupation and Breen influence from his people’s worlds. In his rallying speech, he cites the losses of seven million Cardassian soldiers in the war.
|-
|
|General Martok assumes leadership of the Klingon Empire after Chancellor Gowron is killed in a duel.
|-
|
|Zek is succeeded as Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance by Rom.
|-
|
|Damar’s rebellion is crushed. The Cardassian settlement Lakarian City, population two million, is destroyed by the Dominion as punishment for this insurrection.
|-
|
|The Federation, Klingon, and Romulan Alliance win the Battle of Cardassia and extract a complete Dominion surrender.
|-
|
|Cardassian forces turn on the Dominion at a crucial point in the Battle of Cardassia. Further retaliation from the Dominion comes with the order of the absolute eradication of the Cardassian people. An early casualty estimation puts the Cardassian dead at eight hundred million.
|-
|
|The Dominion War comes to an end with the Treaty of Bajor. It includes the complete withdrawal of Dominion forces from the Alpha Quadrant and the return of all Dominion-occupied Alpha Quadrant territory to its previous sovereign powers. The Breen-Dominion Alliance ends and the Cardassians return to being an autonomous power (''DS9'' ends).
|-
|'''2376'''
|Federation assistance to the Cardassian Union begins. This places certain restrictions upon the Union, unable to consider expansion towards Federation territory as it remains reliant upon Starfleet assistance.
|-
|'''2377'''
|Bajor officially joins the Federation. Integration of Bajoran Militia officers into Starfleet begins.
|-
|'''2378'''
|The USS ''Voyager'' returns to the Alpha Quadrant after destroying a Borg transwarp hub, dealing a significant blow to the Borg Collective (''VOY'' ends)
|-
|'''2379'''
|The Romulan Senate is assassinated and an officer named Shinzon is narrowly prevented by Romulan and Starfleet forces from staging a coup d'etat (''Nemesis'')
|}


==2380s==
{{clear}}
;Events of Note:
==Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser==
{{Specification
| image = [[File:DomBattlecruiser.png]]
| displayName = Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser
| name =
| affiliation = [[Dominion]]
| operator = [[Dominion]]
| status = Presumed active
| role = *Assault ship
*Command vessel
*Flagship
| type = Battlecruiser
| precedingClass =
| succeedingClass =
| succeedingClass1 =
| succeedingClass2 =
| dateEntered = 2370s
| productionEnd =
| retired =
| expectedDuration =
| expectedRefit =
| timeResupply =
| crewComplement = *1 Vorta, maybe more
*A smeg load of Jem'hadar
| emergencyCap =
| civilians =
| populationCap =
| flightCrew =
| passengers =
| length = 650m
| width =
| diameter =
| height =
| decks =
| propulsionSystem =
| cruiseSpeed = Warp 7
| maxSpeed =
| emergencySpeed =  
| energyWeapons = *Phased Polaron Beams
| torpLaunchers = *10 Torpedo launchers
| torpPayload =  
| shields = Deflector shields
| dockingfacilities =
| shuttleBays =
| shuttles =
| runabouts =
| fighters =
| aux =
| msd =
| templatemode = nocats
}}
The Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser is the closest vessel the Dominion has to a multi-role combatant, sturdier than the Attack Fighter and capable of both absorbing and directing considerable firepower, particularly in fleet engagements and siege attacks. Considerable amounts of the ship's volume is given over to redundant combat systems, weapon emplacements as well as crew accommodation for troop transport or replacement crews for damaged vessels within their formations.


{| class="wikitable
This vessel's deployment is a statement by the Dominion either in an offensive or defensive role. These ships form the core of Dominion fleets, acting as command ships, bunkerage vessels and troop transports alongside their primary role as a heavy combatant. The primary tactic utilised by these vessels is to engage an enemy force's own heavy starships to draw their attention, allowing for attack fighters to commit unopposed. Their considerable combat capabilities also lend these vessels over to being used as VIP transports as they are highly resistant to ambush attacks and able to hold their own until reinforcements arrive.
|-
|'''2384'''
|Tensions rise between the Federation and Romulans with reports of forced resettlement of Romulan civilians and seeming breakdowns of discipline in the navy. Fleeing citizens and defecting officers report some pending planetary crisis on Romulus.
|-
|
|The Romulan Star Empire admits they have learned the Romulan star is facing a sudden and unexpected supernova, expected to kill at least nine hundred million Romulans without additional aid.
|-
|
|Starfleet offers assistance in the resettlement of refugees, a move that proves unpopular among certain members of the Federation, including Vulcan.
|-
|'''2385'''
|Starfleet assists the Romulan Star Empire in the resettlement of refugees fleeing the impending supernova of the Romulan sun. Many are placed on what is originally intended as a temporary basis on worlds of the collapsing [[Romulan Neutral Zone]].
|-
|
|On April 5, synthetic workers at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards stage a sudden attack that destroys the yards and a rescue armada intended to aid the Romulans. The Martian atmosphere is set ablaze and almost 100,000 people die.
|-
|
|The Federation Council places a ban on synthetic lifeforms.
|-
|
|Federation member worlds again state their opposition to supporting the Romulan evacuation, threatening to rescind their membership. Starfleet abandons its evacuation plans.
|-
|'''2386'''
|Federation withdrawal of resources reaches the Cardassian relief efforts, which finally halt. This precipitates the decline of power of the Detapa Council and a return of the military Central Command's authority, the two factions entering a shadow war for supremacy.
|-
|'''2387'''
|The [https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Romulan_sun Romulan supernova] occurs, destroying Romulus. Damage beyond the system is mitigated by the efforts of Ambassador Spock, whose ship is lost in the creation of the black hole that absorbs the supernova.
|-
|
|The Romulan Star Empire splits into multiple factions with the loss of Romulus. The Empire persists in a [[Romulan Star Empire|smaller form]], led by the Praetor and largely supported by the navy. The [[Romulan Free State]] splits off, supported by the majority of the Tal Shiar to maintain stability. The [[Romulan Republic]] is established as a democratic faction with a small but modern military. The entirety of Romulan space is in dispute by the major factions and consistently hindered by smaller pirate, rogue or rebel factions.
|-
|'''2388'''
|The Romulan Republic establishes several peace treaties with the Federation and the Klingon Empire. These positive relations would persist and define the Republic’s foreign policy.
|-
|
|The [[Sovereignty of Kahless]] breaks off from the Klingon Empire and opens hostilities with the Empire and Federation. Klingon insistence that the Sovereignty are an internal problem undermines Federation efforts to combat the threat.
|-
|'''2389'''
|The Sovereignty of Kahless attacks and annexes multiple worlds on the Klingon-Federation border.
|}


==2390s==
Heavily armed, armoured and shielded these vessels suffer in terms of manoeuvrability and impulse and warp speed. In combat, these deficiencies are supposed to be neutralised by the use of attack fighters to either harass an enemy into position or to protect the more vulnerable arcs of this vessel.
;Events of Note:


{| class="wikitable
===In Play===
|-
*The battle cruiser is primarily the bulk of Dominion fleets and is rarely seen outside of a fleet or task force deployment. This is mainly due to the Dominion recognising the flaws in their design and resolving them through tactics and operational policies in conjunction with existing starship designs.
|'''2390'''
*While a 'lumbering beast' of a starship, they are not to be taken lightly. Capable combatants in their own right, any light ship attempting to tack advantage by itself must be incredibly careful as straying into a weapon arc will allow the Jem'Hadar to bring this ship's extensive weapon systems to bare.
|The Klingon Empire formally condemns the Sovereignty of Kahless for its invasion of Federation space and joins forces with Starfleet against them.
*Dukat's Yacht
|-
*Chonky boy
|'''2391'''
*Center of the most Alpha Dominion battlefleets
|Klingon vessels assumed to be part of the Sovereignty of Kahless attack and destroy Xavier Fleet Yards.
*Has got that purple disco rave look going on
|-
*Starbase Kickass wants one to see if they can rig the lights to a sound system for the sweet pulsating light look
|
 
|Operation: Gatecrasher, a joint force between Starfleet and the Klingon Defense Force, liberates Federation worlds conquered by the Sovereignty. The Sovereignty’s fleets are destroyed, their leaders killed, and the Sovereignty defeated.
{{clear}}
|-
 
|'''2394'''
==Jem'Hadar Battleship==
|A Klingon raiding party attacks the annual peace conference at Khitomer. At the same time, covert attacks such as cyber operations, sabotage, and terrorist bombings are inflicted on the Federation and the Klingon Empire.
{{Specification
|-
| image = [[File:DomBattleship.png]]
|
| displayName = Jem'Hadar Battleship
|Starfleet Intelligence identifies the [[House of Mo'Kai]], aided by survivors and remaining loyalists of the Sovereignty, as responsible for these attacks. The next five years continue to be marked by this insurgency violence, subtler than the Sovereignty’s outright political aggression, by a similarly extremist Klingon faction.
| name =
|-
| affiliation = [[Dominion]]
|'''2395'''
| operator = [[Dominion]]
|The Cardassian Union reopens diplomatic channels with the Federation. While commitments from the Cardassians are light, trade still reopens between the two powers.
| status = Presumed Active
|-
| role = Force projection
|'''2396'''
| type = Battleship
|Raids of trading ships between the Federation and Cardassian Union become a commonplace threat, usually perpetrated by untraceable pirate vessels. Suspicions that Cardassian Central Command is responsible, trying to undermine the authority of and cut off resources to the Detapa Council, cannot be proven.
| precedingClass =
|-
| succeedingClass =
|'''2398'''
| succeedingClass1 =
|Cargo convoys to the Cardassian Union are regularly attacked by Cardassian ships. The Federation revokes all trade agreements, blaming the Detapa Council for negligence at best, outright culpability at worst. This all but collapses the Cardassian Union's foreign trade and triggers a fresh economic crisis.
| succeedingClass2 =
|-
| dateEntered = 2374
|'''2399'''
| productionEnd =
|The return of the True Way in the [[Former Demilitarized Zone]] causes Starfleet to reopen limited engagement with the Cardassian Union. Cooperation between both powers begins to restore stability to the afflicted region.
| retired =
|-
| expectedDuration =
|
| expectedRefit =
|A Breen raid on Guardian Station and Barzan II marks a resurgence in tensions and hostilities on the border between the Federation and the Confederacy.
| timeResupply =
|-
| crewComplement = *Bunch of Vorta
|
*Lots of Jem'Hadar, a clone army of them in fact
|The [[Hunters of D'Ghor]] begin a series of raids on the Federation worlds of the Archanis Sector. With local defence forces outmatched, the Fourth Fleet is [[Archanis Campaign|dispatched to protect the region]], culminating in the Battle of Archanis.
| emergencyCap =
|-
| civilians =
|
| populationCap =
|Starfleet and Romulan Free State forces almost come to blows in orbit of the distant planet Coppelius. The situation is diffused, but leads to the revelation that the Tal Shiar were responsible for sabotaging Federation synthetic workers that went rogue in 2385, causing the Attack on Mars. The Federation Council immediately lifts the ban on synthetic life. (''PIC'' begins)
| flightCrew =
|-
| passengers =
|
| length = 1500m
|Manifestations of the [[Omega molecule]] across the galaxy send the Federation into chaos. Starfleet implements the Omega Directive and conducts a [[Echoes of the Tkon|classified operation]] to understand the cause: technology of the ancient [[Tkon Empire]] that has degraded over the millennia. The location and repair of a series of devices designed to create and maintain the [[ma:Galactic barrier|Galactic Barrier]] ends the crisis.
| width =
|}
| diameter =
| height =
| decks =
| propulsionSystem =
| cruiseSpeed = Warp 4.7 observed
| maxSpeed =
| emergencySpeed =
| energyWeapons = Phased Polaron Beams
| torpLaunchers = Multiple Torpedo launchers
| torpPayload =
| shields = Deflector shields
| dockingfacilities =
| shuttleBays =
| shuttles =
| runabouts =
| fighters =
| aux =
| msd =
| templatemode = nocats
}}
Starfleet's intelligence in regard to the Jem'Hadar battleship is still lacking even decades after the Dominion War. It is believed only a handful of these vessels were ever built in the Cardassian Union during the conflict due to the size, complexity and extensive resource requirements.
 
Estimations for how many are operational within the Dominion are inconclusive due to a lack of intelligence and operational purpose.
 
Less a starship and more of a mobile combat platform, Dominion battleships are extremely heavy combatants, primarily tasked with defensive formations and absolutely terrifying if ever brought to bear in an offensive operation. These vessels slow, with a rather sedate maximum warp speed observed to date for them, this is made up for with a near-starbase level of shielding and weapons systems, with weapon blindspots reduced to an absolute minimum. The confidence of the Dominion in these vessels is so high that during reassignment they are willing to allow these ships to travel unescorted.
 
Several of these ships formed the core for the Dominion's final defence of Cardassia in planetary orbit. With imminent defeat upon them, these vessels turned their weapons on Cardassia itself and were ultimately only brought down by the timely arrival of the Alliance fleet and the Cardassian ships turning on them in defence of their homeworld.
 
===In Play===
*Dominion battleships are a grave threat to any operational area they appear in. Their slow speed however prevents them from pursuing retreating vessels and manoeuvring around a battleship is a trivial matter as long as one has sufficient warning.
*In defence these vessels will form the final line of the Dominion's deployment, an anchor for their ships and a fallback point as required. On the offensive, these ships act as battering rams. They will set a course and proceed at their best speed, bringing their extensive weapon systems to bear on any target foolish enough to come into range while they pursue their objective.
*In a planetary assault these ships will soften targets as required before deploying thousands of Jem'Hadar soldiers to the battlefield. If one of these ships is used to take a planet, it is a clear sign the Dominion intend to win and has made sure to bring enough troops to ensure victory.
*Kills Red Squadron good
*Slow chonky death machine. Next best thing to a Dominion Star Destroyer.
*Best killed by an A-wing to the bridge or a Cardassian revolt
 
{{clear}}

Revision as of 08:21, 4 April 2023

"Negotiations with the Dominion can be a very dangerous thing. The Dominion decides that you have something that they want, and then they come and take it - by negotiation or by force."
    —Eris, Vorta spy


Dominion starships, as encountered by Starfleet to date, have all been built with a singular primary purpose - the application of force in support of the political agenda of the Dominion's leadership. Dominion starship design doctrine is varied, with designs fitting into clear roles and marked by a distinct lack of any real multi-mission or multi-role starships. While this might result in ships not being ideal in small encounters, when Dominion fleets do mass for large-scale combat operations, each ship has a clear purpose and role. With rigorous training of the starship operators and the tacticians responsible for their actions, Dominion starships make for highly capable and dangerous foes.

Jem'Hadar Fighter

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Jem'Hadar fighter
Information
Affiliation

Dominion

Status

Presumed Active

Type

Attack fighter

Role
  • Attack fighter
  • Patrol ship
  • Scout ship
Service
Operator

Dominion

Crew Capacity
Standard Complement
  • 1 Vorta
  • 42 Jem'Hadar
Dimensions
Length

95 meters

Propulsion
Cruise Speed

Warp 7

Maximum Speed

Warp 9.6

Armaments
Energy Weapons
  • Phased polaron beams
  • Disruptors
Torpedo Launchers

1 fore launcher

Shields

Deflector shields

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The Jem'Hadar Attack Fighter is the primary vessel of Dominion forces encountered by Starfleet during the Dominion War. Small, quick to build and with small crew compliments, the Dominion could field incredibly large numbers of these vessels at all stages of the war, even with the loss of multiple shipyards as Alliance forces advanced into Cardassian territory.

Armed primarily with Phase Polaron beam weaponry, these vessels were able to scythe through Starfleet forces in the initial stages of the war due to Federation shielding technology not being able to cope with these weapon systems. This would result in Starfleet officers regarding these vessels as extremely capable and deadly combatants long after their technological edge had been dulled.

With the advent of updated shielding technology to overcome this handicap, it was quickly realised these vessels were lightly shielded and armoured, making them easy targets for ships that could now stand up to their assaults. Because of this, the Dominion began to deploy them in groups of two or three for routine operations and larger swarms during fleet engagements in order to mitigate the loss of a few vessels. While swarm tactics made for a viable strategy, should an attack be reduced in number sufficiently it wasn't unknown for Dominion crews to commit suicide ramming in an attempt to use their vessels to quickly incapacitate larger vessels.

In Play

  • The Dominion built these vessels in staggeringly high numbers during the Dominion War. There is reason enough to believe that within the Dominion these vessels are built in equally large numbers in order for the Dominion to have a presence everywhere at all times. When one thinks of a Dominion starship, this is the first thing that comes to mind.
  • While these ships might be encountered by themselves, with their technological edge blunted somewhat, they now operate in groups in order to leverage their combat capabilities and the tactics and training they clearly undertake. Fast, nimble and small cross sections on the x and y axis, these ships prefer repeated multi-directional attack runs to attempt to overwhelm their foes.
  • When facing defeat Dominion vessels will retreat. However if the objective calls for it, or an attack fighter is too damaged to retreat, rather than risk being captured they will resort to suicide rams in order to maximise damage and prevent Dominion technology falling into enemy hands.

Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser

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Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser
Information
Affiliation

Dominion

Status

Presumed active

Type

Battlecruiser

Role
  • Assault ship
  • Command vessel
  • Flagship
Service
Operator

Dominion

Entered Service

2370s

Crew Capacity
Standard Complement
  • 1 Vorta, maybe more
  • A smeg load of Jem'hadar
Dimensions
Length

650m

Propulsion
Cruise Speed

Warp 7

Armaments
Energy Weapons
  • Phased Polaron Beams
Torpedo Launchers
  • 10 Torpedo launchers
Shields

Deflector shields

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The Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser is the closest vessel the Dominion has to a multi-role combatant, sturdier than the Attack Fighter and capable of both absorbing and directing considerable firepower, particularly in fleet engagements and siege attacks. Considerable amounts of the ship's volume is given over to redundant combat systems, weapon emplacements as well as crew accommodation for troop transport or replacement crews for damaged vessels within their formations.

This vessel's deployment is a statement by the Dominion either in an offensive or defensive role. These ships form the core of Dominion fleets, acting as command ships, bunkerage vessels and troop transports alongside their primary role as a heavy combatant. The primary tactic utilised by these vessels is to engage an enemy force's own heavy starships to draw their attention, allowing for attack fighters to commit unopposed. Their considerable combat capabilities also lend these vessels over to being used as VIP transports as they are highly resistant to ambush attacks and able to hold their own until reinforcements arrive.

Heavily armed, armoured and shielded these vessels suffer in terms of manoeuvrability and impulse and warp speed. In combat, these deficiencies are supposed to be neutralised by the use of attack fighters to either harass an enemy into position or to protect the more vulnerable arcs of this vessel.

In Play

  • The battle cruiser is primarily the bulk of Dominion fleets and is rarely seen outside of a fleet or task force deployment. This is mainly due to the Dominion recognising the flaws in their design and resolving them through tactics and operational policies in conjunction with existing starship designs.
  • While a 'lumbering beast' of a starship, they are not to be taken lightly. Capable combatants in their own right, any light ship attempting to tack advantage by itself must be incredibly careful as straying into a weapon arc will allow the Jem'Hadar to bring this ship's extensive weapon systems to bare.
  • Dukat's Yacht
  • Chonky boy
  • Center of the most Alpha Dominion battlefleets
  • Has got that purple disco rave look going on
  • Starbase Kickass wants one to see if they can rig the lights to a sound system for the sweet pulsating light look


Jem'Hadar Battleship

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Jem'Hadar Battleship
Information
Affiliation

Dominion

Status

Presumed Active

Type

Battleship

Role

Force projection

Service
Operator

Dominion

Entered Service

2374

Crew Capacity
Standard Complement
  • Bunch of Vorta
  • Lots of Jem'Hadar, a clone army of them in fact
Dimensions
Length

1500m

Propulsion
Cruise Speed

Warp 4.7 observed

Armaments
Energy Weapons

Phased Polaron Beams

Torpedo Launchers

Multiple Torpedo launchers

Shields

Deflector shields

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Starfleet's intelligence in regard to the Jem'Hadar battleship is still lacking even decades after the Dominion War. It is believed only a handful of these vessels were ever built in the Cardassian Union during the conflict due to the size, complexity and extensive resource requirements.

Estimations for how many are operational within the Dominion are inconclusive due to a lack of intelligence and operational purpose.

Less a starship and more of a mobile combat platform, Dominion battleships are extremely heavy combatants, primarily tasked with defensive formations and absolutely terrifying if ever brought to bear in an offensive operation. These vessels slow, with a rather sedate maximum warp speed observed to date for them, this is made up for with a near-starbase level of shielding and weapons systems, with weapon blindspots reduced to an absolute minimum. The confidence of the Dominion in these vessels is so high that during reassignment they are willing to allow these ships to travel unescorted.

Several of these ships formed the core for the Dominion's final defence of Cardassia in planetary orbit. With imminent defeat upon them, these vessels turned their weapons on Cardassia itself and were ultimately only brought down by the timely arrival of the Alliance fleet and the Cardassian ships turning on them in defence of their homeworld.

In Play

  • Dominion battleships are a grave threat to any operational area they appear in. Their slow speed however prevents them from pursuing retreating vessels and manoeuvring around a battleship is a trivial matter as long as one has sufficient warning.
  • In defence these vessels will form the final line of the Dominion's deployment, an anchor for their ships and a fallback point as required. On the offensive, these ships act as battering rams. They will set a course and proceed at their best speed, bringing their extensive weapon systems to bear on any target foolish enough to come into range while they pursue their objective.
  • In a planetary assault these ships will soften targets as required before deploying thousands of Jem'Hadar soldiers to the battlefield. If one of these ships is used to take a planet, it is a clear sign the Dominion intend to win and has made sure to bring enough troops to ensure victory.
  • Kills Red Squadron good
  • Slow chonky death machine. Next best thing to a Dominion Star Destroyer.
  • Best killed by an A-wing to the bridge or a Cardassian revolt