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The Ghemor-class carrier is a large, state-of-the-art Cardassian warship designed for point defense duties in battlegroups alongside the Damar-class battleship and Detapa-class escort. Using extremely wide forward firing arcs and two squadrons of Hideki-class patrol vessels, the Ghemor is a direct counter to the Akira and Alita-class cruisers in service with Starfleet.

Science and Exploration

As a support vessel, the Ghemor is not intended for independent exploration, but her larger size compared to the Galor and Keldon allow her to be equipped with more labs. Her sensors are also extremely advanced, though they are tuned for threat analysis more than exploration. Where a Ghemor would be useful in an exploratory capacity is her ability to deploy lots of smaller vessels. The same features that make her adept at scouring a system for fugitives would be useful in conducting a survey.

Diplomacy

While primarily intended to support Damar battlegroups, a Ghemor would also be an excellent flagship of a group of older Cardassian warships, in which case it could find itself playing a diplomatic role. It has similar capabilities to these older vessels, with guest quarters and a conference facility, and can host dignitaries in superior comfort than a Galor can. In situations where the Cardassian Union has decided to seek peaceful relations with a smaller power rather than conquest, a Ghemor would be a less-intimidating emissary than a Damar.

Engineering

Maintaining the typical ankh-shape of Cardassian vessels, the Ghemor has a forward hull substantially wider both proportionally and literally than older Cardassian destroyers and cruisers. The purpose of this wide hull is to provide a huge forward firing arc for the ship's main weapons and to provide accommodations for the crew, as the main body of the ship has significant space devoted to hangers. The width of the ship also allows for four sets of shorter warp coils, which further allows for increased mission space within the hull. There are four impulse engines that give the ship substantial sublight maneuvering capabilities. The primary reactor is oversized for the ship and takes up the "tail" module. Like other new Cardassian designs, hybrid Cardassian-Dominion technology is used throughout, which makes her complex to maintain and operate.

Tactical

The Ghemor is primarily a warship. With eight dual beam banks mounted forward on the wings, she can create a screen of phaser-polaron fire in a full 180-degree dome ahead of the ship to ward off small vessels. To handle larger threats, there are three heavy phaser-polaron arrays mounted in the forward deflector assembly, as well as four torpedo launchers flanking the bridge. Aft torpedo coverage is provided by two additional launchers flanking the aft sensor array, which also contains an additional aft-firing heavy phaser-polaron emitter. An additional dozen phaser-polaron emitters dot the hull to provide additional close-in coverage. In concert with a Damar battlegroup, two Ghemors are intended to protect the flanks of the larger battleship by creating an impenetrable field of fire, while taking shots at cruisers and other capital ships as the opportunity presents itself.

As a carrier, the Ghemor embarks six Hideki-class patrol vessels which are launched from aft-facing doors amidships. While the Ghemor lays down fire in its forward arcs, the patrol vessels are given cover to flank the enemy. Like with many Cardassian vessels, Ghemor-class starships are weakest from the sides, and so having two squadrons of patrol craft aboard gives them a better shot at avoiding being flanked. These ships are also ideal at hunting down smaller raiders—a tactic that the Cardassian military has become adept at thanks to lessons learned fighting the Maquis.

Shipboard Life

Comfortable and advanced, the Ghemor is a sought-after posting for Cardassian soldiers. While not quite as prestigious as the larger Damar, these ships are still rare and powerful. Crews of these ships are selected for their talent and loyalty, and are rewarded with spacious quarters and access to recreational facilities like holosuites not found on smaller ships. At this point, a Ghemor captain would be a highly-trained gul with many years of experience. Medical facilities on the Ghemor are also well-equipped, located centrally near the hangers, which makes the ship suitable for medical response missions.

Ghemor-class History

Following the Dominion War, the Cardassian military was in tatters and the Union itself was reliant on Federation aid to feed its people and to help with rebuilding. Eager to turn a corner, nearly all of the debris and other reminders of the war were quickly expunged from their worlds. The restored Obsidian Order seized every bit of Dominion debris left in Cardassian space, primarily to aid in their ostensible primary mission of prosecuting collaborators and war criminals, but also out of a desire to retain the one thing they had that might one day give the Cardassian Union an edge. Operation Akleen, named for the founder of the Cardassian Union, was initiated to reverse engineer this technology from a secret base in concert with their extensive sensor records from the war. Working slowly and methodically, the Obsidian Order's scientists were able to create new hybrid sensor, computer, engine, and weapons systems from the scraps of Dominion technology they salvaged, despite not having fully functional components to any one system. Utilizing this technology was not considered to be a high priority because of the need to rebuild more pressing infrastructure and because utilizing it would likely lead to souring of relations with the Federation—and potentially a violation of the Treaty of Bajor—so the Detapa Council kept it in reserve.

When aid was rescinded in 2385, the Detapa Council reconsidered its position and authorized the secret design and construction of a new flagship. They barely had the resources to feed their military let alone field a fleet like the one they had pre-war, so they knew they needed a technological advantage to make up for it. Thus the Damar-class battleship was born, alongside the smaller Ghemor-class carrier and the Detapa-class escort. Unlike the previous Cardassian military doctrine which used phalanxes of many ships of the same class, these new vessels would operate in mixed-class battlegroups using tactics learned from both the Dominion and the Federation.

Design of the Damar proceeded first, and the Ghemor was created with nearly-identical systems at a smaller scale. Though a very large vessel by Cardassian standards, the Ghemor was only half as large as the battleship that she was being designed to support. As the design matured in the 2390s, the Detapa Council was confident enough to authorize a full fleet of the new classes to form a reconstituted Eleventh Order, rebuilt with Dominion technology after the Dominion sacrificed the 500,000 soldiers of that Order during the Dominion War.

By 2401, at least two Ghemor-class vessels were in service, as they appeared alongside the CUV Damar during the crisis which led to the renewal of active insurgencies in the Former Demilitarized Zone. Starfleet Intelligence estimates that there may already be several dozen of these ships in service, based on observations of material and personnel flow around Cardassian space.

The 'Ghemor Class In Play
Ghemor-class warships serve as a counter to the Federation's own combined cruiser-carrier vessels, the Akira and Alita, and will be operated in similar ways. These ships emphasize beam weapon power over torpedoes, though.

There are many more Ghemor-class vessels in service than the larger Damar, but there wouldn't be more than a dozen or so of them in total. They are rare, powerful vessels that would usually be close to their flagships or serve as flagships of a group of smaller, older ships.

The Ghemor is intended to operate in a battlegroup of one Damar-class battleship, two Ghemor-class cruisers and three Detapa-class escorts, alongside an embarked defense screen of Hideki-class patrol ships carried aboard the flagship and the two carriers. As before, Starfleet has only observed one of these formations, but Cardassian ships are almost never alone, so you shouldn't expect the Ghemor to be an exception to that.

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+The '''''Ghemor''-class carrier''' is a large, state-of-the-art Cardassian warship designed for point defense duties in battlegroups alongside the [[Damar Class|''Damar''-class battleship]] and [[Detapa Class|''Detapa''-class escort]]. Using extremely wide forward firing arcs and two squadrons of [[Hideki Class|''Hideki''-class patrol vessels]], the ''Ghemor'' is a direct counter to the [[Akira Class|''Akira'']] and [[Alita Class|''Alita''-class cruisers]] in service with Starfleet.
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-|image=[[File:Kzinti.png]]
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-**True Kzinti
-**Lyrans
-**Mirak
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-}}The '''Kzinti Patriarchy''' is a feudal clan-based state located on the coreward edge of Federation space in the Alpha Quadrant. The Patriarchy is made up of three distinct felinoid species: the self-labeled True Kzinti, the Lyrans, and the Mirak, all of whom share a common ancestor with their close neighbors, the Caitians. Despite its name, the Kzinti central government is extremely weak—leadership follows the ebbs and flows of clan power. While the True Kzinti have maintained nominal control for centuries and are what other races perceive as "Kzinti," they expend nearly all of their energy keeping the Lyrans and Mirak in line, which has prevented the Patriarchy from ever becoming more than a regional power. The Federation has had minimal diplomatic interactions with the Patriarchy following the signing of the Treaty of Sirius which prevents the Kzinti from building warships—this prohibition has not stopped the proliferation of Kzinti raiders, however.
-== Kzinti Species & Society ==
+== Science and Exploration ==
-The term "Kzinti" describes three closely related but distinct species of felinoids, all of which evolved from the same common ancestor as the Caitians. The so-called "True Kzinti" occupy the largest amount of Kzinti Territory and their regional control extends along their entire border with the Federation, so this is the species that most Federation citizens and Starfleet officers have come to think of as the Kzinti as a whole. The other two species, the Lyrans and the Mirak, have subtle internal and external differences from the True Kzinti, and interbreeding between them is possible with limited medical intervention—though this is rare due to the animosity between these species. Compared to Catians, all Kzinti tend to be more muscular, have wing-like ears, and have more developed claws, but like their cousins, they are bipedal, have some form of tail, and are covered in fur. Kzinti are obligate carnivores biologically, meaning that they must consume meat (synthetic or otherwise), and they have a cultural aversion to eating plants.
+As a support vessel, the ''Ghemor'' is not intended for independent exploration, but her larger size compared to the [[Galor Class|''Galor'']] and [[Keldon Class|''Keldon'']] allow her to be equipped with more labs. Her sensors are also extremely advanced, though they are tuned for threat analysis more than exploration. Where a ''Ghemor'' would be useful in an exploratory capacity is her ability to deploy lots of smaller vessels. The same features that make her adept at scouring a system for fugitives would be useful in conducting a survey.
-Some Kzinti are capable of telepathy, though this appears to be a latent capability only found in a tiny fraction of their population. This is a trait not shared by the Catians. Using this ability is extremely taxing, so Kzinti telepaths must actively choose to peer into someone else's mind rather than "listening" passively to the thoughts of others. Societally, telepaths are mistreated and considered abnormal.
+== Diplomacy ==
+While primarily intended to support ''Damar'' battlegroups, a ''Ghemor'' would also be an excellent flagship of a group of older Cardassian warships, in which case it could find itself playing a diplomatic role. It has similar capabilities to these older vessels, with guest quarters and a conference facility, and can host dignitaries in superior comfort than a ''Galor'' can. In situations where the Cardassian Union has decided to seek peaceful relations with a smaller power rather than conquest, a ''Ghemor'' would be a less-intimidating emissary than a ''Damar.''
-Female Kzinti are beneath the lowest rung of Kzinti society, as they are not considered to even be sentient by Kzinti males—an extreme result of a genuinely patriarchal society. As only male Kzinti serve in any societal role outside of the home, the Federation has had extremely few opportunities to understand the lives of Kzinti females, but brief examinations of individuals over the years have led the Starfleet Bureau of Sociology to believe that their lack of apparent sentience is purely a result of them being denied access to education and even language.
+== Engineering ==
+Maintaining the typical ankh-shape of Cardassian vessels, the ''Ghemor'' has a forward hull substantially wider both proportionally and literally than older Cardassian destroyers and cruisers. The purpose of this wide hull is to provide a huge forward firing arc for the ship's main weapons and to provide accommodations for the crew, as the main body of the ship has significant space devoted to hangers. The width of the ship also allows for four sets of shorter warp coils, which further allows for increased mission space within the hull. There are four impulse engines that give the ship substantial sublight maneuvering capabilities. The primary reactor is oversized for the ship and takes up the "tail" module. Like other new Cardassian designs, hybrid Cardassian-Dominion technology is used throughout, which makes her complex to maintain and operate.
-In interactions with the Kzinti, Starfleet has observed that individuals operate on personal codes of honor, which primarily revolve around the concept of vengeance. Their society is similarly constructed: blood feuds can last for centuries as warring clans fight to maintain their dominance. This extends even further to the divisions between the three species of Kzinti, so their society is constantly in flux. This division is what has prevented the Kzinti from making a concerted effort to organize as a great military power.
+== Tactical ==
+The ''Ghemor'' is primarily a warship. With eight dual beam banks mounted forward on the wings, she can create a screen of phaser-polaron fire in a full 180-degree dome ahead of the ship to ward off small vessels. To handle larger threats, there are three heavy phaser-polaron arrays mounted in the forward deflector assembly, as well as four torpedo launchers flanking the bridge. Aft torpedo coverage is provided by two additional launchers flanking the aft sensor array, which also contains an additional aft-firing heavy phaser-polaron emitter. An additional dozen phaser-polaron emitters dot the hull to provide additional close-in coverage. In concert with a ''Damar'' battlegroup, two ''Ghemors'' are intended to protect the flanks of the larger battleship by creating an impenetrable field of fire, while taking shots at cruisers and other capital ships as the opportunity presents itself.
-== Kzinti Government ==
+As a carrier, the ''Ghemor'' embarks six ''Hideki''-class patrol vessels which are launched from aft-facing doors amidships. While the ''Ghemor'' lays down fire in its forward arcs, the patrol vessels are given cover to flank the enemy. Like with many Cardassian vessels, ''Ghemor''-class starships are weakest from the sides, and so having two squadrons of patrol craft aboard gives them a better shot at avoiding being flanked. These ships are also ideal at hunting down smaller raiders—a tactic that the Cardassian military has become adept at thanks to lessons learned fighting the Maquis.
-The Kzinti Patriarchy itself is led by the Patriarch, the senior-most member of the most powerful Kzinti clan. For generations, this office has been held by an individual from the True Kzinti species, though individuals do not tend to hold onto the role for very long, due to constant infighting. The control of the central government is relatively limited, as each layer of this feudal state is built on individual oaths of allegiance between clans rather than a solid legalistic tradition. The primary function of the Patriarchy is to put on the appearance of a unified state for outsiders. The Patriarchy also ensures that no clans violate the Treaty of Sirius by constructing vessels that could be considered warships by outsiders.
-=== Kzinti Police Force & Privateers ===
+== Shipboard Life ==
-Because of the strict treaty forbidding militarization, the Kzinti operate the Kzinti Police Force rather than a true interstellar navy. Their police vessels are lightly armed and intended to protect Kzinti space from raiders. In actual fact, many police vessels find their way into the hands of pirates or even state-sponsored privateers. Indeed, Starfleet vessels operating near Kzinti space have been ordered to treat any vessel emerging from Kzinti space with suspicion due to decades of raids.
+Comfortable and advanced, the ''Ghemor'' is a sought-after posting for Cardassian soldiers. While not quite as prestigious as the larger ''Damar,'' these ships are still rare and powerful. Crews of these ships are selected for their talent and loyalty, and are rewarded with spacious quarters and access to recreational facilities like holosuites not found on smaller ships. At this point, a ''Ghemor'' captain would be a highly-trained gul with many years of experience. Medical facilities on the ''Ghemor'' are also well-equipped, located centrally near the hangers, which makes the ship suitable for medical response missions.
-== Treaty of Sirius ==
+== Ghemor-class History ==
+Following the Dominion War, the Cardassian military was in tatters and the Union itself was reliant on Federation aid to feed its people and to help with rebuilding. Eager to turn a corner, nearly all of the debris and other reminders of the war were quickly expunged from their worlds. The restored Obsidian Order seized every bit of Dominion debris left in Cardassian space, primarily to aid in their ostensible primary mission of prosecuting collaborators and war criminals, but also out of a desire to retain the one thing they had that might one day give the Cardassian Union an edge. Operation Akleen, named for the founder of the Cardassian Union, was initiated to reverse engineer this technology from a secret base in concert with their extensive sensor records from the war. Working slowly and methodically, the Obsidian Order's scientists were able to create new hybrid sensor, computer, engine, and weapons systems from the scraps of Dominion technology they salvaged, despite not having fully functional components to any one system. Utilizing this technology was not considered to be a high priority because of the need to rebuild more pressing infrastructure and because utilizing it would likely lead to souring of relations with the Federation—and potentially a violation of the Treaty of Bajor—so the Detapa Council kept it in reserve.
-The Treaty of Sirius was signed in 2102 between the Andorian Empire and the Kzinti Patriarchy after a series of conflicts with the Andorians, Vulcans, Tellarites, and Humans over the preceding centuries. As this was the era before diplomatic cooperation between these races, they each independently fought with the Kzinti. This final end to Kzinti military expeditions was established through overwhelming Andorian superiority in firepower, leading to the destruction of all Kzinti military shipyards. During the Andorian anabasis into Kzinti territory, Humanity was in the midst of an isolated but intense conflict to drive raiders away from their fledgling colonies, across four skirmishes which were later described as "the Kzinti Wars" by United Earth. The treaty establishes a complete prohibition on the production of military vessels by the Kzinti and a complete right of access to their space. This right was taken up by the United Federation of Planets on its founding in 2161. In exchange for the prohibition, the Federation is unable to interfere in purely internal Kzinti matters—though this has largely been a moot point following the adoption of Starfleet's Prime Directive. Oddly, the exact history of this treaty has been lost to many Kzinti, who see the Federation as a Human-driven entity, and thus have transferred some of their animus to Humans, even though the Kzinti Wars were largely fought before humanity had interstellar capabilities and United Earth's military interactions with the Kzinti were at the nadir of their imperial aspirations.
+When aid was rescinded in 2385, the Detapa Council reconsidered its position and authorized the secret design and construction of a new flagship. They barely had the resources to feed their military let alone field a fleet like the one they had pre-war, so they knew they needed a technological advantage to make up for it. Thus the ''Damar''-class battleship was born, alongside the smaller ''Ghemor''-class carrier and the ''Detapa''-class escort. Unlike the previous Cardassian military doctrine which used phalanxes of many ships of the same class, these new vessels would operate in mixed-class battlegroups using tactics learned from both the Dominion and the Federation.
-== Kzinti Privateers & Raiders ==
+Design of the ''Damar'' proceeded first, and the ''Ghemor'' was created with nearly-identical systems at a smaller scale. Though a very large vessel by Cardassian standards, the ''Ghemor'' was only half as large as the battleship that she was being designed to support. As the design matured in the 2390s, the Detapa Council was confident enough to authorize a full fleet of the new classes to form a reconstituted Eleventh Order, rebuilt with Dominion technology after the Dominion sacrificed the 500,000 soldiers of that Order during the Dominion War.
-While the Kzinti Patriarchy has a treaty with the Federation, the Kzinti as a whole are an aggressive, warlike people who prefer combat to most other forms of interaction. Many Kzinti Police Force vessels have fallen into the hands of raiders, who are either independent pirates or state-sponsored privateers who (in theory) are given authorization to pillage unaligned vessels within Kzinti space. In practice, these privateers also prey on Federation vessels, but they have become experts at obfuscating their support from the central Kzinti government. While Starfleet Intelligence is aware of these connections, no single Kzinti raid has reached the point to which the fleet as a whole has been drawn towards better enforcement of the spirit of the Treaty of Sirius. This is mainly because these raiders are disorganized and relatively easy to fend off.
+By 2401, at least two ''Ghemor''-class vessels were in service, as they appeared alongside the CUV ''Damar'' during the crisis which led to the renewal of active insurgencies in the [[Former Demilitarized Zone]]. Starfleet Intelligence estimates that there may already be several dozen of these ships in service, based on observations of material and personnel flow around Cardassian space.
-Motivations for Kzinti raiders vary, but they are predominantly concerned with acquiring valuable technology like weapons. While the Kzinti are carniverous, there have been very few reported incidents of abductions, as even the Kzinti understand that the Federation would be quick to respond to that level of barbarity, based on rumors of how the Federation has handled Gorn incursions for similar motives.
+==The 'Ghemor'' Class In Play==
+* ''Ghemor''-class warships serve as a counter to the Federation's own combined cruiser-carrier vessels, the ''Akira'' and ''Alita,'' and will be operated in similar ways. These ships emphasize beam weapon power over torpedoes, though.
-Kzinti raiders use a mix of native Kzinti vessels--which are largely unchanged from their appearance and general capabilities from those the Kzinti have fielded since the 22nd century--and foreign vessels, which have either been seized or purchased. Starfleet Intelligence has noticed a disturbing number of obsolete Romulan warbirds in Kzinti hands, likely supplied by the Tal Shiar as part of a proxy conflict. They have also been known to operate older Ferengi vessels.
+* There are many more ''Ghemor''-class vessels in service than the larger ''Damar,'' but there wouldn't be more than a dozen or so of them in total. They are rare, powerful vessels that would usually be close to their flagships or serve as flagships of a group of smaller, older ships.
+* The ''Ghemor'' is intended to operate in a battlegroup of one ''Damar''-class battleship, two ''Ghemor''-class cruisers and three ''Detapa''-class escorts, alongside an embarked defense screen of Hideki-class patrol ships carried aboard the flagship and the two carriers. As before, Starfleet has only observed one of these formations, but Cardassian ships are almost never alone, so you shouldn't expect the ''Ghemor'' to be an exception to that.
-== The Kzinti In-Play ==
-*The Kzinti have been demilitarized by the Treaty of Sirius, but they are still a hostile power to the Federation. Regular unsanctioned or semi-sanctioned raids occur along their border with the Federation, so Starfleet has its hands full with warding these attacks off.
-*Kzinti ships vary considerably, as they are armed with whatever weapons the Kzinti can scavenge or purchase.