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| image = [[Image:HutetClass.jpg|275px]]
| image = [[Image:GalorClass.jpg|275px]]
| name = Hutet
| name = Galor
| affiliation = Cardassian Union
| affiliation = Cardassian Union
| role = Battleship
| role = Destroyer
| dateEntered = 2375
| dateEntered = 2341
| expectedLife = 50 Years
| expectedLife = 50 Years
| expectedRefit = 5 Years
| expectedRefit = 5 Years
| timeResupply = 6 Months
| timeResupply = 1 Year
| crewComplement = 2,500
| crewComplement = 300
| emergencyCap = 25,000
| emergencyCap = 3,500
| length = 550 meters
| length = 372 meters
| width = 425 meters
| width = 192 meters
| height = 205 meters
| height = 60 meters
| decks = 45
| decks = 17
| propulsionSystem = Matter/Antimatter powered warp drive
| propulsionSystem = Matter/Antimatter powered warp drive
| cruiseSpeed = Warp 6
| cruiseSpeed = Warp 6
| maxSpeed = Warp 8.5
| maxSpeed = Warp 9
| emergencySpeed = Warp 9.1 (12 hours)
| emergencySpeed = Warp 9.6 (12 hours)
| energyWeapons =*2 Sextuple-Mounted Heavy Phaser Arrays (Forward)
| energyWeapons =*1 Triple-Mounted Heavy Phaser Array (Forward)
*14 Heavy Phaser Emitters
*14 Medium Phaser Emitters
| torpLaunchers =*18 Heavy Torpedo Launchers (Six Forward, Six Starboard, Six Port)
| torpLaunchers =*4 Forward Torpedo Launchers
| torpPayload =*2000 Photon Torpedoes
| torpPayload =*100 Photon Torpedoes
*500 Quantum Torpedoes
*100 Quantum Torpedoes
*160 Heavy Gravimetric Torpedoes
| shields =Graviton Shields
| shields =Regenerative Shielding
| shuttleBays =1 (Forward)
| shuttleBays =1 (Amidships)
| shuttles =6  
| shuttles =20
}}The '''''Galor''-class destroyer''' is the most common design of Cardassian warship. It is imminently versatile and an omnipresent feature of life in Cardassian space, serving as a patrol vessel, military transport, and even as a flagship. The ''Galor'' has been in service since the 2340s, and though it is no longer the largest vessel in Cardassian service, it remains in production and is an integral component of the Cardassian military.
| runabouts =6 [[Hideki Class|Hideki-class Patrol Ships]]
 
}}The '''''Hutet''-class battleship''' is a rare Dominion War-era Cardassian warship, which saw service only in the closing months of the war. It is a massively scaled-up version of the same technology in use aboard both the [[Galor Class|''Galor''-class]] destroyer and the [[Keldon Class|''Keldon''-class]] cruiser, and is the largest starship ever built by the Cardassian Military. Slow, unwieldy, and expensive to maintain, this class of ship has two purposes: the defense of important Cardassian worlds and the devastation of important enemy worlds.
== Science and Exploration ==
== Science and Exploration ==
With an endurance of only six months without support, the ''Hutet'' is not suited to exploratory missions of any kind. It does have a handful of science labs, but even a ''Galor''-class ship would be a better choice for scientific missions. This class is meant purely for war.
''Galor''-class vessels are not designed primarily for scientific or exploratory missions, but they do carry scientific personnel and have ten small science labs geared towards resource prospecting and stellar cartography, which help them in their patrol duties and in identifying possible sites for new outposts or colonies. Unlike Starfleet, the research labs on Cardassian ships are generally tasked only with mission-critical scientific projects, and scientific personnel are reassigned to medical or engineering duties when the ship isn't engaged in a survey. More general research is carried out back on Cardassian stations and planets.
 
It is standard protocol for ''Galor''-class ships to be equipped with a complement of observation probes, which can linger in systems after the ship has passed through to keep an eye on things there, notifying the mothership when intruders are detected. These probes have advanced sensors and navigational equipment, which makes them also well-suited to exploring nebulae and other navigational anomalies. Cardassian doctrine favors having extremely detailed navigational data of their own space and enemy space to optimize starship deployments.


== Diplomacy ==
== Diplomacy ==
The ''Hutet'' has luxurious accommodations for very senior officials and visiting dignitaries, but its chief diplomatic utility is its ability to devastate whatever planet it happens to be orbiting. These monstrous vessels are so resource-intensive, that the Cardassian Union would never send one on a diplomatic mission, except perhaps to secure the surrender of a troublesome word.
A Galor-class starship is likely to be the first vessel you encounter upon entering Cardassian space, as they are used extensively for customs and border enforcement duties. As such, they are the defacto first point of diplomatic contact for many races with the Cardassian Union. In addition, they often conduct negotiations with neutral parties for commercial deals, and so they do have visitor's quarters and a conference facility which is designed to project the strength and power of the Cardassian Union. The presence of a ''Galor''-class vessel indicates that the Union has mild to moderate interest in the discussion or question at hand—but it also signifies that they're not yet bothered enough by a possible threat to send in a larger starship.


== Engineering ==
== Engineering ==
The ''Hutet'' is the largest starship ever built by the Cardassian Union, and it only vaguely resembles its smaller counterparts. While it maintains the standard ankh-shaped horizontal cross-section common to all Cardassian warships, the ship's forward section is nearly as tall as the wings are wide, providing it with an imposing cross-shaped silhouette from head-on. With 45 decks and more internal volume than even a Federation [[Galaxy Class|''Galaxy''-class starship]] or Romulan [[D'Deridex Class|D'Deridex-class warbird]], the ship has six sets of warp coils in the wings, which still manage to only propel it at a very modest maximum speed of Warp 8.5, with an absolute emergency maximum of Warp 9.1. This low speed was deemed acceptable as the ''Hutet'' was not intended to keep up with the battle fleet, it was meant to either remain in defensive positions around Cardassian worlds or to secure planets after the main fleet had done most of the dirty work in space.
These ubiquitous destroyers are built to common standards across the Cardassian Union, which means that any soldier trained on the ''Galor''-class can serve on any other vessel of the class with no time lost for acclimating to slight differences. There have now been seven distinct types of ''Galor''-class vessel, each with gradually increased power and more advanced systems, and it is Cardassian practice to maintain a stable fleet size by recycling older vessels for the construction of newer ones and to upgrade more recent vessels to the latest standard. The ''Galor''-class Type-7 is the pinnacle of ''Galor''-class design, with an exterior identical to the original Type-1, but with internal systems that are significantly more advanced.


It is slow and ungainly at impulse speeds, using two primary impulse engines in the wings and two secondary ones lower on the main hull. This is usually not an issue, though, as the ship is meant to engage planets, stations, and other similarly ungainly large vessels.
''Galor''-class ships follow the ankh-shaped design of the Cardassian Union's emblem, with a wider primary hull tapering down to a narrow tail. The bridge is mounted in a raised module above the bow, and the spine of the ship has a raised superstructure which contains crew quarters and other systems. The vertical profile of the ''Galor''-class is roughly cylindrical, and unlike starships of most Alpha and Beta quadrant powers, the warp coils are built into wings extending from the primary hull rather than in separate nacelles. Impulse power is provided by a primary drive unit aft of the bridge and two secondary impulse assemblies in the wings. Beneath the wings the majority of the remaining space is devoted to cargo holds and hanger bays, which are used for both military purposes and construction projects.


The main reactor module on the stern is heavily shielded and armored but must be oversized relative to the rest of the ship to accommodate the massive heat dissipation systems necessary to keep the ship from frying itself at full power. While recent attempts have been made to increase the power and speed of this design, it has not been a high priority given the lack of widespread conflict in the quadrant. However, the Cardassian Union has quietly commissioned not only a Type-2 ''Hutet'' design since the war, but also a Type-3 and Type-4, using more modern equipment. These upgrades remain at the ready to be integrated into the existing ''Hutet''-class ships, should war erupt.
This class of destroyer is equipped with a warp drive system that favors reliability and survivability over high sprint speeds, which keeps with the Cardassian design ethos of ease of maintenance and standardization. The absolute maximum speed of a ''Galor''-class starship is Warp 9.6, which can be maintained for twelve hours, but they generally cruise at Warp 6, which gives them performance roughly equal to that of the light and heavy cruisers of their neighbors.
 
The ''Hutet'' has a large hanger bay that runs through the center of the ship, from port to starboard. It carries 30 shuttles, as well as 6 [[Hideki Class|Hideki-class patrol ships]], which serve in a point-defense capacity and as air support during planetary invasions. Fully-loaded, the ''Hutet'' can support 10,000 troops.


== Tactical ==
== Tactical ==
The sheer size of the ''Hutet'' allows her to mount some of the largest space-borne weapons ever developed by the Cardassian Union. The most distinctive feature of this class is two sextuple heavy phaser mounts on the bow, which are interconnected with the twin primary deflectors. The output of these weapons is equivalent to the most advanced weapons used by other Alpha and Beta Quadrant powers, though keeping nimble ships in its firing arcs is a chore for the clumsy battleship. All-around coverage is provided by fourteen heavy phaser emitters, which are over three times as powerful as the smaller ones found aboard lesser ships.
Despite their versatility for other purposes, the ''Galor''-class is still a front-line warship and is well-armed, presenting a threat to other ships of the same size one-on-one and against larger ships in groups. It is designed with heavy forward firepower, in addition to lighter weapons covering all other arcs. This class's most distinctive feature is its triple-mounted forward heavy phaser array, which is bordered by the forward deflector array. This weapon is capable of delivering blasts approximately equivalent to the heaviest standard weapons in use by Starfleet, but has a much more limited firing arc. Torpedo coverage is provided by four forward-firing torpedo tubes, each of which can launch both photon and quantum torpedoes. Standard Cardassian doctrine has these vessels operating in groups of three, and so they work to corner enemy vessels between their forward arcs to deliver devastating strikes.  


Despite the prominence of the main phasers, the ''Hutet'''s signature weapons are its eighteen heavy torpedo tubes. These tubes were designed to handle munitions of many different sizes, with electromagnetic launching systems that can expand to handle heavy planetary bombardment weapons or mines or contract to handle standard torpedoes. As part of its standard ordnance, the ''Hutet'' carries gravimetric torpedoes, which are designed to devastate planetary ecologies both through the power of their explosions and through the devastation caused to the planet's crust and core by manipulating gravity. These heavy torpedoes are armored to survive atmospheric penetration and are larger than standard torpedoes. ''Hutet'' captains must choose carefully when to load these weapons, though, as it can take up to thirty seconds to reconfigure the launch tubes back to handling standard torpedoes, and that's enough time for a clever enemy to take advantage of the momentary vulnerability.
There are fourteen pyramid-shaped phaser emitters spread out along the hull of the ship which provide comprehensive energy weapon coverage at a much lower power, which allows the ''Galor'' to defend itself while it maneuvers its forward weapons into firing position. These weapons are very useful in large fleet engagements, to help prevent the destroyer from being swarmed.  
 
Twelve of the torpedo launchers on the ''Hutet'' fire directly port and starboard. This can both be used to launch weapons on firing trajectories that allow them to circle back towards targets directly fore or aft, or to fight opponents on all sides during pitched battles. ''Hutet''-class ships have enormous standard torpedo magazines as well, which allow them to lob weapons from behind screens of smaller ships to assault enemy capital ships, as well as to wear down even the most hardened defenses.
 
''Hutet''-clas shields are nearly impenetrable, with multiple redundant generators located all around the ship. Combined with all-around weapons coverage forward, starboard, and port, the only chance an enemy would have to damage or destroy such a battleship would be to avoid its main weapons and get behind it to have a chance at hitting the reactor--though on a ''Hutet''-class ship, its rear shields are actually the strongest, for this very reason.
 
The most common assignment for ''Hutet''-class battleships is to serve as monitors, heavily armed but slow warships used for planetary defense. They rival many starbases in their sheer firepower and their low endurance makes them suited for little else. They are never found alone, and always have a fleet of at least twelve ''Galor''-class destroyers and six ''Keldon''-class cruisers escorting them, because the only real danger a ''Hutet''-class vessel would be in is if it were swarmed by many smaller ships, wearing down its defenses from all angles.
 
When used for invasion scenarios, the ''Hutet'' can embark 10,000 troops. It has many large-scale transporters and can take over a planet's capital within hours. Given that it is also always accompanied by other ships, it would be the centerpiece of an invasion of 50,000 or more troops, serving as the command ship for a very senior legate and multiple legions.


== Shipboard Life ==
== Shipboard Life ==
As with smaller ships, ''Hutet''-class ships have accommodations segregated by rank. It has an exceptionally large crew of 2,500 to keep all of its weapons operating and to provide security. It is not a particularly comfortable assignment compared to other large vessels of other powers, because of how much of its internal volume is devoted to troop accommodations and weapons. Because they don't generally stray far from home, the trade-off for this is more frequent opportunities for shore leave.  
Depending on your rank, the ''Galor''-class can either be a very spartan or a very comfortable assignment. Crew facilities are segregated based on rank, with junior enlisted personnel sharing large bunk rooms of up to forty along with communal hygiene facilities and bare mess halls with limited replicator options. More senior enlisted personnel have smaller bunk rooms, as well as a lounge. Junior officers share with just two other people, better food, and also have a lounge. Senior officers have private quarters, access to the officers' mess, and a small number of holosuites. Each class also has physical fitness facilities and they are expected to stay in shape. The commanding officer of a ''Galor''-class ship has a large set of private quarters with their own dining room, holosuite, office, armory, and strong room. There is also a smaller set of VIP quarters aboard for visiting legates and civilian officials.


These massive ships have palatial suites for their commanding officers, who enjoy a standard of luxury far beyond that found on other Cardassian ships, given that command of these ships is only ever given to the most senior guls. Most of the existing ''Hutets'' also serve as the flagships for entire Cardassian Orders, and so have an even grander space for their legate.
Galor-class crews do not see the segeration of their facilities as anything other than an incentive to advance. Service aboard these bread-and-butter vessels is common for officers in their first several years of service, so the majority of the Cardassian military has cut their teeth here; advancing to better facilities is seen as a rite of passage, which also helps to reinforce a strict adherence to protocol and following orders.


Troop accommodations are very spartan, but the ''Hutet'' does not embark ground troops during its defensive missions.
Medical facilities on a ''Galor''-class ship are far superior to the equivalent Klingon vessel, but they are much more basic than those used by the Federation and the Romulans on vessels of similar size. There are normally three doctors, nine nurses, and eighteen medical technicians, with ward facilities that can accomodate up to six bedridden patients. When necessary, the cargo holds and hanger are used for additional medical treatment space.


== Class History ==
== Class History ==
As the Dominion War raged, it was clear that Cardassian shipbuilding lagged far behind that of its neighbors, as the burden for heavy firepower support was put almost entirely on Dominion forces. The Cardassian preference for medium-sized, medium-capability ships was failing to stand up to the Klingon preference for smaller, high-firepower designs, the Romulan preference for larger, highly-advanced designs, and the Federation's relentless ingenuity. As such, the ''Hutet''-class design was rapidly developed as the ultimate Cardassian war machine, which would be the centerpiece of any Cardassian fleet. The Cardassian Military intended to build twelve massive starships to serve as the flagships of all of the individual Orders, vessels that would be able to coordinate massive planetary invasions and serve as impregnable bulwarks over Cardassian worlds.
The ''Galor''-class was first developed in the 2330s as an answer to the then-massive ''Ambassador''-class ship being built by the Federation. Rather than match that class pound-for-pound, the Caradassian Union settled on a design that could be built quickly and easily at many different kinds of production facilities. As such, rigorous standardization was employed in the design process: each of these vessels would be identical to her sister ships. When they entered service, they were classified as "cruisers" by both the Cardassian Union and the United Federation of Planets, with tactical characteristics that were largely a compromise between other Alpha and Beta quadrant design philosophies: heavy forward firepower combined with all-around light weapons coverage, along with mission versatility for resource prospecting and stellar mapping.
 
The design that was developed was incredibly lopsided in capabilities. Cardassians lacked experience building large ships, even with Dominion assistance, and so the engine technology left the ship with a paltry top speed. They also cost more than thirty ''Galor''-class destroyers to build and had massive crews. Only three vessels were completed by the time of the Battle of Cardassia Prime, being too late to have any impact on the war's ultimate conclusion. In practice, there were also teething problems with her advanced weapons, especially the torpedo launchers, which had a tendency to jam while being reconfigured to handle different munition sizes.


Following the war, the three existing vessels were used to transport refugees around the Union, their primary purpose gone. The remaining 9 space frames lingered in the shipyards, with six of them broken down within several years after the war to build non-combat vessels and to comply with arms limitations. Eventually, the remaining three were completed during the early 2380s, when it was feared that the Romulan situation would spiral across the quadrant.
The ''Galor'' immediately proved to be extremely effective in service. Once the Cardassian-Federation war broke out, they were used to great effect in trios of three cruisers which could easily overwhelm any single Starfleet vessel, but many more of them were needed for large fleet engagements than the equivalent Starfleet ships. Through the course of their service, design improvements were made that became the ''Galor''-class Type-2 and Type-3, with newer units being built to the next standard and damaged vessels recycled in their construction. By 2368, the Type-3 was considered "top-of-the-line" by the crew of the ''Enterprise''.


Presently, the six ''Hutet''-class ships are something of an albatross: they are theoretically very capable battleships, but their utility is limited in the absence of all-out war that would threaten either Cardassian worlds or allow the Cardassians to threaten enemy worlds. Still, they are a symbol of Cardassian pride and serve as the flagships of six of the twelve orders, while watching over important Cardassian worlds. It is not expected that more will be built, unless a war were to errupt.
The Cardassian fleet consisted of hundreds of ''Galor''-class warships in the early 2370s, with the Type-4 being the standard design at the start of the Dominion War. However, the ''Galor'' had been displaced by the ''Keldon'' (which consisted largely of the same basic hull as the ''Galor'', but with an added superstructure module containing more weapons, more troops, and better shields) as a "cruiser" and so, the smaller ''Galor'' was now regarded as a "destroyer." Even with the construction of the larger (and nearly-identical) ''Keldon'', ''Galor'' production continued at a high rate, to replace the units lost during the war and to protect the Cardassians' expanding territory.  


The ''Hutet'' has been superseded in every way other than pure firepower by the [[Damar Class|''Damar''-class dreadnought]], which is faster, more advanced, and capable of long-duration independent missions that the ''Hutet'' could never dream of.
Many, many ''Galor''-class ships were lost during the Dominion War, but their rapid production left the fleet at the end of the war even larger than before the war. However, post-war, the Cardassian Union simply could not afford to keep these vessels crewed and supplied while it also tried to rebuild the shattered remains of its homeworld and colonies, and as such many of them were scrapped for resources for these other projects. As the Union has moved towards full recover into the 2390s, production on this design as resumed with the new Type-7 representing the current standard.


== ''Hutet''-class In-Play ==
== Galor-class In-Play ==


* This ship is a monster. It's huge. It's also slow and hard to maneuver. Once it gets you in its sights, you're toast. It excels at hitting stationary targets like planets and starbases.
* Cardassians like order, standardization, and the number 3. These standardized destroyers operate in wings of three throughout Cardassian space, so you're likely to encounter them both as a visitor to Klingon territory and as a member of the Cardassian military. They're ubiquitous and versatile.
* You're not going to see one of these unless you're in the core of the Cardassian Union. There are only six of them and they're restricted to defensive duties.
* ''Galor''-class ships aren't particularly comfortable if you're a junior officer or enlisted person, but they're much less spartan than a Klingon ship would be.
* This is unlikely to be an exciting assignment because they stay close to home. You might go a whole tour on a ''Hutet'' with the ship never having gone to warp!
* While they don't have the prestige they once did, they are still in use by sector commanders in outlying areas, and their command would still rate a full gul. A Galor-class captain is master of their domain, and would enjoy substantially more luxurious facilities than a Starfleet captain would, as a reward for their service to the Union.
* Think of the ''Hutet'' as essentially a mobile defense platform or planetary bombardment weapon, rather than a tip-of-the-spear fast battleship.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
 
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Galor
Information
Affiliation

Cardassian Union

Role

Destroyer

Date Entered Service

2341

Expected Refit Cycle

5 Years

Time Between Resupply

1 Year

Crew Capacity
Standard Complement

300

Emergency Capacity

3,500

Dimensions
Length

372 meters

Width

192 meters

Height

60 meters

Decks

17

Propulsion
Propulsion System

Matter/Antimatter powered warp drive

Cruising Speed

Warp 6

Maximum Speed

Warp 9

Emergency Speed

Warp 9.6 (12 hours)

Armaments
Energy Weapons
  • 1 Triple-Mounted Heavy Phaser Array (Forward)
  • 14 Medium Phaser Emitters
Torpedo Launchers
  • 4 Forward Torpedo Launchers
Torpedo Payload
  • 100 Photon Torpedoes
  • 100 Quantum Torpedoes
Shields

Graviton Shields

Auxiliary Craft
Shuttle Bays

1 (Forward)

Shuttles

6

Template:Specifications

The Galor-class destroyer is the most common design of Cardassian warship. It is imminently versatile and an omnipresent feature of life in Cardassian space, serving as a patrol vessel, military transport, and even as a flagship. The Galor has been in service since the 2340s, and though it is no longer the largest vessel in Cardassian service, it remains in production and is an integral component of the Cardassian military.

Science and Exploration

Galor-class vessels are not designed primarily for scientific or exploratory missions, but they do carry scientific personnel and have ten small science labs geared towards resource prospecting and stellar cartography, which help them in their patrol duties and in identifying possible sites for new outposts or colonies. Unlike Starfleet, the research labs on Cardassian ships are generally tasked only with mission-critical scientific projects, and scientific personnel are reassigned to medical or engineering duties when the ship isn't engaged in a survey. More general research is carried out back on Cardassian stations and planets.

It is standard protocol for Galor-class ships to be equipped with a complement of observation probes, which can linger in systems after the ship has passed through to keep an eye on things there, notifying the mothership when intruders are detected. These probes have advanced sensors and navigational equipment, which makes them also well-suited to exploring nebulae and other navigational anomalies. Cardassian doctrine favors having extremely detailed navigational data of their own space and enemy space to optimize starship deployments.

Diplomacy

A Galor-class starship is likely to be the first vessel you encounter upon entering Cardassian space, as they are used extensively for customs and border enforcement duties. As such, they are the defacto first point of diplomatic contact for many races with the Cardassian Union. In addition, they often conduct negotiations with neutral parties for commercial deals, and so they do have visitor's quarters and a conference facility which is designed to project the strength and power of the Cardassian Union. The presence of a Galor-class vessel indicates that the Union has mild to moderate interest in the discussion or question at hand—but it also signifies that they're not yet bothered enough by a possible threat to send in a larger starship.

Engineering

These ubiquitous destroyers are built to common standards across the Cardassian Union, which means that any soldier trained on the Galor-class can serve on any other vessel of the class with no time lost for acclimating to slight differences. There have now been seven distinct types of Galor-class vessel, each with gradually increased power and more advanced systems, and it is Cardassian practice to maintain a stable fleet size by recycling older vessels for the construction of newer ones and to upgrade more recent vessels to the latest standard. The Galor-class Type-7 is the pinnacle of Galor-class design, with an exterior identical to the original Type-1, but with internal systems that are significantly more advanced.

Galor-class ships follow the ankh-shaped design of the Cardassian Union's emblem, with a wider primary hull tapering down to a narrow tail. The bridge is mounted in a raised module above the bow, and the spine of the ship has a raised superstructure which contains crew quarters and other systems. The vertical profile of the Galor-class is roughly cylindrical, and unlike starships of most Alpha and Beta quadrant powers, the warp coils are built into wings extending from the primary hull rather than in separate nacelles. Impulse power is provided by a primary drive unit aft of the bridge and two secondary impulse assemblies in the wings. Beneath the wings the majority of the remaining space is devoted to cargo holds and hanger bays, which are used for both military purposes and construction projects.

This class of destroyer is equipped with a warp drive system that favors reliability and survivability over high sprint speeds, which keeps with the Cardassian design ethos of ease of maintenance and standardization. The absolute maximum speed of a Galor-class starship is Warp 9.6, which can be maintained for twelve hours, but they generally cruise at Warp 6, which gives them performance roughly equal to that of the light and heavy cruisers of their neighbors.

Tactical

Despite their versatility for other purposes, the Galor-class is still a front-line warship and is well-armed, presenting a threat to other ships of the same size one-on-one and against larger ships in groups. It is designed with heavy forward firepower, in addition to lighter weapons covering all other arcs. This class's most distinctive feature is its triple-mounted forward heavy phaser array, which is bordered by the forward deflector array. This weapon is capable of delivering blasts approximately equivalent to the heaviest standard weapons in use by Starfleet, but has a much more limited firing arc. Torpedo coverage is provided by four forward-firing torpedo tubes, each of which can launch both photon and quantum torpedoes. Standard Cardassian doctrine has these vessels operating in groups of three, and so they work to corner enemy vessels between their forward arcs to deliver devastating strikes.

There are fourteen pyramid-shaped phaser emitters spread out along the hull of the ship which provide comprehensive energy weapon coverage at a much lower power, which allows the Galor to defend itself while it maneuvers its forward weapons into firing position. These weapons are very useful in large fleet engagements, to help prevent the destroyer from being swarmed.

Shipboard Life

Depending on your rank, the Galor-class can either be a very spartan or a very comfortable assignment. Crew facilities are segregated based on rank, with junior enlisted personnel sharing large bunk rooms of up to forty along with communal hygiene facilities and bare mess halls with limited replicator options. More senior enlisted personnel have smaller bunk rooms, as well as a lounge. Junior officers share with just two other people, better food, and also have a lounge. Senior officers have private quarters, access to the officers' mess, and a small number of holosuites. Each class also has physical fitness facilities and they are expected to stay in shape. The commanding officer of a Galor-class ship has a large set of private quarters with their own dining room, holosuite, office, armory, and strong room. There is also a smaller set of VIP quarters aboard for visiting legates and civilian officials.

Galor-class crews do not see the segeration of their facilities as anything other than an incentive to advance. Service aboard these bread-and-butter vessels is common for officers in their first several years of service, so the majority of the Cardassian military has cut their teeth here; advancing to better facilities is seen as a rite of passage, which also helps to reinforce a strict adherence to protocol and following orders.

Medical facilities on a Galor-class ship are far superior to the equivalent Klingon vessel, but they are much more basic than those used by the Federation and the Romulans on vessels of similar size. There are normally three doctors, nine nurses, and eighteen medical technicians, with ward facilities that can accomodate up to six bedridden patients. When necessary, the cargo holds and hanger are used for additional medical treatment space.

Class History

The Galor-class was first developed in the 2330s as an answer to the then-massive Ambassador-class ship being built by the Federation. Rather than match that class pound-for-pound, the Caradassian Union settled on a design that could be built quickly and easily at many different kinds of production facilities. As such, rigorous standardization was employed in the design process: each of these vessels would be identical to her sister ships. When they entered service, they were classified as "cruisers" by both the Cardassian Union and the United Federation of Planets, with tactical characteristics that were largely a compromise between other Alpha and Beta quadrant design philosophies: heavy forward firepower combined with all-around light weapons coverage, along with mission versatility for resource prospecting and stellar mapping.

The Galor immediately proved to be extremely effective in service. Once the Cardassian-Federation war broke out, they were used to great effect in trios of three cruisers which could easily overwhelm any single Starfleet vessel, but many more of them were needed for large fleet engagements than the equivalent Starfleet ships. Through the course of their service, design improvements were made that became the Galor-class Type-2 and Type-3, with newer units being built to the next standard and damaged vessels recycled in their construction. By 2368, the Type-3 was considered "top-of-the-line" by the crew of the Enterprise.

The Cardassian fleet consisted of hundreds of Galor-class warships in the early 2370s, with the Type-4 being the standard design at the start of the Dominion War. However, the Galor had been displaced by the Keldon (which consisted largely of the same basic hull as the Galor, but with an added superstructure module containing more weapons, more troops, and better shields) as a "cruiser" and so, the smaller Galor was now regarded as a "destroyer." Even with the construction of the larger (and nearly-identical) Keldon, Galor production continued at a high rate, to replace the units lost during the war and to protect the Cardassians' expanding territory.

Many, many Galor-class ships were lost during the Dominion War, but their rapid production left the fleet at the end of the war even larger than before the war. However, post-war, the Cardassian Union simply could not afford to keep these vessels crewed and supplied while it also tried to rebuild the shattered remains of its homeworld and colonies, and as such many of them were scrapped for resources for these other projects. As the Union has moved towards full recover into the 2390s, production on this design as resumed with the new Type-7 representing the current standard.

Galor-class In-Play

  • Cardassians like order, standardization, and the number 3. These standardized destroyers operate in wings of three throughout Cardassian space, so you're likely to encounter them both as a visitor to Klingon territory and as a member of the Cardassian military. They're ubiquitous and versatile.
  • Galor-class ships aren't particularly comfortable if you're a junior officer or enlisted person, but they're much less spartan than a Klingon ship would be.
  • While they don't have the prestige they once did, they are still in use by sector commanders in outlying areas, and their command would still rate a full gul. A Galor-class captain is master of their domain, and would enjoy substantially more luxurious facilities than a Starfleet captain would, as a reward for their service to the Union.

Gallery

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  • GalorAft.jpg
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