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What class is the USS Defiant?
| USS Defiant | |
|---|---|
| Class | Defiant |
| Registry | NX-74205 (as the First Defiant) NCC-75633 (as the second Defiant, originally the USS São Paulo) |
| Armaments | Pulsed and beam phasers Photon torpedoes Quantum torpedoes |
| Defenses | Deflector shields Cloaking device Ablative armor |
Can the defiant land?
The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual [page number? • edit] has graphics showing landing gear on the Defiant, suggesting that the Defiant-class was capable of a planetary landing. This ability, however, was never shown or mentioned in canon.
Who is the captain of the USS Defiant?
Captain Jonathan Archer
Commander / Captain Jonathan Archer.
What kind of ship is the Defiant?
The USS Defiant (NX-74205) was a 24th century Federation Defiant-class starship operated by Starfleet. This was the prototype of the class and the second Federation ship known to bear the name Defiant .
Is the Defiant a battleship for long term sustained operations?
It is NOT a battleship for long term sustained operations, in essence she is a heavily armed corvette. Given her size and power output in a straight fight against the Enterprise E she’d lose, but in a decisive and tactically effective battle where deception, maneuverability and stealth may be important the Defiant could deal significant damage.
Is the Enterprise more manueverable than the Defiant?
I realize the Defiant is more manueverable but the Enterprise is so much larger and more powerful…I just can’t figure out how the stack up. If I think of boxing for example. Even though a middleweight is quicker, more agile, etc. a Heavyweight could knock out a middleweight with one punch pretty easily, which is why there are weight classes.
What happened to the USS Defiant in DS9?
( DS9: ” The Search, Part I “) After the USS Odyssey was destroyed in late 2370, Commander Benjamin Sisko, who served on the team that designed the Defiant, requested that the vessel be pulled out of storage and assigned to Deep Space 9 to counter a new threat of the Dominion.