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Table of Contents

Important.......................................................2

The short version.......................................2

The long version........................................2

Preface...........................................................4

The Basics of The science Class.....................5

Pros of the science class............................6

Cons of the science class...........................6

Character Creation.........................................7

Trait and race choice.................................7

Initial Bridge officer assignment................9

Science Combat Strategies..........................14

Solo Combat Strategies...........................14

Group Combat Strategies........................16

Science Grinding Strategies.........................18

Credit Grinding Strategies.......................18

Xp grinding strategies.............................19

Advanced Science Tactics...........................21

Skill Point Assignment.............................21

Ground Combat.......................................28

Weapons and Equipment.........................28

Ground Weapons and equipment..........35

Klingon specifics..........................................38

FAQ..............................................................39

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CHARACTER

CREATION

n this chapter we'll be discussing
how to a character suited to playing
with the science class of ship. As

ships   themselves   don't   gain   any   sort   of
experience   you   will   have   to   suit   your
character's   traits   and   abilities   in   order   to
give   your   ship   a   non   equipment   based
boost.

The first choice you're going to run into

is what type of character you want to make;
tactical,   science,   or   engineer.   The   best
choice for an science ship based character
is a scientist. The science officer specializes
in   buffs,   healing,   and   other   “mage”   style
abilities you might in see in other MMO's.
The tactical officer specializes in mainly in
an   offensive   combat   style.   The   engineer
specializes   in   a   more   defensive   style   of
combat   using   things   like   shield   buffs
rerouting energy to the proper sub-systems
with a greater efficacy. For the purposes of
this guide all future suggestions are made
assuming   that   you   chose   an   scientist
character however these suggestion can be
easily applied to the other classes as well.

Trait And Race

Choice

Race in the world of Star Trek Online is

actually a rather minor choice compared to
a lot of the later character defining choices
you're going to make. An important thing to
note   is   that   no   matter   what   race   you
choose you will start in the same area with
the exact same quests. The only thing you
can choose that will create a difference in
how you start the game will be whether you
create a federation character or a klingon
character, in this guide we will be focusing
on the federation's way of doing things as
the   klingon   side   is   nearly   in   identical   in
gameplay   to   the   federation   and   must   be
unlocked   before   you   can   even   create   a
klingon character. Just as a note in order to
create   a   klingon   character   just   a   level   a
federation character up to a lieutenant rank
6   and   then   you   can   go   back   to   the
character   creation   screen   and   create   a
klingon character, keep in mind the game
will not alert you when you have unlocked
this ability.

The major point of choosing a race is to

define your character's traits which provide
a minor boost or special abilities to your
character. All of the established race you
can choose have 2-3 of the 4 traits already

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chosen   for   them   and   you   just   have   to
assign the last 1-2. If you create an “alien”
race you are allowed to pick all 4 traits for
your   character   however   some   of   the
established   species   have   special   traits
available only to them.

The chart below details the selection of

traits   that   will   actually   affect   your   space
combat   abilities.   The   best   approach   is   to
pick two of the traits in the chart and two
ground   combat   traits   to   keep   things
balanced.   Ground   combat   while   not
plentiful   is   important   and   shouldn't   be
overlooked when creating a character, even
one focused on space combat.

(all traits that are particularly useful for

science ships are marked with an *)

Trait

Effect

Accurate

+0.1 to accuracy

stat, increase to

space weapon

accuracy

*Astrophysicist

+10 to star ship

operations

training

Efficient

+5 to shield,

engine, energy

weapon, and

auxiliary

efficiency stat

*Elusive

Enemies have

harder time

hitting you in

space combat,

+0.1 defense

Joined Symbiote

(Joined Trill race

only)

+3.3 to projectile

and energy

weapons, warp

core, and

engineering

training, +6.7 to

star ship

operations

training

Leadership

(Human race

only)

15% faster

damage and

subsystem repair

rate

*Techie

Improved

performance of

maintenance,

repair, and

performance

powers,+10 star

ship engineering

training

*Warp Theorist

Increased ship

power levels, +10

to star ship warp

core training

There really is no best choice for a

starting   race  as  they all  balance  out.   The
inclusion   “alien”   character   created   races
end up being the majority of what you'll run
into in PvP so there's no real way to plan
race   wise   for   PvP.   The   ideas   represented
above   work   for   klingon   character   creation
as well.

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Initial Bridge

Officer Assignment

A big facet of star trek online is the

inclusion of bridge  officers. Bridge officers
are essentially a party of NPCs you always
have hanging around with you, This allows
for   party   based   tactics   and   specialization
when when playing during ground combat
as   well   as   special   abilities   during   space
combat.  You are  granted  your  first bridge
officer   during   the   tutorial   and   are   given
choice   as   to   whether   you   would   like   a
science,   tactical,   or   engineering   bridge
officer just as when you creating your own
character.

Assuming you chose a scientist as your

character class as was suggested earlier it
is advised that you choose a tactical officer
as your first bridge officer. There is a fair
chunk of ground combat in the tutorial and
first few quests of the game as such a free
source of damage while you focus on
healing or buffs can be very helpful, making
the tactical officer invaluable at this time.

Your first ship can carry a total of 4

bridge officer and has consoles for three of
them (one for each class; science, tactical,
and engineering). Later ships have more
room and more consoles however later

science   ships   focus   mainly   on   science
consoles with only one or more each for the
other   classes.   Assigning   an   officer   to   a
console   allows   you   to   use   that   specific
officers   space   ability   when   in   space.   The
abilities   you'll   be   using   the   most   are   the
science abilities. Science officers give a mix
of DPS and shield abilities such as tachyon
beam   which   is   great   for   reducing   enemy
shields. Tactical officers give damage buffs
and augmentations to some of your existing
attacks   such   turning   your   single   torpedo
shot into a torpedo barrage.   The engineer
abilities consist mainly of buffs which heal
actual hull damage and increase the power
of various systems such as directed energy
modulation   which   increases   energy   shield
penetration for a small period of time.

A wonderful perk of the bridge officer is

their   versatility.   Bridge   officers   can   be
changed  aesthetically in anyway suit your
tastes   through   the   character   menu.   The
most   important   point   of   customization   is
the   retraining   of   abilities.   Upon   acquiring
extra   bridge   officers   or   researching   at
memory alpha you can replace the existing
abilities of your current bridge officers. This
allows   you   to   keep   certain   bridge   officers
you may have grown to like without having
them become underpowered. There is a full
list   of   bridge   officer   abilities   consult   the
chart below.

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Tactical Ground

Abilities

Effect

Draw Fire

Threat generation

Focus Fire

Stacking damage

resistance debuff

Leg Sweep

AoE knockback

attack

Photon Grenade

AoE damage and

knockback

Smoke Grenade

Debuff enemy

perception, buff

ally stealth

Suppressing Fire

Slow and damage

debuff

Target Optics

Offense buff

Lunge

Lunge melee

attack

Overwatch

AoE damage

resistance aura

Fire on my Mark

Damage

resistance debuff

Plasma Grenade

AoE damage and

DoT

Stealth Module

Stealth buff

Ambush

Fragile damage

buff

Motion

Accelerator

Speed buff and

control immunity

Stun Grenade

AoE damage and

hold

Engineering

Ground Abilities

Effect

Chroniton Mine

Barrier

Creates mine field

in front of you

Quick Fix

Cure mechanical

debuffs

Shield Recharge

Shield heal

Weapons

Malfunction

Temporarily

disable enemy

weapons

Reroute Power to

Shields

Shield heal and

damage

resistance buff

Shield Generator

Fabrication

Create a shield

generator

Phaser Turret

Fabrication

Create a phaser

turret

Cover Shield

Create cover

shield

Equipment

Diagnostics

Cure mechanical

debuffs and buffs

your resistance

Medical

Generator

Fabrication

Create a medical

generator

Quantum Mortar

Create a quantum

mortar

Combat Supply

Create combat

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equipment

Fuse Armor

Scaling

movement debuff

Support Drone

Fabrication

Create a support

drone

Science Ground

Abilities

Effect

Tachyon

Harmonic

AoE Shield

damage

Gravimetric Shift

AoE root effect

Hypospray-

Dylovene

Cures toxic and

physical debuffs

Medical Tricorder

Heal damage

Sonic Pulse

AoE slowdown,

knock back, and

interrupt

Stasis Field

Fragile hold

Tricorder Scan

Damage

resistance debuff

Vascular

Regeneration

Cures bleed and

grant a HoT effect

Dampening Field

AoE energy

damage debuff

Hyperonic

Radiation

AoE radiation DoT

Hypospray-

Melorazine

Cures mental

debuffs and buffs

energy resistance

Neural Neutralizer

Removes enemy

aggression

Anesthizine Gas

AoE hold and slow

Nanite Heath

Monitor

AoE health

monitor

Tactical Space

Abilities

Effects

Beam Array Fire

at Will

Attack upgrade -

mutli-target rate

of fire

Beam Array

Overload

Attack upgrade -

damage

Tactical Team

Crew recovery,

tactical buff

Torpedo High

Yield

Attack upgrade -

damage

Torpedo Spread

Attack upgrade –

AoE spread

Target Weapons

Sub-Systems

Disable enemy

weapons

Target Engines

Sub-Systems

Disable enemy

engines

Target Shields

Sub-Systems

Disable enemy

shields

Attack Pattern

Beta

Damage

resistance debuff

Attack Pattern

Delta

Stacking damage

resistance debuff

Cannon Rapid

Attack upgrade –

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Fire

multi-shot

Cannon Scatter

Volley

AoE cone attack

Dispersal Pattern

Alpha

Upgrades next

mine attack

(double mine

cluster)

Dispersal Pattern

Beta

Upgrades next

mine attack (mine

net)

Attack Pattern

Omega

Buffs damage and

turn rate,

immunity to

holds, roots, and

slows

Engineering

Space Abilities

Effects

Emergency Power

to Auxiliary

Increase auxiliary

power level

Emergency Power

to Weapons

Increase weapon

power level

Emergency Power

to Engines

Increase engine

power level

Emergency Power

to Shields

Increase shield

power level

Engineering team

Hull repair,

engineering buff

Auxiliary to

Battery

Reduce cooldown

to battery abilities

Auxiliary to

Dampeners

Kinetic damage

resistance buff

Auxiliary to

Structural

Hull regeneration

and damage

resistance

Boarding Party

Damage enemy

crew and sub-

systems

Directed Energy

Modulation

Increased shield

penetration

Extend Shields

Heal and damage

resistance buff to

an ally

Reverse Shield

Polarity

Convert energy

weapon damage

into shield

regeneration

Aceton Field

Radiation DoT

and damage

debuff

Eject Warp

Plasma

AoE slow and

damage behind

your ship

Science Space

Abilities

Effect

Hazard Emitters

Clear

Fire/radiation

debuffs, hull HoT

Jam Sensors

Prevents ship

from being

targeted (single

enemy)

Mask Energy

Signature

Chance to

prevent ship from

being targeted

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(AoE)

Polarize Hull

Energy resistance

buff and tractor

beam immunity

Science team

Shield repair,

science buff,

cleanse

Tachyon Beam

Drains target's

shield

Tractor beam

Slows the enemy

Transfer Shield

Strength

Boosts allies

shield and grants

a resistance buff

Charged Particle

Burst

AoE decloak

Energy Siphon

Single target

energy drain

Feedback Pulse

Beam

counterattack to

an attacker

Photonic Officer

Reduced

cooldown of

bridge officer

abilities

Scramble Sensors

AoE confuse

Tyken's Rift

AoE power drain

Gravity Well

Drawn kinetic

damage

Photonic Shock

Wave

AoE damage and

knock back

Viral Martix

Target hold and

system shutdown

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SCIENCE

COMBAT

STRATEGIES

he   most   important   thing   to
remember   when   playing   a
science unit is that  you are the

saboteur of the battlefield and need to act
as such.

Solo Combat

Strategies

The one that will save your life more

often   not   is   the   beam   array.   While   beam
arrays aren't  particularly  strong  compared
to the other weapon types it's range is what
you are interested in. Most weapons use a
90   degree   to   45   degree   firing   arc   in   the
front   and/or   aft   of   your   ship,   the   beam
array however has a 250 degree firing arc.
If you equip one beam array in both a fore
and   aft   weapons   slot   you   will   always   be
able   to   hit   an   enemy   no   matter   kind   of
maneuvers they try to pull off. This strategy

will be come a crux of your fighting style. A
useful feature of the beam array is that you
can fire all applicable beam weapons by
pressing the space bar.

The beam array set-up should be

accompanied by a torpedo in the remaining
fore weapon slot. Using this set up you'll be
able   to   chase   down   an   enemy   using
torpedoes while guarding your rear with the
aft   beam   array.   An   important   thing   to
remember as a science is your abilities, be
sure to pepper in buffs and debuffs during
any   fight   to   make   things   easier.   Basically
what you need to do win though is face the
enemy and keep firing torpedoes. Once you
have lost about half your fore shield   you
should   turn   and   start   circling   the   enemy.
While circling the enemy jam the space bar
to   bombard   the   enemy   with   both   beam
arrays.   Once   their   shields   have   dropped
turn   around   and   fire   your   torpedoes   for
massive damage. This strategy will work for
most   other   escort,   science,   and   similarly
sized ships.

For smaller ships like fighters and mining

drones   no   strict   strategy   is   needed.   Take
these   as   chance   to   screw   around   with
talents   you   haven't   used   yet   or   don't
understand   very   well.   The   only   thing   you
should   make   sure   of   when   fighting   these
enemies   is   to   watch   your   shields
particularly when fighting a group of them.

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You can always reroute energy to your
shields and regen them by clicking on your
whole ship icon instead of just a direction in
the shield button area. Your beam array will
rip through fighters and they are to fast to
try to focus torpedoes on so just jam on the
space bar.

The biggest ship on ship worry you

should   have   on   the   battlefield   and   by
battlefield  I  mean space plain  I  suppose is
the   large   battleship   class   type   of   ships.
When   fighting   these   types   of   ships   your
biggest     concern   should   be   your   shields.
These will rip through your outer shields if
you give them the chance   so you need to
be constantly clicking the whole ship shield
button   and   using   all   the   shield   restoring
abilities   you   may   have.   Naturally   though
you   can't   win   a   fight   by   spinning   around
and  refilling  your  shields  so  your strategy
should   be   what   could   be   called   the
“alternating   saw   blade”   strategy.   The
“alternating saw blade” strategy consists of
essentially   tracing   a   jagged   circle   around
the   enemy   and   then   turning   around   and
creating   one   in   the   opposite   direction.
While you are in the outer part of the saw
tooth use restore your shields and use your
beam array   and then when flying towards
the enemy to create the groove of the tooth
fire   a   torpedo   or   two.   Repeat   that   action
until your side shield is about 75% depleted
and   then   turn   around   and   expose   your

other   side   of   your   ship   perform   the
alternation part of the saw blade. When it
comes to this strategy one important thing
to   remember   is   that   your   attacks   will   do
more   damage   the   closer   you   are   to   the
enemy   so   don't   be   afraid   to   get   right   in
there and even hide on top of the enemy if
you   have   to.   This   strategy   should   led   to
success against any oversized opponent as
long   you   don't   go   trying   to   take   on
something too many levels higher than you.

Groups of enemies can be a real pain no

matter what kind of ship you play. The best
strategy for fighting groups when you find
your self without a team is to plan ahead.
Try   to   get       a   full   view   of   what   you're
fighting about 15 kilometers before hitting.
You   can   do   this   by   hovering   your   mouse
cursor   over   the   enemy   listing   which   will
then show what enemies are in the group
you're   looking   at.   Brake   your   ship   get   an
idea  of  the   situation   and   plan  how  you're
going   to   hit   the   group.   Take   stock   of   all
your   abilities   and   ship   batteries   you   may
have and decide the first enemy you plan
to attack.

You should focus on the most

dangerous   enemy   but   that   doesn't
necessarily   mean   the   biggest   you   see
though. You should focus on any science or
escort   type   ship(s)   first   because   while   in
solo   combat   they   may   not   be   heavy
hitter(s)   but   if   let   you   them   buzz   around
while you're attacking a battleship they will

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reduce your shields to nothing while you're
focusing   on the   big  baddy.   They  can  also
buff   and   heal   the   battleship(s)   to   prolong
what will already end up being a protracted
battle.   Once   you've   dealt   with   the   dps
dealing   buff   bucket(s)   move   onto   the
battleship(s) as he's your big obstacle here.
If you use the strategy outlined earlier for
battleships you should be fine just keep a
closer   eye   on   your   shields   than   normal.
Once the big guys are gone clean up any
fighter or drones that may be around and
you've the won the fight.

Now you know how to deal with all the

major enemy types you'll be encountering
but that doesn't mean you should just go
throw yourself into the fray. Here are a few
other that will help you deal with the rigors
of space  alone.  Due  to the  slow  speed  of
space  travel  it'll be  tempting  to  be in full
impulse   mode   at   all   times   and   just   slow
down for combat but be careful when doing
this as full impulse mode drains energy all
other ship systems. The best tact for using
full impulse mode to full impulse until you
are   17   kilometers   away   from   the   enemy.
The   remaining   17   kilometers   before   you
reach   combat   distance   should   provide
enough   slowdown   time   to   regain   all   your
energy in your depleted systems. If you do
decide to full impulse right into the enemy
be ready for a very tough start to your fight
as   you'll   have   very   weak   shields   and

weapon strength. Make sure to use your
ship battery items regularly to boost your
abilities. While it's tempting to hoard these
items for a larger encounters you will run
into these items fairly constantly and
there's no reason to ignore the boost.

Group Combat

Strategies

The big thing to remember is that your

job   in   a   group   is   to   be   the   support.   You
should be last in the battle line in order to
lower   enemy   shields   as   much   as   possible
and   buff   everyone   from   a   few   Km   away
from   the   actual   combat.   Death   is   but   a
simple   respawn   so   in   bigger   battles   don't
be   afraid   to   take   one   for   the   team   if   it
means   eliminating   a   particularly   integral
baddie. That said you shouldn't be getting
to   be   the   focus   things   that   will   kill   you
anyway   as   that's   not   your     role   in   group
combat, if you keep dying you're doing in
team   combat   you're   doing   something
wrong.

The opening assault of of your group

should   consist   of   three   lines;   the   escorts,
the   cruisers,   and   then   the   science   ships.
Your   front   front   line   should   start   doing
“wasp” maneuvers in which they fly around
the enemy blasting with phasers and other

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fairly   low   powered   weapons   to   distract
attention   and   do   nominal   shield   damage.
While   the   enemy   is   otherwise   indisposed
the   second   line   should   rush   in   with
torpedoes and beam arrays to reduce the
hull   health   of   the   enemy.   The   tactical
officers torpedo spread ability is invaluable
here for grabbing enemy attention doing a
AoE   to   a   mass   of   the   enemies.   Once   the
rush   is   done   the   second   line   should
commence   circling   techniques   like   those
used in solo battles while the first line goes
for high damage attacks and third line buffs
and heals. This strategy will lead your team
to victory almost 100% of the time.

While the above strategy is incredibly

powerful it is still possible for your team to
find themselves outclassed and it's in these
situations   you   need   to   rely   on   the   more
benevolent qualities   of your cruiser team
mates.   The   easiest   way   for   your   team   to
escape   a   hard   battle   is   sadly   at   their
expense.   They   should   immediately  try   to
grab   enemy   attention   by   using   any   AoE
abilities they may have so that all eyes are
on tyhem. Once you and everyone else is
clear  they  need to  run  away  get them  to
use all the shield buffing abilities they may
have and start just constantly clicking the
middle shield button . Their shields should

hang on long enough for everyone to get
away and full impulse away from the
conflict at which point the cruiser's just take
the death and respawn.

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SCIENCE

GRINDING

STRATEGIES

ike any MMO there is more to
star trek online than just fighting
random AI. There are a plethora

of   other   things   to   deal   with   and   you're
going to need some   credits and ranks to
enjoy   it   all.   In   this   chapter   we'll   discuss
some easy ways to grind some your self out
some   goodies   and   find   yourself   rolling   in
credits, XP, and unique items.

Credit Grinding

Strategies

The first and best strategy for getting

some cash is the same as in any MMO, the
auction   house.   The   big   difference   you're
encountering   in   star   trek   online   is   that
you're   going   to   want   to   auction   almost
everything   but   in   the   right   way.   The   nice
thing about the incredibly small amount of
“towns”   in   star   trek   online   at   least   in
contrast to something like world of warcraft
is the fact that even barely above standard

items  can  be   hard   to  buy   from   a  vendor.
The best time to exploit this is in your first
10   ranks   of   the   game   of  the   game   when
your missions are rewarding you with a lot
of extra equipment to pawn. An interesting
trick you may want to try is asking a cruiser
class   character   to   carry   stuff   for   you   in
exchange for some credits or stuff if your
inventory gets clogged, cruiser class ships
have   more   inventory   space   and   as   such
normally have some to spare. An important
thing to remember when trying this though
is   to   find   an   honorable   person   and   make
sure you get what you gave them once you
get back to star base.

Another thing you're going to want to

keep   an   eye   out   for   to   raise   your   credit
reserves is anomalies. Anomalies are used
at   the   memory   alpha   station   and   similar
research   stations   to   create   new   an
interesting   items.   While   pursuing   of  these
items   can   be   fun   it's   not   the   most
productive   use  of  anomalies.  You  can  sell
research   anomalies   at   the   auction   house
like any item however due to their use for
research you can sell them for a boat load
of credits. There are 18 different types of
research   anomalies   and   if   you   scan
everyone   you   see   you'll   have   a   healthy
stock in no time. You should list them in the
auction   in   bundles   of   ten   at   the   cost   of
about 500-1000 credits each rather than as
a large chunk. This strategy will allow you a

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regular   flow   of   money   throughout   the
game. The only flaw with this plan is things
can   become   buried   in   the   auction   house
after not too much time so you need to go
into it and relist your item about once a day
to keep your stuff nearer to the top of list.

The other big type of currency to worry

about   in   star   trek   online   is   badges   and
marks   of   exploration   thankfully   these   are
rather   simple   to   get.   The   missions   in   the
game that task you with doing three tasks
in   an   unexplored   sectors   are   all   redoable
and can be taken over and over again. You
can   use   these   missions   to   grind   out
exploration marks and badges.

Xp Grinding

Strategies

When looking to increase your ship's

capabilities without the cost of purchasing
new   equipment   leveling   yourself   is   your
only  option.   As  previously discussed   ships
themselves   don't   gain   any   sort   of
experience but can be improved by leveling
yourself   up.   Later   in   this   guide   we   will
discuss how one should use the experience
they gain  but for  now we're going to talk
about   how   to   get   that   experience   in   the
first place.

As with exploration marks and badges

the   easiest   way   to   grind   experience   is
repeatable missions. You will find a number
of fleet actions, sector defense, exploration,
and PvP quests that can all be done over
and   over  again.   The  most  useful   of  these
types are the PvP quests as you will reap
both   experience   for   the   quest   and
experience for the PvP action itself. If you
can   get   a   good   team   together   you   can
spend hours reaping in the XP and gaining
a   few   medals   of   achievement   for
everyone's hard work.

The various other repeatable quests are

also   great   ways   to   gain   some   XP
particularly if you're in a rather anti-social
mood and would rather not deal with any of
the   competitive   nature   that   PvP   tends   to
spawn.   The   various   defend   the   “blank”
sector quests will allow to wander about on
the   sector   and   search   out   some   enemy
contacts   to   destroy.   The   other   choice   for
strictly solo play is the exploration missions
and as nice bonus due to their nature you'll
get a different   mission every time. These
are fun  if not a little repetitive but  if you
were worried about repetition you wouldn't
be grinding anyway.

Last but not least there are fleet actions

which are a lot like raids in other MMOs.
These groups missions pit you against a
large enemy fleet, star base invasion, and

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Engineerin

g team

leader

Lieutenant

Improves

the

maintenan

ce and

mod

abilities of

your

engineerin

g bridge

officers

Science

team

leader

Lieutenant

Improves

the

scientific

theory and

scientific

practice

skills of

your

science

bridge

officers

Tactical

team

leader

Lieutenant

Improves

the assault

training

and close

combat

skills of

your

tactical

bridge

officers

Star Ship

Command

Lieutenant

Slightly

improves

all aspects

of any ship

you're

captaining

Cruiser

Captain

Lt.

Command

Improves

statistics

when

using

cruiser

class ships

Escort

Captain

Lt.

Command

Improves

statistics

when

using

escort

class ships

(*)Science

Vessel

Captain

Lt.

Command

Improves

statistics

when

using

science

class ships

Heavy

Cruiser

Captain

Command

Improves

statistics

when

using the

heavy

cruiser

class ship

Heavy

Escort

Captain

Command

Improves

statistics

when

using the

heavy

escort

class ship

(*)Researc

h Science

Vessel

Captain

Command

Improves

statistics

when

using the

research

science

vessel

class ship

Exploratio

n Cruiser

Captain

Improves

statistics

when

using the

exploratio

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class ship

(*)Long

Range

Science

Vessel

Captain

Improve

statistics

when

using the

long range

science

vessel

class ship

Tactical

Escort

Captain

Improves

statistics

when

using the

tactical

escort

class ship

Advanced

Escort

Captain

Admiral

Improves

statistics

when

using the

advanced

escort

class ship

Assault

Cruiser

Captain

Admiral

Improves

statistics

when

using the

assault

cruiser

class ship

(*)Deep

Space

Science

Captain

Admiral

Improves

statistics

when

using the

deep

space

science

vessel

class ship

Fleet

Escort

Captain

Admiral

Improves

statistics

when

using the

fleet

escort

class ship

(*)Reconna

issance

Science

Vessel

Captain

Admiral

Improves

statistics

when

using the

reconnaiss

ance

science

vessel

class ships

Star

Cruiser

Captain

Admiral

Improves

statistics

when

using the

star

cruiser

class ships

Star Ship

Energy

Weapons

Rank

needed

Descripti

(*)Star

Ship

Energy

Weapons

Training

Lieutenant

Improves

energy

weapon

damage

(*)Star

Ship Beam

Weapons

Lt.

Command

Improves

beam

weapon

damage

Star Ship

Cannon

Weapons

Lt.

Command

Improves

cannon

weapon

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Star Ship

Phaser

Weapons

Command

Improves

phaser

weapon

damage

Star Ship

Disruptor

Weapons

Command

Improves

disruptor

weapon

damage

(*)Star

Ship

Tetryon

Weapons

Captain

Improves

tetryon

weapon

damage

Star Ship

Plasma

Energy

Weapons

Captain

Improves

plasma

energy

weapons

Star Ship

Antiproton

Weapons

Admiral

Improves

antiproton

weapon

damage

Star Ship

Polaron

Weapons

Admiral

Improves

polaron

weapon

damage

Star Ship

Projectile

Weapons

Rank

needed

Descripti

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(*)Star

Ship

Projectile

Weapons

Training

Lieutenant

Improves

projectile

weapon

damage

Star Ship

Mines

Lt.

Command

Improves

mine

damage

(*)Star

Ship

Torpedo

Weapons

Lt.

Command

Improves

torpedo

weapon

damage

Star Ship

Photon

Projectiles

Command

Improves

photon

projectile

damage

Star Ship

Quantum

Projectiles

Command

Improves

quantum

projectile

damage

Star Ship

Plasma

Projectiles

Captain

Improves

plasma

projectile

damage

(*)Star

Ship

Transphasi

Projectiles

Captain

Improves

transphasi

c projectile

damage

(*)Star

Ship

Chroniton

Projectiles

Admiral

Improves

chroiton

projectile

damage

Star Ship

Tricobalt

Projectiles

Admiral

Improves

tricobalt

projectile

damage

Star Ship

Engineeri

Rank

needed

Descriptio

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Ship

Engineerin

g Training

Lieutenant

Improves

the

performan

ce of your

ship's

systems

Star Ship

Warp Core

Training

Lieutenant

Improves

your ship's

power

levels

(*)Star

Ship

Auxiliary

Systems

Maintenan

Lt.

Command

Improves

auxiliary

system

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Engine

Maintenan

Lt.

Command

Improves

engine

abilities

Star Ship

Shield

Maintenan

Lt.

Command

Improves

shield

abilities

Star Ship

Weapons

Systems

Maintenan

Lt.

Command

Improves

weapon

system

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Auxiliary

Systems

Efficiency

Command

Improves

auxiliary

power

abilities

Star Ship

Weapons

Systems

Efficiency

Command

Improves

weapons

power

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Engine

Efficiency

Command

Improves

engine

power

abilities

Star Ship

Shield

Efficiency

Command

Improves

shield

power

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Engine

Performan

Captain

Improves

engine

functionalit

y abilities

Star Ship

Shield

Performan

Captain

Improves

shield

functionalit

y abilities

(*)Star

Ship Sub-

system

Repair

Captain

Improves

sub-

system

repair rate

and

functionalit

(*)Star

Ship

Auxiliary

Systems

Performan

Admiral

Improves

auxiliary

systems

functionalit

y abilities

Star Ship

Hull Repair

Admiral

Improves

hull repair

rate and

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Star Ship

Weapons

Systems

Performan

Admiral

Improves

weapon

functionalit

y abilities

Star Ship

Operation

Rank

needed

Descripti

(*)Star

Ship

Operations

Training

Lieutenant

Improves

deflector,

sensor,

and

emitter

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Deflectors

Lt.

Command

Improves

deflector

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Emitters

Lt.

Command

Improves

emitters

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Sensors

Lt.

Command

Improves

sensors

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Deflector

Dish

Command

Improves

deflector

dish

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Sensor

Array

Command

Improves

sensor

array

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Tractor

Command

Improves

tractor

beam

Beam

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Deflector

Field

Captain

Improves

deflector

field

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Hazard

Systems

Captain

Improves

hazard

systems

abilities

(*)Star

Ship

Sensor

Probes

Captain

Improves

sensor

probe

abilities

(*)Astrome

trics

Admiral

Improves

astrometri

c abilities

(*)Photonic

Theory

Admiral

Improves

photonic

theory

abilities

(*)Spatial

Anomaly

Admiral

Improves

abilities

that create

or resist

spatial

anomalies

There is one other branch of abilities but

it changes depending on your officer type
and   they're   all   ground   abilities   so   they
won't be discussed in this guide. That said
it   is   recommended   that   you   invest   a   fair
amount   in   it   as   ground   combat   is
something you'll be engaging in fair amount
particularly   if   you're   planning   on   grinding
XP.

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Ground Combat

As much as space combat is a large part

of   Star   Trek   Online   ground   should   not   be
ignored. Ground combat is a nice variation
in  game  play  compared  to space  combat.
This guide however is directed toward ship
based and as such we won't go into depth
on ground combat but rather just cover the
basics.

The first thing to remember with ground

combat   is   that   you'll   never   be   fighting
alone.   Your   bridge   officers   can   join   for
almost   any   non   PvP   ground   combat
mission.   When   choosing   which   officers   to
take to the ground with you make sure to
bring a variety of classes. Just as in space
combat every class has different role that
they should fulfill.

The tactical officer's role is to be the

primary attacker. Using abilities like photon
grenade and leg sweep they should try to
constantly be in combat so they can draw
hostility and cause a lot of damage.    The
most strategic thing a tactical officer can do
is simply coordinate with their other squad
members   so   as   to   not   disrupt   everyone's
plans.

The engineering officer is a mix of

support   and   DPS   abilities.   They   should
focus   on   creating   devices   to   help   the
squad.   A   turret,   mine   barrier,   or   shield

generator in the right spot at the right time
can   completely   flip   a   losing   battle.   They
also have a very strong shield capabilities
compared to the other classes and as such
shouldn't   be   afraid   to   dish   out   some
damage in between building stuff.

The science officer's job is healing and

ability based DPS. Their primary job should
be   healing   others   and   increasing   shield
regeneration.   They   don't   have   strong
shields themselves or great battles abilities
so   they   stay   in   the   rear   and   heal   others
unless   the   extra   DPS   is   absolutely
necessary to win the battle.

Weapons And

Equipment

There is a plethora of various things for

you   to   equipment  in   the   universe   of   Star
Trek   Online   for   both   your   character   and
your ship. In this guide though we are going
to   focus   on   what   you   can   equip   on   your
ship.   A  good  starting  point  is  weapons  as
what you equip here is going to affect your
strategy in combat. I've already mentioned
the   usefulness   of   beam   arrays   and
torpedoes   however   there   are   different
weapons and ammo types.

Energy Weapon

Description

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Type

Phaser

2.5% chance to

disable random

sub-system

Disruptor

2.5% chance to

lower target's

damage

resistance by

10% for 15

seconds

Plasma

2.5% chance to

apply a non-

stacking damage

over time debuff

Polaron

2.5% chance to

reduce all enemy

sub-system power

levels by 25

Tetryon

2.5% chance to

deal additional

shield damage

Antiproton

Shield

penetration

Projectile

Weapon Type

Description

Photon

50% to bring

down 20 able

enemy crew

Quantum

10% to bring

down 10 able

enemy crew

Plasma

Chance to apply

fire damage to

hull for 10

seconds

Transphasic

Increased shield

penetration

Chronition

-100% flight

speed and turn

rate for 10

seconds

Tricobalt

Disables targets

for 2 seconds

There are weapons of every kind for

every ammo type mentioned above. While
these   different   flavors   of   death   seem
important   it's   the   weapons   that's   firing
them that can truly change your strategy.
Every weapon type has different  firing arc
and attack strength, your goal when picking
weapons should be to balance the two. The
chart   below   lists   the   weapon   types   and
their firing arcs.

Weapon

Ammo

Type

Firing Arc

Dual

Cannons

Energy

45 degrees

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Dual

Heavy

Cannons

Energy

45 degrees

Torpedo

Launcher

Projectile

90 degrees

Dual Beam

Bank

Energy

90 degrees

Mobile

Device

Launcher

Projectile

90 degrees

Cannon

Energy

180

degrees

Beam

Array

Energy

250

degrees

Turret

Energy

360

degrees

Mine

launcher

Projectile

No arc

Device

launcher

Projectile

No arc

Using a combination of these different

kinds of weapons you can create your own
battles   strategies.   Everything   said   in   the
combat   chapter   still   applies   though   so
equip accordingly. Make sure a beam array
or two is always equipped on in lieu of that
at least one turret. It's also smart to have a
projectile   launcher   of   some   sort   equipped
so as to follow up a volley of beam attacks
with an explosion which can often flat out
destroy smaller ships.

There more things to for your star ship

equip beyond weapons. Nearly every piece
of important equipment is inter-changeable
and you'll easily be able to find   the right
pieces to  suit your strategy.  The  different
pieces of equipment  you change  are your
ship's shields, your ship's impulse engines,
your deflector dishes, and the consoles at
which your bridge officers sit. We will now
discuss   the   various   types   of   each
equipment   detailing   the   major   differences
between items of the class.

Shields are probably the most important

thing you'll be equipping and as such you
need   to   have   a   proper   understanding   of
what stats you should be looking for. The
important things to look for when equipping
a shield are the maximum shield capacity
(your   shields   max   health),   Shield
regeneration   (shield   health   regen),   and
bleed   through   (how   much   damage   an
attack will end doing to your actual ship).
You need to keep a balance of all these and
only specialize in one when a strategy call
for it otherwise you may be left twisting in
the   wind.   The   charts   below   detail   the
different types of shields and the different
modifiers that may be attached to them.

Shield type

Description

Shield array

Balanced stats

compared to the

other types

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Covariant shield

array

High max shield

capacity but slow

shield

regeneration

Regenerative

shield array

Fast regeneration

but low max

capacity

Paratrinic shield

Stronger version

of the covariant

but contains an

even slower

regeneration

Resilient shield

array

Changes half of

it's bleed through

into a recharge to

the ship's shields

Shield Modifier

Description

Cap

Increases shield

capacity

Reg

Increases shield

regeneration

Dis

Reduces disruptor

damage by 20%

Pha

Reduces phaser

damage by 20%

Pla

Reduces plasma

damage by 20%

Pol

Reduces polaron

damage by 20%

Tet

Reduces tetryon

damage by 20%

Reduces

antiproton

damage by 20%

Let's move on to impulse engines which

are   very   basic.   Impulse   engines   come   in
three flavors which basically just say which
power levels they work best at. The most
common   are   standard   impulse   engines
which work fine and balanced at all power
levels.   Combat   engines   work   best   at   low
power   levels   allowing   for   sharper   turns
during   space   combat.   Last   but   not   least
there   are   hyper-impulse   engines   which
work best at high power levels, if you want
to really speed across the map use these,
Just as with the shields and every piece of
equipment there can modifiers on these as
well.

Engine Modifier

Description

Spd

+1 to flight speed

Turn

+1 to flight turn

rate

Full

Adds (7+the

mark of the

equipment) to

your full impulse

speed

Aux

You are given a

thrusters bonus

when your

engines are

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disabled

Deflector dishes are the accessories

equivalent in star trek online providing non-
specific   stat   boosts.   These   boosts   are   to
stats   in  the   star  ship  operations   skill   tree
making   these   very   necessary   for   any
science   ships   but   just   a   nice   boost   for
everyone else. As with shields and engines
there   different   types   and   modifiers   which
are detailed in the charts below.

Deflector type

Description

Deflector Array

Improves star

ship deflectors,

sensors, and

emitters stats

Graviton

Deflector

Improves star

ship deflector

dish and

deflectors stats

Positron Deflector

Array

Improves star

ship emitters and

tractor beam

stats

Tachyon

Deflectors

Improves star

ship sensor array

and sensors stats

Deflector Dish

Modifiers

Description

Ast

+10 to

astrometrics

Def

+10 star ship

deflectors

DefD

+10 star ship

deflector dish

+10 star ship

emitters

+10 star ship

hazard systems

Sen

+10 star ship

sensors

SenA

+10 star ship

sensor array

SenP

+10 star ship

sensor probes

Spa

+10 spatial

anomaly

+10 photonic

theory

+10 star ship

tractor beam

Most importantly there are consoles

which can if properly equipped improve any
stat you may want increased. There are
multiple sets of consoles with one or more
sets for each type of bridge officer you can
have. The multiple charts below will detail
what each type does.

Tactical

Description

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Consoles -

General

Variable

Geometry

Detonators

Increases mine

damage

Warhead Yield

Chamber

Increases torpedo

damage

Directed Energy

Distribution

Increase beam

weapon damage

Prefire Chamber

Increase cannon

damage

Tactical

Consoles

- Specific

Damage

Type

Descripti

Disruptor

Induction

Energy

Increase

disruptor

damage

Phaser

Relay

Energy

Increase

phaser

damage

Plasma

Infuser

Energy

Increase

plasma

damage

Polaron

Phase

Modulator

Energy

Increase

polaron

damage

Tetryon

Pulse

Chamber

Energy

Increase

tetryon

damage

Antiproton

Mag

Regulator

Energy

Increase

antiproton

damage

Chroniton

Flux

Regulator

Projectile

Increase

chroniton

damage

Photon

Detonation

Assembly

Projectile

Increase

photon

damage

Ambi

Plasma

Hull

Projectile

Increase

plasma

projectile

damage

Zero Point

Quantum

Chamber

Projectile

Increase

quantum

damage

Transphasi

Compresso

Projectile

Increase

transphasi

c damage

TCD

Subspace

Infuser

Projectile

Increase

tricobalt

damage

Engineering

Consoles – Star

Ship Power

systems

Description

Booster

Modulator

Increases

auxiliary power

setting

Plasma

Distribution

Manifold

Increases weapon

power setting

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Field Emitter

Increases shield

power setting

Injector Assembly

Increase engine

power setting

EPS Flow

Regulator

Increase power

transfer rate

Engineering

Consoles -

Other

Description

Diburnium Hull

Plating

Phaser and

disruptor damage

resistance

Electroceramic

Hull Plating

Plasma and

tetryon damage

resistance

Inertial Dampener

Able crewman

and alive

crewman

resistance

Monotanium Alloy

Kinetic damage

resistance

Parametallic Hull

Plating

Polaron and

antiproton

damage

resistance

RCS Accelerator

Stronger flight

turn rate

SIF Generator

Faster star ship

hull repair rate

Science

Description

Consoles

Sensor Probes

Increase to star

ship sensor

probes stat

Halon System

Increase star ship

hazard system

stat

Collimator

Increase star ship

deflector dish stat

Multi-Spectro

Scanner

Increase to star

ship sensor array

stat

Astrometric

Imaging Scanner

Increase

astrometrics stat

Graviton

Generator

Increase tractor

beam stat

Holomatrix Diode

Increase photonic

theory stat

Tomographic

Imager

Increase spatial

anomaly stat

Biofunction

Monitor

Increase to alive

crewmen and

crew recovery

rate

Induction

stabilizer

Star ship

deflector field stat

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Ground Weapons

And Equipment

There is also a large amount of items

you can equip to yourself and your bridge
officers. The same rules and bonus that can
be found on space equipment transfer over
to ground equipment as well but for sake of
completion   we   will   discuss   some   of   the
specific   ground   equipment   here.   The
biggest   difference   is   weapons   type   has   a
special associated with it. Keep in mind that
the   ammo   types   mentioned   in   the   space
equipment chapter apply to ground as well
meaning   you   should   those   in   mind   while
shopping for new weapons. The chart below
will illustrate the different types of weapons
and their special attacks.

Weapon

name

Weapon

type

Special

attack

Stun

phaser/pist

Pistols

Stun Beam

Setting –

can stun

living

enemies but

does minor

damage

Dual

phasers/pis

tols

Pistols

Bo;lt Spray

– cone

shaped AoE

in front of

the player

Wide Beam

Phaser/pist

Pistols

Wide Beam

Setting –

Cone

shaped AoE

in front of

the player

Compressio

n pistol

Pistols

Compressio

n Bolt

Setting –

Single high

energy

shot with a

chance of

knock back

High

density

beam rifle

Rifles

High

Density

Beam –

Narrow

cylindrical

beam that

damages

and repels

enemies in

it's path

Pulse Rifle

Rifles

Pulse Wave

Setting –

Cylindrical

AoE

damage

and repel

Split Beam

Rifle

Rifles

Auto-

Targeting

Beam –

Cone of

AoE

damage in

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front of the

player

Sniper Rifle

Rifles

Sniper Shot

Single high

energy

shot with a

knock back

chance

Blast

Assault

Rifle

Assault

Rifles

Energy

Blast –

launches

an energy

ball that

explodes

on contact

doing AoE

and knock

back to

anyone in

it's blast

radius

Auto-Target

Assault

Rifle

Assault

Rifles

Auto-

Target

Beam –

cone of

AoE

damage in

front of the

player

Arc-Wave

Assault

Rifle

Assault

Rifles

Arc-Wave

Setting –

Expanding

AoE wave

attack

Full Auto

Assault

Rifle

Assault

Rifles

Full Auto

Sweep –

Cone

shaped AoE

damage

Shields are the same for your character

as they are for your ship so when picking
shields   just   refer   to   charts   in   the   space
equipment section. The only difference is a
modifier   that   can   be   found   on   ground
shields   that   can't   be   found   on   space
shields.   This   modifier   is   called   PBKB   and
gives a chance to knock down nearby foes
when your shields take damage.

Body Armor is the big difference when it

comes   to   defensive   equipment   on   the
ground.   Body   armor   can   increase   your
strength,  defense,  even  your  ability   to  do
critical   attacks.   The   chart   below   details
what each type of armor can do for you.

Armor Type

Description

Energy

Dampening

Armor

Increased kinetic

and energy

damage

resistance

Physical

Augmentation

Armor

Increased

strength as well

physical, kinetic,

and energy

damage

resistance

Pollyalloy Weave

Armor

Increased

Resistance to all

types of damage

Recoil

Compensating

Armor

Increase to the

damage of your

criticals and

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increased

resistance to all

kinds of damage

Integrated

Targeting Armor

Increase chance

to hit with a

critical and

increased

resistance to all

types of damage

Energy Harness

Armor

Increase to

damage from all

energy weapons

and increased

resistance to all

types of damage

There is one other equippable item type

and   those   are   kits.   Kits   give   your   main
character   an   ability   to   use   in   ground
combat.     All   the   abilities   that   kits   can
bestow   are   the   same   as   the   ones   your
bridge officers can learn the only difference
being   you   can   unlearn   your   ability   by
simply   unequipping   the   kit.   You   will
regularly   get  new   kits  so   be   sure   to   play
around   with   them.   Having   a   better
understanding of what all those abilities do
will   allow   you   to   better   assign   strategies
and level up your bridge officers.

One last important thing to remember

about ground equipment is that it's not just
for  you.   You   can  equip  almost   all   of  your
left   over   gear   onto   your   bridge   officers.
Doing   this   allows   for   a   stronger   team   as
whole and easier XP grinding. In later game

you can receive quite a few bridge officers
so   it's   not   a   bad   idea   to   spend   a   few
minutes   after   every   mission   doing   some
micromanagement   and   getting   everyone's
equipment up to gear.

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KLINGON

SPECIFICS

n general the Klingon campaign is
the same as the federation campaign
with similar game play, similar,

ships, and the same skills. There are minor
differences between the two campaigns
however and they will be discussed here.

It was mentioned earlier in the character

creation chapter how to unlock the Klingon
campaign so please refer to that chapter if
you   skipped   that   information.   Once   you
start   character   creation   for   the   Klingon
campaign  you are greeted with a bevy of
new   races   you   couldn't   chose   as   a
federation   officer,   For   the   most   part   they
are   fairly   standard   and   mirror   the
federation's   own   races   in   terms   of
balancing   each   other   out.   The   choice   of
race   in   Star   Trek   Online   is   a   very   minor
decision anyways and in general is more for
role   play   and   esthetic   purposes   than
gameplay relevance.

Rather than have a full on tutorial like

the federation has once you've started a
character you are immediately started out
as a lieutenant rank 5. There a few missions
on the Klingon main base where you start

off to acquire the things you would in the
tutorial (i.e. bridge officers, weapons, ability
kits) but once those are done you're let
loose to wreak havoc on federation forces.

The biggest difference between the two

campaigns is that the Kingons use different
ships.   Their   ships   still   fit   into   the   same
archetypes  that  the  federation  ships  fit in
for the most part though. The Klingons lack
a dedicated science vessel type of ship but
contain   a  number   of  attack   focused  ships
with   unique   abilities.   The   chart   below   will
list the  ships and  their federation counter
parts.

Klingon Ship

Type

Federation

Counter Part

Bird of Prey

Stealth Focused

Escort

Raptor

Standard Escort

Battle Cruiser

Standard Cruiser

Carrier

Cruiser with

fighter

Deployment

abilities

The Klingon campaign is an easy ride

other  than   what  has  been  mentioned   just
remember   everything   that   has   already
been discussed in this guide and apply it to
this campaign and you'll do just fine. .

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