United Federation of Planets


Ranger Class V-VI Light Scout

from Ship Recognition Manual - The Federation, 2nd Edition, FASA graphic/re-draw by Brad R. Torgerson Notes: Of the 159 Rangers built, 12 Mk Is, 31 Mk Ils, and 52 Mk Ills remain in active service, with 2 Mk Is and 2 Mk Ils in reserve fleets. Two Mk lIs and 1 Mk III are used by Star Fleet Training Command; 26 Mk Is, 8 Mk Ils, and 1 Mk III have been destroyed; 2 Mk Is and 1 Mk II are listed as missing; 1 Mk I and 12 Mk Ils have been scrapped; and 6 Mk Is and 1 Mk II have been sold to civilian commercial concerns. The Ranger is produced at the Sol IV and Morena facilities at a combined rate of 8 per year.

Construction Data:
Model-	Mk I	Mk II	Mk III	Mk IV	Mk V	Mk VI	Mk VII
Class-	V	V	VI	V	VI	V	VI
Class Commission Date-	2269	2272	2275	2286	2289	2332	2334
Number Produced-	102	108	54	140	79	193 Refit	101 Refit
Hull Data:
Superstructure-	31	31	31	12	14	12	14
Damage Chart-	C	C	C	C	C	C	C
Size
Length-	57 m	57 m	57 m	57 m	57 m	57 m	57 m
Width-	57 m	57 m	57 m	57 m	57 m	57 m	57 m
Height-	21 m	21 m	21 m	21 m	21 m	21 m	21 m
Displacement-	55,835 mt	59,025 mt	63,325 mt	59,305 mt	63,370 mt	59,515 mt	69,500 mt
Cargo
Total SCU-	100 SCU	100 SCU	110 SCU	110 SCU	110 SCU	110 SCU	110 SCU
Cargo Capacity-	5000 mt	5000 mt	5500 mt	5500 mt	5500 mt	5500 mt	5500 mt
Equipment Data:
Computer Type-	M-1	M-1	M-2	M-1	M-2	I-2	I-4
Transporters-
Standard 6-person-	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Emergency 22-person-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Cargo-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Other Data:
Crew-	73	77	77	77	79	79	79
Passengers-	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Shuttlecraft-	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Engines and Power Data:
Total Power Available-	32	34	34	34	36	34	36
Movement Point Ratio-	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Warp Engine Type-	FWB-2	FWB-2	FWB-2	FWB-2	FWB-2	FWB-2	FWB-2
Number-	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Power-	14 ea.	14 ea.	14 ea.	14 ea.	14 ea.	14 ea.	14 ea.
Stress Chart-	M/O	M/O	M/O	M/O	M/O	M/O	M/O
Max Safe Cruising-	Warp 8	Warp 8	Warp 8	Warp 8	Warp 8	Warp 8	Warp 8
Emergency Speed-	Warp 9	Warp 9	Warp 9	Warp 9	Warp 9	Warp 9	Warp 9
Impulse Engine Type-	FIB-2	FIB-3	FIB-3	FIB-3	FIE-2	FIB-3	FIE-2
Power Units-	4	6	6	6	8	6	8
Weapons and Firing Data:
Beam Weapon Type -	FH-2	FH-6	FH-7	FH-4	FH-12	FNH-1	FNH-4
Number-	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Firing Arcs-	2 f/p, 2 f/s	2 f/p, 2 f/s	2 f/p, 2 f/s	2 f/p, 2 f/s	2 f/p, 2 f/s	2 f/p, 2 f/s	2 f/p, 2 f/s
Firing Chart-	H	N	Q	Q	R	W	W
Maximum Power-	3	3	4	3	6	6	8
Damage Modifiers
+3	(-)	(-)	(-)	(-)	(-)	(1-15)	(1-15)
+2	(-)	(1-7)	(1-8)	(1-8)	(1-9)	(16-18)	(16-18)
+1	(1-10)	(8-13)	(9-14)	(9-14)	(10-16)	(19-20)	(19-20)
Torpedo Type-	FP-3	FP-7	FP-7	FP-5	FP-5	FP-5	FP-4
Number-		2	2	2	2	2	2
Firing Arcs-	1 f, 1 a	1 f, 1 a	1 f, 1 a	1 f, 1 a	1 f, 1 a	1 f, 1 a	1 f, 1 a
Firing Chart-	D	R	R	R	R	R	S
Power To Arm-	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Damage-	6	8	8	16	16	16	20
Shield Data:
Shield Type-	FSF	FSH	FSH	FSH	FSK	FSP	FSS
Shield Point Ratio-	1/2	1/2	1/2	1/2	1/2	1/4	1/4
Maximum Shield-	12	14	13	14	16	16	20
Combat Efficiency:
D-	77.3	85.2	87	85.2	95	136.6	159.7
WDF-	5.2	18.8	22.4	29.4	38.6	45	57

Graphic Notes: Brad does it again with this amazing rendition of the Ranger scout. The image changes the warp nacell design yet keeps nearly all the original "lines" the this small and sleak scout a visually fascinating design.