Support Vessel

Support Vessels, the name for Klingon Science Vessels, are a type of Klingon playable starship. They are medium-sized vessels, originally of Gorn design, and are designed to support allies and debilitate enemies.

Compared to other Klingon starship types, support vessels have moderate hulls and strong shields, but fewer weapon slots. Standard support vessels have 3 device slots and gain a bonus to auxiliary power. They are also each capable of and  to improve their combat potential.

Overview
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Klingon captains can also fly cross-faction Science Vessels, which have identical capabilities.

Phalanx Science Vessel
The capabilities of Gorn science vessels continue to impress the Klingon Defense Force. The Gorn Phalanx Science Vessel boasts advanced sensor technology on part with the best Starfleet has to offer. It also comes equipped with a Barrier Field Generator console that can generate an energy barrier between the player's ship and a target which can be used defensively as cover.

Draguas Support Vessel
Gorn starship designers are pushing forward KDF technology with new vessels designed to support a team or fleet in combat. This Gorn-designed vessels features an Aceton Assimilator console which drains nearby enemies' power systems and damages them with a radiation attack.

Varanus Support Vessel
The Varanus class is of Gorn Hegemony design, which was absorbed into the Klingon Defense Force. The Varanus has the most advanced technology in the fleet. It comes equipped with a Repair Platform console mod, which can launch a repair platform that will deploy drones to repair any allied ship.

Korath Temporal Science Vessel
The Korath Temporal Science Vessel is a 29th Century Timeship recovered from the Tholian Assembly who found it after it drifted through the spacial rift in the Azure Nebula. Most of the advanced technology from these ships have been stripped, and have been replaced with contemporary equipment. Nevertheless, the Korath is probably the most advanced Science Vessel the KDF has available.

Varanus Fleet Support Vessel
The Varanus class is of Gorn Hegemony design, which was absorbed into the Klingon Defense Force. The Varanus has the most advanced technology in the fleet. It comes equipped with a Repair Platform console mod, which can launch a repair platform that will deploy drones to repair any allied ship. The Fleet version has an additional Tactical console slot and better Hull and Shield strength.