Sao Paulo Tactical Escort Refit

Overview
The original, commanded by Captain , was on the front lines during the Dominion War. When it was lost to the Breen at the, Starfleet assigned the to Deep Space Nine, but gave Sisko and his crew permission to rename the ship to Defiant. Almost 35 years later Starfleet has launched the Tactical Escort Refit: Sao Paulo class in honor of that ship.

Standard configuration
Federation starships come with standard equipment and weapons of the lowest mark available at the ship's minimum rank. The items provided are appropriate to the type of vessel and its related playing style.

Special equipment
The Sao Paulo comes with. These Quad Cannons can be equipped by any starship capable of equipping Dual Cannons, and have a base damage 3% higher than Dual Cannons (before [Dmg] modifiers), as well as an innate 15% boost to their own damage. This fearsome energy weapon draws power from the ship's engines to deal massive damage to an enemy. The Quad Phaser Cannons scale in effectiveness with you up to Mk XII, and then may be upgraded. They may also be re-engineered.

Ship comparison

 * The following table compares Tier 4 Federation starships.