- Tier 4 Variants
- Defiant Tactical Escort
- Sao Paulo Tactical Escort Refit
- Tier 6 Variants
Release date: December 1, 2011
The Sao Paulo-class Tactical Escort Refit is a Tier 4 (Level 30) Escort which may be flown by Starfleet characters, including Federation-aligned Romulan Republic and Dominion characters. All faction restrictions of this starship can be removed by having a level 65 KDF character or by purchasing the Cross Faction Flying unlock from the Zen Store.
Players can obtain this starship from any Ship and Shuttle Requisitions officer for 150,000 . This ship can be purchased individually, or as part of the console-only Federation Pack for 4,000 . It is also available as part of the following: console-only All Faction Mega Bundle for 8,000 . This ship was previously available on its own from the Zen Store; players that purchased it from there can still reclaim it from there on all their characters.
Overview[ | ]
The original Defiant, commanded by Captain Benjamin Sisko, was on the front lines during the Dominion War. When it was lost to the Breen at the Second Battle of Chin'toka, Starfleet assigned the U.S.S. Sao Paulo 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.
Class variants
Class | Information |
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SKIN UNLOCK: Free The Defiant class was the first of the Tactical Escort designs, with a prototype originally designed to fight the Borg. The project ultimately failed at Utopia Planetia because its initial engine designs tore the ship apart, though then Engineer Miles Edward O'Brien took the project under his wing and corrected most of its issues. The class design later entered production due to the Dominion threat. | |
Nose art variants |
SKIN UNLOCK: Legendary Defiant Pilot Warship, 30,000 The Legendary Pilot Warship includes five new 'Saucer' part variants based on the Defiant-class starship featuring "nose art" inspired by historical dogfighters and the Defiant's own canonical 'starship development patch.' Each piece of art represents a conflict the Defiant-class has seen service in over the course of Star Trek Online's history. |
Terran Livery |
SKIN UNLOCK: Terran Adamant Heavy Raider, 3,000 This is the Defiant-class, bearing the markings of the Terran Empire. |
SKIN UNLOCK: Free Launched in response to the fallout from the Khitomer Accords in 2399, the Gallant class was born. These ships were made to fight on the front lines of Borg conflict. Gallant is a variant of Defiant, just as capable and bares just as many teeth. The Gallant Refit ship parts must be selected manually through Ship Customization and are not part of a starship preset. | |
Refit | |
SKIN UNLOCK: Free The Vigilant was a design inspired by the Defiant class. It is just as powerful and nimble but is larger and features an updated nacelle design. The Vigilant is also equipped with a multipurpose space that is adaptable to any situation including relaxation or training. The Vigilant Refit ship parts must be selected manually through Ship Customization and are not part of a starship preset. | |
Refit | |
SKIN UNLOCK: Free with this starship OR Legendary Defiant Pilot Warship, 30,000 The Sao Paulo class is a 25th century refit of the famed Defiant class. It has exposed, forward-swept warp nacelles and a more faceted main deflector. It also has the white hull texture common to refit vessels. | |
SKIN UNLOCK: Valiant Tactical Escort, 3,000 OR Legendary Defiant Pilot Warship, 30,000 The Valiant-class Tactical Escort is based upon the highly successful Defiant-class design. Unlike the Defiant, which was designed specifically to combat the Borg, the Valiant class was built with the Federation's new enemies in mind. | |
Terran Livery |
SKIN UNLOCK: Terran Adamant Heavy Raider, 3,000 Sleek, aggressive, and armed to the teeth, this light and maneuverable craft represents the pinnacle of modern Terran engineering. |
SKIN UNLOCK: Terran Adamant Heavy Raider, 3,000 This is the Prime universe variant of the fear-striking Terran Adamant Heavy Raider. |
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.
Equipment
Fore Weapons
Aft Weapons
Special equipment[ | ]
The Sao Paulo comes with [Phaser Quad Cannons [Dmg]x3]. 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.
Ship | Rank | Tier | Hull | Uni | BOffs | IR | Cost | |||||||||||||
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Prototype Light Exploration Cruiser | 4 | 11500 | 1.15 | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | ✗ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | {{{hangars}}} | 9 | 0.15 | 30 | 1,500 | ||||
Kobayashi Maru Freighter | 4 | 27300 | 1.092 | 0.9 | 3 | 2 | ✗ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | {{{hangars}}} | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 15 | 0.16 | 40 | 14 | |||
Tactical Escort | 4 | 25000 | 1 | 0.9 | 4 | 2 | ✓ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | {{{hangars}}} | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 17 | 0.2 | 70 | 10,000 • 1 | |||
Exploration Cruiser | 4 | 32500 | 1.3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ✗ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | {{{hangars}}} | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 6 | 0.15 | 20 | 10,000 • 1 | |||
Long Range Science Vessel | 4 | 22500 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | ✗ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | {{{hangars}}} | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 12 | 0.15 | 50 | 10,000 • 1 | |||
Exploration Cruiser Refit | 4 | 32500 | 1.3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ✗ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | {{{hangars}}} | 6 | 0.15 | 25 | 150,000 | ||||
Long Range Science Vessel Refit | 4 | 22500 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | ✗ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | {{{hangars}}} | 12 | 0.15 | 50 | 150,000 | ||||
Tactical Escort Refit | 4 | 25000 | 1 | 0.9 | 4 | 2 | ✓ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | {{{hangars}}} | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 17 | 0.2 | 70 | 150,000 | |||
Gemini Temporal Cruiser | 4 | 31750 | 1.27 | 1.05 | 4 | 3 | ✗ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | {{{hangars}}} | 6 | 0.15 | 45 | 150,000 | ||||
D'deridex Warbird Battlecruiser | 4 | 33750 | 1.35 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ✓ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | {{{hangars}}} | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 5 | 0.15 | 30 | 10,000 • 1 | |||
D'ridthau Warbird Battlecruiser | 4 | 33750 | 1.35 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ✓ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | {{{hangars}}} | 5 | 0.15 | 30 | 150,000 | ||||
Ar'kif Tactical Warbird | 4 | 26250 | 1.05 | 0.9 | 4 | 2 | ✓ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | {{{hangars}}} | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 16 | 0.15 | 60 | 10,000 • 1 | |||
Ar'kala Tactical Warbird | 4 | 26250 | 1.05 | 0.9 | 4 | 2 | ✓ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | {{{hangars}}} | [[File:{{{uniconsole}}} icon.png|16px|link={{{uniconsole}}}]] | 16 | 0.15 | 60 | 150,000 |
Admiralty ship[ | ]
Admiralty Ship | |||
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15 | 42 | 15 | |
1.5x Critical Rating from ENG and SCI |
Gallery[ | ]
Playable starships (All Factions)
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Unlocking Cross-Faction Flying will grant the player the ability to use any starship, from any faction. |
Starfleet: (Complete & Detailed List) |
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Klingon Defense Force: (Complete & Detailed List) |
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Small Craft | ||||
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DujHod Chariot • Kivra Shuttle • Rozhenko Timeship • To'Duj Fighter • Toron Shuttle |
Romulan Republic: (Complete & Detailed List) |
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Small Craft | ||||
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Commander's Gig • Tiercel Shuttle • Kestrel Runabout • Scorpion Fighter |