F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 12-14[W](12)/6-7[W](6). Command rating 10. One NVA arrives with the 147th in the Spring of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. New fighters must be purchased. A Counter for the ship and the 4NVA group is provided.
(R7601) NEO-THOLIAN BATTLE CRUISER (NBC) This was an upgrade of the NCA. It entered operation in the Tholian fleet just before the final battles of the rebellion. One of these ships, along with a picket scout, a destroyer, 3 frigates, and a mix of different freighters set out on the trail of the 312th. This group, arrived in Tholian space in Y183, intervening in a battle between the Tholians and Klingons (in which one of the frigates was lost). After the battle, the ships were repaired and refitted, replacing the particle cannons with disruptors, reentering service in Y184.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 10[W]/5. Command rating 10. One NBC arrives in the Spring of Y183 entering service in the Spring of Y184. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service.A ship counter is provided.
(R7P.361) HEAVY TUG (NHT). This ship was produced by modifying a standard heavy cruiser. It was used by the Neo-Tholians to provide heavy haul capabilities. One of these ships managed to find the 147th and provided logistical support for them in their trip to our galaxy. It uses the same tug pods as the NLT.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 6-9[W]/3-5. Command rating 8. One NHT arrives with the 147th in the Spring of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. A ship counter, Battle and Carrier pods are provided.
(R7P.361) HEAVY SURVEY CRUISER (HSR) Built on a modified heavy cruiser hull, this ship was intended to provide the Neo-Tholians with long range survey capabilities. Only a very few (two or three) were built, as opposition from the military commanders were not pleased with having to give up a heavy combat ship. One of these ships joined the 147th just as they were leaving the Tholian Home Galaxy.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 6-9[W]u/3-5[W]. Command rating 8. One HSR arrives with the 147th in the Spring of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. A Counter is provided.
(R7P.363) STRIKE CARRIER (NVS). This main line carrier was produced by modifying a heavy cruiser. It normally operated 9 Lava 1 and 3 Lava 2s, but records show it also operated with all Lava 1s. Few of these conversions were done as the Neo-Tholians were unhappy losing Web Casters. Escorts were originally intended to be a NEC and a NDE, but it also known to operate with a pair of NDEs.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 7-9[W](6)/4-5[W](3). Command rating 8. One NVS arrives with the 247th in the Fall of Y184. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. New fighters must be purchased. A Counter for the ship and the 3NVS are provided.
(R7P.364) FAST CRUISER (NFC). This design was an attempt by the Tholians to produce a fast cruiser. Unable to add a larger warp engine to the Command Module, the Tholians added one of the small engines produced for the PC to the rear hull. Information regarding this ship are sketchy and it has not been confirmed that one was really built, although many experts believe that in fact one such ship was indeed built.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 8-9[W][F]/4-5[W]. Command rating 8. Can convert one NCA to NFC in the fall of Y182. Cost is 1 EP. Additional conversions cannot be made. A Counter is provided.
(R7P.365) WEB DEFENDER (WD) A shortage of disruptors occurred during the refitting of one of the Neo-Tholian heavy cruisers. Rather than have the ship sit idle until additional disruptors could be produced, the Tholians replaced the Particle Cannons with Phaser-1s. The ship was then sent to defend the border against a Klingon raid. The ship did so well it was never given disruptors. The ship was designated the Web Defender and served as a mainstay in attacks against the Holdfast. In F&E terms this ship is identical to a NCA and no counter is provided.
(R7D.366) FAST SCOUT CRUISER (NFSC). This ship (like the FSC) existed only on the drawing boards. The concept behind it was was the same as the FSC, namely to scout nearby Klingon and Romulan space for candidate worlds to "colonize". The Tholians were never able to spare a ship for this conversion but the plans called for the completion of at least one of them in Y183.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 4-9[W][F]u/2-5[W]. Command rating 8. (4EW:2AF)(1EW:4AF). Can convert one NCA to NFSC in the fall of Y182. Cost is 5 EP (two step conversion, or NFC to NFSC cost 5 EP. Additional conversions cannot be made. A Counter is provided.
(R7P.461) LIGHT TUG (NLT). One of the ships that the 312th brought with them (which at first was thought to be military insignificant) was a Light Tug. These ships were built on modified light cruiser hulls. The Tholians used them in their home galaxy with a variety of pods. The NLT that accompanied the 312th carried a pair of cargo pods that was apparently used for supplies during their long voyage. The NLT can carry one "1" WT pod or two ".5" WT pods, but cannot carry one ".5" and one "1" WT pods. Two ".5" WT pods are the equivalent of one "1" WT pod and increase the movement cost to 1 and the turn mode to C.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 3-7[W]/1-4. Command Rating 6. Add one NLT to the Tholian 312th Battle Fleet. Can convert NCL to NLT once per year beginning in the Spring of Y179. Conversion cost is 3 EP. A ship counter, Battle and Carrier pods are provided.
(R7P.462) LIGHT SURVEY CRUISER (LSR) A smaller sister of the heavy survey cruiser this ship was built on a light cruiser hull. The Neo-Tholians used it to supplement the few heavy survey cruisers. One of these ships helped pave the way for the 247th in their quest to find a new home.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 4-7[W]u/2-4. Command Rating 6. EWP is 3. One LSR arrives with the 247th in fall of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. A counter is provided.
(R7P.463) ESCORT CRUISER (NEC) When the Tholians first deployed the NVS they took in hand a light cruiser and modified it to this design. The design maintained a single Web Caster giving the carrier group additional heavy weapon support. It has ready racks and deck crews to service the fighters of the carriers. It does not deploy fighters of its own.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 6-7[W]n/3-4n. Command rating 6. One NEC with the NVS arrives with the 247th in the Fall of Y185. One, escorting the NVA, also arrives with the 147th in the Spring of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. A counter is provided.
(R7P.464) LIGHT CARRIER (NVL) A fairly rare conversion of the light cruiser produced this carrier. It deployed a flight of 9 Lava 1s and was not able to operate the larger Lava 2s. Its escorts were a NDE and a NFE, although it occasionally was escorted by a pair of NFEs.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 6-7[W](4)/3-4(2). Command rating 6. One NVL arrives with the 147th in fall of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. New fighters must be purchased. A Counter for the ship and the 2NVL are provided.
(R7P.465) MULTI-ROLE CRUISER (NMR) The Neo-Tholians never envisioned a multi-role cruiser. This ship was designed only after they reached our galaxy. Using the technology employed by the Tholians of our galaxy, the Neo-Tholians modified a single light cruiser to this design in Y182.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 7-8[W](1)/4[W]. Command rating 6. Can convert one NCL to MRC in the fall of Y182. Cost is 6 EP +1 for the fighters. Cannot convert additional ships. It is treated as an HDW, and can perform all the missions (except D) as outlined in (4H.0) Captain's Module P6 The Galactic Smorgasbord. A ship counter and MRC Missions counters are provided.
(R7P.466) LIGHT MAULER (LMA) Plans for this ship (which was never built) were based on the captured TKM. It was part of a massive disinformation campaign by the Tholians. They reasoned that when word reached the Klingons that they were converting many of their Neo-Tholian cruisers to maulers, the Klingons would hesitate to attack, fearing maulers with the ability to freely cruise through web.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 7
/4. Command rating 6. Can
convert one NCL to LMA once per turn beginning in the fall of Y182. Cost is 4 EP. A counter is
provided.(R7P.467) COMMANDO CRUISER (NCMC) This design was used in the home galaxy to put down planetary revolts. When the Tholians began counter attacking the Seltorians, they for a time, considered converting one of their light cruisers to this configuration. The need to keep the Neo-Tholian ships close to the home world cancelled the plans before any conversions were done.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 3-7[W]G/1-4G. Command Rating 6. Can convert one NCL to NCMC in the Fall of Y181. Cost is 2 EP. A counter is provided.
(R7P.468) PF TENDER (NPFT) When the Tholian began plans for a larger PFT two ships were considered. One was the War Cruiser and the other was a Neo-Tholian Light Cruiser. In the end the War Cruiser was selected for full production as there were too few of the NCLs available. Only the single NPFT used in the design study reached completion. The NCL based PFT entered service at the same time as the PFW.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 5-7[W]Pu/2-4P. Command Rating 6. EWP is 3. Can convert one NCL to NPFT in the Fall of Y181. Cost is 5 EP. A counter is provided.
(R7P.661) SCOUT DESTROYER (NDS) Built on destroyer hulls to supplement the smaller, but more numerous NFS. Its mission was the same as the NFS. One of these managed to link up with the 247th, and helped in its search for the Seltorians.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 3-6u/1-3. Command rating 5. EWP is 2. One NDS arrives with the 247th in fall of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. A counter is provided.
(R7P.662) DESTROYER ESCORT (NDE) Built in consort with its larger sister the NEC, the NDE was the most widely used escort and was constructed on a NDD hull. It has deck crews and ready racks to aid in rearming the carriers fighters, but did not carry fighters of its own.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 5-6 n. Command rating 5. One NDE, escorting the NVS, arrives with the 247th in the Fall of Y184. Three additional NDEs, two with the NVA and one with the NVL, arrive with the 147th in the Spring of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. A counter is provided.
(R7P.663) POCKET CARRIER (NDV) This was a destroyer based carrier and by all indications was not widely deployed. It operated a flight of 8 Lava 1s, and was not capable of operating the larger Lava 2s. It was normally escorted by a NFE although there are references to some being escorted by a NDE.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 5-6[W](4)/2-3(2). Command rating 5. One NDV arrives with the 247th in the Fall of Y184. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. New fighters must be purchased. A Counter for the ship and the 2NDV are provided.
(R7P.702) HEAVY WAR DESTROYER (HDW) This conjectural design was found in the Tholian Central Computer banks. It apparently was modeled after the HDWs of both the Federation and the Klingons. The Tholians never took this design beyond the design stages as they did not have a NDD they could spare. The studies put into it were used later on the NMR.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 6-7[W](1)/3-4. Command rating 6. Can convert one NDD to HDW in the fall of Y180. Cost is 6 EP +1 for the fighters. Cannot convert additional ships. It is a HDW, and can perform all the missions (except D) as outlined in (4H.0) Captain's Module P6 The Galactic Smorgasbord. A ship counter and MRC Missions counters are provided.
(R7P.861) PICKET SCOUT (NFS) Built on Frigate hulls this ship was used by the Neo-Tholians as a picket. Its mission was to patrol the outskirts of newly captured systems keeping an eye out for any attempt by the captured race to establish independent space flight.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 2-5u/1-3. Command rating 5. EWP is 1. One NFS arrives with the 147th in the Spring of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. A counter is provided.
(R7P.862) FRIGATE ESCORT (NFE) The NFE was not built in numbers as great as the NDE and was built on converted frigate hulls. Like all Neo-Tholian escorts it had ready racks and deck crews to service the carriers fighters. It did not operate fighters of its own.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 4-5n/2-3n. Command rating 5. Two NFEs, one with the NDV and one with the NFV, arrive with the 247th in the Fall of Y184. One more arrives with the 147th in Spring of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. A counter is provided.
(R7P.863) ESCORT CARRIER (NFV) Constructed on a modified frigate hull this small carrier was the most numerous Neo-Tholian carrier produced. It did not normally operate alone being integrated into the main fleet. It was usually accompanied by a NFE. It was also used on convoy duty. It operates Lava 1s and is unable to embark the larger Lava 2s.
F&E FACTS: For those players wishing to add this ship to their F&E games the following would apply.
Counter Factors are 4-5(3)/2-3(1). Command rating 3. One NFV arrives with the 247th in fall of Y185. Cannot convert additional ships. Ship is treated as crippled and must be repaired before it can enter service. New fighters must be purchased. A Counter for the ship and the 2NFV are provided.
(TUG PODS) The Tholians developed a number of pods for use with their Light Tug.
(R7P.901) A cargo pod.
(R7P.902) A self defense pod which gave up some cargo capacity for an increase in self protection.
(R7P.903) A repair pod used by the Tholians to make "on-the-spot" repairs.
(R7P.904) A troop transport used to land troops on newly discovered planets.
(R7P.905) A battle pod that turned a NLT into a workable cruiser. It increases the command rating by 2.
(R7P.906) A carrier pod that turned a NLT into a carrier. It increases the command rating by 1.
(R7P.907) A PF pod built only after the Tholians arrived in our galaxy.
(R7P.PF1) Neo-Tholian PF During the planning stages for the PF there were two different plans completing for the contract. The second design was based on the Neo-Tholian shaped ships. In the end the double-diamond shape design was selected as it was felt it would be quicker to build. Two of the Neo-Tholian shaped PF Flotillas were produced the second one being a Phaser variant. The design team also included plans for Cargo, Ground Assault, Mine Warfare, Fi-Con, and Recovery variants.
(R7P.PF2) Neo-Tholian Heavy PF When the heavy PF design based on the double-diamond shape proved to be unworkable, the Tholians turned to the abandoned Neo-Tholian shape. It too proved unworkable. There was to be a Phaser version, as well as Cargo, Ground Assault, Mine Warfare, Fi-Con, and Recovery variants.
(R7P.PF3) Ad-hoc PF The introduction of PFs added to the difficultly the Tholians had defending the Holdfast. After they began production of their PFs, a young junior engineer suggested using the Interceptor as a base for a alternate PF. His concept involved simply adding a small "rear" section. He reasoned that these could be produced very fast as there were still a number of interceptors available. Computer studies showed, however, that the rear hull (with its new engines) would cost almost as much as a complete PF and the project was dropped. The plans called for the interceptor "head" to be detachable using (G12.9).
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