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The 10th Anniversary Remaster of “The Pershing Chronicles.” In the aftermath of the Dominion War, a ship and crew built for conflict must now fight for peace. From co-author of @wolf359project.bsky.social:

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The 10th Anniversary Remaster of “The Pershing Chronicles.” In the aftermath of the Dominion War, a ship and crew built for conflict must now fight for peace. From co-author of @wolf359project.bsky.social:

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a large ship is in the middle of a body of water ALT: a large ship is in the middle of a body of water

A similar comparison may be the Iowa Class of the 20th Century. Built for line action against near-peer capital ships, they end up spending most of their careers providing fire support to ground troops and deterrence to a third global conflict

Crew Complement (Standard): 160 (24 Officers, 96 Enlisted, 40 Marines)

Auxiliary Support Vessels:
x2 "Danube Class" Runabouts
x1 "Okinawa Class" Marine Dropship

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Armament (Defensive):
Class 16 Hull Conformal Shields
Twelve centimeters of tritanium ablative armor
Generation Four Conventional Cloaking Device

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Armament (Offensive):
Sixteen Class XIV Phaser Arrays
1 External Quantum Torpedo Turret (3 multi-shot tubes, 2 fore, 1 aft)
Magazine Capacity: 800 casings in two nacelle mounted strut magazines

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Propulsion (Primary):
General Electric Class 10 In-line Column Warp Drive (Two Kilocochranes)

Propulsion (Secondary):
Four Rolls-Royce "Capital Class" Impulse Engines powered by six deuterium fusion reactors

Top Speed (Emergency Flank): Warp 9.989

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Keel Laid: Stardate: 52149.2
Commissioned: Stardate: 52890.1
Shipyard: Caleb IV Advanced Defense Yards

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For our last character profile before launch: the #usspershing herself!

Name: USS Pershing
Registration: NCC-19860
Class: Pershing Class Fast Battlestarship
Nickname: "Lady Blackjack"
Motto (official): "So Others May Live Free"
Motto (unofficial): "I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!"

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Daniel Tigranian is captain of #usspershing. A human from Yerevan, Armenia on Earth, he now thinks of Qo’noS as home. The first non-Klingon to survive Rites of Ascension, he is both a Starfleet officer and a Klingon warrior much to the chagrin of his new crew
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General Torlek, Son of Ro’vagh, is the commander of the decorated #Klingon Suk’valt Strike Fleet. Though his grandfather studied under General Chang at the prestigious Elite Command Academy, Torlek has learned to never underestimate a human:
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Admiral Peter Murphy is a former Starfleet Intelligence Officer, former Chief of Starfleet Advanced Defense Programs, and Chief of Starfleet Occupation Forces for Cardassia. Hailing from the Adirondacks of New York, he conceived of Project #usspershing and is mentor to its first captain:
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Amira Laria is science officer of #usspershing. Born in a Bajoran refugee camp, she arrived in the UFP with her parents at age five. Laria attended #StarfleetAcademy for a better life. The youngest and only senior staff member without combat experience, she feels she has a lot to prove:
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Tren Scharr is chief engineer on #usspershing. He’s an expert with decades of Starfleet service from the Cardassian Wars to today. Despite his cold demeanor, Scharr is a dedicated family man with three spouses in his polycule and ten children back on Andoria:
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Katherine “Katie” Stone is the #usspershing’s tactical officer and chief of security and calls Long Beach, CA home. A martial artist, weightlifter, and natural fighter, she joined the crew for one reason: make the Dominion pay for what they took from her:
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Phil Lexington is the helmsman of #usspershing. A Starfleet fighter pilot and decorated combat aviator, he volunteered to drive a new type of starship to end the Dominion War. Born in Yorkshire, UK he was inspired to fly by the Battle of Britain and certain old films about space adventure:
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#usspershing launches February 14 from @tranquilitypress.bsky.social. Follow on socials and discord to get updates!

Dr. Alexandra “Alex” Hunter is the #usspershing’s CMO. The daughter of a Canadian father and a mother from Pyongyang, she grew up in Toronto and joined Starfleet to save lives. She loves music, romantic stories with happy endings, and cheering on the #StarfleetAcademy Parrises Squares Team #StarTrek

I’d like to keep Blue Sky relatively spoiler free until the release, but @tranquilitypress.bsky.social now has a Pershing Chronicles Discord! Join TQP here and then look under longform projects for Pershing Chronicles:

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Annabeth Geist is first officer of the #usspershing. Growing up in Munich, Germany, the loss of her Starfleet father at Setlik III inspired her to serve. A dedicated professional, she is the backbone of the crew. “The Pershing Chronicles” drops Feb. 14 from @tranquilitypress.bsky.social.
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Releasing on Feb. 14 from @tranquilitypress.bsky.social. The co-author of @wolf359project.bsky.social brings you the 10th anniversary remaster of “The Pershing Chronicles.” In the aftermath of the Dominion War, a crew trained for conflict must now fight for peace. #StarTrek #usspershing #TrekTuesday

I have not felt so amazed and in wonder about watching a new episode of #StarTrek like this in over 26 years. “Vox in Excelso” is simply beautiful on so many levels and I say this as someone who knows a thing or two about Klingons:

The things my cadets learn in class: