Star Trek Armada II - GAMING

Armada II Manual 10/19/01 10:21 AM Page 32THE FEDERATIONTHE FEDERATIONFederation Sensor ArrayThe Federation Sensor Array is an unmanned, smallsatellite that provides line-of-sight in a wide areaaround it. The sensor array can be modified to use aTachyon Detection Grid to locate cloaked ships ifdeveloped by a research station.Federation Trading StationThe Federation is rich with culture and trade, and theTrading Station is the center of the economy. Onceconstructed, a trading station can be used to buy or selldilithium, metal, and latinum—particularly useful whenthere is an abundance of one resource but a limitedsupply of another. You can build a cargo ship that canthen be sent to other trading stations you construct, or trading stations ofother allied players. Ferengi traders will periodically send trading ships to anytrading stations you construct, generating latinum for you.Note: To build a cargo ship, select your starbase. Then select the Build icon andbuild a cargo ship.Federation ShipyardThe Federation Shipyard has two bays, one forconstruction and one for repair. This allows it toconstruct or repair one ship at a time. The FederationShipyard can build the Venture-class, Iwo Jima-class,Defiant-class, Akira-class, Steamrunner-class,Intrepid-class, Sabre-class, and Colony ships.Federation Torpedo TurretThe Federation Torpedo Turret is a larger, unmanneddefensive platform. It provides support for Federationoutposts by firing quantum torpedoes at all enemyvessels within its range.Federation Research FacilityThe Federation Research Facility allows you to upgrade theVenture, Defiant, Steamrunner, Akira, and Sovereign-class,each with its own special weapon. When each new ship’stechnology is researched, a new pod is built onto theresearch facility. Though they are attached to the facility,each pod has its own shields and can be targetedindependently from the main structure. If the researchfacility is destroyed, all pods on the facility are destroyed with it. A researchfacility can build the following pods:Tachyon Detection Grid—Venture-classAnti-matter Mines—Defiant-classEngine Overload—Steamrunner-classChain Reaction Pulsar—Akira-classCorbomite Reflector—Sovereign-classShield Enhancer—Aegian-classFederation Advanced ShipyardThe Federation Advanced Shipyard has two bays, onefor construction and one for repair, like its smallercounterpart. The advanced shipyard can build theAegian-class, Nebula-class, Galaxy-class, and Sovereignclassvessels. You must possess a Research Facility tobuild an advanced shipyard.Federation Science StationThe Federation Science Station upgrades the Nebula-classvessels. When each new technology is researched, a newpod is built onto the Science Station. Though they areattached to the station, each pod has its own shields andcan be targeted independently from the main structure.If the science station is destroyed, all pods on the stationare destroyed with it. The science station can build the following pods:Shield Disruptor—Nebula-classGemini Effect—Nebula-classPoint Defense Phaser—Nebula-classEngineering Team—Nebula-class32 33