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@edgarbrooks7695

7 ай бұрын

@TrekCentral i think its menehune its from a Hawaiian myth about a small statured human like forest dwelling creature

@thetruthwillout9094

7 ай бұрын

The best looking ship ever in the Federation imo.

@jeremyhares979

5 ай бұрын

Saying this game is free to play only applies at the start, otherwise it’s PTW like so many others !

When you're serving on a Frigate there is one important thing you'll learn one day. Frigates protect at convoy and there is a high value unit which has to get through and you're not it. Serving in the navy has some benefits though, when you die you had a warm meal in the past 24 hours and a bunk to sleep on. Frigates are best!

@Voltaic_Fire

7 ай бұрын

Snuffing it while full of warm food and purpose, there are many worse ways to go.

@Bu2Spike

7 ай бұрын

Good way to look at things. Thank you for serving Shipmate

@Poets04

7 ай бұрын

Served on a pair of CG's myself but always had respect for you FFG cats. Except when we couldn't hit Sydney and Perth in '05 because sea state was too rough for the Frigate so we diverted to Darwin and Brisbane lol.

@Bu2Spike

7 ай бұрын

I kept my butt on land all my Navy Career I'm a Sand Sailor 😂 SEABEES Can Do

@VolkerHett

7 ай бұрын

Seabees, first on the beach, building trenches for the marines :D@@Bu2Spike

The Steamrunner and Akira Class Ships supplement each other nicely as powerful long range brawlers not to be taken lightly.

@martinjrgensen8234

7 ай бұрын

The post Wolf 359 ship designs, highlight that you don’t want to poke the Federation bear, because its engineers will go ham and build som serious beat sticks

@darkgardener9577

5 ай бұрын

They should have been named the Chad and Tyrone class.

@ilovejettrooper5922

4 ай бұрын

@@darkgardener9577 Nah, we'll let the fans come up with *those* designs :)

I'd love to see a "Greyhound" (Tom Hanks WW2 Navy movie) type story with a squadron of Steamrunner class frigates escorting a convoy of supply ships while hunting and being hunted by cloaked raiders trying to pick them off before they can reach their destination.

@timmcdermott815

7 ай бұрын

This would actually be great!

@KadSkirita

7 ай бұрын

An expanded version of what led to that ds9 trial was exactly that.

Can you imagine an Akira class, a defiant class and a steam runner class stationed at DS9. It would have made the show a whole lot better

@chrishails4263

7 ай бұрын

Add a Norway & a Prometheus & the Dominion would have stayed home.

@VikCachat

7 ай бұрын

Nice to dream, but no budget for that.

@StarMandoForge

7 ай бұрын

There were streameunner class, Akita class & saber class stationed at deep space nine during the dominion war just not seen all together

@binskialamo

7 ай бұрын

Yeager class or bust!

10:53 - U.S.S. (Me-ne-hu-ne), which are Hawaiian myscial beings. Menehune were said to be about 3 feet tall. They lived in the mountains and when they felt like it, they helped Hawaiians of old to build temples, roads, walls and fishponds.

Two words: "Tricobalt Torpedoes". In Star Trek: Armada II, which is supposed to be 2380's/90's, the Steamrunner is a siege ship, or bombardment ship. They gave them dedicated tricobalt torpedo launchers. The tricobalt torpedo is a sublight non guiding torpedo that is basically a fusion bomb. They made the Steamrunner like trebuchet ships, lobbing high yield, long ranged, area effecting torpedoes. It was a really cool feature in the game. Some say it's not cannon but it always seemed logical to me! 🖖

@marks47

7 ай бұрын

I always tried to take good care of my little Steamrunner fleets, but they were sooo slooow! I definitely loved firing long range on starbases through asteroid "barriers", though!

@binskialamo

7 ай бұрын

@@marks47 And I forgot about it's engine overload beam, they wound up a pocket knife ship... but yes you have to keep them well guarded!

@LRK-GT

Ай бұрын

The 'gameplay character' of those Steamrunners in Armada/Armada II carried-forward (in-spirit) w/ Sins of a Solar Empire. Speking of... IIRC, there's a Star Trek full conversion mod for SoaSE, that's well-reviewed.

@binskialamo

Ай бұрын

@@LRK-GT Aye I've seen it but never got around to it, looks amazing though. Even Armada II had Fleet Ops that was a really nice extension as it added the Dominion, but they cut the warp feature so the ships all travel at the same speeds... so I stuck with original. There was a Star Wars mod for A2 as well that to me was one of the best SW space RTS's ever!

Something that might be a fun video would be the process of how a Star Fleet ship actually goes from the order to fire to a torpedo being fire.

Adam, every time I hear your voice (as a long-time voice talent myself) at the beginning of a TC video, I cheer. Your delivery and enunciation, not to mention those pipes, are just perfect. That coupled with your wit and you're a joy to listen to. Good on ya, pal. Keep up the stellar work and let a brother know where else he can hear ye. Engage!

@GrumpyMunkyGameDesign

3 ай бұрын

Artistry, everytime i read a comment (as a long time youtube commenter myself) I cheer you! Your grammar and punctuation, not to mention your spelling, are just perfect! That coupled with your use of commas and sentence structure, well, it was a joy to read! Nice one buddy! Keep up the cosmic work!

Menehune. Its a sort of spirit from hawaiian folklore that appear as small people. They pop up in the night and build things, good things, along with causing general mischief. Probably a good name for a small engineering focused vessel.

Every one of those Mirandas exploded after one shot.

Back in the 80-90s, the FASA game company had so many great ideas for ST and ship combat. Their RPG and Combat Simulation Game envisioned a Star Fleet with marine carrying Frigates, single nacelle Destroyers, torpedo boats, battleships, repair vessels, fighter carriers, etc. Sadly, some of these ideas were never fully explored before the company closed.

@LRK-GT

Ай бұрын

The Computer Game series "Starfleet Command" and "Armada" carry-through many of those concepts into Real-Time Tactical and Strategy interactive games. IMHO, all 4(inclu. expansions, IIRC) entries in the "Starfleet Command" series, and both of the "Armada" games are well worth the time and effort to track down, and get working on a modern PC. There should be KZread and other online resources for any problems you run into (plus, some of the games are 'abandonware', IIRC)

I don't know why, but that last "Fire!" from Data was the *perfect* endcap to that sequence. His voice said "Fire!", but his expression added on "Dammit!"

Never got the whole explorer concept for Starfleet. The Sovereign is proof you can still do science and defend the Federation

I LOVE that design and ship! I would be proud to either serve on or captain that ship!

i think this is my favourite ship design, it's compact and sleek like a sports car, it's a real thing of beauty

@Twitchguy

2 ай бұрын

Isn’t it! I would love to see a scaled up version in a hero ship role like a defiant A steam runner follow up ship protecting Dsg 9 years later. Like how a alreigh Burke cruiser is really just a bigger beefed up Oliver Perry when a say scaled up. Looks identical just bigger and more fire power

The Appalachia-class in STO is a freaking fantastic evolution of the Steamrunner too

11:56: Looks like a head of a snake ready to spit Photons at you. Always liked that ship.

Size-wise the Steamrunner is more of a light cruiser. Then you have the Norway in the destroyer role and the Sabre in the frigate role. All of the First Contact designs were extremely torpedo-heavy in armament. We see Akiras, Steamrunners and Sabres firing bursts of 3 or 4 at a time.

The holy trinity: Steamrunner class, Akira class and Defiant class

Adam my man, back again to thrill us with your voicing skills! As you said this ship sure seems like a sister ship to the Defiant class right!

I like this class a whole lot more after watching this video than I did before!

In the words of riker tough little ship. But my ultimate favorite tank ship is the akira. It had mass amounts of torpedo launchers. Even side fireing ones. Plus it has the launcher that was removable. it reminded me of an upside down nx.

In Star Trek Amanda the ship was surprisingly weak. Great for long range weapons, but you had to protect them as they were easily destroyed.

@livingchutoy5422

7 ай бұрын

The game relied on the concept that smaller ships are merely fodder so thaat you work your way up to the more powerful, laarger ships. had it gone by StarFleet specs you'd be able to get away with a lot more with smaller to medium sized vessels. Truth be told an Akira Class can wreck ships much larger that itself and couple that with two or three Steamrunners you'd have one heck of an attck group going on. Hell. Stick a couple Steamrunners and a couple Defiant Class together and the party would get real fun real fast. They want you to constantly upgrade to larger vessels. It's the same thing with STO. small vessels are just fodder so that you want to invest/buy bigger ones.

@nathancarpenter7626

7 ай бұрын

I would modify the game files. Giving the defiant class the same pulse phasers as the Starbase. They would have about the same fire power as a galaxy class...😂

@Th0ughtf0rce

7 ай бұрын

@@nathancarpenter7626 Play the Fleet Ops mod. They did the Defiant justice there.

Seeing that many clips of people saying "fire!" I was expecting to see a "fire at will!" Followed by Will Riker looking surprised.

Nice torpedo montage.

I think this is my favorite vid you guys have done on the ships. The presentation had me hooked the whole way through.

10:35 the “chia” in Appalachia is pronounced like a Chia plant, not like Kia car.

@highlorddarkstar

7 ай бұрын

Throw an “Apple at cha”

@keirfarnum6811

2 ай бұрын

Durn Brits! Don’t they know about the Appalakian mountain range? Doh! I mean the “Appalachian” mountain range. 😁

What about this idea for a TORPEDO ship for a star fleet tack a Galaxy class saucer section and put all the TORPEDO launchers you can in it and there use the battle bridge to command it

Can you please do a Akira class starship breakdown

I prefer the concept design for this class over the final design we got. It just looks tidier.

10:30 okay, I'll forgive you for the pronunciation given even people from the appalachian area tend to pronounce it two different ways. Where I grew up it was "appa-lay-shia" whereas others would pronounce it "appa-lah-cha".

@somashaman

7 ай бұрын

Both are sort of correct. The mountain range itself follows the first while the region follows the second. So either "appa-lay-shian" or "appa-lay-shen" for the mountain range, and "appa-lah-cha" or "appa-lat-cha" for the region.

11:53 realize how cool this ship would look, approached its enemy...looking like a beast emerging from a cloud, two red eyes approaching...

This is one of my favorite weird looking ship classes! Right after the uss curry

Yes! This is my favourite Star Fleet ship class!

This is an awesome ship love the heavy weapon loadout and the blockade runner heavy armored mentality itd be a fun one for sure

i loved the akira and steamrunner ships and wished to have seen more of them in the later series

Steamrunner, one of Starfleets' best. Wish it had more screen time

Thank you for doing a review of one of the best ship every made. It just doesn't get enough love. Wish they would show some interior of these ships. The hardcore fans would love to see what this and the others look like inside. Sabre, Akira, Norway, steamrunner; show us the inside.

Dude, one of the most underused but useful ships in star trek armada. If it's bombing a wormhole or choke point or killing engines near a black hole, this thing rocked.

Like the song we come in peace, shoot to kill, by all means Fire!!!

one of my favorite designs

Nothing wrong with a Steamrunner Class. They were very well suited for their role and many Starfleet Captains loved these little ships of the line. They could, easily, step up in a fight and had many of the creature comforts afforded to larger vessels.....on a smaller scale. Now if you reaally wanted to serve on a small vessel you either went with a Saber or Defiant class and went full tilt spartan on the accomodations.

@turbopokey

7 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with it?!? It looks like a frikkin horseshoe crab! ….Other than that, I guess there’s not.

The NX class and probably the steam runner class are two of my favorites.

I only command the big ships cruisers and above. I do not do well with the little ships. Good video!

Wow! That looks so tough! I want one.

Star trek armada- fleet command brought me here, good to have an insight into the roles of the ships.

Awesome video Adam. I half expected you to sneak in "Poor star drive" at some point lmao, oh well. Would I want to command one of these? It's possible. Although I probably might would prefer a Defiant class but if my choices were extremely limited then yes I probably would command a Steamrunner.

Your awesome dude and awesome video I'm big fan of star trek

Thank you for posting this video 🎥🍿🥤. You have a new subscriber 🎉. Keep up the great 👍 work 🎉.

@TrekCentral

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Wow! I didn’t know Starfleet officers were all Beavis fans! “Fire, fire, fire..., fire. Fire! Hehehehehehehe...! I am Cornholio! I need TP for my bunghole! Bungholio! Fire!” 🔥

In Star Trek Armada 2 I named my steam runner the "USS FUCK YEA!"

Man Captain Janeway did a number on the borg queen look at her

I'm impressed they got Kelsey Grammer to narrate these videos.

They are my favorite class of ships in ST Armada games

Given the Akira is the NX-01 looks wise but in the timer of Sisko I'd probably go with the Akira but my heart is with the NX-01

I love the Steamrunner class, in my head canon they are a bigger Defiant. Very agile, lots of forward facing firepower, phaser cannons (I know not on the ship but like I said head canon). Unlike the Defiant, they have space to do none military things and stay out on patrol longer.

If it was made by Ford and had a 351ci engine....Then it would be a Cleveland Steamer!

Imagine a torpedo with its own small warp core that flies into an enemy ship at warp speed. I'm not sure if this existed in the lore or not.

@logicplague

7 ай бұрын

To my understanding they all did, despite what you see on screen. That's why they were called photon torpedoes, they moved at light speed.

@sumukhvmrsat6347

7 ай бұрын

​@@logicplaguewarp would be more than light speed , just warp into a enemys flank or rear which is unprotected and bam if hit

@sumukhvmrsat6347

7 ай бұрын

In Space battleship YAMATO , there is device to Space Jump Super heavy Missiles and Sta...space fighters near Enemy or on enemy and there is an actual logical working space Submarine too

I deck these out on STO! ❤ THE Streamrunner class

Nice, kind of reminds me of the old twin-boom fighters of WW2. Not exactly what I'm looking for though. I think it would be better for me to have matched Magee class ships with a rewind on the coils to boost their operational range. Still, it's a great ship for blasting through blockaded systems at a whim....

I have a massive soft spot for Frigates in general so I would happily command a Steamrunner

I feel like the defletor dish rear mounted, 1/3 of it is aimed at the shuttle bay.

Just ended a term on one of those ships in STO with my Ferengi tactical officer (Actually the ship was a Appalachia class but i gave her the appearance of a Steamrunner )

*FIRE EVERYTHING!!!* 😂🎉

The rounded bussard collectors and lower registry of the one notable Steamrunner (the USS Appalachia NCC-52136) made me suspect that the Steamrunner was an earlier ship design, possibly developed during the Federation/Cardassian conflict of the late 2340s/early 2350s. The Sabrerunner Passaro also featured a similar registry (NCC-52670) which was close to the Appalachia's, suggesting the production of both classes in the same time period. Voyager, launched in 2371 before the onset of the Dominion War, featured a registry of NCC-74656 and triangular bussard collectors in comparison, with the Sovereign (Enterprise-E) and Prometheus classes continuing the trend of triangular bussard collectors. This would make the Steamrunners we saw during First Contact and the Dominion War either older ships still in service, or indicate that the class was still in production and/or revisited in response to new threats.

I love the steamrunner class starship 😊

10:48 Thats USS Menehune NCC-52142 A menehune (meh-neh-hoon-neh) is like a mischievous gremlin in Hawaiian folklore.

I honestly think that the secondary hull looks better with a dorsal configuration.

Steamrunners are very nice ships.

Nebula, Steamrunner, Odyssey, Miranda, great ships.

So wait a sec the Pizzaro, the one whom did the batman comics was involved with the design of the steamrunner class?

0:35)One illustration of the USS Constellation (NCC 1017) Class shows a stern tube near the keel of the secondary hull. 1:09)The Steamrunner Class appears to be 5th or 6th flight of the USS Enterprise (NX 01) Class. 5:12)Was the Oberth Class named for Hermann Oberth (1894-1989)? In other videos, I have suggested that the crew float up & down between hulls. No need for a gravity field in the pylons. I also said that from the way that engines were attached to the main hull, the pylons might connected with explosive bolts. The main section could separated from a badly damaged secondary and make a smaller target. 11:31)It looks like another class with the conference rooms on the main hull's edge. In "Star Trek"TOS", the conference and rec rooms' walls are angled. The USS Constellation (NCC 1017) Class saucer looks like a pie pan with a cover on top and bottom.

And one of them used as Science Vessel USS Discovery That lost near Lykosa in Scorpion system (in ST: Invasion Edge of Abyss mission)

These compact warships look very good. 😂

I would love a Steamrunner, and feel like Duke Nukem commanding a massive Devestator cannon ship.

An Akira class may be my work truck, But a Steamrunner would definitely be a hotrod tank to blow shit to kingdom come on the weekends.

Interesting blend of alpha and beta canon for the video. Contrary to ST: Armada I & II, however, nothing alpha canon ever implies it's a torpedo cruiser, unlike the Akira class. That said, video was very well put together and love your voice overs. Kudos!

Good thing is StarFleet is returning to its original form of exploration, eventually.

@Perurikun

7 ай бұрын

exploration is fine but you also have to ready for the next bully that pops up.

@Captain.AmericaV1

7 ай бұрын

Is there an upcoming series in development?

@drockjr

7 ай бұрын

And then a child named sukal decides to throw a tantrum and explode almost everything that someone put dilithium in. The burn had so much potential. Until that

Damfk! Need Picard in his beloved Enterprise E with new movies and all new upcoming Picard series.

Nice ship. Trafalgar is a good name but Steamrunner? Where on earth did they dig that up?

I'll take a Nova class ship with the Defiant's warp core, Voyager's ablative armor and transphasic torpedoes, please. Or an Archer class scout ship from Kirk's era.

I like this ship.

I like the Sovereign Class.

Which episode is the ST Picard - Confederation battle? I must have skipped it cause i dont recall it… 😅

used to be my main in sto now its a excelsior class wit hthe enterprise b refit. just prefer that look

My first choice would be the Akira class but my second was and is the steamrunner class

Well in case of an Evacuation, those mostly unused Jeffrey tubes suddenly become a lot more lively, i´d wager. Might not be comfortable there relatively to your cozy home, but a lot more comfortable than your house that just got destroyed for whatever reason you evacuated.

Cheers. I believe her magazine had s thousand torpedoes

@KJAkk

7 ай бұрын

1824 according to one set of blueprints I have seen.

@shanenolan5625

7 ай бұрын

@@KJAkk oh nice . Mine was ? 20 years ago. It was a fact file. Rather than schematics.

@KJAkk

7 ай бұрын

@@shanenolan5625 This variant of the Steamrunner has 2 launchers in the bow with 192 and 4 launchers in the pod with 1632 according to my count.

@shanenolan5625

7 ай бұрын

@@KJAkk oh I see interesting. Cheers

Star Trek: Resurgence features two Steamrunner-class ships, the USS Kimball and the USS Lowell.

What made me fall for Her was the prototype had a fighter deck

The pronounciation of Appalachia though...😂😂😂😂😂

compare this to the defiant for military operational capability

Seems like StarFleet’s answer to the USA’s A10 Warthog!

10:55 Yup! You butchered it all right. It’s “Menehune”; not “Merehure.” Those are Ns, not Rs if you look closely. I’m guessing it’s Hawaiian.

The defiant??? “Sisko’s mothetfu***** pimp hand” -lore reloaded(YT)

I thought the type 8 phasers were the more powerful ones and the type 10 although more advanced were not as destructive?

I would rather command a transport/tug. The backbone of federation supply ships. :)

If you checkout the deck layout of this ship it does not have 18 decks. It has 11 to 13 decks.

I know where they could hold that many passengers in an emergency. The transporter buffer.

@augiegirl1

7 ай бұрын

4:17 That statement reminds me of how elevator manufacturers divide the maximum weight of an elevator car by the average weight of a person to arrive at the maximum # of people an elevator car can carry (for example, 25). When I see that on the plaque in the elevator car, I think, “How are 25 people going to fit in here?