Lisettia

The Lisettia-class combat cruiser is a vanguard specialist intended to serve as a heavy combat reserve squadron, deployed to supplement battlecruiser-led formations or existing Federation fleets when a last word in firepower is needed. It is not helpless in a peacetime and spaceborne response role, indeed it is as capable as a Renaissance-A and more than twice as capable as a Hebrinda-A, but the design is tilted towards winning slugfests against other cruisers. At half the size of the Lufroil, the Lisettia is far more economical in terms of added firepower for cost, and it represents a generational improvement over the Renaissance-A.

Design
The Lisettia was conceived not by any Amarki, but by lead designer Jada Zhranet at the Orion-based Hyperelite Technologies, who saw the future-looking specifications released to her for the Emerald, Carbon, and Greenleaf projects, and imagined what a modern combat cruiser would look like with those same technologies. Project Ruby was unsuccessfully marketed to the Amarki Arsenal and to the Sarquel Treaty Organization as a best-in-class battlecruiser, but both preferred to pursue internally developed options alongside existing Starfleet classes. The design fell to the wayside for a few years. However, in early 2324, dissenting Order of the Arch theorists began to agitate that the projected expense of the Lufroil production run was diminishing the overall capability of the Navy fleet. Hyperelite Technologies's Project Ruby formed the base for a cooperative venture with the Amarki Arsenal and the Office of Naval Architecture, and Jada's design was updated into the lighter, more focused Lisettia-class, laid down at Leas Akaam's Berth C in early 2326.

Hullframe
The Lisettia-class uses a similarly advanced hullframe as the Lufroil, trading size for cost and build speed, with the Lisettia being one of the few cruisers to have a sub-3 year build time. Costs are also reduced in the hull armor, when compared to the Lufroil, though hull strength is still well above older generation cruisers.

Warp Systems
The Lisettia-class cruiser uses the brand new TLF-III-L warp core, the same as was originally intended for the Lufroil, until the intervention of LtCom. Galan. This modern core, produced by the Three Lilies Fall Enclave near Leas Akaam, is capable of high output levels, though with poorer output sustainability than an older, larger core. The core is backed by a pair of Pattern IV-G nacelles from the Wings Over Lironh enclave. These nacelles are somewhat older than the rest of the ship's systems, but are regarded as a highly reliable design, similar to Starfleet nacelles of the same era.

Computer Core
The Lisettia employs a new computer core, designed specifically for the Lisettia and Lufroil, the Type-VI-S core from Alpha Centauri Advanced Processing. This core supplements the otherwise weak diplomatic capability of the Lisettia, providing fast access to continuously updating Federation diplomatic databases, including data on species and individual climate preferences, ensuring the best possible experience for onboard diplomats. The core also dedicates substantial power to an enhanced translation matrix, ensuring that communications errors do not occur. The core also continuously simulates potential diplomatic situations, allowing better advice to be provided to the captain and diplomatic staff of the cruiser, which also enables it to act as an excellent cryptographic machine if Amarki intelligence requests it.

Navigational Deflector
The Lisettia employs the new Lircab-T-III navigational deflector, similar to the one employed on the JAFFA. This deflector is, as is suitable for a combat focused vessel, tied directly into the shield grid, substantially raising deflector strength in combat.

Defensive Systems
The Lisettia's Lircab-T-III deflector is tied into the rest of the grid, based on the Lircab-S-III distributed node system. All of the ship's shield and SIF systems are built by Lircab, ensuring better integrated performance from the outset. The shields are backed by a hull substantially reinforced by the same SIF grid. These mechanical systems are backed by highly trained teams of damage control specialists, keeping the ship in the fight longer than otherwise possible.

Phasers and Torpedoes
The Lisettia's primary armament consists of 3 burst launchers, two to the front and one to the back. The Lisettia employs the Mark V Bust Launcher system, sourced from the Federation production line at Rethelia. The Amarki Arsenal is considering producing a domestic production line for the system, depending on demand. These torpedoes are backed by a secondary phaser armament, including both a forward facing, but high coverage, Type VI phaser array, built by Saturn Tactical, and a supplementary Type IV twin phaser bank, produced by the same facility.

Gendarme Complement
The Lisettia-class is designed to carry a company of Amarki Gendarmes, ensuring that even these small cruisers can respond to serious domestic issues and provide peacekeeping capability. In ship to ship confrontations, the Gendarmes are seconded to the ships damage control teams, and provide boarding/counter-boarding capability.

Shuttlebay
The Lisettia has a large shuttlebay for a 1.2mt design, allowing the Lisettia to carry many of the same specialized shuttlecraft as her larger cousins. These shuttles allow the Lisettia to respond quickly to emergencies within the ship's patrol zone, and supplement the ship's scientific and diplomatic capabilities.

Sensors
The Lisettia employs the new Mark VIII-LR long range sensor package, initially developed for potential Renaissance-A and Envoy refits. The system is built by the Tomographic Production Division at Lomay.

Medical
The Lisettia has a fairly extensive medical ward network for a ship of its size, building extensive biological laboratory space into the class. In the event that the Lisettia is dispatched to study an anomaly, the medical labs can be converted to other scientific uses. The medical systems used are top of the line, ensuring crew comfort and health on endurance patrols, and allowing the ship to better handle combat traumas.