Legendary Temporal Operative Escort

Overview

The Legendary Temporal Operative Escort continues a legacy of discovery and vigilance over two centuries long. Inspired by modifications made to the NX-01 Enterprise by Chief Engineer Charles Tucker III, the Legendary Temporal Operative Escort is equipped to face challenges beyond space and time. Five forward weapons, an experimental weapon slot and the Molecular Reconstruction Array combine with the Grappler and Point Defense Bombardment Warhead Consoles to create an escort that can face the dangers of the final frontier with confidence.

Strengths

The Legendary Temporal Operative Escort is probably, more than anything else, a ship that is likely to be very fun to fly. Quick and agile, it can fly circles around bigger, slower ships.

Another contributor to the Legendary Temporal Operative Escort's fun factor is the inclusion of Temporal abilities, including both the Temporal Operative bridge officer stations, and the molecular deconstruction beam which periodically sends out devastating damage periodically during combat.

Equipment

This build uses easily-obtained equipment, including only standard gear and pieces which can be obtained through Fleet Holdings and/or mission rewards. See below for upgrade suggestions using more difficult-to-obtain gear.

Clearly, upgrading gear to Mark XV and Epic quality will provide the best results. However, see the Suggested Upgrades section below before heavily investing in gear you may be replacing before long.

The Legendary Temporal Operative Escort's five-in-front, two-in back weapon layout, coupled with the speed and maneuverability of the ship, make it a prime platform for a cannon build.

Weapons

In accordance with Starfleet standards, this build uses the phaser energy type.

Fore Weapons

Quantum Phase Torpedo Launcher from "Sunrise" in Future Proof mission arc.
Quantum Phase Dual Heavy Cannons from "Sunrise" in Future Proof mission arc.
Phaser Quad Cannons from Legendary Pilot Warship
Phaser Dual Cannons (x2)

Using the Quantum Phase Torpedo Launcher and Quantum Phase Dual Heavy Cannons from the "Sunrise" mission in the Future Proof arc with Console - Universal - Quantum Phase Converter enables the three-piece bonus from the Quantum Phase Catalysts set. This increases Accuracy and shield drain, as well as enabling the Quantum Destabilizing Beam ability, which deals additional phaser damage and transfers power from enemy ships.

Aft Weapons

Trilithium-Enhanced Phaser Turret
Phaser Turret

Using the Trilithium-Enhanced Phaser Turret from the New Frontiers mission "Beyond the Nexus" with Console - Engineering - Reinforced Armaments provides the two-piece bonus from the Trilithium-Laced Weaponry set which increases flight speed and weapon fire rates.

Heavy Weapons

Hyperexcited Ion Stream Projector

Deflector

Elite Fleet Intervention Protomatter Deflector Array from the Fleet Colony holding

The Elite Fleet Intervention Protomatter Deflector Array provides additional Impulse Expertise, as well as bonuses to Weapon Specialization and Shield Penetration to make this build even more deadly.

Impulse

Bajor Defense Hyper-Impulse Engines from the New Frontiers mission "Scylla and Charybdis."

The Bajor Defense Hyper-Impulse Engines provide bonuses to flight speed and turn rate, in addition to a phaser damage bonus when used with the shield from the Bajor Defense set.

Core

Elite Fleet Plasma-Integrated Warp Core [AMP] from the Fleet Spire holding.

Shield

Bajor Defense Covariant Shield Array from the New Frontiers mission "Scylla and Charybdis."

The Bajor Defense Covariant Shield Array provides bonuses to shield capacity and regeneration, in addition to a phaser damage bonus when used with the engines from the Bajor Defense set.

Devices

Shields Battery
Weapons Battery
Subspace Field Modulator from the "Skirmish" mission.

Engineering Consoles

Console - Engineering - Reinforced Armaments from New Frontiers mission "Beyond the Nexus."
Console - Engineering - Trellium-D Plating from Future Proof mission "Ragnarok."

Science Consoles

Console - Science - Temporal Disentanglement Suite from Iconian War mission "Butterfly."
Console - Univeral - Quantum Phase Converter from Future Proof mission "Sunrise."
Console - Universal - Grappler
Console - Universal - Point Defense Bombardment Warhead

Tactical Consoles

The tactical console slots are filled with five Vulnerability Locator [+Pha] which can be purchased from the Fleet Spire holding.

Console - Tactical - Vulnerabilty Locator [+Pha] (x5)

Note: You can also use Console - Tactical - Energetic Protomatter Matrix Infuser [+Pha] from the Fleet Colony holding. This will increase defense at a small cost to overall DPS. Mixing the two types of consoles to maximize offense while providing a comfortable amount of defense is also an option.

Bridge Officers

Lieutenant Commander Tactical

Tactical Team I
Torpedoes: Spread II
Attack Pattern Beta II

Commander Tactical/Temporal Operative

Entropic Distribution I
Causal Reversion II
Cannon: Scatter Volley II
Recursive Shearing III

Lieutenant Engineering

Engineering Team I
Emergency Power to Weapons II

Lieutenant Commander Science/Temporal Operative

Hazard Emitters I
Destabilizing Resonance Beam I
Photonic Officer II

Ensign Universal

Emergency Power to Shields I

Suggested Upgrades

Replace the Weapons Batteries with crafted Energy Amplifiers from the Beams R&D school.
Replace the Shields Batteries with crafted Reactive Armor Catalysts from the Engineering R&D school.
If you have access to the Temporal Negotiator from previous Temporal Recruit events, use it instead of the Subspace Field Modulator.
If you have access to the Prolonged Engagement Phaser Dual Cannons, use those instead on one of the fore-mounted Dual Phaser Cannons.
Replace Console - Engineering - Trellium-D Plating with Hydrodynamics Compensator from 8472 Counter-Command Tier I.
Replace one Vulnerability Locator with Console - Tactical - Counter-Command Multi-Conduit Energy Relay from "Surface Tension" in the Solanae Dyson Sphere arc to obtain two-piece Counter Command Ordnance bonus after obtaining Hydrodynamics Compensator.
Replace one Phaser Turret with Heavy Bio-Molecular Turret from 8472 Counter-Command Tier IV to obtain three-piece Counter Command Ordnance bonus after obtaining other two pieces.
Replace Console - Universal - Grappler with Console - Universal - Ordnance Accelerator from Gamma Task Force reputation Tier 2.
Replace one Phaser Turret with Advanced Inhibiting Phaser Heavy Turret from Gamma Task Force reputation Tier VI.
Replace Console - Science - Emitter Array with Console - Universal - Ordnance Accelerator from Gamma Task Force Tier II.
Replace Bajor Defense Hyper-Impulse Engines with Prevailing Fortified Impulse Engines from Competitive Wargames Tier III.
Replace Bajor Defense Covariant Shield Array with Prevailing Innervated Resilient Shield Array from Competitive Wargames Tier V.
Replace one Phaser Dual Cannons with Terran Task Force Phaser Dual Heavy Cannons obtainable at Terran Task Force Tier VI.
Replace Causal Reversion II in the Commander Tactical/Temporal station with Kemocite-Laced Weaponry II from the Xindi-Terrestrial Lock Box.