I’m fairly disappointed to see no reviews for this, especially with me giving it an extra two days for something to come in. I may need to start cracking reviewer heads to get some new faces in here :P

As always, removing sections I have no problem with to defeat the god of blank posts.
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: History and Mission Overview
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: Project Sledgehammer was born at Starfleet Research and Development in response to requests from several influential starship captains and engineers to provide an alternative to the venerable, yet still flawed, Nimitz-class. When the Federation Council caught wind of the Project, they balked at funding it, given recent approval to revisions to the Nimitz. In making their case to free up funds for the Project, R&D pointed out that an unsettling majority of new races being discovered by Starfleet employed fighters as a critical part of their tactical strategies, and despite having fighters, the Fleet lacked an appropriate fighter platform. Since the end of the Kansas Project, several Nimitz captains had modified their vessels to serve as carriers, but according to Project head Fleet Captain Jackson White, such modifications were akin to early 20th Century aircraft carriers; simply battleships with carrier decks bolted on, not true carriers.

Might want to chop the ‘free up funds’ section since the Federation uses no currency within its own borders. Free up resources would be a better one, since the energy and material requirements for building a heavy dreadnought would be huuuuuuge.
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: Project Sledgehammer, White argued, would provide the Federation and Starfleet with a ship that would serve as a true carrier starship, filling the hole left by the decommissioning of the Kansas-class and allowing the fleet to utilize its fighter wings as something other than space station defenses. It would also provide the fleet with an alternative to the Nimitz, similar in size and weapons capacity, but without several of the extraneous features that were rarely used anyway. His argument swayed the Council into providing funding for Project Sledgehammer to create two prototype ships, at which point the Council would re-evaluate the Project.

Not quite sure why the Federation Council would involve themselves in the matters of Starfleet ship design. Surely it’s an internal issue that would be settled by the CinC and his staff?
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: - Transport and tactical utilization of Starfleet’s fighters
: - Engagement of hostile fleet groups
: - Tactical flagship
: - Search-and-Rescue operations
: - Transportation and protection of diplomats
: - Escort and deployment of Marines
: - Demonstration of Starfleet defense abilities to Federation candidate members
: - Humanitarian aid deliveries
: - Refugee evacuation
Planetary action support and tactical weapons platform are usually good additions… Might be worth thinking about.

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: Mjolnir-class ships are constructed with an 87-13 duranium-tritanium alloy mix. On top of standard ablative armor, Mjolnir-class ships are equipped with additional tritanium armor plating concentrated around vital areas like the Hangar Bay doors and torpedo bubble. This makes those areas more resistant to damage inflicted by enemy weapons.

Is there a canon reference for the 87/13 reference? Why a single torpedo bubble on one side? Are we thinking Millenium Falcon with really bigness?
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: In the event of an emergency, a Mjolnir is capable of ejecting its warp core. Upon initiation of this process, the main reactor assembly detaches from its fuel lines and is “pushed” out of the ship via a hatch just the appropriate size on decks fourteen through twenty. This hatch is how replacement cores are brought aboard upon return to a suitably equipped starbase or to drydock.

I remember arguing against such a long ejection tunnel in either this spec or another one because it presents so many opportunities for it to get stuck and kaboom inside the ship…
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: Impulse Propulsion System
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: Though the absence of gravity in space suggests that minimal amounts of thrust would be needed to move a ship in vacuum, the Mjolnir-class is equipped with four large impulse engines, each powered by two large fusion generators. The engines and generators are located together on decks ten, eleven and twelve.

It’s not actually the absence of gravity you’re fighting against, it’s the gravitational forces emitted by stellar objects coupled with the mass of the object in question and its relative position to the galactic core, which does emit a significant gravitational field because of the density of stars at the centre. Space itself emits no inherent gravitational fields, but the mucho stuff in it does.
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: In the event the primary shields are compromised, a secondary Type-8 shield system is in place to protect the ship. The Type-8 shields provide an MGL of 1344 MW and an MDR of 3.7x10^5 kW.

Shouldn’t use abbreviations like this unless you’ve explained them previously, plus, when it comes to the basics, it’s best to keep things in line with the other specs in the TM. Two shield systems would take up a hell of a lot of internal space. You’d have multiple generators lined up next to each other.. Are you sure you have enough space atop everything else? Also… If your type 12’s fail, it’s probably a safe bet whatever made them fail is capable of pulling apart type 8’s relatively easily.
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: Torpedoes
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: The Mjolnir-class makes full strategic use of its four torpedo launchers. There are two launchers in the torpedo bubble on deck thirty-five that fire forward, and two that fire aft from deck eleven. With the torpedo launchers so far apart, a Mjolnir has two separate torpedo bays. Each torpedo bay is stocked with 90 photon torpedoes, 40 quantum torpedoes, and 20 reserve torpedo casings used for probes. Torpedo Bay 1 is located on deck eleven, and Torpedo Bay 2 is located on deck thirty-four, feeding the torpedoes down into the launchers.

That’s not a lot of torpedoes for a ship this size, type and class…240 for the ship which in its biggest incarnation could carry 300 with five launchers… Might be worth beefing up since it’s a heavy variant.
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: Operation of the CIWS occurs in the CIC. Upon issuance of a tactical alert, the ship’s Chief Tactical Officer toggles the CIWS from “Inactive” to “Ready.” Automatically, the ship’s computer generates a 1000-kilometer sensor screen around the ship. Any ship designated as hostile that penetrates that screen is immediately targeted and fired upon by at least one of the five stations without any additional action by the CTO.

Perhaps include a skit about how greater rate of fire is achieved through sacrificing range and power. I figure CIWS in the future operate on the same basic principles of today, mucho volume versus minimal range.
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: Armory
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: The Armory on a Mjolnir is located adjacent to the Marine Detachment’s headquarters, across the hall from the Security Office. Inside the Armory is a collection of anti-personnel weaponry substantial enough to provide weapons to half the ship’s crew. Weapons available in the Armory include Type III phaser rifles, Type IIIc compression phaser rifles, Type II phaser pistols, Type I phaser pistols, stun grenades, and photon grenades. The Armory also contains body armor designed to absorb and dissipate the energy of a phaser blast. Comprised of a vest, leg padding, and a helmet, this body armor is only issued to Marines and Rapid-Response Security teams who head into combat actions such as repelling boarders, boarding enemy vessels, or hostage rescue situations.

What about the big guns such as Tetryon Pulse Launchers, Photon Mortars and Isomagnetic Disintegrators (love those things)?
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: Access to the Armory is restricted to the COS, the commander of the Marine detachment, and any crew member with the rank of Lieutenant Commander or above. A quartermaster or quartermaster’s assistant is stationed in the Armory to record who withdraws what.
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: Ships of the Class
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: All Mjolnir-class ships are named for weapons wielded by gods or demigods in various Terran mythologies.
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: USS Mjolnir NCC-92040
: USS Aegis NCC-92041
: USS Gungnir NCC-92042
: USS Dyrnwyn NCC-92043
: USS Vajra NCC-92044
: USS Mistilteinn NCC-92045
: USS Kusanagi NCC-92046

I’m very upset that you only included one British weapon here. There are loads you could have chosen /me cries and runs away.. Also, not sure a shield necessarily counts as a weapon :P… Seriously though, this is a very short list. It would be worth expanding, given the issues some CO’s have had over the years when switching ship class in choosing a name.
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This is a fine looking spec, Brandon and something that would suit the AA or Endeavor well. A few queries and suggestions, but nothing too forceful :P

The Mjolnir is closed and returned to its designer for revision

Fleet Captain Andrew “Wolfe” Robinson
Engineering Director
14th March 2010