
Title		: Klingon A2 Escort Corvette
Filename	: KA2.zip
Version		: 1.1 final
Date		: 26/6/2007
Author		: Andy Reid (A.K.A. panzergranate)
		  Created using the bridge from an uncredited E4 escort frigate.
		  Textures by Don Woligroski (A.K.A. - Cleeve)
Email		: panzergranate@hotmail.com

*****NOTE*****

		  This ship has been tested SFC 1 though not in SFC 2!!

The Klingon A2 "Esaz" Escort Corvette.
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The A2 Escort Corvette entered service in 2250 with the Klingon Navy. Used primarily as an escort, the A2 is well armed for this role despite being considerably smaller than Klingon E series escorts and battle escorts.

The A2 gradually took over the duties of the old K1 corvette, which was rapidly becoming obstelete.

Like the K1 corvette it replaces, the A2 is small, fast and agile with an excelent power to mass ratio.

The main feature of the A2 is a 360 degree ventral Phaser mount high on the main hull. This can also be optionally fitted with a Disrupter instead. The Disrupter variant A2 is given the designation A2A with A2AK after the K refits were performed fleet wide later on.

Both variants were built in large numbers for service with millitary convoys.

The A2 continued in service well into the early 24th Century in various guises.

The A2 is featured in the USS Enterprise Officers Manual and also on the vintage.starships@ntlworld.com website as the D13 "Esaz" (Relabelled to fit into the FASA system.)
 
Steps to install
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1.  Make a new directory in your Starfleet Command\Assets\Models\  folder called "KA2"
2.  Copy the contents of the zip file into the new "Starfleet Command\Assets\Models\KA2\" folder.
3.  Finally, open the sfbspc.txt file (or shiplist.txt in sfc II) located in the 
    Starfleet Command\Assets\Specs\ folder with MS Excel.
    
    a.  From here you have two choices you can:

	1.  Replace the model geometry of one of the existing ships (the G2 or G2C are my choice) with the following \Assets\Models\KA2\KA2.mod

    b.  Or :

	1. you can insert the A2 stats inbetween the existing row entries of the sfbspc13.txt 	            file. (or shiplist.txt in sfc II)
	   <<CAUTION:  This may cause some problems with the function of SFC, espically during 
	     Multiplayer and Single player campaigns>>


Copyright and Distribution Permissions
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THIS PATCH IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY INTERPLAY
 TM & (C) INTERPLAY & PARAMOUNT PICTURES.

Copyright notices: 

Star Trek, Star Fleet Command, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Star Trek: Voyager (and the various logo devices used in them) are copyright Paramount Pictures,
as are the characters, related images, and sound from the productions. 

If you use this model in any Starleet Command project please include this file. 
If you make this file available at your website or anothers please include a link to
http://starfleet.thegamers.net

Please do not modify this file or the included texture with out seeking the authors opinion.
Nothing legal here, it is just polite.

