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U.S.S. Equinox

    Submitted by stccgfaq.com on Fri, 04/20/2001 - 20:00

    U.S.S. Equinox

    NCC-72381. Science vessel pulled from Alpha Quadrant by the Caretaker. Its rogue crew designed an enhanced warp drive, killing nucleogenic life-forms for fuel.

    Federation Federation icon & Non-aligned Non-Aligned icon  Ship Ship  - Nova Class
    Staffing requirements: Staff Staff
    Further Icons: Delta Quadrant
    Ship Equipment: Holodeck , Tractor Beam
    Special skill(s): X=4 if any crew member has "U.S.S. Equinox" in lore.
    RANGE: 7+X  WEAPONS: 6  SHIELDS: 7

    Characteristics: Affiliation Federation affiliation, Affiliation Non-Aligned "affiliation", Nova Class, Holodeck, Tractor Beam, Alpha Quadrant-related Delta Quadrant ship, Federation ship.
    Requires: "U.S.S. Equinox"-related personnel.

    Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at May 1st, 2009.
     

    		U.S.S. Equinox
    The following cards can be used as "matching commander" for U.S.S. Equinox:
    - Rudolph Ransomimage (12 R 131) from Voyager Voyager

    This Card-Review article was written by Evan Lorentz and was published first on "Decipher's Website (decipher.com)" at Apr 20th, 2001.

    As seen on the show, the U.S.S. Equinox crew resorted to very different methods of trying to get home than the crew of U.S.S. Voyagerimage. In the game, the Equinox can become the centerpiece of a very different kind of Federation deck.

    One major asset is its tremendous RANGE. All you need is any "Equinox personnel" in the crew, and the ship's RANGE instantly rockets to 11. Among Delta Quadrant ships, it can only really be beat by loading up U.S.S. Voyager with all the Bio-Neural Gel Packs it can handle. True, there are several ships with matching commanders you can use with the Defiant Dedication Plaqueimage, but then the Equinox also has a matching commander in Rudolph Ransomimage. In short, the Equinox has the run of the Delta Quadrant spaceline (and can also be an asset in any other quadrant if you find a way to get it there.)

    Perhaps even more appealing is the ship's dual-affiliation status (shared by all personnel with "U.S.S. Equinox" in their lore). If you find the Federation attack restrictions too limiting, you can simply change the ship's affiliation to Non-Aligned, then initiate battle (provided there aren't still Federation personnel in the crew). For that matter, the Equinox doesn't even have to be part of a Federation deck. The ship and her crew will mix with anybody in Non-Aligned mode.

    Combo:

    • U.S.S. Equinox + Caretaker's Arrayimage + Home Away From Homeimage: Start the game off with the Equinox as your featured ship rather than the Voyager. Be sure to include plenty of Equinox personnel so you can start using that beefy RANGE early.