Kirk's Enterprise, the Constitution-class Light Cruiser was the heavy starship of the Federation fleet during the mid-23rd Century. With few of them built and most of those dispatched to solitary missions of exploration and defense of the Federation frontier, the Constitution class exemplifies the ideals and dreams of the United of Federation of Planets during that era.

Compared to modern warships the Constitution cruiser is an underarmed, under armored cruiser whose day is solidly in the past. During its day, however, it was the pinnacle of technology and design, able to take on its Klingon and Romulan adversaries.

Following decades of service, the Federation ultimately decided to perform a mass upgrade of their Constitution fleet. The installation of new technologies and a nearly complete rebuild left such ships as the U.S.S. Enterprise and U.S.S. Yorktown completely refurbished and ready for several more decades of service. The age of these ships, however, had passed and it did not take long for them to be either destroyed or phased entirely out of service, the Excelsior Cruiser surpassing the refitted Constitution class vessels.

The Constitution as represented here in a little under-powered, but it reflects the technological level of the TOS series era. A small HCV is the best way to depict the ship, and with the weapons that the basic Light Cruiser design has it isn't much of a threat. The refit cruiser is much better than the original, but yet not quite the equivalent of the Excelsior.

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