Editing Steamrunner Class (section)

==OPERATIONS==

The Steamrunner class, as a Light Cruiser, is a highly modular structure that can be adapted relatively quickly (days to weeks) to mission goals assigned to it. While any Steamrunner can be assigned to any mission, to truly be effective a change in modules may be required. 

Tactical/Defensive Operations: Typical Missions include patrolling the Federation borders, Borg interdiction missions, convoy escort, fleet support, police/combat patrols, troop transport, special operations, and other combat related missions. 

Structural changes: Diplomatic facilities are almost eliminated and the Science department is also reduced to allow for greater torpedo storage, larger torpedo manufacturing facilities, increased number of security/combat personnel, and increased number of shield generators, redundant communication equipment, and increased ablative armor to the hull. 
Deep-space Exploration: The Steamrunner class is equipped for long-range interstellar survey and mapping missions, as well as the ability to explore a wide variety of planetary classifications. 

Ongoing Scientific Investigation:  The Steamrunner class starship is equipped with scientific laboratories and a wide variety of sensor probes and sensor arrays, giving her the ability to perform a wide variety of ongoing scientific investigations. 
Structural changes: Additional laboratories, probes, and mission specific experiments/equipment are installed as the mission dictates. Typically there is a decrease in weapon load-out, and in diplomatic facilities.

Contact with Alien Lifeforms: Pursuant to Starfleet Policy regarding the discovery of new life, facilities aboard the Steamrunner class include a variety of exobiology and xenobiological suites, and a small cultural anthropology staff, allowing for limited deep-space life form study and interaction. 

Federation Policy and Diplomacy: A Steamrunner class starship can be used for diplomatic conferences, courier duty, treaty-signing ceremony and other political natured missions. 
Structural changes: Additional VIP quarters, conference rooms, private meeting rooms, formal dining facilities, recreational facilities, and improved, secure communications can be installed as the mission dictates. Typically, weapons loadout and science departments are reduced to allow for the extra diplomatic facilities.

Emergency/Search and Rescue: Typical Missions include answering standard Federation emergency beacons, extraction of Federation or Non-Federation citizens in distress, retrieval of Federation or Non-Federation spacecraft in distress, Station/ Outpost evacuation, and/or small-scale planetary evacuation - medium or large scale planetary evacuation is not feasible.