This allowed the starship to reroute main power to its deflector dish, which then enabled the vessel to fire a quantum field focus phaser through its main deflector.Īs with the Aventine variant, Rademaker-class was developed as part of a refit of the USS Rademaker. The Aventine variant had a sharper saucer and pylons that angled forward, giving the class a more sleek profile than the original Vesta.Ī quantum field focus controller was also installed in the Aventine variant. While in for a refit, the Vesta-class USS Aventine was given several upgrades and dubbed a new subclass.
The system created a temporary, large fermion field around the starship, which bolstered the Vesta's shields and structural integrity. By the 25th century, Starfleet engineers were incorporating sympathetic fermion transceivers into Vesta-class starships as they entered space dock for repairs or were constructed new.