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Ported to OBJ from the fan created model made for the Starfleet Command (SFC) series of video games by Activision. Based on the original design by Stephen V. Cole and the Amarillo Design Bureau (ADB) for the Star Fleet Battles (SFB) tabletop sci-fi war game. Original model by Adam Turner. Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

The Lyran Star Empire and the felinoid species known as the Lyrans were originally created for SFB in order to add more variety to the game. They are genetically related to the Kzinti but don't ever mention that aloud in the presence of either species, as both share an intense hatred of each other and such comments have been known to provoke violence -- and in one particular case an all-out war. On the other hand, the Lyrans are friendly with the Klingons and have worked with them in the past on many occasions, as well as sharing technology with them. Lyrans as a rule favor a multi-hull approach in their starship designs (lots of catamaran and trimaran designs), mixing Kzinti-style angular looks with such obvious Klingon nods as fairly similar warp engines and the style of support pylons used for them. Lyran ships also tend to be bristling with weapons (including their favorite, the expanding sphere generator or ESG) although they also tend to be somewhat underpowered for everything they carry. The Lyrans were carried over when SFB was adapted to serve as the basis for SFC and are featured in the first two games (and expansions for the second) in the series. That's why they sometimes spill over into some of the more mainstream Trek multiverse threads. Gotta love Trek gaming fans. XD

When the time finally came for the Lyrans to field their own classic dreadnought type in their analog of the TOS/TAS era per the SFB gaming continuity, they probably had the easiest design path to go of anyone. They simply took their existing excellent Tiger class cruiser, cut it in two, and inserted a middle third section complete with all the extra things the new trimaran design needed in order to turn it into their new Lion class dreadnought. This including a full C3 suite for flagship operations, adding more weaponry and a third warp engine, and beefing up the total number of mounted expanding sphere generators (ESGs) to four. They would follow the same pattern with all of their other basic starship types as well BTW, turning existing catamaran starship classes into trimaran new ones, but I'm going to cover those separately.

This is semi-canon, as it comes from the old SFB gaming continuity.

TRIVIA - Lyrans bear a strong likeness in the face to the Terran lynx and their ears aren't trifurcated like those of the Kzinti. Lyrans typically have either normal tufted cat ears (like a bobcat or lynx) or bifurcated tufted ones, depending on the breed. They also tend to have a greater variety of fur color than do the Kzinti, with striped fur not unknown and sometimes favored within certain tiers of Lyran society. Another telling difference is that Lyrans have fully furred tails, whereas a Kzinti tail is completely hairless (hence the old human nickname for the Kzinti of ratcats).

Description

Ported to OBJ from the fan created model made for the Starfleet Command (SFC) series of video games by Activision. Based on the original design by Stephen V. Cole and the Amarillo Design Bureau (ADB) for the Star Fleet Battles (SFB) tabletop sci-fi war game. Original model by Adam Turner. Preview picture posed in XNALara XPS. NO MODEL DOWNLOAD.

The Lyran Star Empire and the felinoid species known as the Lyrans were originally created for SFB in order to add more variety to the game. They are genetically related to the Kzinti but don't ever mention that aloud in the presence of either species, as both share an intense hatred of each other and such comments have been known to provoke violence -- and in one particular case an all-out war. On the other hand, the Lyrans are friendly with the Klingons and have worked with them in the past on many occasions, as well as sharing technology with them. Lyrans as a rule favor a multi-hull approach in their starship designs (lots of catamaran and trimaran designs), mixing Kzinti-style angular looks with such obvious Klingon nods as fairly similar warp engines and the style of support pylons used for them. Lyran ships also tend to be bristling with weapons (including their favorite, the expanding sphere generator or ESG) although they also tend to be somewhat underpowered for everything they carry. The Lyrans were carried over when SFB was adapted to serve as the basis for SFC and are featured in the first two games (and expansions for the second) in the series. That's why they sometimes spill over into some of the more mainstream Trek multiverse threads. Gotta love Trek gaming fans. XD

When the time finally came for the Lyrans to field their own classic dreadnought type in their analog of the TOS/TAS era per the SFB gaming continuity, they probably had the easiest design path to go of anyone. They simply took their existing excellent Tiger class cruiser, cut it in two, and inserted a middle third section complete with all the extra things the new trimaran design needed in order to turn it into their new Lion class dreadnought. This including a full C3 suite for flagship operations, adding more weaponry and a third warp engine, and beefing up the total number of mounted expanding sphere generators (ESGs) to four. They would follow the same pattern with all of their other basic starship types as well BTW, turning existing catamaran starship classes into trimaran new ones, but I'm going to cover those separately.

This is semi-canon, as it comes from the old SFB gaming continuity.

TRIVIA - Lyrans bear a strong likeness in the face to the Terran lynx and their ears aren't trifurcated like those of the Kzinti. Lyrans typically have either normal tufted cat ears (like a bobcat or lynx) or bifurcated tufted ones, depending on the breed. They also tend to have a greater variety of fur color than do the Kzinti, with striped fur not unknown and sometimes favored within certain tiers of Lyran society. Another telling difference is that Lyrans have fully furred tails, whereas a Kzinti tail is completely hairless (hence the old human nickname for the Kzinti of ratcats).