If readers are too lazy to Google - it's WW2 told through the lens of one day, October 25, 1944, on a global scale. I know the book is almost thirty years old but it's a new way of telling this story to _me_ - so I'm enjoying it thoroughly.

Art by @ncc-60205.bsky.social

Though less known than the glamourus B'Rel class ships or raiding frigates like the Dupat and D2 'Stingtongue', these destroyers served for longer than both the latter types, with late build ED-S1's still in service with the KDF as late as the early 2340s.

visible towards the rear are the two types of Klingon "Fleet Destroyer", the C-2/Q-4 and ES-A2/ED-S1 types. Built as Scout or Destroyer types, these competing equivalents to the Saladin/Hermes and Larson were the mainstay of Imperial Fleet formations well into the 2280s.

The D8, unlike the D10, was an uncommon sight on the Federation border: while designed and constructed in large numbers between the 2240s and early 60s, it's poor performance in the Triangle saw it relegated to secondary fronts after the Organian War.

Beyond the typical D7 battlecruisers, we can also see some lesser known cruisers, including (from L-R) two D4-E light cruisers, an L-13 frigate, 2 D8 "medium" cruisers, and the D10 "heavy" or Line cruiser.

Visible are the B1, D9 and B2 capital ships, each representing three different schools of Imperial battleship design philosophy, but united by their combination of overwhelming firepower and inadequate operational range.

*honor noises*