Peregrine class
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- For the similarly-designed but significantly larger Maquis raider, see Ju'day-class.
| STARSHIP CLASS | |
| Peregrine | |
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| Type: | Fighter |
| Armaments: | Phaser cannons, Micro-torpedo launchers, torpedo launcher, Pylons for fitting up to four (later eight) Photon torpedoes |
| Defenses: | Deflector shields, Decoy Drones |
| Crew: | 1 to 2 |
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The Peregrine-class (also known as the Federation Fighter) was a type of shuttlecraft and fighter craft employed by the Federation. The Maquis appropriated several of these ships and used them as attack fighters during their insurrection against the Cardassian Union. Starfleet used them during the Dominion War.
During Operation Return, several waves of fighters were sent to attack the Cardassian ships of a Dominion fleet. It was hoped they would anger the Cardassians enough for them to break formation, knowing the Jem'Hadar wouldn't falter, and go after the fighters, thus opening a hole in their lines. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels", Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Rode the 600")
The Peregrine saw service in the First Battle of Chin'toka. During the operation the Peregrines were deployed as the Federation Alliance invaded the planets within the system to support allied ground operations. (Star Trek: Swiftfire: "Semper Fidelis")
Individually these fighters do not pose much of a threat to starships and therefore normally operated in groups. To facilitate this they were often deployed on ship with large shuttlebays such as the Akira-class and El Dorado-class. They were also deployed on specifically designed fighter carriers such as the Canberra-class. (LUG RPG: The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon; Star Trek: Swiftfire)
By the mid-2370s the Peregrine-class was starting to be replaced by newer and more advanced fighters such as the Valkyrie-class. (Star Trek: Swiftfire: "United We Stand")
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[edit] Star Trek: Generation Fleet
By 2381, the Peregrine-class had been retired from active duty and replaced by the Shadow-class.
[edit] Star Trek: New Order
By the 2380s a new Strike Fighter variant of the Peregrine was developed. This variant is fitted with a two seat cockpit as standard, and improved weapons and sensors, as well as a much more powerful impulse engine. These modifications insure that the Peregrine fighter will remain the Federation's premiere strike fighter, well into the 2390s and beyond.
[edit] See also
- Federation attack fighter article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
[edit] External links
- Peregrine class article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Peregrine class article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
