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	* As the DD-verse will not have the ''Franklin'' transport class (from ''Star Trek: Beyond''), the reference has been modified.		* As the DD-verse will not have the ''Franklin'' transport class (from ''Star Trek: Beyond''), the reference has been modified.

	* These certainly served post-war in the [[UFP Star Fleet]], as supported by their replacement by the [[Guide:Normandy/Port Stanley\|''Normandies'' & ~~Port~~ ''Stanlies'']]. However, these will be addressed as something akin to shuttlecraft, with a non-NCC registration.		* These certainly served post-war in the [[UFP Star Fleet]], as supported by their replacement by the [[Guide:Normandy/Port Stanley\|''Normandies'' & ''Port Stanlies'']]. However, these will be addressed as something akin to shuttlecraft, with a non-NCC registration.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* As the DD-verse will not have the ''Franklin'' transport class (from ''Star Trek: Beyond''), the reference has been modified.		* As the DD-verse will not have the ''Franklin'' transport class (from ''Star Trek: Beyond''), the reference has been modified.

			* These certainly served post-war in the [[UFP Star Fleet]], as supported by their replacement by the [[Guide:Normandy/Port Stanley\|''Normandies'' & Port ''Stanlies'']]. However, these will be addressed as something akin to shuttlecraft, with a non-NCC registration.

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Dan: /* Background: Hobbyist's Guide */

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Background: Hobbyist's Guide

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	Popularly called "cochranes", the sustainer-engined fighters were deathtraps if stranded away from their independently warp-capable protégés or if hit by any sort of enemy fire. The incredible maneuverability of the lightweight craft allowed a skilled pilot to remain within the warp envelope of the convoy, however, so that a running battle could be fought. Slowing down to sublight would almost invariably spell doom for the convoy, but a careful cooperation would make possible counterattacks where the cochranes dropped out of warp ''en masse'', dispatched the enemy, and picked up speed again with the help of a nimbler-than-average freighter hanging behind for this very purpose. All in all, though, climbing into the cockpit of a cochrane took a very special kind of character. Even when not engaged in combat, a "cochrane jockey" would face untold hardships as the cramped craft would have to remain at warp for at least a week or two at a stretch—slowing down for rest and replenishment any more often would delay the shipments intolerably and often also invite a [[Romulan]] raid.		Popularly called "cochranes", the sustainer-engined fighters were deathtraps if stranded away from their independently warp-capable protégés or if hit by any sort of enemy fire. The incredible maneuverability of the lightweight craft allowed a skilled pilot to remain within the warp envelope of the convoy, however, so that a running battle could be fought. Slowing down to sublight would almost invariably spell doom for the convoy, but a careful cooperation would make possible counterattacks where the cochranes dropped out of warp ''en masse'', dispatched the enemy, and picked up speed again with the help of a nimbler-than-average freighter hanging behind for this very purpose. All in all, though, climbing into the cockpit of a cochrane took a very special kind of character. Even when not engaged in combat, a "cochrane jockey" would face untold hardships as the cramped craft would have to remain at warp for at least a week or two at a stretch—slowing down for rest and replenishment any more often would delay the shipments intolerably and often also invite a [[Romulan]] raid.

	In practice, the sustainer-engined craft were often crewed by [[ECS]] pilots or former Human mercenaries. Prior to the Romulan conflict, they had amassed the most experience on escort operations. After the war, input from these veterans was used in formulating [[UFP Star Fleet]] tactics and technologies. Yet only a single generation of postwar cochranes emerged, as described ~~below~~. Expansion of [[Earth]]’s naval forces and consolidation with alien defense organizations soon made possible the construction of dedicated warp-capable motherships for fightercraft and the art of carrier warfare was reborn for the latter half of the [[22nd century]].		In practice, the sustainer-engined craft were often crewed by [[ECS]] pilots or former Human mercenaries. Prior to the Romulan conflict, they had amassed the most experience on escort operations. After the war, input from these veterans was used in formulating [[UFP Star Fleet]] tactics and technologies. Yet only a single generation of postwar cochranes emerged, as described in [[Guide: Normandy/Port Stanley]]. Expansion of [[Earth]]’s naval forces and consolidation with alien defense organizations soon made possible the construction of dedicated warp-capable motherships for fightercraft and the art of carrier warfare was reborn for the latter half of the [[22nd century]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

Dan at 17:29, 12 July 2023

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	\|history= SFC, MJ Friedman “Starfleet: Year 1”		\|history= SFC, MJ Friedman “Starfleet: Year 1”
	}}		}}
	The 20 ly radius sphere around [[Sol]] where [[UESF]] and [[UESPA]] explorers operated in the beginning of the [[22nd century]] was but a fraction of the space actually visited by ~~humans~~. Entrepreneurs ventured far into the stellar neighborhood in search of trade contacts; adventurers went farther to find fame. Yet the fifty to sixty lightyears from Sol where the farthest "boomers" traveled aboard their slow freighters were the hunting grounds of dozens of predatory species. Pirates ranging from self-sufficient Nausicaans to rebellious Andorian factions to government-sponsored Klingons took their toll on all traffic. Yet these deliberate and business-savvy operators often were downright civilized compared with the chance encounters with conquistadors or adventurers from empires just outside the Vulcan sphere of influence.		==Background: ''Hobbyist's Guide''==
			The 20-lightyear radius sphere around [[Sol]] where the [[UESF]] and [[UESPA]] explorers operated in the beginning of the [[22nd century]] was but a fraction of the space actually visited by [[Humans]]. Entrepreneurs ventured far into the stellar neighborhood in search of trade contacts; adventurers went farther to find fame. Yet the fifty to sixty lightyears from Sol where the farthest "boomers" traveled aboard their slow freighters were the hunting grounds of dozens of predatory species. Pirates ranging from self-sufficient [[Nausicaans]] to rebellious [[Andorian]] factions to government-sponsored [[Klingons]] took their toll on all traffic. Yet these deliberate and business-savvy operators often were downright civilized compared with the chance encounters with conquistadors or adventurers from empires just outside the [[Vulcans\|Vulcan]] sphere of influence.

	[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A trio of ''Arrows'' rides on the warp field of an ''[[Guide: Hercules\|FY]]'' class freighter, apparently photographed from a fourth fightercraft sometime in the mid-[[2150s]]. Gambling this many escort fighters on a single warp engine suggests an especially valuable shipment. It also suggests that in case of an attack, a pilot who dropped out of warp to fight would not be retrieved by the transport afterwards.]]		[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A trio of ''Arrows'' rides on the warp field of a ''[[Guide: Hercules\|FY]]'' class freighter, apparently photographed from a fourth fightercraft sometime in the mid-[[2150s]]. Gambling this many escort fighters on a single warp engine suggests an especially valuable shipment. It also suggests that in case of an attack, a pilot who dropped out of warp to fight would not be retrieved by the transport afterwards.]]

	Human counter-reactions to piracy were twofold. Most cargo operators simply accepted the roughly 40% losses of shipments as part of the business, as long as the crews weren’t harmed. Others equipped their ships (illegally) with plasma weaponry, or chartered escort services, either from [[Earth]] security companies, or from better ~~equipped yet~~ perhaps less ~~trustworthy alien~~ mercenaries. Were a freighter to run into Orion slavers or Breen raiders, though, neither graceful yielding nor		Human counter-reactions to piracy were twofold. Most cargo operators simply accepted the roughly 40% losses of shipments as part of the business, as long as the crews weren’t harmed. Others equipped their ships (illegally) with plasma weaponry or chartered escort services, either from [[Earth]] security companies or from better equipped—yet perhaps less trustworthy—alien mercenaries. Were a freighter to run into [[Orion]] slavers or [[Breen]] raiders, though, neither graceful yielding nor feeble armed resistance would offer much protection. The demand for more potent armaments in the [[2100s]]-[[2130s]] was huge.
	feeble armed resistance would offer much protection. The demand for more potent armaments in the [[2100s]]-[[2130s]] was huge.

	Yet it would only be in the [[2140s]] that ~~human~~ cargo operators would get access to an escort vessel with sufficient endurance and agility to be of practical use~~. The answer lay not in improving the ''[[Guide: Franklin\|Franklin]]'' family of heavy warp craft, but in quite the opposite direction~~. The first step in boosting the warp endurance of the escort craft was to remove her warp core altogether!		Yet it would only be in the [[2140s]] that Human cargo operators would get access to an escort vessel with sufficient endurance and agility to be of practical use. The first step in boosting the warp endurance of the escort craft was to remove her warp core altogether.

	The '''''Arrow''''' deep space escort fighter of USF Industries relied on a Zhilkovski S-230 warp sustainer, essentially a set of warp coils energized by induction from an external warp field. The bulbous assembly massed mere one hundred tons, less than a single set of coils sans power systems, yet allowed the ''Arrow'' to maintain speeds up to warp 2.3 virtually indefinitely, as long as a nearby warp core was feeding the external field. Onto the sustainer was added a dartlike hull some 23 meters long, with a pressure compartment for a single pilot, and with four laser cannon outriggered on spindly pylons.		The '''''Arrow''''' deep space escort fighter of [[USF Industries]] relied on a [[Zhilkovski]] S-230 warp sustainer, essentially a set of warp coils energized by induction from an external warp field. The bulbous assembly massed mere one hundred tons, less than a single set of coils ''sans'' power systems, yet allowed the ''Arrow'' to maintain speeds up to warp 2.3 virtually indefinitely, as long as a nearby warp core was feeding the external field. Onto the sustainer was added a dartlike hull some 23 meters long, with a pressure compartment for a single pilot and with four laser cannon outriggered on spindly pylons.

	A preproduction run of 20 ''Arrows'' was delivered to the [[UESF]] 23rd and 25th Advance Scout ~~Fleets~~ for operational testing in [[2147]], mainly for use in outer base defense. A squadron of fighters riding on the warp field of a scout or a corvette provided a force multiplier for perimeter defenses. However, by [[2150]], the fighters were being distributed to ~~Transport Fleets~~ as well, in face of ever-increasing pirate activity. It would soon become obvious that much of this piracy was in fact privateering, being orchestrated by a hostile foreign power. Ships unescorted by UESF units did not survive to tell of the attackers, a drastic and telling change from the grab-and-grab-again ''modus operandi'' of most pirates.		A preproduction run of 20 ''Arrows'' was delivered to the [[UESF]] [[23rd Advance Scout Fleet\|23rd]] and [[25th Advance Scout Fleet]]s for operational testing in [[2147]], mainly for use in outer base defense. A squadron of fighters riding on the warp field of a scout or a corvette provided a force multiplier for perimeter defenses. However, by [[2150]], the fighters were being distributed to transport fleets as well, in face of ever-increasing pirate activity. It would soon become obvious that much of this piracy was in fact privateering, being orchestrated by a hostile foreign power. Ships unescorted by UESF units did not survive to tell of the attackers, a drastic and telling change from the grab-and-grab-again ''modus operandi'' of most pirates.

	Full production of ''Arrows'' and improved two-crew, plasma-armed '''''Galliant''''' fighters was begun by 2150, and continued beyond the transcendence of the conflict from privateering to open interstellar warfare. By the time the UESF knew it was facing the Romulan Star Empire, some 220 ''Arrows'' had been built, and the production run of ''Galliants'' was extended to 180 units. A heavier variant with two light phase cannon instead of plasma cannon was also introduced, under the name '''''Dagger''''' class. These craft offered a fighting chance for Terran shipments to reach their destinations, when virtually no other vessels could be spared for escort duty. And fight they did: combat losses by the end of the Romulan war were calculated at 298 fightercraft, out of 430 built.		Full production of ''Arrows'' and improved two-crew, plasma-armed '''''Galliant''''' fighters was begun by [[2150]], and continued beyond the transcendence of the conflict from privateering to open interstellar warfare. By the time the UESF knew it was facing the [[Romulan Star Empire]], some 220 ''Arrows'' had been built and the production run of ''Galliants'' was extended to 180 units. A heavier variant with two light phase cannon instead of plasma cannon was also introduced, under the name '''''Dagger''''' class. These craft offered a fighting chance for Terran shipments to reach their destinations, when virtually no other vessels could be spared for escort duty. And fight they did: combat losses by the end of the [[Romulan war]] were calculated at 298 fightercraft, out of 430 built.

	Popularly called "cochranes", the sustainer-engined fighters were deathtraps if stranded away from their independently warp-capable protégés, or if hit by any sort of enemy fire. The incredible maneuverability of the lightweight craft allowed a skilled pilot to remain within the warp envelope of the convoy, however, so that a running battle could be fought. Slowing down to sublight would almost invariably spell doom for the convoy, but a careful cooperation would make possible counterattacks where the cochranes dropped out of warp ''en masse'', dispatched the enemy, and picked up speed again with the help of a nimbler-than-average freighter hanging behind for this very purpose. All in all, though, climbing into the cockpit of a cochrane took a very special kind of character. Even when not engaged in combat, a "cochrane jockey" would face untold hardships as the cramped craft would have to remain at warp for at least a week or two at a ~~stretch – slowing~~		Popularly called "cochranes", the sustainer-engined fighters were deathtraps if stranded away from their independently warp-capable protégés or if hit by any sort of enemy fire. The incredible maneuverability of the lightweight craft allowed a skilled pilot to remain within the warp envelope of the convoy, however, so that a running battle could be fought. Slowing down to sublight would almost invariably spell doom for the convoy, but a careful cooperation would make possible counterattacks where the cochranes dropped out of warp ''en masse'', dispatched the enemy, and picked up speed again with the help of a nimbler-than-average freighter hanging behind for this very purpose. All in all, though, climbing into the cockpit of a cochrane took a very special kind of character. Even when not engaged in combat, a "cochrane jockey" would face untold hardships as the cramped craft would have to remain at warp for at least a week or two at a stretch—slowing down for rest and replenishment any more often would delay the shipments intolerably and often also invite a [[Romulan]] raid.
	down for rest and replenishment any more often would delay the shipments intolerably, and often also invite a Romulan raid.

	In practice, the sustainer-engined craft were often crewed by [[ECS]] pilots or former ~~human~~ mercenaries. Prior to the Romulan conflict, they had amassed the most experience on escort operations. After the war, input from these veterans was used in formulating [[UFP Star Fleet]] tactics and technologies. Yet only a single generation of postwar cochranes emerged, as described below. Expansion of [[Earth]]’s naval forces and consolidation with alien defense organizations soon made possible the construction of dedicated warp-capable motherships for fightercraft, and the art of carrier warfare was reborn for the latter half of the [[22nd century]].		In practice, the sustainer-engined craft were often crewed by [[ECS]] pilots or former Human mercenaries. Prior to the Romulan conflict, they had amassed the most experience on escort operations. After the war, input from these veterans was used in formulating [[UFP Star Fleet]] tactics and technologies. Yet only a single generation of postwar cochranes emerged, as described below. Expansion of [[Earth]]’s naval forces and consolidation with alien defense organizations soon made possible the construction of dedicated warp-capable motherships for fightercraft and the art of carrier warfare was reborn for the latter half of the [[22nd century]].

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			==Notes==
			* As the DD-verse will not have the ''Franklin'' transport class (from ''Star Trek: Beyond''), the reference has been modified.

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	* [[Guide: Timo's Guide to Star Fleet\|Back to the Table of Contents]]		* [[Guide: Timo's Guide to Star Fleet\|Back to the Table of Contents]]

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	down for rest and replenishment any more often would delay the shipments intolerably, and often also invite a Romulan raid.		down for rest and replenishment any more often would delay the shipments intolerably, and often also invite a Romulan raid.

	In practice, the sustainer-engined craft were often crewed by [[ECS]] pilots or former human mercenaries. Prior to the Romulan conflict, they had amassed the most experience on escort operations. After the war, input from these veterans was used in formulating [[UFP ~~Starfleet~~]] tactics and technologies. Yet only a single generation of postwar cochranes emerged, as described below. Expansion of [[Earth]]’s naval forces and consolidation with alien defense organizations soon made possible the construction of dedicated warp-capable motherships for fightercraft, and the art of carrier warfare was reborn for the latter half of the [[22nd century]].		In practice, the sustainer-engined craft were often crewed by [[ECS]] pilots or former human mercenaries. Prior to the Romulan conflict, they had amassed the most experience on escort operations. After the war, input from these veterans was used in formulating [[UFP Star Fleet]] tactics and technologies. Yet only a single generation of postwar cochranes emerged, as described below. Expansion of [[Earth]]’s naval forces and consolidation with alien defense organizations soon made possible the construction of dedicated warp-capable motherships for fightercraft, and the art of carrier warfare was reborn for the latter half of the [[22nd century]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	}}		}}
	The 20 ly radius sphere around [[Sol]] where [[UESF]] and [[UESPA]] explorers operated in the beginning of		The 20 ly radius sphere around [[Sol]] where [[UESF]] and [[UESPA]] explorers operated in the beginning of the [[22nd century]] was but a fraction of the space actually visited by humans. Entrepreneurs ventured far into the stellar neighborhood in search of trade contacts; adventurers went farther to find fame. Yet the fifty to sixty lightyears from Sol where the farthest "boomers" traveled aboard their slow freighters were the hunting grounds of dozens of predatory species. Pirates ranging from self-sufficient Nausicaans to rebellious Andorian factions to government-sponsored Klingons took their toll on all traffic. Yet these deliberate and business-savvy operators often were downright civilized compared with the chance encounters with conquistadors or adventurers from empires just outside the Vulcan sphere of influence.
	the [[22nd century]] was but a fraction of the space actually visited by humans. Entrepreneurs ventured
	far into the stellar neighborhood in search of trade contacts; adventurers went farther to find fame.
	Yet the fifty to sixty lightyears from Sol where the farthest ~~‘boomers’~~ traveled aboard their slow
	freighters were the hunting grounds of dozens of predatory species. Pirates ranging from self-sufficient
	Nausicaans to rebellious Andorian factions to government-sponsored Klingons took their
	toll on all traffic. Yet these deliberate and business-savvy operators often were downright civilized
	compared with the chance encounters with conquistadors or adventurers from empires just outside
	the Vulcan sphere of influence.

	[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A trio of ''Arrows'' rides on the warp field of an ''[[Guide: Hercules\|FY]]'' class freighter, apparently photographed from a fourth fightercraft		[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg\|left\|250px\|thumb\|A trio of ''Arrows'' rides on the warp field of an ''[[Guide: Hercules\|FY]]'' class freighter, apparently photographed from a fourth fightercraft sometime in the mid-[[2150s]]. Gambling this many escort fighters on a single warp engine suggests an especially valuable shipment. It also suggests that in case of an attack, a pilot who dropped out of warp to fight would not be retrieved by the transport afterwards.]]
	sometime in the mid-[[2150s]]. Gambling this many escort fighters on a single warp engine suggests an especially valuable
	shipment. It also suggests that in case of an attack, a pilot who dropped out of warp to fight would not be retrieved by the
	transport afterwards.]]

	Human counter-reactions to piracy were twofold. Most cargo operators simply accepted the roughly		Human counter-reactions to piracy were twofold. Most cargo operators simply accepted the roughly 40% losses of shipments as part of the business, as long as the crews weren’t harmed. Others equipped their ships (illegally) with plasma weaponry, or chartered escort services, either from [[Earth]] security companies, or from better equipped yet perhaps less trustworthy alien mercenaries. Were a freighter to run into Orion slavers or Breen raiders, though, neither graceful yielding nor
	40% losses of shipments as part of the business, as long as the crews weren’t harmed. Others		feeble armed resistance would offer much protection. The demand for more potent armaments in the [[2100s]]-[[2130s]] was huge.
	equipped their ships (illegally) with plasma weaponry, or chartered escort services, either from
	[[Earth]] security companies, or from better equipped yet perhaps less trustworthy alien mercenaries.
	Were a freighter to run into Orion slavers or Breen raiders, though, neither graceful yielding nor
	feeble armed resistance would offer much protection. The demand for more potent armaments in
	the [[2100s]]-[[2130s]] was huge.

	Yet it would only be in the [[2140s]] that human cargo operators would get access to an escort vessel		Yet it would only be in the [[2140s]] that human cargo operators would get access to an escort vessel with sufficient endurance and agility to be of practical use. The answer lay not in improving the ''[[Guide: Franklin\|Franklin]]'' family of heavy warp craft, but in quite the opposite direction. The first step in boosting the warp endurance of the escort craft was to remove her warp core altogether!
	with sufficient endurance and agility to be of practical use. The answer lay not in improving the
	''[[Guide: Franklin\|Franklin]]'' family of heavy warp craft, but in quite the opposite direction. The first step in boosting
	the warp endurance of the escort craft was to remove her warp core altogether!

	The '''''Arrow''''' deep space escort fighter of USF Industries relied on a Zhilkovski S-230 warp sustainer,		The '''''Arrow''''' deep space escort fighter of USF Industries relied on a Zhilkovski S-230 warp sustainer, essentially a set of warp coils energized by induction from an external warp field. The bulbous assembly massed mere one hundred tons, less than a single set of coils sans power systems, yet allowed the ''Arrow'' to maintain speeds up to warp 2.3 virtually indefinitely, as long as a nearby warp core was feeding the external field. Onto the sustainer was added a dartlike hull some 23 meters long, with a pressure compartment for a single pilot, and with four laser cannon outriggered on spindly pylons.
	essentially a set of warp coils energized by induction from an external warp field. The bulbous
	assembly massed mere one hundred tons, less than a single set of coils sans power systems, yet
	allowed the ''Arrow'' to maintain speeds up to warp 2.3 virtually indefinitely, as long as a nearby warp
	core was feeding the external field. Onto the sustainer was added a dartlike hull some 23 meters
	long, with a pressure compartment for a single pilot, and with four laser cannon outriggered on
	spindly pylons.

	A preproduction run of 20 ''Arrows'' was delivered to the [[UESF]] 23rd and 25th Advance Scout Fleets for		A preproduction run of 20 ''Arrows'' was delivered to the [[UESF]] 23rd and 25th Advance Scout Fleets for operational testing in [[2147]], mainly for use in outer base defense. A squadron of fighters riding on the warp field of a scout or a corvette provided a force multiplier for perimeter defenses. However, by [[2150]], the fighters were being distributed to Transport Fleets as well, in face of ever-increasing pirate activity. It would soon become obvious that much of this piracy was in fact privateering, being orchestrated by a hostile foreign power. Ships unescorted by UESF units did not survive to tell of the attackers, a drastic and telling change from the grab-and-grab-again ''modus operandi'' of most pirates.
	operational testing in [[2147]], mainly for use in outer base defense. A squadron of fighters riding on
	the warp field of a scout or a corvette provided a force multiplier for perimeter defenses. However,
	by [[2150]], the fighters were being distributed to Transport Fleets as well, in face of ever-increasing
	pirate activity. It would soon become obvious that much of this piracy was in fact privateering,
	being orchestrated by a hostile foreign power. Ships unescorted by UESF units did not survive to
	tell of the attackers, a drastic and telling change from the grab-and-grab-again ''modus operandi'' of
	most pirates.

	Full production of ''Arrows'' and improved two-crew, plasma-armed '''''Galliant''''' fighters was begun by		Full production of ''Arrows'' and improved two-crew, plasma-armed '''''Galliant''''' fighters was begun by 2150, and continued beyond the transcendence of the conflict from privateering to open interstellar warfare. By the time the UESF knew it was facing the Romulan Star Empire, some 220 ''Arrows'' had been built, and the production run of ''Galliants'' was extended to 180 units. A heavier variant with two light phase cannon instead of plasma cannon was also introduced, under the name '''''Dagger''''' class. These craft offered a fighting chance for Terran shipments to reach their destinations, when virtually no other vessels could be spared for escort duty. And fight they did: combat losses by the end of the Romulan war were calculated at 298 fightercraft, out of 430 built.
	2150, and continued beyond the transcendence of the conflict from privateering to open interstellar
	warfare. By the time the UESF knew it was facing the Romulan Star Empire, some 220 ''Arrows'' had
	been built, and the production run of ''Galliants'' was extended to 180 units. A heavier variant with
	two light phase cannon instead of plasma cannon was also introduced, under the name '''''Dagger'''''
	class. These craft offered a fighting chance for Terran shipments to reach their destinations, when
	virtually no other vessels could be spared for escort duty. And fight they did: combat losses by the
	end of the Romulan war were calculated at 298 fightercraft, out of 430 built.

	Popularly called ~~‘cochranes’~~, the sustainer-engined fighters were deathtraps if stranded away from		Popularly called "cochranes", the sustainer-engined fighters were deathtraps if stranded away from their independently warp-capable protégés, or if hit by any sort of enemy fire. The incredible maneuverability of the lightweight craft allowed a skilled pilot to remain within the warp envelope of the convoy, however, so that a running battle could be fought. Slowing down to sublight would almost invariably spell doom for the convoy, but a careful cooperation would make possible counterattacks where the cochranes dropped out of warp ''en masse'', dispatched the enemy, and picked up speed again with the help of a nimbler-than-average freighter hanging behind for this very purpose. All in all, though, climbing into the cockpit of a cochrane took a very special kind of character. Even when not engaged in combat, a "cochrane jockey" would face untold hardships as the cramped craft would have to remain at warp for at least a week or two at a stretch – slowing
	their independently warp-capable protégés, or if hit by any sort of enemy fire. The incredible		down for rest and replenishment any more often would delay the shipments intolerably, and often also invite a Romulan raid.
	maneuverability of the lightweight craft allowed a skilled pilot to remain within the warp envelope
	of the convoy, however, so that a running battle could be fought. Slowing down to sublight would
	almost invariably spell doom for the convoy, but a careful cooperation would make possible
	counterattacks where the cochranes dropped out of warp ''en masse'', dispatched the enemy, and
	picked up speed again with the help of a nimbler-than-average freighter hanging behind for this
	very purpose. All in all, though, climbing into the cockpit of a cochrane took a very special kind of
	character. Even when not engaged in combat, a ~~‘cochrane jockey’~~ would face untold hardships as
	the cramped craft would have to remain at warp for at least a week or two at a stretch – slowing
	down for rest and replenishment any more often would delay the shipments intolerably, and often
	also invite a Romulan raid.

	In practice, the sustainer-engined craft were often crewed by [[ECS]] pilots or former human		In practice, the sustainer-engined craft were often crewed by [[ECS]] pilots or former human mercenaries. Prior to the Romulan conflict, they had amassed the most experience on escort operations. After the war, input from these veterans was used in formulating [[UFP Starfleet]] tactics and technologies. Yet only a single generation of postwar cochranes emerged, as described below. Expansion of [[Earth]]’s naval forces and consolidation with alien defense organizations soon made possible the construction of dedicated warp-capable motherships for fightercraft, and the art of carrier warfare was reborn for the latter half of the [[22nd century]].
	mercenaries. Prior to the Romulan conflict, they had amassed the most experience on escort
	operations. After the war, input from these veterans was used in formulating [[UFP Starfleet]] tactics
	and technologies. Yet only a single generation of postwar cochranes emerged, as described below.
	Expansion of [[Earth]]’s naval forces and consolidation with alien defense organizations soon made
	possible the construction of dedicated warp-capable motherships for fightercraft, and the art of
	carrier warfare was reborn for the latter half of the [[22nd century]].

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	*[[Guide: Timo's Guide to ~~Starfleet~~\|Back to the Table of Contents]]		* [[Guide: Timo's Guide to Star Fleet\|Back to the Table of Contents]]
	*[[Guide: Small Craft\|Small Craft]]		* [[Guide: Small Craft\|Small Craft]]
	*[[Guide: Of Ship Statistics\|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]		* [[Guide: Of Ship Statistics\|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]
	*[[Guide: Glossary\|Appendix B: Glossary]]		* [[Guide: Glossary\|Appendix B: Glossary]]
	*[[Guide: ~~Starfleet~~ Organization - General Outline\|Appendix C: ~~Starfleet~~ Organization - General Outline]]		* [[Guide: Star Fleet Organization - General Outline\|Appendix C: Star FFleet Organization - General Outline]]
	*[[Guide: Abbreviations From Outside\|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]		* [[Guide: Abbreviations From Outside\|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]


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Dan at 18:24, 11 May 2015

2015-05-11T18:24:53Z

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	180 ''Galliant''		* 180 ''Galliant''
	30 ''Dagger''		* 30 ''Dagger''
	\|length= 30.0 m (''Arrow, Galliant'')<br>		\|length= 30.0 m (''Arrow, Galliant'')<br>
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Dan at 18:19, 26 December 2014

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-|image=[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg|250px|Arrow class escort fightercraft]]
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 |classname= ''Arrow / Gaillant / Dagger''
 |category= escort fightercraft
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 |history= SFC, MJ Friedman “Starfleet: Year 1”
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-[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg|left|300px|thumb|text]]
+[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg|left|250px|thumb|A trio of ''Arrows'' rides on the warp field of an ''[[Guide: Hercules|FY]]'' class freighter, apparently photographed from a fourth fightercraft
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Dan: created

2014-12-24T17:16:00Z

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{{Sidebar Guide ship
|image=[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg|250px|Arrow class escort fightercraft]]
|classname= ''Arrow / Gaillant / Dagger''
|category= escort fightercraft
|years= [[2147]] - [[2169]]
|constructed= 430 total: 
220 ''Arrow''
180 ''Galliant''
30 ''Dagger''
|length= 30.0 m (''Arrow, Galliant'') 
34.1 m (''Dagger'')
|beam= 19.2 m
|height= 15.0 m
|mass= 142 tons (''Arrow'') 
170 tons (''Galliant'') 
192 tons (''Dagger'')
|cruisespeed=
|maxspeed= w 2.3 (''Arrow'', sustainer only) 
w 2.4 (''Galliant'', sustainer only) 
w 2.8 (''Dagger'', sustainer only)
|endurance= 1-2 weeks
|officers=
|enlisted=
|troops=
|passengers=
|patients=
|crew= 1 (''Arrow'') 
2 (''Galliant, Dagger'')
|cargo=
|beamweapons= 
''Arrow'' 
4x laser emitters (30 MW) (pylons) 
''Galliant'' 
2x plasma cannon (60 MW) (fwd hull) 
''Dagger'' 
2x Type D phase cannon (500 MW) (fwd hull)
|missileweapons=
|otherweapons=
|shields= Light polarizable armor
|labs=
|transporters=
|auxcraft=
|historicalships=
|design= SFC, MJ Friedman “Starfleet: Year 1"
|name= SFC
|history= SFC, MJ Friedman “Starfleet: Year 1”
}}

[[Image:No Photo Available.jpg|left|300px|thumb|text]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
</gallery>

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*[[Guide: Timo's Guide to Starfleet|Back to the Table of Contents]]
*[[Guide: Small Craft|Small Craft]]
*[[Guide: Of Ship Statistics|Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics]]
*[[Guide: Glossary|Appendix B: Glossary]]
*[[Guide: Starfleet Organization - General Outline|Appendix C: Starfleet Organization - General Outline]]
*[[Guide: Abbreviations From Outside|Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside]]

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