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			==Alt Sources==
			* [[Starship Handbook (Combined)]] (as Inspection Pod)


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

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	\|classname= Class B1 (or IP-27)		\|classname= Class B1 (or IP-27)
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	File:Pod-5.jpg\|A fully equipped pod		File:Pod-5.jpg\|A fully equipped pod
	File:Orbital-inspection-pod-broken-bow-4.jpg\|An IP-27 gets up close and personal with an ''Enterprise'' class vessel		File:Orbital-inspection-pod-broken-bow-4.jpg\|An IP-27 gets up close and personal with an ''Enterprise'' class vessel

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{{Sidebar Guide ship
|image=[[File:Class B1 Work Pod.png|250px|Class B1 work pod]]
|classname= Class B1 (or IP-27)
|category= work pod
|years= [[2129]] - [[2168]]
|constructed= 380
|length=
|beam=
|height=
|mass=
|cruisespeed=
|maxspeed= Maneuvering thrusters only
|endurance= 2 days
|officers=
|enlisted=
|troops=
|passengers= 2
|patients=
|crew= 2
|cargo= <br>
* 2x laterally mounted manipulator arms
* Modular installation for welding tools, sensors and samplers (bow)
|beamweapons=
|missileweapons=
|otherweapons=
|shields=
|labs=
|transporters=
|auxcraft=
|historicalships=
|design= ENT
|name= own
|history= own
}}
For their crew-attended manipulation needs, [[Earth]] orbital dockyards in the [[20th century]] made use of
relatively clumsy conversions of small surface-to-orbit spacecraft, essentially just cutting further
portholes into these ballistic pods and bolting on some manipulator arms and spotlights. A range of
dedicated designs finally emerged in the early [[21st century]], lacking bulky reentry heatshields and
parachutes but incorporating more versatile tools, lighting rigs and situational awareness systems.
There were few modifications to their basic structure for the next hundred years, and the first
noteworthy improvement was the '''IP-27 Class B''' pod designed in [[2129]] for carrying aboard
interstellar starships.

The small pod was primarily configured as a spatial personnel transfer and inspection craft, with an
ergonomically sized rear docking hatch, comfortable seating for one to four people, plus locker
space for small cargo. Yet out of the operational necessity of deep space assignments, the IP-27 also
featured a pair of laterally stowed manipulators and a bow attachment point for repair and
inspection tools, thus doubling as a work pod for her mothership. Two crew would operate the
capsule in this role, although two more could be carried as passengers. Both pilots had seats
oriented with floor-normal artificial gravity; the conical shape of the cabin allowed for forward and
lateral vision through four viewports and dorsal inspection through a wide overhead port. There were illumination fixtures both above and below the craft, the latter at the end of an extensible and
steerable arm. Simple radar provided proximity awareness.

While more capable “space forklifts” continued operations on Earth’s various orbital outposts, it
soon became obvious that the compacting and integrating work performed on the multipurpose IP-27 was providing the best bang for the buck. Other manufacturers soon began offering comparably
small pods, sometimes with modular engine packages for heavier manipulation tasks. Production of the
IP-27 was terminated in [[2142]], and the last units were replaced by [[2168]]. Most were quite worn
down; some had even served in exotic combat assignments during the Romulan War, disabling
buoys and satellites, infiltrating floating outposts and sometimes breaching enemy hulls at the
desperate last stages of engagements where neither side would consider surrender or retreat.
Postwar repairs of Earth’s tattered and torn space assets kept repair pod manufacturers in steady
business and ensured swift replacement of the IP-27.

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

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* [[Guide: Timo's Guide to Starfleet|Back to the Table of Contents]]
* [[Guide: Starbase Auxiliary Craft|Starbase Auxiliary 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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Guide:Class B1 (pod) - Revision history

Dan at 21:14, 22 October 2022

Dan at 15:57, 7 January 2018

Dan: Dan moved page Guide:Class B1 to Guide:Class B1 (pod)

Dan at 00:34, 14 May 2015

Dan: created