Guide:Class G2 - Revision history

Dan at 18:38, 18 November 2022

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	* Production dates need to be set for the Mks II through IV.		* Production dates need to be set for the Mks II through IV.


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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]]

Dan at 18:37, 18 November 2022

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	{{Sidebar Guide ship		{{Sidebar Guide ship
	\|image=[[File:G2 (stbd).png\|250px\|Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound' heavy warp shuttle]]		\|image=[[File:G2 (stbd).png\|250px\|Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 "Greyhound" heavy warp shuttle]]
	\|classname= Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound'		\|classname= Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 "Greyhound"
	\|category= heavy warp shuttle		\|category= heavy warp shuttle
	\|years= [[2215]]-[[2278]]		\|years= [[2215]]-[[2278]]
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	\|history= FASA, own		\|history= FASA, own
	}}		}}
	The three practical shortcomings of the pathfinding [[Guide:Class G1\|Comet]] warp shuttle were obvious to [[~~Starfleet~~]]
			The three practical shortcomings of the pathfinding [[Guide:Class G1\|Comet]] warp shuttle were obvious to [[Star Fleet]]
	from the very beginning. The solution readily presented itself as well: the cost, horizontal footprint		from the very beginning. The solution readily presented itself as well: the cost, horizontal footprint
	and mass of the craft would be halved by omission of one warp nacelle. Whether such a craft would		and mass of the craft would be halved by omission of one warp nacelle. Whether such a craft would
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	cascade powerplant ahead or astern of the warp coils would result in a vehicle of impractical length.		cascade powerplant ahead or astern of the warp coils would result in a vehicle of impractical length.
	As the warp propulsion aspect of the Comet design was deemed more important than the ability to		As the warp propulsion aspect of the Comet design was deemed more important than the ability to
	operate from aboard starships, ~~Starfleet~~ soon agreed that it would be best to concentrate on creating		operate from aboard starships, Star Fleet soon agreed that it would be best to concentrate on creating
	a compact and affordable warp transport for surface and starbase applications, and to leave the		a compact and affordable warp transport for surface and starbase applications, and to leave the
	revolution of warp-capable starship auxiliaries for the next generation of craft. The single-nacelled		revolution of warp-capable starship auxiliaries for the next generation of craft. The single-nacelled
	'Greyhound' was thus adopted as the '''Class G2''' warp shuttle in a form that was inherently		"Greyhound" was thus adopted as the '''Class G2''' warp shuttle in a form that was inherently
	incompatible with most starship hangar decks.		incompatible with most starship hangar decks.

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	The Greyhounds persisted much like the Comets, serving in secondary roles till the [[2270s\|late seventies]].		The Greyhounds persisted much like the Comets, serving in secondary roles till the [[2270s\|late seventies]].
	The complexity and cost of the pathfinding technology precluded long post-~~Starfleet~~ careers,		The complexity and cost of the pathfinding technology precluded long post-Star Fleet careers,
	though. Only the Mk IV saw small goods delivery service in UPS colors until superseded by		though. Only the Mk IV saw small goods delivery service in UPS colors until superseded by
	commercial dilithium-powered designs.		commercial dilithium-powered designs.
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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: Shuttlecraft\|Back to Shuttlecraft]]		* [[Guide: Shuttlecraft\|Back to Shuttlecraft]]
	* [[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 Fleet 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 18:16, 18 November 2022

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	beginning.		beginning.

	Conceptual studies by [[~~Corporations_of_the_UFP#Shuttlecraft\|~~VXT]] confirmed what common sense already suggested: a centerline		Conceptual studies by [[VXT]] confirmed what common sense already suggested: a centerline
	mounting would leave the craft without utilizable payload volume. Furthermore, installing the ion		mounting would leave the craft without utilizable payload volume. Furthermore, installing the ion
	cascade powerplant ahead or astern of the warp coils would result in a vehicle of impractical length.		cascade powerplant ahead or astern of the warp coils would result in a vehicle of impractical length.

Dan: /* Notes */

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* The sidebar height was changed from 7.3 to 7.7 meters, to match the text.		* The sidebar height was changed from 7.3 to 7.7 meters, to match the text.

			* Production dates need to be set for the Mks II through IV.

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Dan at 15:14, 5 January 2018

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	{{Sidebar Guide ship		{{Sidebar Guide ship
	\|image=[[File:G2 (stbd).png\|250px\|Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound' heavy warp shuttle]]		\|image=[[File:G2 (stbd).png\|250px\|Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound' heavy warp shuttle]]
	\|classname= Class G2 /HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound'		\|classname= Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound'
	\|category= heavy warp shuttle		\|category= heavy warp shuttle
	\|years= [[2215]]-[[2278]]		\|years= [[2215]]-[[2278]]

Dan at 15:14, 5 January 2018

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	{{Sidebar Guide ship		{{Sidebar Guide ship
	\|image=[[File:G2 (stbd).png\|250px\|Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound' heavy warp shuttle]]		\|image=[[File:G2 (stbd).png\|250px\|Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound' heavy warp shuttle]]
	\|classname= Class G2 'Greyhound'		\|classname= Class G2 /HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound'
	\|category= heavy warp shuttle		\|category= heavy warp shuttle
	\|years= [[2215]]-[[2278]]		\|years= [[2215]]-[[2278]]

Dan at 03:17, 5 January 2018

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	{{Sidebar Guide ship		{{Sidebar Guide ship
	\|image=[[File:~~Banshee~~.png\|250px\|Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound' heavy warp shuttle]]		\|image=[[File:G2 (stbd).png\|250px\|Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound' heavy warp shuttle]]
	\|classname= Class G2 'Greyhound'		\|classname= Class G2 'Greyhound'
	\|category= heavy warp shuttle		\|category= heavy warp shuttle
	\|years= [[2215]]-[[2278]]		\|years= [[2215]]-[[2278]]
	\|constructed= 276 total:<br>		\|constructed= 276 total:<br>
	* Mk I:		* Mk I: 142
	* Mk II:		* Mk II: 22
	* Mk III:		* Mk III: 63
	* Mk IV:		* Mk IV: 49
	\|length= 13.6 m		\|length= 13.6 m
	\|beam= 7.3 m		\|beam= 7.7 m
	\|height= <br>		\|height= <br>
	* 6.9 m (landing gear retracted)		* 6.9 m (landing gear retracted)
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	\|history= FASA, own		\|history= FASA, own
	}}		}}
	The three practical shortcomings of the pathfinding Comet warp shuttle were obvious to Starfleet		The three practical shortcomings of the pathfinding [[Guide:Class G1\|Comet]] warp shuttle were obvious to [[Starfleet]]
	from the very beginning. The solution readily presented itself as well: the cost, horizontal footprint		from the very beginning. The solution readily presented itself as well: the cost, horizontal footprint
	and mass of the craft would be halved by omission of one warp nacelle. Whether such a craft would		and mass of the craft would be halved by omission of one warp nacelle. Whether such a craft would
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	beginning.		beginning.

	Conceptual studies by VXT confirmed what common sense already suggested: a centerline		Conceptual studies by [[Corporations_of_the_UFP#Shuttlecraft\|VXT]] confirmed what common sense already suggested: a centerline
	mounting would leave the craft without utilizable payload volume. Furthermore, installing the ion		mounting would leave the craft without utilizable payload volume. Furthermore, installing the ion
	cascade powerplant ahead or astern of the warp coils would result in a vehicle of impractical length.		cascade powerplant ahead or astern of the warp coils would result in a vehicle of impractical length.
	As the warp propulsion aspect of the Comet design was deemed more important than the ability to		As the warp propulsion aspect of the Comet design was deemed more important than the ability to
	operate from aboard starships, Starfleet soon agreed that it would be best to concentrate on creating		operate from aboard starships, Starfleet soon agreed that it would be best to concentrate on creating
			a compact and affordable warp transport for surface and starbase applications, and to leave the
	a compact and ~~affordabe~~ warp transport for surface and starbase applications, and to leave the
	revolution of warp-capable starship auxiliaries for the next generation of craft. The single-nacelled		revolution of warp-capable starship auxiliaries for the next generation of craft. The single-nacelled
	Greyhound was thus adopted as the Class G2 warp shuttle in a form that was inherently		'Greyhound' was thus adopted as the '''Class G2''' warp shuttle in a form that was inherently
	incompatible with most starship hangar decks.		incompatible with most starship hangar decks.

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	acceptable.		acceptable.

	For some fifteen years, the G2 enjoyed primary warp liaison vessel status and also saw planetary		For some [[2230\|fifteen years]], the G2 enjoyed primary warp liaison vessel status and also saw planetary
	assault service, evolving into four variants: the original Mk I received improved passenger interiors		assault service, evolving into four variants: the original Mk I received improved passenger interiors
	to become Mk II, lost these but gained armoring to become the Mk III assault type, and had the		to become Mk II, lost these but gained armoring to become the Mk III assault type, and had the
	holds reconfigured for maximum cargo capacity in Mk IV. It was only in the 2230s that advancing		holds reconfigured for maximum cargo capacity in Mk IV. It was only in the [[2230s]] that advancing
	technology provided the means for further compacting of ion power drives and allowed the		technology provided the means for further compacting of ion power drives and allowed the
	production of boxy high volume craft such as the ones adopted as Class F2 and G3 utility shuttles.		production of boxy high volume craft such as the ones adopted as Class F2 and G3 utility shuttles.
	The former offered no propulsive advantages over the Greyhound but had vastly improved		The former offered no propulsive advantages over the Greyhound but had vastly improved
	~~utilizability~~ as a starship auxiliary, while the latter outperformed the single-naceller so significantly		utility as a starship auxiliary, while the latter outperformed the single-naceller so significantly
	in every respect that it swiftly took over the starbase and surface assignments.		in every respect that it swiftly took over the starbase and surface assignments.

	The Greyhounds persisted much like the Comets, serving in secondary roles till the late seventies.		The Greyhounds persisted much like the Comets, serving in secondary roles till the [[2270s\|late seventies]].
	The complexity and cost of the pathfinding technology precluded long post-Starfleet careers,		The complexity and cost of the pathfinding technology precluded long post-Starfleet careers,
	though. Only the Mk IV saw small goods delivery service in UPS colors until superseded by		though. Only the Mk IV saw small goods delivery service in UPS colors until superseded by
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
			File:G2 (bow).png\|Bow view
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*		* The sidebar height was changed from 7.3 to 7.7 meters, to match the text.

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|image=[[File:Banshee.png|250px|Class G2 / HSI(U)-2 'Greyhound' heavy warp shuttle]]
|classname= Class G2 'Greyhound'
|category= heavy warp shuttle
|years= [[2215]]-[[2278]]
|constructed= 276 total:<br>
* Mk I:
* Mk II:
* Mk III:
* Mk IV:
|length= 13.6 m
|beam= 7.3 m
|height= <br>
* 6.9 m (landing gear retracted)
* 7.3 m (landing gear deployed)
|mass= 63.4 tons
|cruisespeed= w 1
|maxspeed= w 1.5
|endurance= 2 weeks
|officers=
|enlisted=
|troops=
|passengers= 12
|patients=
|crew= 2
|cargo=
|beamweapons=
|missileweapons=
|otherweapons=
|shields= <br>
* Navigational deflector (bow)
* Optional 1-layer globular forcefield
|labs=
|transporters=
|auxcraft=
|historicalships=
|design= FASA
|name= FASA
|history= FASA, own
}}
The three practical shortcomings of the pathfinding Comet warp shuttle were obvious to Starfleet
from the very beginning. The solution readily presented itself as well: the cost, horizontal footprint
and mass of the craft would be halved by omission of one warp nacelle. Whether such a craft would
retain sufficient performance to work as a starship auxiliary was never truly in question. Yet
whether one could be designed to conform to operational demands was debatable from the very
beginning.

Conceptual studies by VXT confirmed what common sense already suggested: a centerline
mounting would leave the craft without utilizable payload volume. Furthermore, installing the ion
cascade powerplant ahead or astern of the warp coils would result in a vehicle of impractical length.
As the warp propulsion aspect of the Comet design was deemed more important than the ability to
operate from aboard starships, Starfleet soon agreed that it would be best to concentrate on creating

a compact and affordabe warp transport for surface and starbase applications, and to leave the
revolution of warp-capable starship auxiliaries for the next generation of craft. The single-nacelled
Greyhound was thus adopted as the Class G2 warp shuttle in a form that was inherently
incompatible with most starship hangar decks.

Mounting the warp coils above the hull solved the footprint problem, maximized payload volume,
and trivialized the issue of ingress and egress. The Greyhound was configured with the DB-20
riding on a dorsal pylon that also housed the impulse propulsion system, and with the CID
powerplant at the pylon stem. The control cabin was mounted ahead of the reactor, giving the single
pilot an excellent view forward and down, and the single aft-facing engineer an equally direct
access to the power systems. The payload of 10 tons of water-equivalent cargo or 12 passengers
was carried in the wide lower part of the craft, entering through a forward door beneath the cockpit.
The forward leg of the tripod landing gear doubled as the ingress ramp when deployed; a trio of lift
engines was arranged in the reverse pattern, with two in front straddling the forward leg and one
between the aft pair of legs.

The stack reached a total height of 7.7 meters, making operations from aboard even the largest
starship hangars cumbersome. Also, the high mounting of the warp coils and the reactor presented
some stability problems at landing. On the other hand, the horizontal footprint of 12.8 m times 7.3
meters was quite reasonable for a craft of such performance. Warp 1.5 could be achieved without
field gradient hazards to the crew or the cargo, and impulse performance was found perfectly
acceptable.

For some fifteen years, the G2 enjoyed primary warp liaison vessel status and also saw planetary
assault service, evolving into four variants: the original Mk I received improved passenger interiors
to become Mk II, lost these but gained armoring to become the Mk III assault type, and had the
holds reconfigured for maximum cargo capacity in Mk IV. It was only in the 2230s that advancing
technology provided the means for further compacting of ion power drives and allowed the
production of boxy high volume craft such as the ones adopted as Class F2 and G3 utility shuttles.
The former offered no propulsive advantages over the Greyhound but had vastly improved
utilizability as a starship auxiliary, while the latter outperformed the single-naceller so significantly
in every respect that it swiftly took over the starbase and surface assignments.

The Greyhounds persisted much like the Comets, serving in secondary roles till the late seventies.
The complexity and cost of the pathfinding technology precluded long post-Starfleet careers,
though. Only the Mk IV saw small goods delivery service in UPS colors until superseded by
commercial dilithium-powered designs.

==Gallery==
<gallery>

</gallery>

==Notes==
*

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