Guide:Shuttlepods

Shuttlepods

After the old shuttle classification system was abandoned in the 2270s, the until then liberally applied name ‘shuttlepod’ was clarified to denote the smallest starship auxiliaries only.

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This category includes simple transatmospheric craft, intership boats without landing capacity, general-purpose pods with landing and interplanetary capacity, and even some later advanced designs with warp propulsion. The common factor is availability of impulse propulsion, a capability lacking from assorted inspection and work pods of even smaller size. Also common to all shuttlepods is a primary liaison mission, even if certain designs transcend such vocational expectations by possessing advanced tools, sensors or even armament.

All craft in this category are less than 2 tons in hull mass, although subspace coil mass for the impulse and sometimes warp propulsion systems naturally represents a considerable addition.

The Craft

• Type 10 shuttlepod (2291- )
• Type 12 shuttlepod (2328- )
• Type 15/16 shuttlepod (2359- )
• Type 17 shuttlepod (2362- )
• Type 18 shuttlepod (2369- )

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• Appendix A: Of Ship Statistics
• Appendix B: Glossary
• Appendix C: Starfleet Organization - General Outline
• Appendix D: Abbreviations From Outside