Type-18 Shuttlepod

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Type-18 Shuttlepod
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Class Information
Category

Personal Shuttle

Dimensions
Length

4.5 meters

Width

2.5 meters

Height:

2 meters

Engines
Warp nacelles

2

Cruising speed Warp 1.5
Maximum speed

Warp 2.1

Emergency speed

Warp 3 (2 Hours)

Defensive Systems
Phasers

1 Type V Emitter

Shields

Standard Shielding System

Personnel
Officers

1

Passengers

2

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The Type 18 Shuttlepod is a Starfleet auxiliary support craft attached normally to starships and stations to be used for short range missions, to help replace the old Type-15 shuttlepods. This type is designated as a class one shuttlecraft as it mainly built to be operated by one person for minimum duration.

The old Type 15s had been in service for a long time and had served Starfleet well, however with recent breakthroughs in shuttlecraft designs and technology it was designed to bring in a new class of shuttlepod.

This type of craft were outfitted with micro powered fusion generator for impulse flight, however they can be outfitted with low-capacity warp drives for short interstellar flight. It can accommodate two people but can be easily handled by a single person.

These shuttlepods were first tested on the Defiant Class ships in 2371. Since their success their production was high and used on a majority of classes throughout the fleet. Although designated as a shuttlepod, the Type 18 is still a shuttlecraft - just one of the smallest available to the fleet.

In 2383 a major overhaul of all shuttlecraft systems were undertaken and many systems on the Type 18 were improved to further extended their usefulness to Starfleet.

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