Type-18 Shuttlepod

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Profile of Type 18 Shuttle

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.

Technical Specifications For Type 18 Shuttlepod

Category: Personal Shuttle

Speeds:

Standard Cruise Velocity: 1.5

Maximum Cruise Velocity: 2.1

Emergency Cruise Velocity: Warp 3 [2 Hours]

Personnel:

Crew: 1

Passengers: 2

Weapons:

Phasers: 1 Type V Cannon

Torpedoes: n/a

Defence:

Shields: Standard Shielding System

Hull Plating: n/a

Dimensions:

Height: 2 Meters

Width: 2.5 Meters

Length: 4.5 Meters