Fighter Complement

The USS Excalibur carries two types of fighters: the Lancelot Attack Fighters and the Guinevere Heavy Fighters. These fighters augment the ship's tactical and planetary assault capabilities. The main fighter bay is located on Deck 9.

Lancelot Attack Fighter

  • Lancelot attack fighter
  • Lancelot attack fighter (dorsal)
  • Lancelot attack fighter (port)
  • Lancelot attack fighter (starboard)

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Type
Attack fighter
Commissioned
2375–PRESENT
Length
12.3 meters
Beam
11.8 meters
Height
5.2 meters
Mass
24 metric tons
Crew
1 pilot
Armament
2 dual class II rapid fire phaser pulse cannons
2 ventral plasma bomb launchers (10 bombs)
1 Type IX phaser array
1 micro-photon torpedo launcher (5 rounds)
Defence Systems
Light shield system (total capacity: 30,000 terajoules)
Light duranium/tritanium hull
2 centimetres ablative armor
Propulsion:
2 multi-vectored engines powered by 1 fusion reactor encased within engine housing
Maneuverability provided by 6 mounted retro-thruster pods (10 per pod) and 4 embedded RCS thruster quads
Maximum Impulse Speed
0.7 c
Atmospheric Cruise
Mach 5
Maximum Atmospheric Speed
Mach 12
Expected Hull Life
20 years
Refit Cycle
Minor: 6 months
Standard: 1.5 years
Major: 4 years

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Guinevere Heavy Fighter

  • Guinevere heavy fighter
  • Guinevere heavy fighter (starboard)
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Type
Heavy fighter/bomber
Commissioned
2375–Present
Length
14.7 meters
Beam
13.9 meters
Height
5.3 meters
Mass
29 metric tons
Crew
1 pilot, 1 gunner
Armament
2 dual class II rapid fire plasma pulse cannons
2 ventral plasma bomb launchers (30 bombs)
2 micro-photon torpedo launcers (20 rounds)
1 type IX phaser array
Defence Systems
Standard shield system (total capacity: 75,000 terajoules)
Standard duranium/tritanium hull
3 centimetres of ablative armor
High level structural integrity field
Warp Power
1 micro warp core
Impulse Power
2 multi-vectored impulse engines powered by 1 fusion reactor encased within engine housing
Maneuverability provided by 6 mounted retro-thruster pods (10 per pod) and 4 embedded RCS thruster quads
Warp Cruise
Warp 3 (10 hours)
Maximum Warp
Warp 5 (3 hours)
Maximum Impulse Speed
0.4 c
Atmospheric Cruise
Mach 3
Maximum Atmospheric Speed
Mach 10
Expected Hull Life
20 years
Refit Cycle
Minor: 6 months
Standard: 1.5 years
Major: 4 years