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Since the class' primary mission profiles involve exploration and scientific experimentation, it possesses an extensive complement of laboratories and scientific facilities. Each ship has two laboratory slots which are particularly advanced; Starfleet's engineers decide which labs to place in those slots (and thus which scientific tasks the ship excels at) when building each vessel. Most laboratories are on decks seven and eight. | Since the class' primary mission profiles involve exploration and scientific experimentation, it possesses an extensive complement of laboratories and scientific facilities. Each ship has two laboratory slots which are particularly advanced; Starfleet's engineers decide which labs to place in those slots (and thus which scientific tasks the ship excels at) when building each vessel. Most laboratories are on decks seven and eight. | ||
The captain's yacht attached to the ''Intrepid'' is a special ship known as an "Aeroshuttle." Patterned in part after the ''[[Danube | The captain's yacht attached to the ''Intrepid'' is a special ship known as an "Aeroshuttle." Patterned in part after the ''[[ma:Danube class|Danube]]''-class runabout, it is slightly larger and more maneuverable than a typical yacht. | ||
Although not intended as a front-line combat vessel, the ''Intrepid'' has powerful tactical systems. These include multiple Type X phaser arrays and four high-yield torpedo launchers. The ship ordinarily carries Type II and Type VI torpedoes. | Although not intended as a front-line combat vessel, the ''Intrepid'' has powerful tactical systems. These include multiple Type X phaser arrays and four high-yield torpedo launchers. The ship ordinarily carries Type II and Type VI torpedoes. |
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