Defiant class/Design History & Achievements: Difference between revisions

===Type 10 Shuttle===

Originally equipped with smaller Type 18 shuttle pods, solo field use of the USS Defiant in the Bajoran sector soon demanded the need for larger auxiliary craft capability. The Defiant was retrofitted with an expanded shuttlebay at the bottom of the hull, and a new shuttle type, designated the Type 10, was created using a modified Type 6 hull as a base. The [[Type 10]] like its mothership is built with an emphasis on combat durability. More heavily armed than previous shuttles, the Type 10 has since seen deployment on other Starfleet ship classes and installations such as the Defiant’s larger cousin, the Veritas medium cruiser.