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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fabrux: [QB] Project "Peekaboo" During the peak of the Dominion War, Starfleet needed a vessel that could skirt close to enemy borders relatively undetected and monitor enemy communications. A design proposal was drafted, requiring the vessel to have high warp capability, extremely powerful sensors, and enough armament to be able to return to the closest starbase should it fall under attack. Many engineering firms attempted to design a prototype to fit these requirements, but all the proposals were lacking in one department or another. Just as Starfleet was about to lose interest in a new ship, leaning instead towards modyfiying the Nova class for this purpose, a design was submitted by Colbert-Martin-Rapp Aerospace Corporation. The design was small, moderately armed, very fast, and had the latest sensors. CMRAC was contracted and construction began immediately. CMRAC's prototype was a testbed of several new advances in intuitive computer processing, weapons, and propulsion. The prototype consisted of an arrowhead shaped saucer and two nacelles slung under the saucer via curved pylons. This compact shape allowed for a smaller sensor target. There were certain limitations immediatly apparent in the design, mainly that the required sensors would not fit in to the compact spaceframe. CMRAC was approached by Keindoffer-Klaatsen to test their newest sensor suite, the Opera Generation 4. Keindoffer-Klaatsen was well known for their Opera suites of the late 23rd century, and had remained at the edge of sensor technology since. The Opera Generation 4 was mounted in a pod that sat on the pylons aft of the saucer. Due to the nature of the vessel's mission, the pod and it's support strut were reinforced to prevent heavy damage. The latest stealth technology was installed on the Peekaboo, including an exclusive sensor-ghosting suite, which created several ghost images on enemy sensors. The Peekaboo was extremely quick and agile, at super- and sub-luminary speed. A technology was resurrected from the [i]Wambundu[/i] class, the slidejet impulse system. This allowed the Peekaboo to effectively slide in space, giving it extraordinary maneuvarbility in close-quarters dogfights. A small shuttlebay was placed on the underside of the Peekaboo, allowing for 3 shuttlepods and a compliement of stealth sensor drones. The Peekaboo was completed just months before the signing of the Treaty of Bajor. It didn't get to see much use, however production was continued with the Peekaboo, now christened the [i]Argus[/i] class. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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