Andy Proberts fighter is fine but lacks warp capability and standard size torpedoes in external racks. Having seen combatant small craft in Nemesis and impulse driven fighter in this board I think small squadron of high speed short range fighters should be carried by some Fed ships; those with large shuttlecraft hangars.
For compactness, the warp pylons with tip nacelles fold for storage upwards. Underfuelsalage are carried external racks with standard yield torpedoes equipped with ful capability warp engines and can be fired on impulse or warp or even thruster propulsion by the fighter. I would say that four to six might be carried. Additional, a fore and aft phaser would provide self defense along with a high power short duration shield. Range would be limited and a crew of two carried. Sensor deception and stealth systems would aid survivability by creating one or more false images of where the fighter was to an opponent's sensors or delaying detection until the fighter was at point blank range ala modern a/c stealth. Heck, with full warp torpedoes even shuttlecraft could become dangerous to say nothing of unmanned armed AI conrolled vehicles.
For compactness, the warp pylons with tip nacelles fold for storage upwards. Underfuelsalage are carried external racks with standard yield torpedoes equipped with ful capability warp engines and can be fired on impulse or warp or even thruster propulsion by the fighter. I would say that four to six might be carried. Additional, a fore and aft phaser would provide self defense along with a high power short duration shield. Range would be limited and a crew of two carried. Sensor deception and stealth systems would aid survivability by creating one or more false images of where the fighter was to an opponent's sensors or delaying detection until the fighter was at point blank range ala modern a/c stealth. Heck, with full warp torpedoes even shuttlecraft could become dangerous to say nothing of unmanned armed AI conrolled vehicles.
