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SPECIFICATIONS TYPE - Archer-Class Border Cutter DIMENSIONS - Length = 150 meters Beam = 116 meters Height = 60 meters (Primary Hull) 36 meters (Overall) Decks = 03 MASS - 400 tons CREW - 31 ARMAMENT - 02 x Type V Phaser Emitters 02 x Torpedo Launchers (Total of 12 Photon Torpedos) DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS - Navigational Deflector Shields, Federation Standard Hull, Light Tritanium WARP SPEEDS - Normal Cruising = Warp Factor 5 Maximum Rated = Warp Factor 7.5 SHUTTLECRAFT - 01 Type 15A Shuttlepod (armed) TRACTOR BEAM - Main Emitter w/02 Auxiliary Emitters COMPUTER CORE - Mark I MEDICAL FACILITIES - Basic Sickbay (small) BERTHING - Spartan

BACKGROUND: The Cutter Class was developed by Starfleet as a dedicated response vessel to answer the growing number of interplanetary rescue missions. These emergency cases often require diverting the larger starships from important missions of their own. Smaller than the Defiant Class but larger than the Maquis' Raiders, the Cutters are designed to use established space stations as home bases, the limited crew facilities not allowing for extended interstellar missions. Acknowledging the possibility of the small Cutters having to answer distress calls in unfriendly sectors, Starfleet outfitted the vessels with an impressive armament for its size. Also, each vessel is equipped with a modified tractor beam system which allows it to tow disabled craft of much larger mass than its own. The design was conceived during the same period of time as the new Intrepid (Voyager) class ships, as evidenced in the similar saucer section features. The first Cutter Class vessels were commissioned five years ago and have since distinguished themselves with an impressive record of successful missions.

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