Mk I Tovarek-class FTR Drone

Name:	Mk I Tovarek-class FTR Drone
Starship Type:	UAV Warp Drone
Production Status:	Prototype Testing Stage
Role:	Patrol Reconnaissance Decoy Long-distance Probe
Constructed:	Black Opal & the USS Theurgy
Commissioned:	March 19th, 2381
Dimensions:	Length: 2 m Height: 0,8 m Width: 5,5 m
Standard Crew Complement:	None
Warp & Impulse Speeds:	Standard Speed: Warp 3.2 Maximum Speed: Warp 5.2 Maximum Cruise: 0.30 C Combat Speed: 170 Km/s
Tactical Specs:	(x2) Mk I Micro Phaser Strips (Wing-mounted)
Defensive Specs:	9.2 cm Type II Ablative Hull Armour Gamma 5/D Class 390 Isoton/s Shields Mk I Drone Deflector
Engine Specs:	Twin-tadem Quantite Reactor Core ITD-300 Series Impulse Drive Concealed Trentis RCS Thruster Assembly
Other Systems	Nano Sub-processor Core (x2) Long/Short Range Subspace Antennae
Sensors	Advanced Tactical Sensor Suite High Resolution Sensor Range: 18,400,000 Km Low Resolution Sensor Range: 36,800,000 Km Standard Navigational Sensor Suite High Resolution Sensor Range: 5.2 Ly Low Resolution Sensor Range: 26.2 Ly

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

These prototype Federation Tactical Reconnaissance (FTR) Drones were found on the Black Opal and their assembly was completed on the USS Theurgy.

Production History

Under the supervision of Simon Tovarek, ablative hull and advanced tactical sensors were added to the drones, and while the conceptual plans were made by the Advanced Starship Design Bureau, the fuselage of the original twenty drones had been assembled by Morwen Angharad before the USS Theurgy arrived at the Black Opal. The original plans did not, however, include the tactical abilities that Tovarek gave it, so after Angharad didn't want to take credit for her intial work, it was decided that the drones would be named after Tovarek. Ten more drones were completed in time for the mission to Starbase 84, resulting in a complement of thirty Mk I Tovarek-class drones aboard the USS Theurgy.

External Hard-point Options

Aside from the phaser strips, which can provide forward, aft, dorsal and ventral firing, the drones can use one hard-point option during missions, as listed below. The torpedo tube is mounted underneath the drone, at the expense of decreased speed and flight control.

Mk XXVII Photon Torpedo

Standard photon torpedo ordinance. Explosion is a matter-antimatter reaction producing large amounts of gamma waves as its primary means of destruction. While smaller in size, and harder to target mid-flight, each torpedo has the approximate yield of 70 % compared to the Mk IV (the kind that Federation starships launch from their torpedo bays). This torpedo is deployed in the wing-mounted additional torpedo launchers (see above).

Mk Q-IV Quantum Torpedo

An improvement of the Mk XXVII photon torpedo with a higher yield, comparable to that of photon torpedo mounted on Federation Starships. This was a tactical quantum weapon, that utilised a plasma warhead and casings similar in shape to photon torpedoes. The explosion leaves an antimatter residue and although they were powerful weapons, even a direct hit from a quantum torpedo might not destroy neutronium alloyed targets.

EMP Torpedo

Creates the electromagnetic pulse similar to what is created from the high atmosphere detonation of a nuclear warhead. A well shielded craft will withstand this easily but the weapon detonates in a burst of broadband, high-intensity electromagnetic energy, capable of disrupting magnetic fields and producing current or voltage surges in conductive materials via magnetic induction.

Indirect damage to enemy hardware might prove substantial, and while it has a greater chance of disabling a small craft, the plasma surges may wound or kill soft targets if they are directly exposed.