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| Name: | Excalibur-103 |
| Affiliation: | Federation Starfleet |
| Type: | attack fighter |
| Flight crew: | 2 |
| Length: | 11.09 m |
| Armaments: | 4x phaser cannons 2x torpedo lancers |
| Defenses: | Deflector shields Ablative shielding |
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The Excalibur-103 (the foundation for the Shadow-class fighter/attack craft) was a fast attack craft with high maneuverability. Its unique shape also made it perfect to elude sensors without use of a cloaking device.
The Excalibur-103 was created for the penetrate deep into occupied areas without detection. It carried an arsenal to create effective destruction. Overall it was smaller then the Peregrine-class, yet carried a far more advanced arsenal.
Its cruising speed was Warp 4, but it could accelerate to Warp 9 and hold that speed for six hours. This gave the Excalibur-103' a larger range then the typical Peregrine-class craft.
USS Expedition officers Commander Vanessa Ann Lucifel and Lieutenant Commander Ashley Morgan built and designed the Excalibur-103 in 2376.
By 2384, Starfleet had adopted the Shadow at most starbases and colony installations. (Star Trek Crusader)