Federation light fighter class

The Federation light fighter class was a class of attack fighter on active duty in Starfleet during the 23rd century.


 * The light fighter was given no class name.

Said to be designed as a defensive weapon to counter fighters from the Klingons, Romulans, Tholians and Gorn, the light fighter consisted of a flattened wedge that housed the cockpit with seats for both a pilot and a gunner/navigator.


 * The general lines of the light fighter would seem to indicate that it entered service around the same time as the Galileo-type (aka Class F) shuttlecraft and no later than first contact with the Gorn and Tholians in the mid-2260s.

Propulsion consisted of a main unit aft and two booster propulsion units (on outboard support pylons) to aid in maneuvering. The range was said to be "limited".


 * No warp capacity was mentioned for this class of fighter, so it is assumed that it was capable of high-impulse speeds only.

Armaments included two forward phasers and a bay for small versions of photon torpedoes beneath the hull of the fighter.