Bajoran interceptor

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A Bajoran interceptor (2375)

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Two Bajoran interceptors fly over Bajor's terrain.

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A Bajoran interceptor

Bajoran interceptors (or Bajoran impulse ships) were sublight interceptors used by the Bajoran Militia, that were lightly armed with two phaser emitters. (DS9: "The Siege"; TNG: "Preemptive Strike")

These vessels were readily used in orbit of Bajor to intercept and protect the planet from unwelcome incoming vessels, as well as used by the Maquis in protecting their colonial interests. (DS9: "Sanctuary"; TNG: "Preemptive Strike")

In 2370, two Bajoran interceptors, operated by Bajorans loyal to the Alliance for Global Unity, pursued a Bajoran raider, piloted by Kira Nerys and Jadzia Dax, in attempt to intercept the raider before Kira and Dax could reach the Bajoran Provisional Government to reveal the truth behind the coup. While pursuing the raider, the interceptors were forced into Bajor's atmosphere, where one of the ships was shot down by the raider, before the second interceptor was able to bring down its' objective. (DS9: "The Siege")

In 2375, interceptors were used in the Bajoran blockade of Derna against the Romulans, despite being severely outmatched by the incoming Warbirds they faced. (DS9: "Shadows and Symbols")

Ships of the class

• Interceptor One

Appendices

Appearances

• TNG: "Preemptive Strike"
• DS9:
  • "The Siege"
  • "Through the Looking Glass" (mirror universe)
  • "Accession"
  • "Rules of Engagement"
  • "Hard Time"
  • "The Muse"
  • "The Quickening"
  • "Doctor Bashir, I Presume"
  • "A Simple Investigation"
  • "Soldiers of the Empire"
  • "You Are Cordially Invited..."
  • "Resurrection"
  • "Statistical Probabilities"
  • "Far Beyond the Stars"
  • "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night"
  • "The Reckoning"
  • "Tears of the Prophets"
  • "Image in the Sand"
  • "Shadows and Symbols"
  • "Afterimage"
  • "Treachery, Faith and the Great River"
  • "When It Rains..."

Background

Model

This design of vessel also appeared in the DS9: mirror universe episode "Through the Looking Glass". For more information on those vessels see: unnamed mirror universe starships.

Technical Manual

The following information of specifications and defenses comes exclusively from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual:

• Production Base: Bajoran Militia Secured Factory #5
• Accommodation: 12 flight crew; 200+ troops
• Power Plant: 4 coupled microfusion impulse systems
• Length: 140.72 meters
• Beam: 221.76 meters
• Height: 51.76 meters
• Mass: 96,500 metric tons
• Armament: 6 or more phased polaron beam weapons; possibly other weapons
• Performance: Maximum delta-vee, 15,600 meters per second

Finally, while the Technical Manual itself is not canon, it is a Memory Alpha permitted resource.

Aprocrypha

In the non-canon Star Trek Customizable Card Game, these ships are called Perikian-class [1].