They saw similar use to their smaller cousins on frontier postings, and many of them were appropriated by the Maquis in the middle of the 24th century. In fleet situations, these craft are charged with hunting down other fighters and bombers, rather than assaulting capital ships, as that is a task that they are ill-suited for.ĭeveloped alongside the smaller Sparrow, the Peregrine has more serious armaments and requires a crew of two rather than one. Though they lack the firepower of larger craft, they are unburdened by excess mass and thus can still maneuver to score critical hits on other fighters. Otherwise they rely on a pair of Type-VIII phaser banks on either side of the cockpit. The wings can also mount a single torpedo each with an underslung mounting point they must use specially-modified torpedoes that have been built with propulsion devices rather than simply the warp sustainer engines found on normal torpedoes, and they only mount these for special missions. The wings are useful to improve atmospheric flight characteristics which improves the Sparrow's utility as a colonial defense craft. These vessels are nearly as wide as they are long, with sweeping wings that contain the warp engines. They were also used across the Federation, including at Starfleet Academy, as pilot trainers, thanks to their simple controls and hardy systems.
It was developed in the 2350s to be posted to distant outposts that were more often the target of pirate raids rather than incursions by major threat forces, and so had a need for small armed vessels to perform patrol duties. The Sparrow class fighter is a small one-person craft that is fast and highly maneuverable, but lightly armed in its default configuration.
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