Updated Probe Designs

The Deep Space Nine Technical Manual notes that many standard probe designs have been updated from their previous levels (that is, Season 3 Star Trek: TNG). Here are my proposed game rules (Steve?)

UPDATED PROBE LISTING

Class I (Product Improved)
The Class I probe is designed to study stellar phenomenon. It is equiped with an 24.3 kiloquad isolinear processor. Some variants can be given low-observability coatings (Cloak 2).
Speed: .6c
Range: 320,000,000km
Long/Lateral/Navig.: -/+3/-
Stealthed Variant: Yes

Class IV (Product Improved)
The Class IV probe is designed to study unsual subspace and stellar phenomenon at high-impulse speeds. It is equipped with an 15.9 kiloquad isolinear processor.
Speed: .98c
Range: 723,000,000km
Long/Lateral/Navig.: -/+3/-
Stealthed Variant: No

Class V (Product Improved)
The Class V probe is intended as an stealthy long range reconnaissance system. It is designed for low observability on any known or projected Threat sensor system (Cloak 3). It is equipped with an 54.7 kiloquad isolinear processor.
Speed: .9c/Warp 2.6
Range: 842 billion km
Long/Lateral/Navig.: +3/+4/-
Stealthed Variant: Always

Class VIIIa
The Class VIIIa is a redesigned version of the old Class 8 probe using an quantum torpedo casing and more advanced sustainer engines. The actual sensor pallet is usualy optimized for one or two specific applications.
Speed: .993c/Warp 9+(max delta-v classified at Omega level)
Range: 100 ly
Long/Lateral/Navig.: +2/+3/-
Stealthed Variant: Yes

Class IXa
The new Class 9a also uses an more advanced quantum torpedo shell. It can only be fired from quantum torpedo tubes.
Speed: .993c/Warp 9+ (max delta-v classified at Omega level)
Range: 900 ly
Long/Lateral/Navig.: +1/+3/-
Stealthed Variant: Yes

You're paying way more attention to this subject than I probably would ever want to, but hey, if you like it, go for it! More probes or variation 'tween probes certainly can't hurt. http://www.trekrpg.net/Board/ubb/wink.gif

Steve Long

I think that this is a great idea.

BTW: do other races (Klingons, Romulans, Cardasians, ect.) probes differ much in function (ie. stats) from there Federation counterparts ?

Doug Odell

[This message has been edited by Sevekk (edited 01-16-2001).]

The Cardassian probes look like goofy miniaturized Galor-class cruisers but they don't say they are fundamentally any different.

But when was the last time you saw or someone mentioned Threat forces using probes? http://www.trekrpg.net/Board/ubb/smile.gif

Perhaps something to mention in the other races SRMs?