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Super Valkyrie Class Attack Fighter (view source)
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==History==
Designed on a joint [[Star Fleet Special Operations Command]] and [[Dhar'hyyk Defence Force]] committee, the XF-2 Fighter was meant to act not as a replacement for current Star Fleet Fighters, but to supplement them and provide Fighter Support to ships not normally large enough equipped to carry a Squadron.
Designed and built on [[Dhar'hyyk]] in the same hangars that built the [[F-86|F-86 Valkyrie]] over thirty years earlier, the XF-2 was built to maximize combat efficiency while keeping a small profile. While officially designated a 'Light Strike Fighter', the XF-2 can fulfill fulfil almost any role from Reconnaissance to Interception to Strike and Escort Missions - a trait that would prove useful during the Second Romulan War, where convoys were often only guarded by smaller vessels incapable of carrying larger and supporting 'traditional' fighters such as the [[F-1 Fighter]]. To facilitate the need for a compact vessel, the wings were designed to fold when in the hangar, the Warp Nacelles also slide forward by almost a full meter when the engines are offlineship is powered down. <br />
Initial tests proved that the XF-2 was a very agile fighter, in atmosphere and in space. When equipped with jamming pods, it was near-undetectable to modern scanner arrays and its firepower put even the [[A-1 Fighter]] to shame. The only drawback of the design was that the overcharged engines would overheat and overload when travelling at Warp Five for longer than fifteen minutes - such an overload would effectively neutralize the fighter's Warp Drive and require a complete overhaul on returning to base.
The XF-2 would get its trial by fire against Romulan fighters on Dhar'hyyk. A patrol led by Commander [[Paul Braggins]] and Admiral [[Joseph Daher]] (who was undergoing training to qualify on the XF-2 at the time) was ambushed by the Romulans and claimed the majority of them shot down among the mountains while both returning to base intact. The action itself, the presence of the XF-2 and indeed the role of Admiral Daher and Commander Braggins is highly classified and known only to the upper echelons of the Dhar'hyyk Defence Force and Star Fleet Command. It was after this combat that the fighter recieved received the nickname 'Venator' - Latin for 'Hunter', though later the matte-black colour scheme of the vessel would earn it the moniker of "Phantom", which has spread to more common usage among pilots than its official name.
Currently, the XF-2's only active deployments with Star Fleet are with the [[1st Special Operations Group|First Special Operations Group]] of [[Star Fleet Special Operations Command]].
{{Starship
|type= XF-2
|length= 14.2 20 Meters|width= 8.1 12 Meters|height= 3 5 Meters (1 Deck)|weight= 35 25 Metric Tons (Empty)|standard= 1 (1 Pilot)or 2 (Pilot/Tactical Officer) depending on type
|emergency_crew= None
|warp= 2 Type 1B Nacelles (Fighter Sized)
|phasers= 2 banks of 2 Type G (F)
|torpedoes= 2 Micro-Launchers (2F) (4 Missile compliment per fighter)
|other= Internal Weapons Bay External Weapon Hardpoints (Up to 4 Quantum Torpedo compliment per fighter)|computer= DAF Stryker Industries "Flight Guard" Computer System
|tractor= None
|shuttles= None
|fighters= None
|sensors= DAF Stryker Industries "Eagle-Eye" Targeting System
|combat_off= 30
|combat_def= 20
