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Super Valkyrie Class Attack Fighter (view source)
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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 equipped to carry a Squadron or to operate independently of carrier vessels for longer periods of time than the [[F-1 Fighter|F-1]] and [[A-1 Fighter|A-1]].
Designed and built on [[Dhar'hyyk]] in the same hangars that built the [[F-86Valkyrie|F-86 ValkyrieAttack Fighter]] over thirty years earlier, the XF-2 was built to maximize combat efficiency while keeping a small profile. While officially designated a 'Strike Fighter', the XF-2 can fulfil almost any role from Reconnaissance to Interception 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 and supporting 'traditional' fighters. To facilitate the need for a vessel that could be accommodated in standard Shuttlebays, the wings were designed to fold when in the hangar, the Warp Nacelles also slide forward by almost a full meter when the ship 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.
