The Archer class scout, named after the famed captain and explorer, was designed to incorporate many of the recently developed technologies. A newer, smaller vessel was needed that could be produced and crewed quickly while still capable of fulfilling both the current wartime role as well as its traditional peacetime one. The most common scout, the Larson class, was developed in peacetime for a dual exploratory role and had a crew complement and ship size almost that of a destroyer. In order to keep track of the numerically superior Klingon Imperial Navy, fast scout vessels were used to monitor their movements as well as provide reconnaissance ahead of larger fleet movements. With Starfleet pressed to the breaking point in terms of crew and materiel by the middle of the Four Year’s War, everything was in short supply despite increasing need. Like so many ships of its time, the Archer class scout was borne out of the necessity of war. Design – Masao Okazaki, Stats & Story – Sitzkrieg
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