STARSHIP CLASS
Jem'Hadar fighter
A trio of Jem'Hadar fighters
Affiliation:	Dominion
Service period:	2370s
Dimensions
Length:	68.32 meters
Width:	70.02 meters
Height:	18.32 meters
Specifications
Crew:	16, plus troops
Maximum speed:	warp 9.6
Cruising speed:	warp 5
Armaments:	4 phased polaron beam emitters
Defences:	deflector shields

Jem'Hadar fighters (also referred to as attack ships or attack fighters) were a small class of Starship in use by the Dominion in the 2370s. They were the backbone of the Dominion fleet and fulfilled a variety of roles from scouting or patrol duties, to leading assault forces.

OverviewEdit

These ships were small, agile attack ships typically employed in groups of three, or occasionally as part of larger fleets. (ST reference: Starship Spotter)

They were capable of operations in a planetary atmosphere and were able to land and take off from a planet's surface but were not designed to perform battle maneuvers while in a planet's atmosphere. (DS9 episodes: "The Jem'Hadar", "Hippocratic Oath", "The Ship", "Penumbra")

Tactical systemsEdit

The primary weapons of the fighters were powerful phased polaron beam which were produced from emitters located on the nose of the vessels. During the initial engagements between the Dominion and the Federation in the 2370s, the fighters weapons were easily able to penetrate the shields of Federation starships. (DS9 episodes: "The Jem'Hadar", "Call to Arms")

Other systemsEdit

As well as possessing advanced transporter technology that allowed transport through the shields of Federation starships, an advanced deflector also allowed the ships to be immune to the effects of a tractor beam. (DS9 episode: "The Jem'Hadar")

HistoryEdit

Jem'Hadar fighters were the first Dominion vessels encountered by the Federation when a trio of the vessels attacked and destroyed the USS Odyssey shortly after first contact in 2370. (DS9 episode: "The Jem'Hadar")

Over the next few years fighters engaged with Alpha Quadrant forces on numerous occasions and fought along side larger Dominion vessels throughout the Dominion War. (DS9 episode: "What You Leave Behind", et al.)

Following the war Dominion forces returned back through the Bajoran wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant. Just months later in April of 2376 a trio of rogue fighters returned to the Alpha Quadrant to attack Deep Space 9. They destroyed the USS Aldebaran before being destroyed themselves. (DS9 novel: Avatar)

Known vesselsEdit

• 5th Wing Patrol Ship 6
• Ammut'alar
• Kaza'kime
• Robinson (Jem'Hadar fighter)
• Subek'somac
• Unnamed Jem'Hadar fighters
  • Attack Ship Stolen by Damar's Resitance

AppendicesEdit

AppearencesEdit

• Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • The Dominion War: "Behind Enemy Lines"
  • The Dominion War: "Tunnel Through the Stars"
  • The Battle of Betazed
  • Armada
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • "The Jem'Hadar"
  • "The Die is Cast"
  • "Starship Down"
  • "To the Death"
  • "Broken Link"
  • "The Ship"
  • "In Purgatory's Shadow"
  • "By Inferno's Light"
  • "Soldiers of the Empire"
  • "Blaze of Glory"
  • "Call to Arms"
  • The Dominion War: "Call to Arms..."
    • "A Time to Stand"
    • "Rocks and Shoals"
    • "Sons and Daughters"
  • The Dominion War: "...Sacrifice of Angels"
    • "Behind the Lines"
    • "Favor the Bold"
    • "Sacrifice of Angels"
  • Dominion Wars
  • "One Little Ship"
  • The Fallen
  • "Tears of the Prophets"
  • "Shadows and Symbols"
  • "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River"
  • "Once More Unto the Breach"
  • "Penumbra"
  • "'Til Death Do Us Part"
  • "Strange Bedfellows"
  • "The Changing Face of Evil"
  • "Tacking Into the Wind"
  • "The Dogs of War"
  • What You Leave Behind
  • Avatar
• Star Trek: Voyager
  • "Parturition"

ReferencesEdit

• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • "Hippocratic Oath"
  • "The Quickening"

External linkEdit

• Jem'Hadar fighter article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.