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Technical Specifications
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Maximum Speed
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Time distort 10 (TD-9 was safety maximum)
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Weaponry
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Plasma Bolts
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Power
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Cell based which could be drained by excessive weapons use
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Detector Range
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900 spacials
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Variants
There were many different variants of Pursuit ship used by the Federation. Here are a few that were
encountered during the series.
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Mark I
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 Servalan's personal ship was Pursuit-4
and this was described as being a modified Mark I pursuit ship (The Keeper).
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Mark X
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 In The Harvest of Kairos, Jarvik attacked Liberator with three Mark X pursuit ships. Servalan said these were the newest and fastest in her fleet. Zen
noted a modified fin suggesting "primitive Time Distort facility".
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Starburst class
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 Travis specified the use of Starburst
class pursuit ships for his pursuit of Blake in Seek-Locate-Destroy.
Servalan told him that only three had so far been built and they had all been assigned to the Galactic 8th Fleet. They were described as "high range"
pursuit ships, which suggested they were not necessarily built for more speed or firepower than conventional pursuit ships.
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First Contact
Pursuit ships were first encountered by Blake and his crew when they travelled to Cygnus Alpha to rescue the
rest of the prisoners from the prison colony (Cygnus Alpha). After the high priest Vargas is teleported into space Zen states that 'Sensors register that Liberator has been scanned by detector beams. A fleet of ships
is approaching and has changed course toward this system'. The ships are displayed on the main viewscreen and Zen identifies them as Federation pursuit ships.
 As they set a course away from the ships at maximum speed. Avon pointed out, 'With our speed we'll probably outrun them. This time. But they'll keep coming.
Pushing us, tracking us. They'll never give up'. This proved to be true as pursuit ships were later encountered no less than 13 times but Blake's reply was simple, 'Nor will we. When we can handle this ship properly, we'll stop running. Then
we'll fight'.
Pursuit Ship Encounters
 Duel: Travis' three ships, crewed by mutoids, cornered Blake above UP. One of
these ships was forced to cease firing after launching seven plasma bolts, being low on power.
Project Avalon: Servalan ordered pursuit ships to be launched, implicitly from
the surface of the planet.
Breakdown: Three pursuit ships were summoned to XK-72 by Professor Kayn.
When they arrived they fired on Liberator, missed, and destroyed the space station.
Bounty: Three pursuit ships came to collect the crew from Tarvin.
Shadow: Seven pursuit ships came to Zonda to attack Liberator.
Horizon: All three ships of Pursuit Flotilla 13 were destroyed by the magnetic barrier around Horizon.
 Hostage: More than 20 pursuit ships attacked the Liberator in a carefully
planned trap, registering more than 12 hits. The commander of the attack ordered an attack speed of Time Distort 10. Servalan travelled to Exbar in pursuit ship C-26 capable of TD-10.
The Keeper: Avon intercepted and destroyed Travis' pursuit ship.
Volcano: Servalan's star cruiser was flanked by two pursuit ships. Eight cruisers attacked the Liberator, but those seen looked like pursuit ships. The ship making an attack run on Obsidian
before Hower destroyed the planet also looked like a pursuit ship (Volcano).
The Harvest of Kairos: Jarvik's attacked Liberator with three Mark X pursuit ships which Servalan said
were the newest and fastest in her fleet.
 Stardrive: Three pursuit ships were destroyed by a space chopper fitted with the
photonic drive. Another flotilla pursued Scorpio from Caspar, but was outrun when Avon activated the photonic drive.
Animals: Three pursuit ships attacked Scorpio above Bucol-2, inflicting some damage before Tarrant could cut in the photonic drive and escape them.
Games: pursuit ships were reported as launched from Mecron II.
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