

The original score of 400 personnel - the fleets new Tactical CONN officers - served as the foundation for a new and more organized department for fighter pilots.

It was the only way, they reckoned, to ensure that the fleet used the right kind of pilots for these fighters. By 2381, these fighters were still being deployed in fairly limited numbers - shuffled around the fleet.Īnother development at the time was that a group of influential admirals in the fleet demanded to form a new department that hand-picked the Conn officers with the most tactical training. In learning that a full squadron of Valkyries would still require a lot of support for engagements of a Dominion-War level threat, Starfleet deemed that the attack fighter needed an upgrade. Initially, the design proved successful, with a high survivability rate matching the heavy fire power available to bring down larger ships. They were initially designed as a carrier-based fleet engagement craft. These fighters were assigned to the USS Typhon (TNG game: Star Trek: Invasion). The year 2375 - after the conclusion of the Dominion War - the AC-205 Mk I Valkyries were deployed. Namely, the prototype Mk III version, a superior fighter that made use of recent advances in technology. The formation of the Starfleet Astronautical Command Division in 2375 was heavily influenced by the successful deployment of Peregrine-class fighters aboard the starships serving as carriers in the fleet, yet the USS Theurgy did not hold a squadron of Peregrine-class fighters aboard, but the more developed Valkyrie-class.
