The Hideki-class attack ship, also referred to as a Cardassian shuttle or Cardassian fighter, was a type of small warship, or patrol ship, used by the Cardassian military during the 24th century. (DS9 episodes: "Profit and Loss", "The Maquis, Part I", "Tribunal", "Call to Arms", "Sacrifice of Angels", "Tacking Into the Wind", "What You Leave Behind"; DS9 reference: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual; ST video game: Star Trek Online)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine alternately identifies ships of this profile as "Hideki-class shuttles" and "Cardassian shuttles". The Technical Manual uses the term "Cardassian fighter". Star Trek Online uses the Hideki-class name.
History[]
Hideki-class schematic.
The class had been introduced into service by the 2320s. A ship of this class served as diplomatic transport for Ambassador Lorjek during a mission to Vulcan in the year 2327. (TOS comic: "Enter the Wolves")
The CDS Drakamair was in service in 2348. (TLE - Terok Nor novel: Night of the Wolves)
The ship was considered approximately equivalent to the Starfleet Danube-class runabout, but equipped with heavier armament, giving it sufficient striking power to operate in fleet actions. (DS9 episodes: "Tribunal", "Call to Arms", "Sacrifice of Angels")
In 2372, two Hideki-class ship and a Galor-class vessel started a pursuit of the USS Defiant after the Defiant left Lazon II, but soon broke off to assist the Vexon. (DS9 short story: "Promises Made")
In 2375, members of Gul Sigol Rusot's Cardassian Liberation Front cell stole a Hideki-class ship with up-to-date security codes so a team led by Corat Damar, Odo, and Kira Nerys could infiltrate the Kelvas Repair Facility in the Kelvas system. (DS9 episode: "Tacking Into the Wind")
The class was still in service in the 2400s, and a number of them had fallen into the hands of the True Way. (STO episode: "Cardassian Struggle")
- Star Trek Online treats the Hideki-class as a frigate-level enemy. It also arms the ship with a dual phaser bank in its forward mount rather than the beam array-style spiral-wave disruptors used by other Cardassian ships (the only type of spiral-wave disruptor weapon available to players, and also equipped on the Hideki as broadside weapons).
Specifications[]
By the late 24th century, Hideki-class vessels were known to have a flaw in their shield generators: while they were great with energy weapons they couldn't distribute kinetic energy. For this reason Cardassians would usually never bring them into battle situations since the ships could be damaged by debris; instead, they would position them at the edge of the battlefield to pick off any stragglers from afar. (DS9 novel: Force and Motion)
Known vessels[]
| This article or subsection has an associated category. | Hideki class starships |
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See also: unnamed Hideki-class starships
Appendices[]
Connections[]
| Starship classes of the Cardassian Union | ||
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| Named classes | Akril • Bok'Nor • Brinok • Bruja • Damar (destroyer) • Damar (dreadnought) • Galor • Groumall • Gul Vystan • Hideki • Hutet • Hybrid • Janissary • Keldon • Kulinor • Legate • Liburnian • Nerok • Netel • Neterok • Norin • Ranol • Rasilak • Sartan • Selek • Telok • Tonga • Toran • Vasad • Vinca • Yrcan • Zhoden | 
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| Unnamed classes by type/description | colony ship • construction ship • cruiser • dreadnought missile • mining freighter • repair ship • survey vessel • fighter • shuttlecraft | |
External link[]
- Hideki class article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- ↑ TOS comic: "Enter the Wolves".
- ↑ STO - Cardassian Struggle mission: "Jabberwocky".