Starfleet Probes, by Jeremy D. McAlpin <thalamus@netins.net or cyber-garfield@geocities.com>
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Class I Sensor Probe (ST:TNG Technical Manual p116)
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Class II Sensor Probe (ST:TNG Technical Manual p116)
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\|| |\_/\| ||| | (__) | | | | | | \/ __-|/ :|| |
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|_/ |____||| | (__<>__)| | | | | \_/ | / /\ -|__ __|| |
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Class III Planetary Probe (ST:TNG Technical Manual p116)
__ _____________________
__-/__\/ | |_____| _ -__ _.-----._
/ \ | | (_) `-. .-' | | / `-._
/ /| \ |___________| _.-' `' @ | | `-._o/ `-._
| /_/ \__________________..--'' ||__ | | | | `-._
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| _ |_________________| |,-' __--- | | _/
| \ \ / ___________ ``--,,_ || | | _ | | _.-'
\ \| / | | _ `-. '` @ | | ,-' o\_.-'
\__/ __ | _____| (_) __.-' `-._| | \ _.-'
-\__/\__|_____|_____|______- `-----'
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Class IV Stellar Encounter Probe (ST:TNG Technical Manual p116)
__ _____________________
__-/_o\/ | |_____| _ -__ _.-----._
/ \ | | (_) `-. .-' | | / `-._
/ /| \ |___________| _.-' `' @ | | `-._o/ `-._
| /_/ \__________________..--'' | ||__ | | |=| @`-._
| | || / \ | ```|`-. ---__ _____ | | ||\
| | || \__/ | | | __)(_||__)|-| (_)-)
| _ |___||_______|__|_| ,,,|,-' __--- | | |_/
| \ \ / ___________ ``--,,_| || | | __ |=| @.-`
\ \| / | | _ `-. '` @ | | ,-' o\_.-'
\__/ __ | _____| (_) __.-' `-._| | \ _.-'
-\_o/\__|_____|_____|______- `-----'
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Class V Medium-Range Reconnaissance Probe (ST:TNG Technical Manual p117)
_/`----..____
_/\ \\ |``----..____
_/ \ \/ \_______| |___|\__ ``----..____
_--_| / ___ ``--/ ``----..____
_- || `-._ ________ |_.-'------______ /___/ // `-._
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\_ || _| |________| |_ ______| _____ \\ ,-'
-_||_ ,-' |_`-,------ _____ \____\.----
-- | \ _______ ___ __..--' ____\.----''
\_/ /\ / | |___|\.----''
\/ //___,,----''
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Class VI Comm-Relay/Emergency Beacon (ST:TNG Technical Manual p117)
__ _____________________
__-/__\/ | |_____| _ -__ _.-----._
/ \ | | (_) `-. .-' | | / `-._
/ /| \ |___________| _.-' `' @ | | `-._o/ `-._
| /_/ \__________________..--'' ||__ | | | | `-._
| | / | \ / | \ | |`-. ||---__ | | /\\
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| _ |_\_O_/___\_O_/____| |,-' __--- _ | | \//
| \ \ / ___________ ``--,,_ || | | ,-' o\| | _.-'
\ \| / | | _ `-. '` @ | | \ _,-/_.-'
\__/ __ | _____| (_) __.-' `-._| | _.-'
-\__/\__|_____|_____|______- `-----'
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Class VII Remote Culture Study Probe (ST:TNG Technical Manual p117)
_/`----..____
_/\ \\ |``----..____
_/ \ \/ \_______| |___|\@ ``----..____
_--_| / ___ ``--,_____/ ``----..____
_- || `-._ ________ |_.-'------________ /_||_/ // `-._
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-_||_ ,-' |_`-,------ _____ \_||_\.----
-- | \ _______ ___ __..--' ____\.----''
\_/ /\ / | |___|\@----''
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Class VIII Medium-Range Multimission Warp Probe (ST:TNG Technical Manual p117)
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/_o| |_| |____________| |______| | |__________| \
/ __ __________________________ |___________/ _.-'\
/ /_/ | | \ \
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| |__________________________| | | | |
| __________________________ | | | |
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| __ | | `-.| / |
\ \_\ |__________________________| ___________ / /
\ __ _ ____________ ______ | \__________ `-._/
\_o|_______|_|_|____________|_|______|__|___________|__________|____/
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Class IX Long-Range Multimission Warp Probe (ST:TNG Technical Manual p118)
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/_o| |_| |____________| |______| | |__________| \
/___ _____(_)__________________ |___________/ _.-'\
/_|_/ | | ___________ \ \
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| |__________________________| |___________| | | | |
| __________________________ ___________ | | |___|
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|____ | | |__________o| `-.| ____|
\_|_\ |__________________________| ___________ / /
\ __ _ (_)_________ ______ | __ \__________ `-._/
\_o|_______|_|_|____________|_|______|__|______(__)_|__________|____/
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