An advanced warship born from the first Borg attack on Federation holdings, the Defiant is a showcase for advanced Federation technologies and engineering ideologies. Foregoing the saucer section typical of most Starfleet designs, the Defiant is a small, compact, agile warship designed specifically for combat at the expense of more extensive scientific and diplomatic facilities.

The major advantage of the Defiant Escort is its use of the new puled phaser cannon, a weapon which fires as individual pulses rather than a raking beam typical of older phasers. This coupled with a good rate of fire and high damage output makes the Defiant an excellent choice for combating enemy starships of even capital ship size.

Star Trek's White Star, the Defiant displayed here is a scaled down model from what most people think the Defiant should be. I never saw that the Defiant was the end all, beat all warship that some people have tried making it out to be. It is a good, solid warship, but in my mind it is simply not going to be able to go toe-to-toe with most B5 ships where pure firepower is concerned.

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