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| + | |Name= Borg probe |
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| + | |Affiliation= [[Borg Collective]] |
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| + | |Type= [[Probe]] |
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| + | |Active= [[2370s]] |
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| + | |Speed= [[Transwarp]] capable |
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| + | |Armament= Beam weaponry |
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| + | |Defenses= [[Deflector shield]]s |
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| + | |image2= Borg probe destroyed.jpg |
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| + | |imagecap2= Vessel of the class destroyed by [[photon torpedo]] |
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| + | The '''Borg probe''' was a type of manned [[probe]] [[starship]] used by the [[Borg Collective]] in the [[24th century]]. The craft had an elongated shape. It was [[weapon|armed]] with beam weapons that made it an equal match to a [[Starfleet]] {{Class|Intrepid}} starship in terms of firepower. In addition to a crew of [[Borg drone]]s, the ship was also equipped with robotic [[auto-regeneration unit]]s. The probes had [[transwarp drive]] capability with the use of [[transwarp coil]]s. |
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| + | In mid-[[2375]], the {{USS|Voyager}} encountered a Borg probe that had diverted course to intercept and assimilate them. The crew of the ''Voyager'' attempted to disable the Probe by [[beam]]ing a [[photon torpedo]] aboard, while the Probe was remodulating and regenerating its deflector [[shield matrix]]. Unfortunately the torpedo detonated near the [[power matrix]] and destroyed the ship. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) |
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| − | [[Image:Borg probe destroyed.jpg|thumb|A Borg probe ship being destroyed.]] |
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| − | The '''Borg probe''' was a type of small [[starship]] used by the [[Borg]], apparently to [[scout]] low-resistance targets. The craft is not as well [[weapon|armed]] as most larger Borg [[ship]]s, and is only about 350 [[meter]]s long. These ships are equipped with a [[transwarp coil]]. |
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| + | [[File:USS Voyager fights Borg probe.jpg|thumb|left|{{USS|Voyager}} firing [[phaser]]s at a Borg probe]] |
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| − | The [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] encountered a [[probe]] of this type in mid-[[2375]], and destroyed it by [[beam|beaming]] aboard a [[photon torpedo]] near the probe's [[energy|power]] matrix. ({{VOY|Dark Frontier}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|The script of "Dark Frontier" describes the Borg probe as "a geometric shape we've never seen, and much smaller than the average Borg ship -- about half the size of ''Voyager''."|Of the design, visual effects supervisor [[Mitch Suskin]] commented, "''We looked at a lot of different shapes. The version which was picked was somewhat bar-of-soap shaped. Once you put Borg things on it, it worked, and you understood it was Borg, but different.''" (''[[Cinefantastique]]'', Vol. 31, No. 11, p. 33)|The Borg probe is given the name "Interceptor" in the non-canon PC games ''[[Star Trek: Armada]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Armada II]]''.}} |
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| + | ==See also== |
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| + | *[[Transwarp probe]] |
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Revision as of 20:17, 15 October 2014
The Borg probe was a type of manned probe starship used by the Borg Collective in the 24th century. The craft had an elongated shape. It was armed with beam weapons that made it an equal match to a Starfleet Intrepid-class starship in terms of firepower. In addition to a crew of Borg drones, the ship was also equipped with robotic auto-regeneration units. The probes had transwarp drive capability with the use of transwarp coils.
In mid-2375, the USS Voyager encountered a Borg probe that had diverted course to intercept and assimilate them. The crew of the Voyager attempted to disable the Probe by beaming a photon torpedo aboard, while the Probe was remodulating and regenerating its deflector shield matrix. Unfortunately the torpedo detonated near the power matrix and destroyed the ship. (VOY: "Dark Frontier")
USS Voyager firing phasers at a Borg probe
The script of "Dark Frontier" describes the Borg probe as "a geometric shape we've never seen, and much smaller than the average Borg ship -- about half the size of Voyager."
Of the design, visual effects supervisor Mitch Suskin commented, "We looked at a lot of different shapes. The version which was picked was somewhat bar-of-soap shaped. Once you put Borg things on it, it worked, and you understood it was Borg, but different." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 31, No. 11, p. 33)
The Borg probe is given the name "Interceptor" in the non-canon PC games Star Trek: Armada and Star Trek: Armada II.