Ver Eshalakh cutter

Ver Eshalakh cutters are a family of several models of sublight patrol ships used by the Ver Eshalakh, the security agency of the Pe'khdar Nation. The Flight XII model is roughly twice the size of a Starfleet {{class|Danube]] runabout.

Structure
The cutter is wedge-shaped with a large impulse thruster bank astern.

From bow to stern the crew compartment contains a cockpit, passenger compartment, armory, and reactor room. The seats in the passenger compartment have attachments for shackles to restrain prisoners.

Technical Data
The common feature of all cutters is that they lack warp drive, and therefore cannot reach or exceed lightspeed. The design tradeoff was originally made with the Flight I model of 2250 due to the size of the warp drives available to the Pe'khdar at that time. Miniaturized systems have since become available, but the Pe'khdar shipwrights still eschew warp drive in favor of devoting the necessary space to other systems.

In exchange for lacking warp capability, the cutter has the highest thrust-to-weight ratio of any ship class in the Beta Quadrant, giving it greater acceleration than any potential opponent. The Flight XII version also features surprisingly heavy armament and deflector shields for its size: It is armed with quad disruptor cannons forward and twin disruptor turrets aft, and fore and aft torpedo launchers. Coupled with its acceleration and agility, it outperforms several classes of much larger dedicated light warships such as the Jem'hadar attack ship and Bird-of-Prey. Due to its small size, however, it lacks their photon torpedo capacity.

History
The cutters were first launched in 2250 to replace the Ferengi