The follow-up proposes three hangar pods to suit Deep Space Nine's threefold layout. Each would carry fighters and several runabouts, supplementing the station's internal bays. The estimated overall force is about sixteen runabouts and forty-eight Peregrines. Those totals are an informal proposal, with the internal craft apparently contributing to the runabout count. The aircraft would give the station mobile units to find and engage targets beyond its fixed weapons.
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A three-pod air group for Deep Space Nine
External pods become a specific proposal for a larger fighter and runabout force.