Wraith dart
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In the fictional Stargate universe, the Wraith Dart is a small, fast, one-man space vessel used by the Wraith, usually for culling.
Technical Data
Size: The Wraith Dart is roughly the size of a Puddle Jumper (although they seem to be longer), and thus they have the ability to fit through a Stargate.Weapons: The only weapons which a Dart houses are two forward firing energy weapons that fire in short bursts, similar to bullet rounds, but much more powerful. A head on, direct hit with a burst from the Dart's energy weapons is capable of destroying a Puddle Jumper instantly. They do not possess guided weapon systems of any variety, meaning that they are at a great disadvantage when combating Atlantis Puddle Jumpers (Which possess weaponry which will target and maneuver to impact a hostile ship) or missile-armed F-302s. Darts also come equipped with a self-destruct, and can be equipped for deep-penetration reconnaissance missions as seen in "The Brotherhood".
Defensive systems: In terms of defense the Darts are very weak: they have no shields and seem to be built out of a relatively weak material since it has been proven that light machine gun fire from a M249 SAW is enough to cause a Dart to crash land. Also the Puddle Jumpers can shoot down a Dart with a single Drone.
Culling beams: Because the main mission role of a Dart is to cull humans, they are equipped with transport beams that sweep over the ground, don't harm anything but dematerialize every person which comes in the beam. The people are stored in an energy form, due to size constraints in the Dart and can be later rematerialized. People rematerialized usually loose their consciousness. It has however been shown that people who have Wraith enzymes in their body don't loose their consciousness if rematerialized.
Cockpit: Because the Darts are built to fly through a Stargate they are equipped with their own DHD like a Jumper to dial the nearest Stargate. Also the canopy seems to be some sort of energy field that protects the pilot and becomes completely opaque. To fly it the canopy is also used as a giant HUD projected on the roof of the cockpit that shows every information needed to fly the Dart.
Construction: Like their other ships the Wraith Dart has an organic design. If the canopy isn't activated the area around the cockpit looks like if it is built out of bones.
Docking process: When the Dart approaches a Hive ship it automatically activates an autopilot which flies the ship until it lands rather like Puddle Jumpers do when approaching Atlantis or a Stargate, to allow for smooth docking. If the Dart has something stored in its storage device the Dart asks the pilot if he wants to rematerialize the cargo, which the pilot can do or not.
Mission roles
The primary mission role of a Dart is the culling of humans for the Hive ships. They usually are dispatched through a Stargate or start from the larger ships if needed. If they reach the targeted area they use their culling beams to collect as many people as possible, which are later rematerialized on the Hive ships or on other locations if needed. Each Hive ship contains hundreds of Darts which are dispatched during a culling run or battle. It seems that the Wraith cruisers don't contain any Darts.If necessary the Darts can also be used as fighters to fight against other ships of similar size or to attack a bigger target in large swarms. In battle they use their energy weapons but also their culling beams. The culling beams can be used to beam away enemies from the ground or to beam Wraith soldiers directly to the attacking target. This was used to overwhelm the anti-air weapons of Atlantis in "The Siege (Part 3)" and to scan an area, presumably for life forms to be transported aboard. If their Hive ship is destroyed during an attack, all the Darts of the ship start a kamikaze attack upon hostile targets in the area.
Episodes
The following are the episodes referenced as primary sources in this article. (For a complete listing of all Stargate Atlantis episodes, see List of Stargate Atlantis episodes) The names of the episodes link to summaries. The light blue links lead to transcripts. The episodes are listed in chronological order.Episodes used for supporting data and analysis
- Rising | [Transcript of Part II, where the Dart appears first]
- The Brotherhood | [Transcript]
- The Siege | [Transcript of Part II]
- The Siege, Part 3 | [Transcript]
- Duet | [Transcript]
- The Lost Boys | [Transcript]
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