Dalek patrol ship

Dalek command saucers held a complement of patrol ships and hoverbouts. (PROSE: The Jeopardy of Solar Proximity)

Behind the scenes

Following the appearances of Dalek Attack Ships in the 2013 television stories The Day of the Doctor and The Time of the Doctor, a similar but distinct vehicle named "Dalek patrol ship" was released as a toy by Character Options. Unlike the fighter pod, the patrol ship was bronze in colour and sported a smaller amount of sense globes on the "pop-off armoured flight panels", which were coloured gold, much like a Bronze Dalek. An enlarged gunstick "firing cannon", with a blue energy beam "missile", was placed atop the dome. The patrol ship was piloted by a single bronze-type Dalek. The "Dalek pilot" included within had a black dome and alternating black panels on its base unit - a colour scheme reminiscent of the Dalek saucer commander.

In addition, Character Options released a "Dalek security patrol ship". This "stealth" version was coloured black with silver globes and red missile and accents. The Dalek pilot was predominantly black with a red dome with silver slats and globes.

The first reference to Dalek patrol ships in the DWU occured in the 2017 short story The Jeopardy of Solar Proximity.