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|appearances = [[Sontaran scout ship - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | |appearances = [[Sontaran scout ship - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | ||
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'''Sontaran scout ships''', also called '''battlecruisers''' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') | '''Sontaran scout ships''', also called '''battlecruisers''' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') '''battlespheres''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'') or '''pod ships''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]'') were spherical [[spacecraft]] used by the [[Sontaran]]s to [[Scout ship|scout]] ahead of fleets to investigate or infiltrate the enemy, usually the [[Rutan Host]]. | ||
There were considerably smaller than nine meters in diameter | There were considerably smaller than nine meters in diameter, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Absolute Power (audio story)|Absolute Power]]'') and equipped with a [[tractor beam]]. One was issued to every solider upon starting training, and they were expected to clean and maintain their ship everyday. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]'') | ||
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In the [[13th century]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'') [[Jingo Linx]] had to perform an emergency landing his ship, which was damaged on a reconnaissance mission, on [[Earth|Earth.]] Linx was forced to use his osmic projector to kidnap scientists from the future and equipment to repair his ship. Later Linx and the ship were later destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') | In the [[13th century]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'') [[Jingo Linx]] had to perform an emergency landing his ship, which was damaged on a reconnaissance mission, on [[Earth|Earth.]] Linx was forced to use his osmic projector to kidnap scientists from the future and equipment to repair his ship. Later Linx and the ship were later destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') | ||
[[Image:Sontaran_battlecruisers.JPG|thumb|Battlecruisers approach [[Space Station Camera]] in [[1985]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')]] | |||
In [[1522]], a Sontaran scout ship crashed in [[China]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dragon's Claw (comic story)|Dragon's Claw]]'') | In [[1522]], a Sontaran scout ship crashed in [[China]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dragon's Claw (comic story)|Dragon's Claw]]'') | ||
