Kimal

The Kimal is the testbed of attempts to combine Cardassian and Dominion technology. The Dominion wanted the Cardassians Shipyards to be producing their ships within 3 years and the Kimal was the intial step forward. Though the hull, shields and computer systems are Cardassian the Warp Core and Weaponry are Dominion. The intial pairing looks succesful as the Dominion Warp core is capable of powering the Kimal design with only one warp Naccelle, a first in Cardassian construction. However the Kimal is still one of the smallest ships employed in fleet combat by the Alliance and so is useful only in weaker engagements.