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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] Interesting thoughts on the vague “deep space tactical assignments” meaning. That being said, we also have Deep Space 9, which isn’t all that far out considering how the series developed. In this case I suspect deep space just means beyond Federation borders or behind the front lines. I still think there’s a strong argument for non-tactical uses... having an explorer that can cover multiple systems more quickly would be a great idea in theory. Then the Borg threat develops, they latch on to the idea of MVAM as a way to counter the Borg’s adaptation advantages. I think the surprise aspect would be minimal. Most military surprises literally only work once, and even then rarely work the way the designers planned. And the Borg wouldn’t really care at all. Combine that with the fact that Prometheus’s more sensible hull number (NX-74913, which Shik is using), implies it started design or build work around the same time as the Intrepid class, but is clearly not even ready for production when we first saw it kn screen since MVAM hadn’t been tested. That implies at least 5 years’ delay in designing, building, and testing the Prometheus. That’s part of why I think the ship started out life with one purpose, was coopted for fighting the Borg, delaying the building as it was redesigned, and then MVAM had growing pains. Probably they’d only recently launched it for a precommissioning shakedown it when the Romulans hijacked it. Add to that the fact we saw the Prometheus again in “Endgame.” Not in deep space on the borders, but in the Sol system. That implies it’s still undergoing testing at Utopia Planitia, or something. (Assuming the one we saw isn’t a second ship of the class. I don’t like that idea but it bears mentioning.) We can make up whatever reasons we want for why it wasn’t as successful. I would propose that it was a partial success, actually... the automation systems clearly worked pretty well. But the core concept of multiple hulls and their redundant systems would prove too inefficient and ineffective to warrant class production. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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