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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: Also consider that the Enterprise was not exactly idled at a starbase at the time; Nechayev would have needed a ride to the front lines in any case. Instead of using big explorers as VIP base-to-front shuttles, it would make perfect sense for Starfleet to keep specifically configured flagships on standby at starbases. And these ships should be units not missed at the front lines, too. So an Excelsior would make perfect sense. Large numbers of them could have been "demoted" to command ships after the last war. They'd still have the speed to reach the front, the strength to keep the flag officer safe, but also the numbers to be available everywhere, and the age to make them affordable.[/QUOTE]That certainly makes sense, to a point; the Excelsiors would be better suited in later years as rear-deployed ships. And being so common, the Admirals get plenty of freebies. At the same time, though, I've never really seen any evidence that truly dedicated command-and-control facilities or equipment is needed to manage Starfleet's fleets -- although Sisko and the Defiant isn't exactly the best example, we also saw Admiral Hanson sitting on a normal (Battle) Bridge. Not only that, but we also know from the TNG:TM that the Galaxy class had the most advanced comm packages of the time. And just to throw another monkey wrench into the argument, the US Navy does indeed employ two [URL=http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/ships/ship-agf.html] command ships[/URL] even today. Don't know how much practical use they really are, though. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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