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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Woodside Kid: [QB] There has to be some advantage the design gives, otherwise why use it? Since it doesn't seem to provide any notable speed advantage, I think it may be one of two possibilities: 1) Redundancy: For ships on long-term missions, it gives the ship back-up capacity in case of engine failure. (Not that good a reason, in my opinion) 2) Maneuverability: The extra warp coils may allow the ship to accelerate faster. They also may be able to distort the warp field more precisely, thus giving the vessel better turning ability than twin-nacelle designs. As for Picard's line about the Stargazer being underpowered, remember, he took command of her when the ship was nearly 50 years old (assuming that the Constellation class dates from the early 2280s). I think it's safe to assume she would be underpowered when compared to the Ambassadors and other current designs. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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