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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] I can't completely agree with that last comment. The two identifiable missions of the Defiant were to perform aggressive reconaissance of the Gamma quadrant, and later to participate in fleet action against the Dominion. In both, the Defiant excelled - but I find it hard to believe either of these missions would survive past "WYLB". For defending the station or the sector, any other ship would be preferable - the Defiant never successfully engaged in any defensive action during her career. For ferrying people around, like the ship did much of the time, a faster and more comfortable ship would be preferred. And for exploration (of Alpha or Gamma), I'd send out somebody who has never even heard of DS9. The mission profile of our DS9 heroes should not include exploration. There still is one established mission of our heroes where the Defiant would be very useful. Patrolling local traffic requires something faster and more muscular than the runabouts, as seen in several episodes. A Defiant might be overkill, but if Starfleet can afford to give one to the station... The heroes also minded the Bajoran colonies often enough (since Bajor apparently lacked an effective troubleshooting fleet of its own). Some sort of a transport vessel with disaster relief factilites could also be given to the heroes for that task. If a colony was raided by the baddies, the armed patrol ship would go after the baddies while the relief ship would stay and help the victims. Combining the abilities of the two ships into one would make such operations impossible. Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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