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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] I like to think it's mostly for "away team office" purposes that these big ships carry these medium ships under their chins. A "yacht" is typically big enough to serve as local accommodation or lab space for an away team, and the "yachts" of the Galaxy and the Nova seem to be optimized for planetary use only (lacking warp nacelles etc). So when a big ship wants to leave behind an away team for an extended period and give it some autonomy, the yacht comes in handy. On the E-D, its role would probably be that of a deployable Federation Consulate. On a Nova, it would be a nifty survey base for a planetary research team. And on the E-E and Intrepid, the engineers might have added badass warp engines just because they *could*, without actually thinking the mission profile through. Shuttles would be utility "A to B" vessels for short to medium ranges, while runabouts would be Swiss army knives for various stations and bases. The yachts wouldn't compete on those roles. Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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