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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wraith: [QB] First off we probably have to consider the state of the fleet following the Dominion war. There would be a significant number of small dedicated scientific/diplomatic vessels in storage. We all know the average life expectancy of an Oberth in combat, I would imagine that in a protracted, heavy conflict like the DW Starfleet would prefer to stick them in storage and distribute the crews to new combat ships and starbases where they can act as replacements for casualties on other ships. As for the remaining ships i suspect many of the casualties would have been among the smaller multipurpose ships; Miranda, Sabre, Steamrunner, etc. Also smaller combat oriented vessels similar to the Defiant class would also have heavy casualties, especially those classes assigned to perimeter patrols. Larger vessels, with heavier shields and weapons would also have been hit, but not as hard. So what are the main threats to the Federation? the Borg, obviously, rogue Cardies and other Dominion ships, possibly the Romulans if they decide to take advantage of the Federation when it's relatively weak. I would agree with the splitting up of Starfleet into defence and exploration sections; smaller specialised vessels on permanent assignment to one or the other (Oberths to exploratory, Defiants to Defence, etc) and larger more capeable vessels on rotating assignment. At the end of the war my first priority would be to secure Federation space; build up light and medium combat forces in the vicinity of Cardassia to guard against rogue forces (likely to be relatively light). I would also begin recommissioning the small scientific vessels and reactivate the exploration programs, partly as a demonstration that things are back to normal. Heavier combattants would be pulled back to central nodes that can respond easily to any heavy threat. Some would also be pulled back to the core worlds in case any Dominion nutter decides to land a final blow against the Federation (would explain the ships in Endgame). Building programs would be aimed at restoring the pre war balence of ship types for the larger vessels and the production of smaller, faster combat vessels. Probably not too many though partly for political reasons; after a war a build up of military strength may not be popular. In the Gamma Quadrant I'd probably send through a small number of larger vessels, probably Ambassadors and Nebulas at first to begin to explore and make diplomatic advances etc. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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