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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] One might say that different ships fight differently, and some do not need aft weaponry because of... What? Their agility? The Connie certainly doesn't seem to be capable of out-turning a Miranda. Their speed? A Connie might be intended to [i]outrun[/i] any weapons fired at it from rear, while a Miranda might not be allowed to flee if it was intended to perform escort duty or something. Their shields, perhaps? A Miranda might not be able to withstand fire long enough to turn, while a Connie might. Or perhaps Mirandas are tasked with warp-speed minelaying (or rear-guarding a convoy), requiring aft tubes, while Connies are not. I guess one could just say it's a trade-off - in Connies, the engine assemblies block the whole aft hull so that no weapons can be [i]internally[/i] fitted, and at that time, surface-mounted phaser strips were not yet available. That excuse doesn't hold for the lack of aft phasers in Sovereigns, but they have aft torps to compensate... Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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