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[QUOTE]Originally posted by CaptainMike: [QB] I hate to be the one to say it, but Starfleet had probably realized they need to get a new direction, because, as a concept, the Galaxy-class was a failure. Designed to be a powerful warship capable of carrying itself against adversaries alone, and an explorer capable of long range missions self-sufficient for years without resupply, basically didnt work. The saucer separation idea was lackluster, useful in only a minority of catastrophic situations the Enterprise faced. In combat, Galaxies are powerful, but their size and bulk costs them when fighting smaller or numerous vessels (The Odyssey, the E-D, etc). In the Dominion War, these ships were basically floating targets, especially since they presented large profiles for targeting, and Starfleet probably learned from the 'putting all your eggs in one basket' routine. Not saying that Galaxies wouldnt have worked. It seems that after the Borg in 65 (and Wolf 359) Thed E-D was shifted from a frontier role, to a main fleet role... ferrying passengers, heading off internal disputes such as the Romulan unification incident and the Klingon civil war, and Borg invasions. I believe the original design of Sternbach, Roddenberry, et al. wasnt meant to be hopping between starbases, but instead to be out there for years at a time without visiting any base It seems that Starfleet is reprioritizing, dividing the missions up. Intrepids for patrol and exploration, Nova scout ships for science and laboratory missions, Akirae and Sovereigns as capital ships and Defiants, Sabres, Steamrunners, Norways, Promteheus and the like for combatants. Oh, and the Warp Core Ejection System�? 0% success rate. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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