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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] I'm sure that Starfleet could have put the cloaking device on any ship it wanted. The Federation negotiated to get that cloak from the Romulans for the sole purpose of scouting missions in the Gamma Quadrant. They specifically chose the Defiant for the expedition into the Dominion. Why? Because the Galaxy Class was widely regarded as the best and most powerful starship that Starfleet had to offer. Of course, the Jem'Hadar wiped the floor with the Odyssey, even if you discount the kamikaze attack. The Defiant, on the other hand, was specifically designed for combat missions. The Borg, the Dominion... it doesn't really matter all that much. Either way, Starfleet must have anticipated the potential for weeks-long deployments and extended combat with a very powerful enemy. Clearly, they believed (or desperately hoped) that the Defiant would live up to expectations. The Defiant's [b]original[/b] purpose may have been to fight the Borg, but that doesn't mean that a warship can't be easily adapted to other combat situations. The Defiant has all the capabilities of a front-line cruiser: heavy on-target weaponry, strong shielding, extreme maneuverability. So it might not come in a perfect package, and it might not be able to deploy at the extreme speeds of ships like the Intrepid Class. That might limit its response times in certain scenarios, but I would hardly call it a failure or consider it useless in peacetime. I'm going to draw on my experience in the wonderful "You're the Admiral" threads from a few months back. In [URL=http://www.st-minutiae.com/academy/command419/sector_beta.htm]Sector Beta[/URL], I had four Defiant Class ships as part of my standing sector task force. They were a bit slower than my Sovereign Class flagship or the Intrepid Class troubleshooter, but they were extremely useful for patrol purposes, and for defense. And furthermore, when the time came for an outright invasion, they were available to deliver heavy firepower against the enemy fleet. The only thing they really weren't useful for was rapid-response operations against relatively distant enemy intruders. I'm sure that the Defiant Class could have some very good uses in the postwar Starfleet. It's hardly suited for exploration of any real duration, but it would be extremely useful for patrol and defense purposes. Station a small squadron of Defiants at a local starbase, and keep them a regular (or not-so-regular) patrol route, so at least one ship in any given area is available to respond. And of course, Starfleet doesn't consist solely of Defiants, so any other classes of starship out there can lend their own special talents to the situation at hand, too. Starfleet can be dynamic in organization. I see a vast variety of available options given the various types of starships that we've seen. To consider one class to be totally useless would be a very ill-considered judgement. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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