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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] Concerning the Navy's use of various classes of ships (especially those arguing for one class/one purpose), I'd suggest that you guys take a look at the USN's website lists for [URL=http://www.nvr.navy.mil/class.htm]active[/URL] and [http://www.nvr.navy.mil/oldclass.htm]inactive[/url] vessel classifications. They've got plenty of various uses -- and the US Navy specializes. Sure, most of the high-profile ships like the frigates, cruisers, and aircraft carriers today can handle a few different purposes... but not too many. A Galaxy-class starship, on the other hand, could probably handle most -- if not all -- of the various purposes in that list (adapted for interstellar equivalents, of course). That's what it's designed for. But even if you've got a jack-of-all-trades starship, there's still the question of efficiency, optimized operation, and use of materials. Not to mention technological advancements! If the USN wanted, they could still be running those old battleships around the world -- but the fact is that they're obsolete. To borrow a non-canon example, of what use would be one of Masao's old Farragut-class specialized orbital bombardment ships from the Romulan War be after the phasers were invented with their longer range and stronger power? The Constitution-class ships were considered incredibly lavish for their time, but they still packed in 430 people onto a ship that's got less internal volume than Voyager, which only had 150 or so. And of course, as time goes on, different missions develop, different ideas come into use, different needs arise. I don't think there are really all that many different variations of starship out there -- it just seems that way because there are so many older ships that stay in use for a long time. I mean really... would anyone seriously consider a 1930's battleship to be a serious contender in combat today? Some of the starships we saw in TNG and DS9 could easily have been 60 or 70 years old! Which just goes to show that there's more opportunity for variation with the advanced technology and capabilities they've got. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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