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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] The Norway, being yet another oddball shape that doesn't see use outside the Dominion War (or, in fact, outside First Contact!), could be a special combat model that has no peacetime use whatsoever. No matter how "peaceful", Starfleet is bound to have *some* of those. My favorite interpretation? The "First Contact" battle was the first to involve these oddly shaped ships (Norways, Steamrunners, Sabers) because they were warships amassing for a counterattack against the Dominion. Specifically, they were warships of very limited ship-to-ship combat value (as shown by their futile resistance), and thus probably optimized for planetary assault. The Steamrunner certainly has the biggest shuttlebay in Trek history, in relation to overall size. And the second-least armament. An obvious LPD-type vessel! Norway could be a troop carrier, with assault barges normally stored between those aft booms, and with basically no ship-to-ship armament or other normal starship features. The bow greeblies could hide a badass planetary bombardment cannon with limited field of fire. The ship flies towards a planet bow first, protecting her precious barges with the bulk of her armored, almost porthole-free forward hull, and firing her sole weapon... A troop carrier justifiably could have a "crew" of thousands, even if about 50 of that was dedicated to actually operating the ship. And it would be obvious why we'd never see solo Norways (or Steamrunners) out in deep space. If the Steamrunner is the classic LPD/LSD vessel, the Norway could be the Newport class fast LST - a curiously shaped special type built in low numbers, in only one class, and abandoned as impractically specialized. Here's a challenge for the Creative forum: design the assault barge that goes between the aft booms... Wanna stack eight to twelve of those there, or just one? Aerodynamic or not? Embarking is via the booms - how to disembark? Design your own nose art or warpaint! Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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