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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Matrix: [QB] While I do agree that UFP is not the only 'superpower' in that part of the Galaxy in some episodes it does tell us that UFP space is far more vast than Klingon or Romulan space. Even the maps that have been in the episodes more or less support this. So to cover a larger amount of space, you must have a larger fleet. In addition more territory equals more resources. More resources equals to more ships. Smaller territory equals smaller resources, which in turn equals smaller fleet. Romulan and Klingon ships may be equal or better than their Starfleet counterparts, they nevertheless may have lesser numbers. Hell, we can't even support that their ships are more powerful than their counterparts. The Miranda class and the Excelsior class could just be so well designed and efficient that through upgrades can do the same thing their modern counterparts can do. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Besides lets assume that the Excelsior class has a total of 200 ships. Then let's assume that the Matrix class is designed to replace them and naturally with a growing territory, have more. So Starfleet wants 300 ships of the Matrix class. Now the problem is how many ships can the Federation produce in one year? They can probably produce 40 extra ships, so let's assume 200 ships of all classes are produced a year. Now let's assume that 20 Matrix class ships are produced a year. That sounds reasonable. If you do the math, it would take 10 years to replace the Excelsior class and another 5 to have the numbers Starfleet wants. That number can go up or down if I'm wrong about the Excelsior class's number. Also, a fleet's size entirely depends on how many ships are produced a year. Whcih brings up another point: What if Starfleet in addition to producing more ships to it's ever growing territory, and replacing other older ships (not individual classes but ships) cannot produce extra ships to replace the apparantly lagre numbers of Excelsior and Miranda class? In addition, it seems that Starfleet is unwilling to replace something that works. Look at the Oberth class, if we go by it's registry, she should have been an early 23rd century design. An example would be the Klingons, they reuse and reuse the same exterior design. Now the difference between a 2151 battlecruiser and a 2378 battlecruiser would huge, but the exterior would still be the same. Common sense (even for Klingons) would be if the design is not capable anymore, don't reuse it, yet they still do and in more numbers than before. Couldn't the same apply to the Excelsior or Miranda? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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