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Timo, you're right in that the order itself was not idiotic, he issued it to get the saucer away, and did not actually want them to reach the starbase. My interpretation may have been too literal.
The Voyager shuttles all seem to be significantly faster than TNG shuttles. If the shuttles were much slower than the ship, this would cause big problems especially on Voyager's mission. You couldn't drop a shuttle somewhere in a planetary system, then move the ship on with reasonable speed and let the shuttle catch up the distance after the mission is completed. Voyager would have to stand still each time a shuttle is on the way. Actually, it would be much better for the credibility of the plots (Voyager, not TNG) if the shuttles were much faster than the ship.
------------------ "When diplomacy fails, there's only one alternative - violence. Force must be applied without apology. It's the Starfleet way." A somewhat different Janeway in VOY: "Living Witness" Ex Astris Scientia
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