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Starfleet Galaxy Class vessels: Easily destroyed in kamakazie attacks. Starfleet Attack fighters: useless- unless you want to aggrivate the Cardassians.
At least that's what the voices in my brain are telling me.
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quote:IIRC, on a British aircraft carrier, it is actually RAF aviators who fly the planes
Normally this isn't the case. The Fleet Air Arm provides pilots for all RN helicopters and Sea Harriers and they're in the Navy. RAF Harriers can and have flown from RN carriers to support the Sea Harriers, especially since the joint harrier command thingy was set up.
However seeing as how Tony 'this is a war on terrorism and we must all make sacrifices' Blair has decided to sacrifice our armed forces, the RAF will be providing all Harriers for the RN. After all, they've got the same name as the Sea Harrier (well, almost) so they must do the same thing. Or not. RAF Harriers are designed for ground support, not air superiority. Another gloriously fantastic decision bought to you by our Dear Leader and his pack of cretins.
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Not all women in the Navy are bad looking. Most enlisted women, yes. Officer women are far better looking though. And the longer you're out to sea, the better looking they get.
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You know, the fighters we saw in DS9, much like the runabouts, could be the Starfleet equivalent of PT Boats of WWII. Small, maneuverable boats with small crews used for close attacks with torpedoes. Essentially the "fighters" of a naval squadron. For an excellent example (and very similar to the way they were used in the DS9 episode when they re-take the station) see the last battle in the movie "In Harm's Way."
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quote:Originally posted by Guardian 2000: For some reason, the sound I hear in my head when I think of the little shuttlepod flying is the noise from "The Jetsons".
I take that as a compliment, as it would really fit with Jefferies early "Jetsons"-like auxilliary craft designs
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