Space Battle at the end of Serenity
POSTED BY: BWare42
UPDATED: Saturday, March 4, 2006 00:51
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Just going to throw this out with the hopes that someone can do screencaps....
As I recall from the BDM, there were several long ships with straight sides. Could these have been the same "towers" we see on the Dortmunder? What if the "towers" detach from the "boomerang"/ engine assembly?
Or am I just plain crazy?
"It's a cow."
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In the Federation's defense, the Galaxy class were exploration and diplomatic ships --"general practicioners" intended to show the glory of Starfleet technology. Good for "showing the flag" within Federation territory and mapping small, reasonably predictable events (comets, gas clouds, stellar nurseries, etc).
For the risky stuff, they had smaller, more specialized ships. Plus, the Galaxy line was started in a time of particular peace: the Romulans had been quiet for decades, the Cardassians were keeping to their own territory, the Klingons were allies, the Borg and Dominion were unheard of, the Tholians weren't much more than petty thugs and pirates, and the Ferengi were barely regarded as a threat. The Federation probably hadn't had more than a few big "police-actions" in years.
It's not their fault they happened to be in service when numerous things went to hell simultaneously.
Anyway, I'd imagine that the "families on ships" issue was revised post-haste when the Dominion War started (if not earlier). These days, Galaxy ships are used mostly for ferrying refugees, specialists, or Starfleet marines (another type of "specialist," so to speak) to and from operational theatres.
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