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StarBlade
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I tried this once before, it was fun. Figure I might as well carry on.
Two designs to emerge in the TNG/DS9 arc and yet really never make it on their own were Starfleet's Ambassador class starship and the Galor class Cardassian warship. Both seemed woefully underpowered in their defenses but with a seemingly tough hull and moderate engine capacity.
I still don't fully understand how Cardassian designs work, but my guess would be that the Galor would rely primarily on slash-and-burn style attacks, while the Ambassador, being designed as a diplomatic / explorer type vessel, would be built more for all-around defense in all directions.
Keep in mind that we saw far more combat with the Galor than we did with the Ambassador. The representatives from the latter (the USS Yamaguchi at Wolf 359, the USS Excalibur in the Klingon Civil War, the USS Enterprise-C at Narendra III) only saw one survivor. Cardassians clearly had more of their ships, and used them in a combination of massed-assault and wolfpack tactics.
This time, though, it's one on one. Same rules as last time: ships meet in open space, no terrain obstacles as far as long-range sensors can see. Full shields, both ships can see each other, each at the other's 12 o'clock, facing the other. Engagement begins. What happens next?
Two designs to emerge in the TNG/DS9 arc and yet really never make it on their own were Starfleet's Ambassador class starship and the Galor class Cardassian warship. Both seemed woefully underpowered in their defenses but with a seemingly tough hull and moderate engine capacity.
I still don't fully understand how Cardassian designs work, but my guess would be that the Galor would rely primarily on slash-and-burn style attacks, while the Ambassador, being designed as a diplomatic / explorer type vessel, would be built more for all-around defense in all directions.
Keep in mind that we saw far more combat with the Galor than we did with the Ambassador. The representatives from the latter (the USS Yamaguchi at Wolf 359, the USS Excalibur in the Klingon Civil War, the USS Enterprise-C at Narendra III) only saw one survivor. Cardassians clearly had more of their ships, and used them in a combination of massed-assault and wolfpack tactics.
This time, though, it's one on one. Same rules as last time: ships meet in open space, no terrain obstacles as far as long-range sensors can see. Full shields, both ships can see each other, each at the other's 12 o'clock, facing the other. Engagement begins. What happens next?