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[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Starfleet ships are not, by and large, warships. Smacking around a California class doesn't necessarily mean anything about your chances against a Defiant class or an Akira class

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So the coast guard in that analogy was star fleets advance forces?

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

While they're armed, most federation ships are primarily civilian in nature, and built accordingly.