BE>Re: Fighter!

> That's why they have forward AND aft torpedoes, and phaser banks in
BE>different
> locations around the ship.  They can hit multiple ships around them.
BE>However
> there is usually only one person doing the firing, hince he could onl
> on one target at a time.

BE>It seems to me there are places around the E-D a ship could be and not
BE>hit, like under the engines (away from the aft torp tubes).

BE>Star Trek does seem to be going to smaller ships, like the Defiant and
BE>Jem Hadar ships (which also seem to be the most powerful on the show).

BE>The problem with Fighters on Star Trek is balancing shields and firepow
BE>with manueverability.  The shuttles and other small ships have shields
BE>phasers, but seems really unmanueverable and slow.

If you really want to know about the role of fighters in the Star Trek
universe, I would suggest looking into Star Fleet Battles.  This is a very
interesting game that includes fighters in the Star Fleet universe.


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