Upon further reflection, I would absolutely want an old explorer, as originally stated.
I fully understand the Paladin simply does not match up, but the amount of freedom Captains of the era had, as well as the close-knit relationship to their crews.
Anyone ever read "Ship of the Line" about Bateson and the Bozeman? Interesting perspective on the crew. I listened to the book on MP3 over the last two days and can fully see the advantages of a border cutter.
Don't you hear my call, though you're many years away, don't you hear me calling you?
I just wouldnt want to be on a military craft. The life style on other ships would be easier.
What does defeat mean to you?
Nothing it will never come. Death before defeat. I don’t bend or break. I end, if I meet a foe capable of it. Victory is in forcing the opponent to back down. I do not. There is no defeat.
I wouldn't trust my safety on one of these Federation ships to anything but a well-armed and defended ships. They, at least, will have been gone over with a fine tooth comb to weed out any problems.
In theory.
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I would only use the frame of a Fed ship (the pretty ones). Then I would completly rebuild the tech so that there will be no panels exploding and killing my crew.
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I wouldn't even use the frames. I'd build a whole new ship from scratch.
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Don't the major airlines outsource serious plane maintenance to China now? Wouldn't that be like letting Ferengi come on Federation ships and do the safety checks?