User:Kimagurena/2325 Heavy Cruiser Proposal

I wrote the following based on inaccurate beliefs and assumptions about the nature of both vanguard combat and the goals of the heavy cruiser project.

Any heavy cruiser designed by and for Starfleet, is necessarily a peacetime response vessel first, and a combatant against a theoretical opposing vanguard force second. This is not an admission of weakness and does not require that Starfleet sacrifice all combat utility in its vessels, but it suggests that matching the combat capabilities of our neighbors ton for ton and vessel for vessel is the fundamentally incorrect approach. It should not be how we think. It should not be who we are.

But then, how do we resolve the conflicting mission goals set forth by needing to at once stand up to the mundane threat of militant powers at our borders, and the more varied and esoteric tasks closer to home?

The answer, my sisters and brothers, is to dream a bit bigger.

By choosing a larger frame for Starfleet's next generation cruiser, we can take a step ahead of the curve both on and off of the battlefield. While this comes at a cost in resources--crew, material, and time--when compared with lesser designs, it would provide a solid platform well ahead of the overwhelming bulk of its current generation of competitors, performing largely on par with the theorized combat abilities of the most militant cruisers in known space, while matching or surpassing the peacetime capabilities of Starfleet's shiny new Ambassadors.

A faster response variant with reduced diplomatic capabilities is available for a modestly reduced cost. 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(Some thanks due to Sunrise for providing my starting point with her(?) 2325 slow build generalist, even if the design has diverged significantly from there.)

For archival purposes, 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this] was a modest improvement in the direction of a garrison response generalist before I moved on to a 1.5 mt frame. Not very polished.