Being more vulnerable to enemy fire is a much more significant downgrade than losing the aft cannon, at least for a mainline combat ship. Plus, even without it we end up slightly more expensive than a Stingray, the closer we can keep the price the better.The order comes down from on high with a simple directive: give Starfleet a replacement for the Stingray, preferably as cheap but definitely more effective.
when ever i think of the name clovis i think of clovis from code geassGiven the profile, I kinda like the idea of the Clovis class as a name.
A spearhead that can slay fearsome predators many times it's size.
AIUI we do keep the same internal space, it just gets shuffled around so we don't have a spot for the aft cannon.
Ah, right. In that case, I want that aft cannon.AIUI we do keep the same internal space, it just gets shuffled around so we don't have a spot for the aft cannon.