* Quoting: Bigfoot
*      To: Chuck Pierson
*   About: Klingon Dictionary
*      On: 03-17-98  08:54
 CP> Well, the "Defiant" is the prototype "Defiant" class vessel.  It is the
 CP> first and (as yet) only ship of it's class.  It was designed by Sisko 
after
 CP> the Battle at Wolf 359 when he was assigned to a shipyard (can't 
emember
 CP> which).  It was shown to be overpowered for its size during testing, and 
wa
 CP> shelved after the Borg threat was solved.  Mostly forgotten until Sisko 
got
 CP> it for assistance at DS9.
 Bi> Hello;
 Bi> The one type of ship that would help win their war and they don't
 Bi> build anymore?
   There's a perfectly good reason for that.  In the initial tests,
is was found to be unstable.  So, it was shelved.
   
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