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Is that... Not what DS9 is? I mean, obviously only after the Cardassians left? 🤔
I have seen the show multiple times from start to finish and I still have no idea what Starfleet was smoking when they thought a single space station used as some kind of ore processor turned into a mall could protect the wormhole. Hell, they only even had 1 good combat ship and that was built after they entered a war with the Dominion!
They did upgun the shit out of the station, though, to the point where it was genuinely dangerous in combat. Still not dangerous enough to solo a major invasion fleet but it was a major stumbling block.
Sure, a fleet in being would've been very helpful to deter attackers but combat fleets don't grow on trees. Plus, DS9 had Miles Edward O'Brien, who should have a similar deterrence effect by himself.
Are you talking about the Defiant? That was built after Wolf 359 in response to the Borg threat not the Dominion War.
I think star trek is one of those things where the actual shape of a spacecraft is generally least important to its function.
Granted, it does take some handwaiving technobable to get there.
The technobabble handwaving: Big Station = Big Guns
IIRC they discovered the wormhole after they got the station. I think it was supposed to just be a frontier post in the edge of Federation space and to watch over Bajor, and only later they realized the strategic importance.
DS9 always reminds me of an international-level airport which, to be fair, is going to be part shopping mall.
My mind went to the wrong Kira.
They look related. Maybe Kira is a family name.
checks notes Remember when Ro Laren said Bajoran naming conventions are family name first?
