View Single Post Old November 11 2010, 07:39 AM   #43
caisson2delta's Avatar Location: The South of Florida  I would
have set the series earlier in the 22nd Century, say 2115-2130.
All the major nations, that rebuilt after first contact and the
war, now have separate space forces; navies so to speak. In the
first attempts to make one "unified space fleet (or force)", it
was difficult to get experienced, veteran officers and crews.
Come up with some nice plan to utilize younger officers, and
enlisted personnel, that didn't want to stick to the traditional
naval format and had ambitions of their own.  The main ship (I'd
actually make this prequel based on a smallish sized taskforce
of say 8-10 ships of various designs and weaponry) would serve
as an operations hub for the smaller vessels. Exploration of new
regions of space would be their key objective, but I would have
them also serving as hauling cargo, goods, and on occasion
military aid to whomever needed it. They would evolve as sort of
futuristic "private