Talk:Starship

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 Definition:  A theoretical spacecraft designed for travelling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for orbital spaceflight or interplanetary travel. [d] [e]
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Science fiction space warships

I'm not sure a more detailed discussion of space warfare in science fiction belongs here, but both Gene Roddenberry (Star Trek) and David Weber (Honor Harrington) freely admit their basic tactical models, for dramatic effect, are from the Napoleonic Wars, although Weber makes it to WWII. I'm not sure I've ever seen a popular science fiction story approach the complex control of, for example, the Cooperative Engagement Capability. The human factors of the bridge of the starship Enterprise are laughably crude in comparison to the actuality of a Ticonderoga-class cruiser. Essentially, you have ships of the line that go faster than light, but actually fight it out with 19th century broadsides. Howard C. Berkowitz 14:58, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

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