Re: Fleet Replenishment tender

At 4:33 PM +0000 11/21/03, damosan@comcast.net wrote:
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>I'd also think that hospital ships would have a large group of 
>Marines onboard to help keep the natives calm.

I'd expect that if you're invading a planet, a few hospital ships 
would be part of the task force to provide safe and proper hospital 
care for the injured of both sides that are carried to orbit. Just 
like today. Further, they could be used as ships to give aid to 
planets that have just had serious disasters. They'd have their own 
launch bays for interface to the surface and could also dock with 
other craft.

Just think of the size of the medical facilities on a large 60 ton
vessel.
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