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Described at the class’s launch as a luxury diplomacy and exploration vehicle, the ships of the ''Cardiff'' class do their utmost to live up to that name as the ship of choice to carry ambassadors, resolve disputes, and engage in first contact missions. Spacious VIP suites with accommodations for species of all types ensure that hosting of any dignitaries go well, and the ship’s interior is such that its scientific and operations personnel need never interact with ongoing diplomatic missions except on the ship’s bridge. | Described at the class’s launch as a luxury diplomacy and exploration vehicle, the ships of the ''Cardiff'' class do their utmost to live up to that name as the ship of choice to carry ambassadors, resolve disputes, and engage in first contact missions. Spacious VIP suites with accommodations for species of all types ensure that hosting of any dignitaries go well, and the ship’s interior is such that its scientific and operations personnel need never interact with ongoing diplomatic missions except on the ship’s bridge. | ||
While equipped with type 10 phaser arrays and photon torpedoes, the ''Cardiff'' class is not designed with an emphasis on combat in contrast to such classes as the {{class|Sovereign}} and {{class|Odyssey}} classes. The ''Cardiff'' class's offensive systems are for use primarily in emergencies and have been customized to better serve as an additional set of tools during scientific missions and in rendering aid (planetary drilling, destruction of asteroids and comets, and so forth). Its defensive systems, on the other hand, are quite advanced, and represent some of the most powerful shields to be found anywhere in the quadrant. | |||
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