There is something in particular you should be aware of.

posted on September 14th, 2009, 6:24 pm

....................................................................... Whatever... I'll stick to the idea of Dreads being bigger but not commonly built, but battleships being powerful (not as much thoguh) but being more commonly constructed.

I agree completely! but context is key.

posted on September 15th, 2009, 1:02 am

Context...

Then you must take into account history.

HMS Dreadnaught ( "Dread Naught", for non English speakers, means "I'm afraid of nothing" ) was a monster among the battleships of its era. A "dreadnought" IS a monster among the battleships of whatever era it's built. Yamato was a dreadnought among WWII battleships.

A 120000 ton battleship would be a dreadnought among 100000 ton battleships. Specially if it brings a similar (or bigger) difference in firepower, speed, operating range, etc. BUT if the displacement norm for battleships becomes 150000 tons, it stops being a "dreadnought" to become "an outdated battleship".

It's a relative term, not a real class in itself. So the FO terms for the biggest Dominion vessels make sense.

posted on September 15th, 2009, 1:27 am

To quote a Mr. Sherlock Holmes "After eliminating the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, is the truth." (and I guess by extension, Spock) 

I think that was well said DarthThanatos