The 'we cut off the wings to fit' discussion? Nope, not that one. Timeline wise, this is right near the beginning of the Federations Romulan arc. B'Vat's discovered that his men weren't exaggerating about the skill level of the cute lil' Orion with the Tholian Sword, and Franklin Drake's earned himself a place on her 'people whose faces need kicking in' list. Priss currently lacks access to even the mission reward Scorpions, much less the carrier ones.
While the Jeff Wayne does have several shuttles and a Delta Flyer, they're not outfitted for fighter duty and carrier support. More then that, besides Smith, there aren't really pilots on board with the skill (And crazyness) to fly shuttles into combat.
I'm going to have a LOT of spare time the next few days, so I'll see if I can't get the next instalment ready to go quicker then the previous one.
While the Jeff Wayne does have several shuttles and a Delta Flyer, they're not outfitted for fighter duty and carrier support. More then that, besides Smith, there aren't really pilots on board with the skill (And crazyness) to fly shuttles into combat.
I'm going to have a LOT of spare time the next few days, so I'll see if I can't get the next instalment ready to go quicker then the previous one.