Project Aeropagus, which I will now fully declassify, is my blanket project for experimental starship development. The debut result is the advanced bowship The Prometheus.
As a Time Lord, one would likely expect I would have no use, in general, for conventional modes of transport, and, I suppose, that individual would be right, to an extent. In a culture that produces TT-Capsules and Time Rings and has the ability to easily travel to anywhere and anywhen in existence (give or take) the use of conventional, three dimensional transports seems superfluous.
However, thinking in that manner is highly short sighted.
First, not all travel requires the use of a TTC. In situations which travel can be accomplished via conventional means, especially when there may be species and races who have no concept of practical time travel, arriving in a TTC, even with a functioning chameleon circuit and perception filter, might not be the best idea ever.
Second, Not all races who may think to threaten our world have any idea what level our technology actually sits at. Having a ship like The Prometheus actually serves two functions for that. As a visual deterrent, there is little more intimidating to lesser advances species than running up against a gigantic, heavily armed intergalactic starship. Also, it is said, if you are attacked by a barbarian with a club, it is best not to shoot at him, as then you've proven the existence of gun powder.
Finally, yes, a battle capsule is far more technologically advanced than The Prometheus (though she's orders of magnitude more advanced than previous bowships), and more effective in an even battle.
Remember, however, many of our previous adversaries are familiar with our battle capsules and have been working on defences for them.
The Prometheus is an unknown quantity to them.
In other words, if your opponent knows you always carry a gun, they're not going to be prepared for you to stab them.
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