The Dominion approach to shipbuilding is akin to their policy
regarding those who man them, the Jem'Hadar - designed to be
effective fighters who can nevertheless be built in the largest
possible numbers at the highest possible rate. Their ships are
highly modular in design, allowing them to be built in sections
at the kinds of facilities which would normally only be capable
of constructing shuttlecraft. These sections are then assembled
at larger facilities. This approach allowed the Dominion to
build up the number of ships in the Alpha Quadrant with amazing
speed, and to replace huge losses relatively quicly once the war
was under way. Fortunately, the method is not without its
drawbacks; the presence of many major joints in the body of
their ships tends to lead to weak spots, most especially when
those ships are produced under conditions of great urgency. The
interior connections required to unite the various systems into
an integrated whole also tend to overcomplicate the machinery,
leading to lower relia