User blog comment:Owlfeathers0117/An idea to make surface ships useful again./@comment-66.169.178.173-20141215130809/@comment-27797576-20141215131916

Rich in resources qap means basically everything(except gases, which you should be getting FROM THE ATMOSPHERE(don't ask how to do it qap, I'm just going to say it takes a long while to get it)), and water is a NO DUR situation. the only thing I think would be in short supply is food(espeasilly on the water planet, where the land would be essentially nil and far between, and likely sandy or rocky most of the time. you either one, need to bring a greenhouse so you can grow plants, or two, drop food supplies at intervals.)

also qap, remember, most ships would warp INTO ORBIT, where you can drop ships to get the resources(minus warp equipped surface ships, which would warp onto the water.)

also qap, you COMPLETELY forgot about ASW, subs would still be useful, but they won't gain any increase in usefulness. also, subs would have to resort to torpedos, which now most subs are equipped with missiles as main weaponry, so they will be at a disadvantage.