>>Well, first of all, Daggerdisc doesn't have a metaspace drive.
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>I was thinking of OHW, then.

That's interesting, since the Wonder only has one FTL drive system, a hyperspace motivator.

Perhaps you're actually thinking of Challenger, which has warp drive, a hyperspace motivator and a metaspace point generator. In which case the answer to your original question is that it's often militarily advantageous for a warship to have more than one means of FTL travel. This is far from uncommon; a great many capital starships have a primary drive system (usually warp) and a hyperspace motivator as backup, and many of those which have an adaptable enough configuration are being fitted with metapoint generators now that the drive method is catching on and the navigational beacon network is more than 70% operational.

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