[IceFire]

I'd say the only reason that cloaking a capital ship might not be useful is if you've already seen it ...you can just keep firing at it.  Its there, its just invisible and not targetable.

[Haliwali]

Well if it hadn't been seen yet, you could use it sort of like a sub.

[starlord]

mostly, the question lies here!

[IceFire]

Well if it hadn't been seen yet, you could use it sort of like a sub.

Thats true and it could be quite spectacular if a cap ship were to suddenly decloak

[Stormkeeper]

Yea, although how do you not notice a 10,000 ton ship even if its invisible is beyond me. But have a cloak capable cap ship is cool in the regard that you can use it for like sneak attack missions.

Imagine if the target is just sitting there, off guard, and suddenly, BAM, it gets smashed up in the back by a cloaked cap ship.

Thats true and it could be quite spectacular if a cap ship were to suddenly decloak

Quite ? Not just quite. Amazingly spectacular.

[jr2]

Well if it hadn't been seen yet, you could use it sort of like a sub.

Thats true and it could be quite spectacular if a cap ship were to suddenly decloak

... as it simultaneously opens up with all available firepower / or transmits a demand for immediate surrender.    Imagine four of five such ships sneaking into position around a convoy, then decloaking along with a surrender transmission... or better yet, a little scout ship transmits, and as you're going ", ", you suddenly stop laughing  as the capships decloak.  hehe

[Stormkeeper]

... as it simultaneously opens up with all available firepower / or transmits a demand for immediate surrender.    Imagine four of five such ships sneaking into position around a convoy, then decloaking along with a surrender transmission... or better yet, a little scout ship transmits, and as you're going ", ", you suddenly stop laughing  as the capships decloak.  hehe

I remember a scene like that once ... dunno which movie it came from, though.

[Colonol Dekker]

Possibly a star trek one. ?
My personal favourite use would be Dragons using a Flashpak on that civilian station.

[CaptJosh]

It was a Star Trek The Next Generation episode. A Romulan defects with news of what he believes to be Romulan intent to start a war, starting with a base being built in the Neutral Zone. The Enterprise enters the zone to investigate and is intercepted by three Type B Warbirds, also known as D'deridex class, under the command of one Commander Tomalak, played by the late Andreas Katsoulas. They demand that Picard hands over the traitor. Picard refuses. They threaten him, saying, "You will not survive our assault." Picard responds, "And you will not survive ours." Three Klingon K'vort class warships decloak, having been in squadron formation with the Enterprise the whole time they were in the zone.