The thing to remember is that the SSV Kilimanjaro, or the Big K as it's called by its crew, is a dreadnought. Which means it has advantages that the SSV Normandy does not have.
Primarily among those is the complete and utter lack of subtlety which comes from being a kilometer long. The mission statement of a ship like this is very different from that of a stealth frigate. In addition to having a full compliment of alliance marines, a fighter wing, and much heavier armor, the Kilimanjaro also has a main gun roughly the length of the Burj Khalifa, which accelerates a 20 kilogram tungsten slug to 1.3% the speed of light, which impacts with three times the force of the first atomic bomb.
And, there's also Hannah Shepard, aka Captain Hannah, who is the answer to the question "What sort of woman would have raised Commander Shepard?"
Primarily among those is the complete and utter lack of subtlety which comes from being a kilometer long. The mission statement of a ship like this is very different from that of a stealth frigate. In addition to having a full compliment of alliance marines, a fighter wing, and much heavier armor, the Kilimanjaro also has a main gun roughly the length of the Burj Khalifa, which accelerates a 20 kilogram tungsten slug to 1.3% the speed of light, which impacts with three times the force of the first atomic bomb.
And, there's also Hannah Shepard, aka Captain Hannah, who is the answer to the question "What sort of woman would have raised Commander Shepard?"