anh165 wrote:

Bollox. 
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Agreed.
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Also bearing in mind that TNG era shuttles are never deemed as threatening or capable of destruction to planets where as an old cruiser is.
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Well said; defenders of Berman-period anything often make this mistake, but forget what TOS Constitution ships are capable of:
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"From what I understand, your vessel could lay waste to the entire surface of the world."
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"Bread and Circuses"
No TNG era shuttle is going to pose a danger to a vessel with the capacity to destroy a planet's surface.