I have long thought that the basic setup for _Thunderbirds_ makes a lot of sense.

You have a sortie vehicle, to get there *fast* and evaluate the situation. Equipped with basic rescue equipment and a mobile command center, it can handle some problems by itself, but is primarily intended to evaluate the situation and command the rescue.

This is followed by a not-quite-as-fast heavy cargo vehicle. This chooses from several prepackaged pods, each equipped for a certain class of problem.