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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sirmaniac: [QB] It doesn't seem all that unlikely for the DS9TM ships to be scrapped together assemblies from previously junked ships. As far as I can see, most of the parts in their new configuration connect at the the same points they connected to in their old configuration, so we know these parts are structurally able to hold at those points; it's not like Starfleet had to retrofit new connect points into the parts. It doesn't seem like too difficult a chore for a construction yard to make small hull sections to act as bridges between melded assemblies. Structural integrity fields are insurance policies that help keep the parts together. I imagine the most difficult part would be in mounting the warp nacelles for correct warp field geometry, and I'm sure computer models helped there. It's not like these ships have to be overly efficient at warp anyway, just able to fire at hostiles without ripping themselves to shreds. This process seems faster than trying to build brand new ships, though admittedly, it would be a pain in the rear, and I'm sure most of the crews of these ships are spending a lot of their time praying to whatever gods they believe in (though a lot of them may also be cursing the ugly stick that overrode the shields). Regarding scale problems being the proof that the ships cannot be made from previous assemblies, there is a flaw in that thinking: whether these ships are melds or not, they still have out-of-scale parts. If these ships are not melds but are original assemblies, and if I were to take them apart and make melds, we're going to have out-of-scale melds, just like these. Basically, if out-of-scale parts exist at all, they can be used in original assemblies, or they can be used in melds of two or more ships. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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