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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] Yeah, I know five minutes is a long turbolift ride for such a crisis situation. I wanted to stick to round numbers. ;) Concerning the start of the battle... don't forget that the episode opens with Locutus giving the usual "you will be assimilated" line. Based on the reactions of the crew, I really think that the Saratoga was part of the first wave. (This part's not exactly canon, but the suggestion that it's the first wave is even stronger in the novelization of "Emissary," which I read about 8 or 9 years ago...) I know it's almost certainly a running battle -- I agree there. However, considering the extremely short nature of the engagement, I would find it suicidal if the Saratoga and her sister ships were anything BUT the first wave! Based on what I recall of the dialogue, the ships seen, and the wreckage, there were probably between five and seven cruisers involved, plus the Bonestell. Out of a fleet of forty, that's a rather small percentage to commit for a last-ditch defense. But it WOULD make sense if they were the first group, sent in to "test the waters" (so to speak), see how the Borg react to multiple ships firing on them at once, before they advance the entire fleet. Finally, the demeanor of the Saratoga crew before they actually open fire, really doesn't strike me as one where people had already witnessed several thousand comrades go up in a blaze of glory. The Vulcan captain (played by J.G. Hertzler!) would be understandable, of course, but not Sisko or any of the other Bridge officers! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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