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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] I just took a look at the script for "Emissary"... unfortunately, they specifically refer to the first ship destroyed (in the sequence) as the Melbourne. So that basically settles the ship identity issue. I'm still convinced that the "Emissary" sequence was the opening shots of the battle. Sisko's demeanor is certainly not that of one who's been sitting on the sidelines and watching as a dozen or more starships are destroyed. I think that Starfleet might not have been sure exactly where the Cube would've entered the system, and so could've scattered a few ships around the likely approach vectors. The Saratoga would've been one of these ships, and as the Cube entered the system, the three other ships -- the Melbourne, the Kyushu, and the Gage (in dialogue) -- were sent in for support and to make a probing engagement, while the main fleet formed up for their attack. Then, when the initial force was virtually wiped out, the Yamaguchi and the Bellerophon raced in to try to draw their fire and help the Saratoga escape, but that obviously didn't work. (They might've been other vanguard ships, too, but that's not necessarily true.) So, in my opinion, we're left with one question: was it really the Melbourne that Hanson and Shelby rode in on in BOBW1? Personally, I'm not convinced that it was -- partly because of the "personal command ship" issue, but also because of the fact that if it really WAS the Melbourne in BOBW1, that would mean that Hanson had to have transferred his flag to another ship for the actual battle. That last option might not be a bad idea necessarily, except for one problem -- in the static-y comm message, you can clearly see an old "Wrath of Khan"-style screen reading "Alert: Condition Red." If Hanson were going to transfer his flag to another ship, he would've moved to one of the newer, more powerful ships in the fleet. (Like the Galaxy-class ship that was suggested to have been at the battle.) Instead, it's got an older-style background that's more appropriate to an Excelsior or a Miranda. Since we know that Hanson wasn't killed at the beginning of the battle, that tells me that the Melbourne was not the ship at Jouret IV in BOBW1. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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