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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Woodside Kid: [QB] I still have problems with a couple of your assumptions as to mass, though. First, we have no way of knowing if the materials used to construct starships remained constant between the different eras, so it may not be possible to simply "backdate" Voyager's mass figures for use in TOS (or Enterprise, for that matter). I also think the Voyager mass figure tends to inflate other ships' masses excessively in cases; for example, it gives a mass for the [i]Galaxy[/i] class thats more than thirty percent greater than the figure given in the TNGTM. Second, I'm [i]really[/i] leery about accepting the "gross tons" estimate as being anywhere near accurate. By the definition you post on the page, it's clear the writer of the script either had no idea what the term meant, or no idea of the size of the [i]Enterprise[/i]. The estimate is so far out of whack that I'd be tempted to toss it entirely; it's on a par with the line from "The Squire of Gothos" which implies TOS takes place in the 28th Century. Finally, I'm curious why you didn't even mention the 190,000 ton mass generally accepted for the [i]Constitution[/i]. Since that comes from "The Making of Star Trek" (and, ultimately, from the Trek writer's guide), I should think it at least merits some discussion (if only to state why you disagree with it). [/QB][/QUOTE]
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