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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] I think we're just making things unnecessarily hard on ourselves. Why consider the "no firing when cloaked" a solid rule, when basically every time the rule is quoted, it's called an optimistic guess (ST3, ST6, "Contagion")? I don't think there's any insurmountable technological problem with firing when cloaked. Rather, the issue is doctrinal: a cloak is meant for hiding, and firing is the antithesis of hiding. Shielding and running are not. The Feds, inexperienced in cloak warfare, may attempt to assign technological reasons to the fact that the enemy follows a doctrine of stealth. They are then fooled into thinking they could be right whenever the enemy does refrain from firing while cloaked, or does uncloak when engaging in battle. That said, cloaks no doubt are degraded somewhat when one fires high energy things through them. Sometimes this doesn't really matter. Other times, perfect stealth is vital, and partial cloak really is no better than no cloak at all (as the Romulans found out in "BoT" already). It depends on the exact technology, and on the mood of the captain that day. Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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