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[/QUOTE]Seems a bit complicated to change the entire wing angle mearly to increase the range. The simple thing would be to have to give the guns themselves the ability to traverse through a limited cone. [/QB][/QUOTE] nOt to increase the range, but to give more of a crossfire between the disruptors/ torpedo launcher at closer range.
BTW, have we ever seen the largest (K'Vort?) fire torpedos? I don't think so....
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Or whatever those things are that come from the bow orifice. Dialogue did not confirm the torphood of that thing.
Perhaps the distinction between a green Klingon torpedo and a disruptor bolt is not as clear as we think. Klingon torpedoes might be casingless and use the disruptor effect, not antimatter annihilation, as the warhead mechanism. Easier to "tune" those things, "Generations" style, than it would be to "tune" physical objects like casing'ed torpedoes...
quote:Perhaps the distinction between a green Klingon torpedo and a disruptor bolt is not as clear as we think. Klingon torpedoes might be casingless and use the disruptor effect, not antimatter annihilation, as the warhead mechanism. Easier to "tune" those things, "Generations" style, than it would be to "tune" physical objects like casing'ed torpedoes...
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That would explain why the Enterprise didint explode real good in STIII when the klingons hit it point blank with a torpedo while the shields were down.
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Well, that, and the fact that the last tactical officer aboard that ship to destroy an enemy ship in one shot was...reprimanded.
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Funny thought: Replace Kurge with the nun from Blues Brothers.... SMACK! with the ruler!
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quote:Originally posted by Dr. Phlox: It's simple, after using the same ships for so long, every single BoP in the Klingon fleet was incapable of moving its wings due to rust. This is also why phasers were seen being fired from unusual positions on some D-7 cruisers, the torpedo launchers hadn't been oiled, so the inexperienced engineers just shoved a phaser coil in there.
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I know Klingons are stupid, but wouldn't you think they'd check for rust in the ONLY MOVING COMPONENT of their ship once in a while? Either that, or they could have automated systems to take care of that.
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Why care about the wing position when you're fighting a Glorious Battle and drinking Klingon ale anyway? There are probably a lot of incompetent brats in the Defense Force (if all those ships even are part of the Defense Force. They might just as well be serving only a particular House). That, combined with all sorts of technical problems, and the fact that it probably doesn't really matter, could explain this.
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....and it would explain why the Romulans regard them so highly.
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