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Wasn't there some mention of phasers on the Pasteur in AGT? When the ship was attacked I thought I remembered something about "no phaser power" etc.
They certainly are the same gray concrete color as all the other known phaser strips on Starfleet ships. Maybe they claim to use them as anti-debris systems
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I wouldn't be surprised if there were at least rudimentary phasers on every Starfleet vessel.
They look like hull lines to me though. You're talking about the ones that go all the way around the sphere right? One close to the top and one close to the bottom?
The blue thingy is the navigational deflector.
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Today's med ships are not armed, but then nobody can claim that they don't know what they are, all (or at least most) countries agree to respect each other's medical facilities, including ships. Now it doesn't always work out that way (hospital ships were targeted and sunk in WWII for instance).
However, in Trek times those new aliens you just met aren't likely to know what a red cross means. Also pirates (or whatever) might like to get their hands on the medical equipment and drugs, etc.
You'd either need to arm them or always escort them, cheaper to arm them. So, maybe just enough phasers to let them run away?
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"These weapons are no match for their shields." -Governor Worf, AGT...
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Well not necessarily. Not even Voyager's phasers would stand much of a chance against a Voodieh(Negh'Var) class battlecruiser. Remember, only the Defiant, with her superpowered phasers, managed to get a Negh'Var on her knees, and that was after, like, 20 volleys...
I think the Olympic class could stand her own, like a Miranda.
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A good medical ship would need phasers for space baby cesarian sections. Remember that TNG episode.
Besides, all Federation craft need defensive capabilities...I've never questioned that before in ST...I don't think present day ships should be pointed at to cite mistakes or oversights on ST ships. Some things have just been established differently between the two.
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The mirror Negh'Var that faced the Defiant was hardly typical, given that it was about twice as big as they are typically represented.
The real tactical capability of the class strikes me as a bit unclear. I mean, in the future they couldn't be such hot shit if the E-D refit could kick their ass so effortlessly. Was the E-D refit even the best Starfleet had in that future, given the fact it was bound for the decommisioner's yard no too long before?
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Of course, the Neg'hvar in AGT had their attentions focused on the Pasteur, so the Enterprise's attack probably took them by complete surprise. You have to wonder if the Klingons had all their shields up, or just the ones that would sustain an attack by the Pasteur, aka:
Klingon Commander: Raise foreward shields. We won't need the others.
Also, if the Enterprise was somehow able to channel more energy to the phasers -- ?
But, I'd also that the future Enterprise was much more powerful than the one we saw in The Next Generation. Makes sense, right? You'd keep your starships upgraded, and with an operational lifetime of 100 years, the Galaxy-Class starships would be kept primed and ready.
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Yes. But what I think Tom is wondering about is this: if the Enterprise, just barely saved from the scrap heap, could do that, what could a top-of-the-line Starfleet ship from the era do?
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