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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Masao: [QB] Timo: Interestingly, your scenario is similar to the one I've outlined in my Starfleet Museum article, except I have given the Romulan invasion fleet fusion powered warp drives to make things more even. Their fleet still gets decimated, though. Still, would the Romulans send out a sublight invasion fleet on an mission likely to last 10 or 20 years? I think that they must have known that Earth had FTL ships if there had been tensions preceding the war. And they wouldn't have gotten into a war if they knew they were so far behind technologically. Yeah, so I agree, the Romulans must have had warp drive. For reference, here's what spock says about the Romulans in "Balance of Terror:" Spock: And if the Romulans are an offshoot of my Vulcan blood -- and I think this likely -- then attack becomes even more imperative. McCoy: War is never imperative, Mr. Spock. Spock: It is for them, Doctor. Vulcan, like earth, had its aggressive, colonizing period. And if the Romulans retain this martial philosophy, then weakness is something we dare not show. McCoy: Do you want a galactic war on your conscience? Does this passage suggest that Humans were aggressive colonizers sometime between the 2260s and the start of the FTL age in the 2060s? Was Earth possibly the aggressor in the war? Or is Spock just pointing out savage events that occurred on Earth itself, before the space age, as he likes to do? Here's the part where they talk about the Romulan ship: Kirk: Well, gentlemen, the question still remains: can we engage them with a reasonable possibility of victory? Scott: No question. Their power is simple impulse. Kirk: Meaning we can outrun them. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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