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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] It's still possible that the Vorta are being lied at - even about their origins, the story of which was revealed in "Treachery, Faith and the Great River". In any case, there is no logic in saying the Dominion is as puny as the Federation. About half of DS9 was dedicated to showing us that a minuscule beachhead force of Dominion troops could dig in and then expand to threaten the whole Alpha quadrant. At early stages of the war, some 2800 ships were a major commitment to the Dominion - but towards the end, tens of thousands of ships could apparently be thrown into the fire. Clearly, the Dominion was going to win unless it could be uprooted from Cardassia. It doesn't matter if the Alpha quadrant beachhead force originally represented 75% or 0.000000001% of Dominion total military forces in Gamma. It suffices to know that this beachhead force had the stated capacity to *expand*. So even if only 25% of the fleet was left to defend Gamma, it would evidently be trivially easy to multiply it by a factor of a couple of hundred to counter any invasion. THAT is strength. Not mere starship numbers, but the ability to freely *alter* the numbers to fit the current strategic situation. So IMHO, Dominion forces should not be compared against Starfleet in strength. It would simply embarrass everybody involved. It's much like comparing the offensive capabilities of a super soaker and a garden hose - the latter is never gonna run out of ammo, so it doesn't matter how much water it can pour out per minute, it will still get you wetter than the soaker. When Starfleet gets to the level where the loss of a starship doesn't matter at all because it and its crew can be *instantly* replaced, then it can come and compare itself with the Dominion main fleet. Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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