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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Griffworks: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [qb] And what blueprints might these be? Pre-production sketches? Unofficial fandom drawings? Either way, they're not worth squat.[/QUOTE][/qb] As already mentioned, the officially licensed - and at the time approved by Gene Roddenberry himself - ST:TMP Blueprint set. Just because they've since been "de-canonized" by Paramount is what really doesn't mean nor worth a "squat", IMNSHO. Anyhow, a lot of Treknology related works followed suit, to include the collective works of Star Fleet Printing Office, Star Station Aurora and Strategic Design, to name a few. I've never thought that this was meant to represent a real cloak, but more of a countermeasures device against certain levels of technology. [qb] [QUOTE]Sure, some kind of ECM is reasonable -- but we've NEVER seen something like that in use on a Starfleet ship before, IIRC. (I know; doesn't mean it's not there... but you'd think they'd have used it at one point or another after all these years.) [/qb][/QUOTE]And ECM isn't specifically mentioned in a great many movies and TV shows featuring military vehicles and set in modern times, yet we know that pretty much ALL U.S. military aircraft, ships and now a number of ground vehicles feature ECM packages. Does that mean they don't work unless we hear them mentioned or are specifically turned on by the characters in those shows...? Besides, c'mon, man. It's only mentioned when it's needed for the plot. Just recognize it for what it is and move on w/life. ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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