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[QUOTE]Originally posted by David Templar: [QB] What about Hanson's own state of mind as an indicator for his "fight's not going well" comment? He might have been expecting the worst about the upcoming battle, but when the fight did begin, it completely blew away his worst case scenario. Afterall, no one has really faught the Borg before, besides the Enterprise. No one at Wolf 359 had any first hand accounts as to just how powerful the Borg is, only debriefs from our heroes. And the fact that Ent-D survived three unfriendly matches with a Cube would help re-enforce the idea that, "ok, the Borg is nasty, they beat a Galaxy, but a Galaxy is still only one ship. We've got 40, at least one of whom is almost as good as a Galaxy alone." The fact that Starfleet didn't pump enough resources to crash program ships like the Defiant or new anti-Borg into service before Wolf 359 would seem to support Starfleet's brass's overall attitude towards the Borg problem. "Ok, it's a notable threat, and we're working on countering it, but it's not really enough to get our panties in a bunch." It was afterall, just one ship. The contrast between Hanson's "we've got 40 ships :) :) :) " and "nearest help is 4 days away :( :( :( " can also be an example of that 'worried but not scared enough' state of mind. Maybe Hanson thought that he could blow through Borg adaption defence with sheer brute force from 40 different ships, and when the initial barrage of phasers and torpedoes impacted against the Cube for no appreciable result, he simply panicked. We don't know his service record, we don't know if he's one of those Fighting Admirals or not. Even if he was, there would still be a certain amount of fear generated from watching the enemy not even itched by your attacks. He might have been used to enemies that actually die from such a barrage. Add that to the fact that you didn't account for an enemy quite this powerful (for one, he thought he could withdraw and regroup the fleet against the Cube, and had apparently already tried to put that plan into effect, since he was giving Ent-D details on something that seemed already decided), and the fact the damn thing seem to be making a beeline for you ("Locutus says... Kill the command ship!")... I would say the fight isn't going well, if I were in his shoes, even if the fight hasn't been going on for all that long. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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