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Regarding the cloak, the movie did show that a BoP with the new one could still be detected...the traditional ones were probably more effective.
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I think Frank's hit on the answer. Sure, the bird of prey could fire while cloaked. It could also get blown up while cloaked, as the movie demonstrated. I would imagine that the Klingons and Romulans are always developing better cloaks to counter UFP sensor advancements, and vice versa.
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They detected it because of its impulse trail, which they said all ships have. Although, now that I think about it, I can't recall whether they said that it was detectable through the cloak because it was weakened (by weapons use). I don't think they did. Meaning that, if a way has been found to cloak the impulse trail, the plan is still viable. Or, they just don't use impulse while cloaked (which they must not be doing anyway, if it's still detectable).
Either way, the method used to detect the ST6 ship didn't seem to be special to that ship...
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I think the dialogue from the movie said something about the Bird of Prey expending an enormous amount of power by firing weapons while still cloaked. As such, the cloaking device was unable to fully mask the plasma trail.
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This "arms race" between cloaks and sensors is also mentioned in either the Encyclopedia or the Chronlogy. In the same way, US "stealth" technology could be considered a form of cloaking device in that it made aircraft invisible to sensors (radars). Of course, as sensors have developed, the cloak is no longer as effective. Stealth aircraft can also fire (drop bombs) when cloaked.
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