quote:Originally posted by Timo: The ship in ST6 might be configured for this diplomatic escort mission only, leaving all the research crew ashore. Which would be why Spock had to ask the ship's surgeon to operate on that torpedo, instead of having Dr O'Dour from the Gaseous Anomaly Lab do the job.
Also, even if 130 researcers (mostly civilians or commissioned folks in all likelihood) were offloaded, no current navy would allow the enlisteds to squat in the empty officer or guest quarters...
Where in ST6 would the reference to 300 crew be seen or heard?
Timo Saloniemi
During the search for the assassins, there is a verbal reference: "We have a crew of 300 turning their quarters inside out."
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In ST:VI the torpedo launcher looked a whole lot more automated, that cuts out atleast a dozen people. Two more if you cut out the guy on each side beating the drum to keep time.
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Thanks for the specific reference, "darkwing_duck1". I couldn't remember for sure what was said, just had the number of 300 tumbling about in my head. Thus the need to watch the movie again, if only for the specific reference.
Good points, Timo. No need to be so sarcastic, tho, is there...?
And I'd think that the "operation" that was performed was one that didn't require technical expertise so much as an extra set of hands. Thus, waiting for "Dr O'Dour from the Gaseous Anomaly Lab" to meet Spock would have been a waste of time on his part.
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It's *always* a good time for sarcasm. But yes, I agree that torp system automatisation would no dooubt reduce crew requirements. And that the torp assembly task probably didn't require a rocket scientist.
But it would be fun every now and then to see the heroes utilize the skills of the scientists and specialists they supposedly have aboard. Kirk did that in TOS a lot, having one of those 20-something Ph.D.'ettes for just about every imaginable need. Couldn't we have seen some forensic pro in miniskirt analysing the Klingon blood, instead of dull old Chekov?
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they had to cut the klingon forensics specialist, to have space for the court reporter.
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I have a suspicion that, in the 60s, one could give a few lines to an extra and pay them much less, relative to the amount paid the series regulars and guest stars, than today.
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