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. . . But all that doesn't rule out there being a Galaxy at Wolf 359: it just doesn't confirm it either. All you're left with is a brief view of a Battle Bridge set, and that doesn't prove anything unless ytou want it to.
Meanwhile, I don't think anyone's been able to count 9 of them in "SofA" so we're still stuck with 12. But as I've always said, it's surely impossible that every GCS in existence would be there in that one fleet.
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In those years prior to the Dominion War, we have had numerous times where the Federation's security was threatened. We have at least two Borg incursions, Threat of the Dominion, and the Klingons. It would naive to assume that the Federation sat by and did not build up its fleet in the years preceding the War. So the possiblity of having more than just a few of Starfleet's most advanced starships is greater.
For a real world example, The United States' greatest build up of the Navy was at the dawn of World War II. It did not take a psychic to realize that a great threat to the nation is coming.
So, I would assume that Starfleet started a steady build up of the fleet. Starting with replacements for the newer vessels that were lost and later additions to the various classes.
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"Favor the Bold" �Departure from SB 375 -- 5 Galaxys �Fleet in space -- 5 Galaxys
"Sacrifice of Angels" �Facing off the enemy fleet -- 5 Galaxys �Moving in to engage -- 4 Galaxys �Second shot of above -- 7 Galaxys confirmed, more possible
That's about the best I can do until I get the 6th season on DVD.
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To be honest, the only person who ever really insisted there were 9 GCS's there was some whacko by the name of Morn who eventually got banned for being terminally annoying. And no, I didn't provoke him, I actually gave him more chances than most. 8)
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As I recall, I counted up to eight, and we were debating over the ninth (could be a Saber) when we got bored of it. Still, it's definite evidence that more than twelve had been completed by that point (also semi-supported by the DS9TM's Sternbach Galaxies). Can anyone think of real-world instances where big ships would be confined to specific fleets? Atlantic versus Pacific, for example?
And I'm starting to really like my supposition that Challenger 71099 may have been a completed test flight article for the Dominion War. There's a real-world parallel with the space shuttles, and while there's no direct evidence for it, it's just fun to think of - and to give at least one name for one of the "Sternbach Galaxies".
And I've never been able to guess any in-context reason for the "cobra" GCS; it's obviously an FX goof, and I'm willing to chalk it into the same category as phaser fire in "Darmok" and such. Has anyone ever come up with a hypothesis concerning this?
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working on a Galaxy class list, including some non-canon sources..
does anyone know the ships mentioned in the DS9 "Invasion" crossover, "Time's Enemy" ? i think one, the Mukaikubo, was destroyed by the viroid infestation.. were any other ships specified as GCSs? EDIT-- found it, it's the Breedlove.. oddly enough it was on my own page, first page in my Google search
does the blurb for the USS Ronald D Moore pic on the calendar specify when that ship was docked at DS9? during the war i assume?
any dedication plaques i can see plz? (odyssey, Yamato, etc..)
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Couldn't we blame the shadow on their rear-facing lights being switched off?
Perhaps it's a Federation space highways regulation.
"When travelling in fleets of more than 300 ships, starships must deactivate rear-facing lights to avoid blinding the starships behind them."
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I've not really bothered updating the list for a while - it simply got too dull and stupid.
Damn, just noticed that the Challenger is on the novel list as well as the proper list. Must amend that one of these years.
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quote:Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: As I recall, I counted up to eight, and we were debating over the ninth (could be a Saber) when we got bored of it. Still, it's definite evidence that more than twelve had been completed by that point (also semi-supported by the DS9TM's Sternbach Galaxies). Can anyone think of real-world instances where big ships would be confined to specific fleets? Atlantic versus Pacific, for example?
Mark
During World War II, most of the US Fleet Aircraft Carriers were in the Pacific. Mostly escort carriers and later light fleet carriers were stationed in the Atlantic. During, the later half of World War II, Nearly all of the newer US Battleships were assigned to the Pacific.
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I suspect that if you looked at the US deployment during WWII you'll find that most of the naval power was situated in the Pacific because that was mostly a sea war there. It didn't have really anything to do with the Pacific being bigger, only that the war took place on the ocean. While the battle of the Atlantic was big, I still don't think it compares to the one fought in the Pacific because the entire war was fought in the Pacific.
Now, there really isn't a way to take this to Star Trek IMO. We pretty much know that the entire war front was DS9's territory. The Romulans had the section to the north of the screen, Klingons in the south, and the Feds in the middle. There really weren't two fronts. However, there are still other duties that the Federation had to perform during the war and away from the war, so it's obvious that there are other ships out there doing other things [which includes the ENTIRE Ambassador Fleet!].
*scratches head* Now what was the question???
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