posted July 26, 1999 08:17 AM
What? They obviously have better shields.
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posted July 26, 1999 08:43 AM
Er, I really doubt that.
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posted July 26, 1999 08:44 AM
Bah! "Treachery, Faith, and the Great River"!
Anyway, back to Regulation 191, Article 14...
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
posted July 28, 1999 07:23 AM
Frank, if that's the case, why would the most tactically superior vessel be in command in a chaotic situation?
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
posted July 29, 1999 12:47 AM
That Edit Message function is a sneaky one.
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
posted July 29, 1999 02:41 AM
You still wouldn't lead a colonization caravan from an Oberth. The Mirandas are more advanced than them and they were killed during the Dominion War.
On Every Trek game they are the most defenseless!
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[This message has been edited by bryce (edited July 29, 1999).]
posted July 29, 1999 03:14 AM
I agree with Bryce. These are utterly defenseless science ships we're talking about (evidence: Star Trek III, plus they're never used in major battles). Why couldn't the "bad guys" not just sneak up behind the lines and destroy your organised battle by blowing up your Oberth with a couple torpedoes? It's too risky. You're risking losing some of your best people, for no reason. You might as well not even go with light-years of the battle to coordinate it.
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
posted July 29, 1999 03:21 AM
I hate to say this, but there were Oberths present at 2 battles against the Borg, at least 1 at Wolf 359 and at least 2 at Sector 001 (First Contact).
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posted July 29, 1999 03:45 AM
Oh, yes. I never noticed the First COntact ones, but I distinctly remember the Oberth in "Emissary" not even getting a chance to open fire, let alone be productive, before a single hit destroyed it. Why they sent them (besides as capital punishment) is beyond me.
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
posted July 29, 1999 04:05 AM
Crippled is more like it. And it was destroyed (just not in that one shot), unless it was the lone survivor of the battle, as stated in "The Drumhead". That would be laughable.
Enough about Oberths! Regulation 191, Article 14...
------------------ Elim Garak: "Oh, it's just Garak. Plain, simple Garak. Now, good day to you, Doctor. I'm so glad to have made such an... interesting new friend today." (DS9: "Past Prologue")
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