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I'll get straight to the point: who actually believes what that ILM guy said about Akira having 15 torpedo tubes and a very large fighter hanger? As if all those years of people constantly arguing that the Defiant could take out Warbirds, Soveries, GCS, and what-not wasn't bad enough, we now get this.
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Welcome to the forums newbie! Normally I'd say something cheerful at this point, but I have to say that you might want to run away very quickly. Now.
I think everyone here is very tired of hearing this argument rehashed over and over again. I personally never heard of it, but the complaints from other get the point across. Of course, I might be mistaken and other will welcome this intriguing point of discussion.
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Welcome to the forums newbie! Normally I'd say something cheerful at this point, but I have to say that you might want to run away very quickly. Now. --- I posted this with the full knowledge I might be on the recieving end of some flames, but that's what shields and ablative armoring are for. Personally I am also very tired of this topic, and I want to get over with it once and for all. I'm looking for some solid arguments that'll disproof the 15 tube theory (besides "it wasn't in the show").
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Well, there is no way to disprove it. In fact, since Jaeger said it, he most likely actually put those things on the model.
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There would be no opportunity in the galaxy better than the 001-incindent for the Akira to flex her muscles. Imagine a whole task force riding with you, eager to take out this arrogant threat. Since none of the Akiras' tactical officers utilized their "superior" launcher systems, we must assume the other launchers are either auxiliary, made for probes only or some other obscure excuse they made up later.
Having a whole borg cube to fire upon, with backup and support all arund you, would've made me deplete my magazines, if I'd been at tactical.
But of course, that would've stolen the Enterprise's thunder, never underestimate the importance of highlighting the 1701!
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Though it would make less sense, the p/s launchers could be microtorpedo launchers... If they were, they'd make more sense to be mounted p/s for use against smaller ships - and thus not against the Borg.
Mark
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i think that the 15 tubes would have mostly been singl fire tubes, and that they were installed to save money over the presumedly more expensive multi-fire tubes while still maintaining a decent level of torpedo coverage. i think that the original design and the post dominion war akiras would have had only a couple burt fire tubes in the front and back.
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The DS9 Technical Manual states that the Akira-class has only 2 torpedo launchers. The 15 tubes theory has, to my knowledge, only been stated on Internet sites created by fans who like the look of the ship and want to 'beef it up'.
I would like to take this moment to say that I could, as I have on other occasions, be wrong about this.
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No, the 15 tube count comes from Alex Jaeger. But at the same time it's a fanboy's dream. Click here to see the article from Star Trek: The Magazine by Jaeger.
The DS9 Tech Manual's ship info isn't exactly taken very well, and has often been the subject of many arguments.
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LOL @ the thread title, it sounds like that Japanese version of Jimmy James' book in one episode of 'News Radio'. It was called "Super Karate Monkey Death Car".
Andrew
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Then we'll have alot of people to arret for smocking and designing ships however I think Jeager wins "The Biggest Crackhead in the World Award" for designing all those usgly ship in FC.
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When posting critiques of ships, episodes, etc, please try and consider how the creator would react upon reading your comments. Should he ever decide to visit, would the appellation of "crack-head" entice Jaeger to stay and participate in discussions on this forum, or would it merely reinforce negative stereotypes about Internet users?
It's all well and good to express personal distaste in a design, or even general disagreement with the direction taken by a particular designer, but insulting the designer is not going to win you any friends. Particularly not with anyone involved in the creative process.
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