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Blackstar the Chakat wrote:

Deepcrush wrote:Nope, seeing as neither of those work. But nice try.

*pets chakats head*
Aww, you're such a good little boy aren't you, yes you are, oh yes you are!

If you were anyone else, I'd eat you. But I don't eat junk food

*Throws you a doggy bone*
Thats a good boy, watch what you eat.

Deepcrush wrote:Back on topic,

Would anyone oppose bring in M4s to replace phasers?
Rapid fire, won't fail to hit a planet even if aimed. You know, the useful things in war.

I would choose a different rifle and add in a few other firearms but I have no objection to the principle.

I think something with a non-lethal setting would be preferable

Then its agreed.

What about our own battleship we're building for DITL? Shouldn't we work out what kind of onboard troops and weapons we have?

Blackstar the Chakat wrote:I think something with a non-lethal setting would be preferable

Ok then, we shoot them in the leg a few times. Does that work for you?

Maybe a cattleprod....hummmmmm.........

Deepcrush wrote:

Blackstar the Chakat wrote:I think something with a non-lethal setting would be preferable

Ok then, we shoot them in the leg a few times. Does that work for you?

That would be inefficient. The target could still counter-attack.

Maybe a cattleprod....hummmmmm.........

Hmm...kinky

With variable power non-lethal settings. Could you see trying to taser a Gorn? Mark that one down under the bad idea catagory. (Hell of funny mental picture though) Said taser better have quite a punch like hmmm 1.21 jigawatts. (place the quote )

Mark wrote:With variable power non-lethal settings. Could you see trying to taser a Gorn? Mark that one down under the bad idea catagory. (Hell of funny mental picture though) Said taser better have quite a punch like hmmm 1.21 jigawatts. (place the quote )

Back to the future

Then instead of tasers we use cattleprods! HEHEHEHEHE! I got my cuz with one of those once. Took him an hour to walk right again, that was so funny.

Blackstar the Chakat wrote:

Deepcrush wrote:

Blackstar the Chakat wrote:I think something with a non-lethal setting would be preferable

Ok then, we shoot them in the leg a few times. Does that work for you?

That would be inefficient. The target could still counter-attack.

Maybe a cattleprod....hummmmmm.........

Hmm...kinky

Thats why you shoot them a couple of times.

Not kinky, no girl likes the cattleprod, a belt is another matter.

Deepcrush wrote:Then instead of tasers we use cattleprods! HEHEHEHEHE! I got my cuz with one of those once. Took him an hour to walk right again, that was so funny.

Okay...well we're staying out of your bedroom.

Thats why you shoot them a couple of times.

In the legs? A dedicated enough enemy can still shoot back.

Not kinky, no girl likes the cattleprod, a belt is another matter

Oh...so you like the cattleprod then?

In the legs? A dedicated enough enemy can still shoot back.

True, but that is the kind of enemy you dont' want to take alive anyhow.

Oh...so you like the cattleprod then?

It has it's uses. On a low setting its good for mules.

Deepcrush wrote:

In the legs? A dedicated enough enemy can still shoot back.

True, but that is the kind of enemy you dont' want to take alive anyhow.

Sometimes it's better to bring a person in alive, like to clear your name, or for political reason like bringing someone to justice rather then turn them into a martyr

The trick to war is to make the other guy die for his country. Justice and martyrs work sometimes but not very often. A cause needs something to lead it and martyrs need to live and die in a fashion that will make them remembered. A bullet through the leg isn't really that fashion.

I'll go along with the M4's, as long as they're converted to the new 6.5mm ammo that's been in development.

As far as cattleprods, didn't the ENT MACO's have them?

PS - thanks to GK for remembering the quote and ep for me in which a more reliable source than Riker mentioned the building-demolition capability of a hand phaser.