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Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:16 am
by I Am Spartacus
Teaos wrote:I believe transporting into a ship is generally very hard especially when in combat.
Thus you need to get into the right situation to achive it. Get their sheilds down and any jamming device.
I also imagin if the Federation is seen to use this in combat the other powers would find ways to block it. Just like the Federation finding ways around the cloak.
And I believe Torpedoes class as kenetic weapons.
But yes the whole point of this is to skip the armor and do damage right to the places that will criple the ship.
Sure, but even just getting one souped up quantum torpedo inside the cube's vulnerable interior would do some mondo damage. Even if it only worked once, given how hard it is for Federation fleets to destroy a single cube, it would be worth it, no matter how difficult.
And I don't pay much attention to Voyager's dealings with the Borg, because they made me sick:
"Captain, Borg cube approaching!"
"Quick, activate the super polaron psychic feedback beam!"
"It worked, Captain, Borg cube destroyed!"
*vomits*
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:23 am
by Teaos
True and I wonder why it hasn't happened more often.
But Voyager does have the advantage of a ex drone who knows how to fight them. Still they do under play the collective.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:26 am
by Sionnach Glic
Perhaps it was a minor vulnerability that the borg corrected later on?
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:39 am
by Teaos
That would make sense. Borg arn't very proactive. They learn from mistakes so you can out smart them once but not the same way again.
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:48 am
by Sionnach Glic
It would certainly explain why Voyager didn't try that tactic again.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:57 am
by DBS
Rochey wrote:It would certainly explain why Voyager didn't try that tactic again.
I second that. Also, it depended on a variety of circumstances, including the probe being tricked into lowering their shields, and being too slow to disarm it. So it probably wouldn't even work on a bigger ship, and certainly not now that they know about the tactic.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:10 pm
by Sionnach Glic
It could be a usefull ambush tactic.
An enemy vessel is flying around, shields down, transport a torpedo beside the warp core with a very short fuse.
Boom.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:19 pm
by Teaos
While that does seem like a good tactic I can't see the Federation doing something so sneaky unless they had to ie Dominion war.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:55 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Thats what it was planned for.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:13 pm
by Teaos
100th post in this thread and Rochey is promoted again!
Yeah I don't think they could use it normally for would want to.
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:15 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Woo hoo! Another promotion!
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:03 pm
by DBS
Rochey wrote:
Woo hoo! Another promotion!
Congrats! Now I have to call you "Sir" again....for now....
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:25 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Thats right, bow before me puny ensigns! And lieutenatn J.G.
Mwahahahahah!
Ahem
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:25 am
by Teaos
So it's true. Power DOES corrupt.
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:34 pm
by Sionnach Glic
Absolute power corupts absolutely.
But its also really cool.
