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From: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: Star Trek II question
Message-ID: <887@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 8-Mar-84 12:20:32 EST
Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.887
Posted: Thu Mar  8 12:20:32 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 10-Mar-84 10:58:08 EST
References: <340@ihlts.UUCP> <13100005@hp-pcd.UUCP> <355@ihlts.UUCP>
Reply-To: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar)
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In article <355@ihlts.UUCP> rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP writes:
>>>	Khan was able to use the transporter to steal the Genesis device only
>>>	after he had its exact location. Kirk could not have done it.
>>>		John Eaton
>
>There were two differences.  Genesis was ACTIVE at the time Kirk could have
>thought about transporting it away.  They could pick up its energy waveforms
>so they could locate the source.  Also, Kirk knew what he was looking for,
>having seen all the classified material on project Genesis.  Khan had no idea
>whatsoever what Genesis was or did (beyond a few intelligent guesses, I
>assume--after all, he did have the superiore inntellect, not to mention
>rrich corrinthiann leathherr).
>	Roger Noe		ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe

There are several good reasons why Kirk could not use the transporter to
destroy the Genesis device:

1)  The Enterprise has been very badly damaged by Khan's attack in
    the Mutara nebula.  The ship probably did not have enough power
    to operate the transporters without putting the main engines
    back on line.

2)  The nebula was dense enough to stop the ship's shields from operating,
    and to make the ship's sensors almost worthless.  They could pick
    up the energy being released by the Genesis device because of
    the large amount of energy it put out,  but probably could not
    locate it accurately enough to use the transporters anyway.

3)  Kirk just didn't think of it. :-}

Jon Biggar
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