Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!jonab 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) Organization: System Development Corporation, Santa Monica Lines: 33 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 {allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,sdccsu3,trw-unix}!sdcrdcf!jonab