Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site uokvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!houxz!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uokvax!lmaher From: lmaher@uokvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: cloaking - (nf) Message-ID: <5800014@uokvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 2-Jul-84 00:28:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uokvax.5800014 Posted: Mon Jul 2 00:28:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 05:46:44 EDT References: <445@trwspp.UUCP> Lines: 26 Nf-ID: #R:trwspp:-44500:uokvax:5800014:000:1175 Nf-From: uokvax!lmaher Jun 18 23:28:00 1984 #R:trwspp:-44500:uokvax:5800014:000:1175 uokvax!lmaher Jun 18 23:28:00 1984 <"I tried shoving a tribble into the warp drive, and it dinna do a bit of good."> David Gerrold mentioned that The Enterprise Incident was just the Pueblo Incident but with the Good Guys winning. I found the energy consumption assumed in _The Romulan Web_ rather far-fetched. A ship that can spend 5 years in deep space burning away its energy in a matter of hours. And what's this "extra fuel" business - don't the Romulans use dilithium crystals too? It certainly seems like the Cloak bends the light, remember the wavery starfield in ST3? I like the explanation given that Federation spy and scout ships might have it, but there's no reason for a Heavy Cruiser. On another note, all four opponent ships in "The Ultimate Computer" are Constitution-class heavy cruisers, just like the Enterprise. I saw it last week, and it looks like they used the Enterprise model for all four; hardly surprising considering their budget. Its interesting that (SPOILER SPOILER) 46 (?) people were required to run the ship with M-5, and only 5 in ST3, 15 years later. Of course, M-5 could fight. Carl (formerly uok!crigney) ..!ctvax!uokvax!lmaher ..!duke!uok!uokvax!lmaher