@Cloak Discussuion #1: yeah, it was 'on loan' from the Romulans on the Previso that they only use it in the Gamma Quadrant and that the Federation hand over all their intel on the Dominion. Funny then that the first time we see the Defiant, Sisco is BREAKING the rules by cloaking outside DS9. In fact didn't they do that ALOT? For a while the Defiant had to have a Romulan officer aboard their vessel to supervise its use. then Sisco got pissed and threw her (was it?) off. I dont really remember a great deal about her, was she in the Tal Shiar? Speaking of which, how FREAKING cool was the Tal Shiar, more importantly how freaking cool was Section 31. That was one of my fave plotlines in the whole damned history of Star Trek.
@Cloak Discussion #2: The Federation decided on their own that they didnt want cloaking devices. The Federation thought of it as dishonorable (so why do the Kingons still have them?) and that no federation ship would want to go 'sneaking around'. The Federation use conflict as a last resort so dont equipt their ships for war. and other than a warlike situation there was no need for a cloaking devide. The Defiant was the Federations first ever Battleship, created for use against the Borg. Interestingly enough, the Borg only appeared in DS9 for about 5 minutes (a point to Taw if anyone knows where )
@Chase Masterson Discussion: They ARE real. If anyone has the little known but kick-ass game "SpyCraft" you'll see. Plus, anyone else got a thing for Bajoran women? Kira Nerys was a bit of a whiney cow but if i had enough Romulan Ale...mebbie?
"Something wicked this way comes"
Edited by - Arcon on 18-12-2003 12:54:54