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Why did the Defiant's phasers draw power from power cells rather than the power grid?
Has there ever been an in-universe explanation for why the phasers on the Defiant are powered by power cells, and not by drawing power from the power grid? With the ship being overpowered, surely ...
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Defiant firing phasers from deflector dish?
In this video, the Defiant is shown using a phaser seemingly emitting from its deflector dish. However, we know from "Starship Down" that it could only be used as a last-ditch attempt and ...
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Why is Odo afraid of losing his ship?
I was reading this post about whether a changeling could become a spacecraft while watching Vortex, an episode of DS9.
In the episode, while Odo is transporting a prisoner and comes under fire, he ...
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What class is the starship with angled nacelles in the Second Battle of Chin'toka?
What is the Federation starship class that immediately comes into view with angled warp nacelles in the following clip?
Just to be clear, this is the ship that is ...
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Unknown equipment on the back of some runabouts
The runabouts in Deep Space Nine sometimes have additional equipment on their backs; this is a screenshot from S02E15 (Paradise), showing the Orinoco in the background with the unknown equipment & ...
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Was there any later evidence of organic Breen vessels?
The final episode of Voyager's third season, "Scorpion" (airdate May 21, 1997) contains this line:
TUVOK: Starfleet has encountered species that use organic-based vessels. The Breen, for example.
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How is a Runabout secured against theft?
It is pretty common in DS9 that two officers go on a mission, typically to the Gamma Quadrant, and beam down to the surface (or another ship).
The Runabout's computer is portrayed to be slightly more ...
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Why was the Defiant so small?
The USS Defiant (NX-74205) and other ships of its class were developed as experimental warships by the Federation to fight the Borg. These ships had massive and powerful armaments including phaser ...
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