From: ehyounk@mtu.edu (Younk)
Subject: Re: Galaxy-class Starships
Organization: Michigan Technological University
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 01:50:48 GMT

>I was on the lookout for Galaxy-class starships during the teaser because
>of discussions on this board, and I believe I saw at least two Galaxy-class
>ships get hit and destroyed by the Borg.
>-- 
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>Dan Sohl        |"If there's nothing wrong with |"The other Sheltanac's
>dsohl@choate.edu| me, there must be something   | joopleberry shrub is always
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>Here's my question ... if that *was* a Galaxy class ship at Wolf 359
>in the teaser for DS9, why the heck was the saucer attached???  Isn't
>battle manuverability one of the reasons for separation?  Besides
>offloading civilians and families in the saucer...
>--
>Michael J. Saletnik, Tufts University E'91 G'93
>michael@binkley.ext.tufts.edu msaletni@pearl.tufts.edu
>Manager of Computer Resources, Dept. of Civil Engineering


This is a galaxy class ship.

                                                _____
                               ____.....-------'-----`-------....._____
                        =======================================================
                                   `-----....._________.....-----'
                               ____             \ | /              ____
                              (____)          __|_|_|__           (____)
                                \\_________.-'_.-----._`-._________//
                                 \---------`.._`-----'_..'---------/
                                               ~~~~~~~


This is a poor drawing of a Ambassador class ship. Not to scale of course!

                                                _____
                               ____.....-------'-----`-------....._____
                        =======================================================
                                   `-----....._________.....-----'
                                ____            \ | /             ____
                               (____)            | |             (____)
                                ||_____________ '   ` _____________||
                                |--------------|     |--------------|
                                                \   /
                                                 ---

This big difference is in the mid section.  Notice that Galaxy class has
a tapered oval mid-section, while the Ambassador has a round mid-section
like the old 1701 and 1701-A, 1701-B, and 1701-C.  The real give-away is
the rear view of the ships that we saw in DS9.  The Galaxy ships have a 
rear end that tapers off to a knife's egde. While the Ambassador class
has the round mid-section all the way to the rear, with a shuttle bay
in the tail of the ship.  
	Other differences include:

                                                _____
                               ____.....-------'-----`-------....._____
                        =======================================================
                                   `-----....._________.....-----'
                               ____             \ | /              ____
                              (____)          __|_|_|__           (____)
                                \\___________/_________\___________//
                                 \---------------------------------/
                                               ~~~~~~~



                                                _____
                               ____.....-------'-----`-------....._____
                        =======================================================
                                   `-----....._________.....-----'
                                ____            \ | /             ____
                               (____)            | |             (____)
                                ||_____________ '___` _____________||
                                |--------------|     |--------------|
                                                \   /
                                                 ---

1. Size:  The ship in DS9 was shown along side a Nebula class ship, and
          appeared roughly the same size.  The Enterprise is roughly 
          1 and 1/2 times the size of a Nebula class ship.  BTW: The 
	  Nebula class ship was first seen in the episode when we first
	  saw the Cardassians.

2. Phaser Fire: Does any else think the  Enterprise's  phasers blasts 
          are at least twice as long as any other ship on the show.

BTW: I also watched my tape of "Best of Both Worlds". And I failed to
spot any galaxy - class  destroyed in that episode either.


	Also in the episode "BOBW" Admiral Hansen(sp?) said that he
had asembled 40 ships at Wolf 359, while in "Drumhead"  it was said that
39 ships were lost.  This means that either Admiral Hansen rounded up
39 ships to 40 when he was talking to Riker, or one ship surived the 
battle of Wolf 359. So even if a Galaxy class ship was there, you couldn't
nessarly say it was destroyed. (The only ships we saw get toasted were
Sekio's ship and the Excelsior class ship.)  Isn't the Excelsior and Miranda
class ships a little old to still be in service?


	Which brings me to DS9, I just saw it today. Ch 50 Detroit.
Battle, what battle.  Four ships, (one ship for every model they have, 
maybe they should have showed a galaxy class ship, this way we could have
seen 5 ships attacking the Borg!).  Only 4 ships out of 40 attacking the
Borg.  What were the other 36 ships doing.  Plus the actual battle sences
only lasted 15 seconds??? 

	Anyway, I'm rambling.

As far as DS9 goes, I was happy with it, light-years ahead of Space
Rangers, which was pitiful. Actors were shity and the dialog pathetic. This
is the wost si-fi show I have ever seen in my entire life.  
If we are lucky it will die a quick and painless death.
   

  

Later,

Ed Younk



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