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come you guys do some research before you start trying to re-write trek history
this excerpt comes straight from the game reguarding the the TR-116 tritanium bullets
this excerpt comes straight from the game reguarding the the TR-116 tritanium bullets
The TR-116 fire chemically propelled tritanium bullets. It was designed to combat Borg.[/qoute]
source material http://ditl.org/pagweapon.php?WeaponID=29#w21
source series and episode DS9 Field of Fire
The TR-116 was developed by Starfleet for use in areas where normal phasers would be useless - within dampening fields or radiogenic environments, for example. The weapon was designed to be as simple and foolproof as possible - it used a chemical explosive to fire a Tritanium bullet and had no electrical or optical systems at all. The performance was poor by the standard of phaser weapons - range was limited to around one kilometre at most, and the largest feasible magazine was only capable of carrying thirty or forty rounds. However, in the kinds of environments the rifle was designed to operate in most opponents would be completely unarmed, while species like the Klingons would be reliant on swords and knives. Against that kind of opposition the TR-116 was more than adequate.
The development of regenerative phasers which can also operate within energy-hostile environments made the TR-116 obsolete, and Starfleet dropped the program as soon as they were confident of its replacement. For some years the design remained merely a forgotten replicator pattern, but in 2375 a modified TR-116 was used to commit three murders on board Deep Space Nine.
The altered weapon included two major changes. First, it was fitted with a microtransporter; when the bullet was fired the transporter beamed it to within less than 10 centimetres of the target. By using an exographic targeting sensor the killer was able to scan through many layers of bulkheads, allowing the TR-116 to be fired through walls or flooring. Chief O'Brien reproduced these alterations on another TR-116, which Lieutenant Dax subsequently used to find and capture the murderer. Operating the weapon is simplicity itself; the targeting scanner is located on the rifle, transmitting its viewpoint to a headset worn by the user. A simple thumb control moves the viewpoint forwards and backwards, allowing it to pass through walls as needed. The targeting graphic cues the user to fire whenever a target is in the line of fire.
Some thought has been given to producing the modified TR-116 as a field weapon, but while the displaced targeting system is ingenious the basic limitations of a projectile weapon remain. Since phaser beams can be transported on the way to the target much as bullets can, displaced firing is likely to become a feature of phaser weapons in the future.
debunked
There is no QA there is only ZUUL
called out the bs and got BANNED. and i would gladly do it again.
called out the bs and got BANNED. and i would gladly do it again.
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What is debunked? how are they busted? what is the meaning of this madness?
This actually makes me wonder something about star trek. Who the hell designed the exographic targetting sensor, and why? Seems like you could sell it as the ultimate perverts tools. Or on a more sinister note, it could have uses in keeping tabs on any one of note, no matter where they hid, at all times. It seems like a tool that would be designed by Romuland or Cardassians rather than the Federation.
You know what's busted? Your sense of logic.
If I say a Defiant was designed as a warship in hostile environments that doesn't mean it isn't also designed to fight the borg (both are "canon"--for whatever that means).
Saying something is designed for x doesn't necessarily preclude it from also being designed for y or z.
Now if Cryptic said its sole design was ONLY for Borg, they'd be wrong--but that's not what they said.
Those traits listed and the ones in-game are not mutually exclusive.
"You arguments are most illogical, Captain."
"Canon" means that it's an official part of the established series, confirmed by the developers, authors, producers, designers... creators in general. In other words: It happened in the series and there's nothing that the fans can say to dispute it.
However, there is such a thing as Canon Discontinuity, where the creators admit that a certain element never happened. Case in point: "Threshhold" from Voyager. The creators confirmed that the episode never happened and later enforced it by later having Tom say he had never traveled in transwarp before.
-The Milkshake Song: Vulcan Edition
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Exactly. We haven't seen the Borg use energy dampening fields or other weapons-disabling tactics, but it's certainly possible, given their advanced weapons and penchant for dangerous radiation.
Perhaps Starfleet saw some energy readings of Borg tech and thought these things could be used to disable weapons in an area. That would push countermeasure designs forward, even if the particular threat never fully materialized. Or perhaps they thought they could disable borg tech with a similar disruptive field, leaving drones vulnerable to any weapon that could still operate.
Conjoined, Re-emergence, and . . .
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Is this a Poe?
Here weapons can only be used at 30 meters. That is it. Sniper weapons can be used at 45 meters.
In a video game people only care that the weapon works and that it makes a pretty color when used and that it matches their outfit.
No one really cares what they said on DS-9.
Thank you.
Is it really so difficult to imagine that other things (such as the origins of a specific round of ammunition) may be different as well?
compare
Star Trek:
http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/3/3282/tr-116.1.jpg
STO:
http://i48.tinypic.com/29p7yms.jpg
not the same rifle at all
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Romulus was destroyed after the events in DS9, it's the same timeline.
^^ What he said ^^ (I just added two more question marks)
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