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Post by Niemz on May 1, 2006 13:18:06 GMT -6
Cloaking device Technology of Romulan origin used to render a starship invisible to the eye and to sensors, also used by the Klingons and on the U.S.S. Defiant. The cloaking device generates a space distortion which causes light and sensor rays to travel around the ship, so nothing is reflected from its surface. Cloaking the ship consumes large amounts of power, therefore the simultaneous use of the warp drive was not possible with the early cloaking devices in the 23rd century. Furthermore, the use of weapons is usually not possible while the cloaking device is activated.
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Post by Niemz on May 1, 2006 13:18:35 GMT -6
Deflector shield Forcefield around a starship, space station, planet or other facility that serves for the protection against natural hazards and hostile attacks. This shielding system is often simply referred to as shields. Phaser and disruptor fire cannot directly penetrate the shields, unless the shield frequency is known and exactly matched. Without matching, weapons may weaken the shields by draining energy from them and their respective energy sources. Transporters cannot be used when the shields are in place. In contrast to the shields, the navigational deflector usually provides a forcefield which focuses on single obstacle such as a comet.
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Post by Niemz on May 1, 2006 13:19:15 GMT -6
Impulse drive Propulsion system for sublight speeds. In Federation starships, the impulse drive usually consists of a fusion reactor, an accelerator, a driver coil assembly and an exhaust director. The fusion reaction generates a highly excited plasma. This plasma can be employed for propulsion, or can be diverted through the EPS so as to supply other systems. The accelerated plasma is passed through the driver coils, thereby a subspace field is generated that improves the propulsive effect.
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Post by earthcrusher on May 1, 2006 17:32:41 GMT -6
id like to get a phaser rifle and go seal hunting!!!!
this is cool niemz youve answered some questions ive had about equip. i am very interested in holodeck technology. do you have any info on that topic?
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Post by Decind on May 5, 2006 0:08:54 GMT -6
Romulans had the cloaking device first, klingons were second. Thanks for the info brother.
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Post by earthcrusher on May 5, 2006 16:31:17 GMT -6
ah cool ok now i aminformed!!
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Post by Niemz on May 7, 2006 22:58:09 GMT -6
Otherwise known as a holographic environment simulator, the holodeck is an enclosed room in which objects and people are simulated by a combination of replicated matter animated with weak tractor beams as well as shaped force fields onto which holographic images are projected. Sounds and smells are simulated by speakers and fragranced fluid atomizers. The feel of a large environment is simulated by having the participants suspended on force fields which move with their feet, keeping them in one place (a virtual treadmill); perspective is retained through use of sound dampening fields and graviton lenses which make objects, people and sound appear more distant. The effect is ultra-realistic simulation of environments, with which the user can interact.
Matter created on the holodeck requires the holoemitters to remain stable and will quickly disintegrate if it is removed from the holodeck - unless working with a mobile emitter.
According to the Starfleet Survival Manual, holomatter can be disrupted using an inverse photonic pulse from a phaser – which destroys the holomatter while leaving real matter unharmed. In theory, this could be used to escape a malfunctioning holodeck by repeatedly firing until the door is revealed. However, this never happened in any Star Trek episode.
User controls for a holodeck are typically located near its door (inside and out); an arch surrounds the exit and can be summoned by a user to start, modify, or stop a simulation. The holodeck includes safeguards known as safety protocols that attempt to protect the safety of the user or users. While it does not entirely shield users from minor injury (such as strained muscles or dislocated joints), it does prevent more serious injuries and fatalities. The protocols were designed so that users could derive maximum use from the holodeck with a high degree of realism and perceived jeopardy.
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Post by Niemz on May 7, 2006 22:59:53 GMT -6
In Star Trek, cloaking devices were first introduced and used by the Romulans in the Original Series episode "Balance of Terror". The invisibility came as a surprise to the crew of the USS Enterprise, who considered it only a theoretical possibility. In a later episode, "The Enterprise Incident", the Enterprise is sent on a mission to capture one of the devices. Decades later, the episode "Minefield" of Star Trek: Enterprise contradicted this by revealing in that Romulans possessed a form of cloaking technology in the mid-22nd Century, suggesting that what was featured in "Balance of Terror" et al was some sort of improvement, or that, for some reason, Starfleet Intelligence suppressed knowledge of the cloaking devices encountered a century earlier. Enterprise also encountered several other races with cloaking technology, including briefly obtaining a cloak-capable pod belonging to the Suliban. In addition, the Mirror Universe Enterprise was also fitted with a Suliban cloaking device in the two In a Mirror, Darkly episodes.
The device was next seen in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock being used by Klingons. The original script of Star Trek III featured Romulans as the antagonists, but was rewritten to feature Klingons. Much of the plot relied on the use of a cloaking device, although prior to Star Trek III the Romulans were the only race to have developed cloaking technology. To explain how the Klingons acquired cloaking technology, fans have speculated that as part of an earlier mentioned Romulan-Klingon alliance, the cloaking device was given to the Klingons in return for warp drive. Critics of this theory point out that this requires the Romulans to have fought an interstellar war without faster-than-light drives. The Enterprise episode "Minefield" shows cloak-using Romulans in a system that was far away from Romulan space, which would certainly have required the use of a warp drive. The alliance must have existed, however, as Romulans have been seen using a Klingon ship in the original series. This has lead some fans to theorise it was this ship, the D-7, that was traded to the Romulans as opposed to the warp drive.
Cloaking is not perfect. In "Balance of Terror", the Enterprise was still able to detect the Romulan ship on motion sensors, and in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search" we learn that running at a high warp speed may allow detection. The biggest weakness is that the device has such high power demand, it must be deactivated for a ship to enter combat. Thus, an alert enemy can target it normally when the ship decloaks. A major plot element of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country was the invention of a new type of cloaking device that would allow firing whilst cloaked. However it was learned that the prototype ship using it could be tracked by plasma (gas) exhaust from the ship while moving at impulse.
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Redemption", the Federation discovers a way to use nets of tachyon beams to set traps for cloaking ships. As detection methods advance, so too do cloaking devices.
Many have wondered why the Federation did not begin using cloaking devices after Kirk captured one. Gene Roddenberry claimed that this is because Starfleet are scientists and not sneaks. Eventually the Federation signed a peace agreement in 2311, the Treaty of Algeron, in which they promised not to develop cloaking technology ("The Pegasus"). Satisfied that the Federation would not develop threatening technology, the Romulans then turned their attentions inward, and for the most part withdrew from galactic affairs for nearly fifty years.
In Deep Space Nine, the Romulan Empire allowed the Starfleet to place a cloaking device on board the USS Defiant. Originally, the Federation was only allowed to use the device in Gamma Quadrant space, in exchange for any Federation intelligence gathered from the Defiant. However, that restriction soon was regularly ignored by Captain Sisko, who used the device to hide from Klingon vessels during the brief breakdown in relations between those two powers. It was also discovered that the Dominion could detect a cloaked ship by scanning the area with an anti-proton beam. It's not clear if the Federation is still prohibited from using cloaking technology, or if the two powers have since signed a new agreement regarding such technology.
Jem'Hadar warriors are born with the ability to "shroud" themselves naturally making them invisible to the naked Human eye and most sensors, though this cannot be achieved if the individual is suffering from Ketracel white withdrawal due to the intense concentration required. This concentration also forces a Jem' Hadar to stop shrouding before performing any action requiring focus, such as attacking.
In Star Trek: Nemesis the Remans developed a new cloaking device which was impenetrable to Federation scans. This was employed on Shinzon's ship the Scimitar. Like the Klingon ship in Star Trek VI, the Scimitar had the ability to fire while cloaked. The Reman ship's cloak was penetrated by telepathy.
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Post by earthcrusher on May 13, 2006 12:58:53 GMT -6
fascinating info!
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Post by Mortalas on Feb 7, 2007 12:27:16 GMT -6
Replicators, the Power to have Stuff on Demand.
"Tea, Earl Gray, Hot." Shazam, there it is, "Mocha, Starbucks, Hot".... the possibilities are endless ;D
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Post by earthcrusher on Feb 7, 2007 20:14:55 GMT -6
I agree! Replicators would be cool and would definitley change society aswe know it!
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Post by Decind on Feb 8, 2007 0:56:00 GMT -6
If I had one I would put on some more weight for sure. Anything you wanted on demand...
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Post by Mortalas on Feb 9, 2007 8:30:24 GMT -6
That is why I suggested it; it seems small, because it is almost insignificant in trek. However, the impact in today world would be nothing short of revolutionary, a total and complete upturning! Hence the reason I said that the possibilities are endless.
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Post by Mortalas on Feb 14, 2007 8:55:37 GMT -6
And I Love the holos as well.
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Post by earthcrusher on Mar 24, 2007 14:06:20 GMT -6
So where does the crew go to the bathroom??? Ive never seen a bathroom on any of the ships. Must be hard holding it all in on a five year mission.
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