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Xerxes1979 · October 29 2012, 07:07 PM

The Klingon Empire is clearly multi-racial as evidenced the numerous alien races present on Rura Penthe. For these subject races I imagine non-combat related professions are quite viable.

There may exist a galatic arms market which the Klingons also utilitize. How else did those moronic mercenaries in Gambit get such a good ship?

Also the Soviet/Klingon paralells are appropriate. In the early 1980's the U.S.S.R. spent something like 15% of GDP on their military.

The Federation is more advanced but spends almost nothing on defense so I don't have a problem with the closeness of the two powers as depicted.

October 29 2012, 07:07 PM	#39
Xerxes1979 Captain Location: Gamma Hydra Section 10	Re: Why do the Klingons have equal technology to the Federation The Klingon Empire is clearly multi-racial as evidenced the numerous alien races present on Rura Penthe. For these subject races I imagine non-combat related professions are quite viable. There may exist a galatic arms market which the Klingons also utilitize. How else did those moronic mercenaries in Gambit get such a good ship? Also the Soviet/Klingon paralells are appropriate. In the early 1980's the U.S.S.R. spent something like 15% of GDP on their military. The Federation is more advanced but spends almost nothing on defense so I don't have a problem with the closeness of the two powers as depicted. __________________ "Your knowledge of Klingon curses is impressive. But, as the Romulans might say, only a Veruul would use such language in public" Last edited by Xerxes1979; October 29 2012 at 08:03 PM.