Enterprise-D vs. Voyager (extenuating circumstances)

[EmperorTiberius]

Wasn't the large one supposed to be 5 km on each side? I remember Enterprise blowing massive holes in it. Beating any Borg, even the small cube is pretty impressive though

[T'Girl]

The Borg are a formidable foe, taking down even something really small like a sphere is a good job.

[Hartzilla2007]

Deks wrote:

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If SF designed the Intrepid class to be a downsized Galaxy class,

I'm pretty sure it wasn't seeing as I hear that was kind of part of Voyager's premise and all

Where do people even get the idea that the Intrepid was supposed to be a mini-Galaxy, the only ship I would think would remotely qualify as a downsized Galaxy would be the Soverign-class.

T'Girl wrote:

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The Borg are a formidable foe, taking down even something really small like a sphere is a good job.

So I guess the Soverign is more badass for taking a sphere out with only 4 or 5 torpedoes

[T'Girl]

Many of that sphere's systems were off-line owing to the time travel.

[RB_Kandy]

T'Girl wrote:

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From this image, if the Voyager is even with the nearest face, and given that the ship is 132 metres across, that makes the cube's face about 700 metres square. Just 60 metres more than the Enterprise D's total length.

If the Voyager is pass the cube, then the cube is smaller than 700 metres. The further away the Voyager is in this image, the smaller the cube.

The baby "tactical" cube is much smaller than the large "strategic" cube that the Enterprise encountered. Each face of that larger cube was multiple times the length of the Enterprise.

These articles make it clear that the tactical cube was an incredibly powerful ship, which had greater firepower than a standard borg cube
http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Borg_tactical_cube

And from the star trek online wiki
http://www.stowiki.org/Tactical_Cube

[Captain McBain]

EmperorTiberius wrote:

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Wasn't the large one supposed to be 5 km on each side? I remember Enterprise blowing massive holes in it. Beating any Borg, even the small cube is pretty impressive though

The large Borg Cube has a size of 28 cubic kilometers, making it over 3 kilometers on each side.

[T'Girl]

RB_Kandy wrote:

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here's a screen cap http://i45.tinypic.com/2ic7a55.jpg

These articles make it clear that the tactical cube was an incredibly powerful ship, which had greater firepower than a standard borg cube
http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Borg_tactical_cube

Okay.

First, memory-beta concerns the Star Trek novels, none of which are canon. All information on Borg cubes that came from a novel is also not canon.

Second, memory-beta claims that a baby "tactical" cube is 3,040 metres. You yourself posted a link to a image of Voyager (132 metres max width) adjacent to a baby cube. How can you reconcile the 3,040 metre figure, with the linked image?

And from the star trek online wiki . http://www.stowiki.org/Tactical_Cube

Star Trek Online is a internet fansite, they can make up anything they want to play their little wargames. It's all fan fiction, some of it is interesting, but non-canon.

[RB_Kandy]

T'Girl wrote:

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Okay.

First, memory-beta concerns the Star Trek novels, none of which are canon. All information on Borg cubes that came from a novel is also not canon.

Second, memory-beta claims that a baby "tactical" cube is 3,040 metres. You yourself posted a link to a image of Voyager (132 metres max width) adjacent to a baby cube. How can you reconcile the 3,040 metre figure, with the linked image?

Star Trek Online is a internet fansite, they can make up anything they want to play their little wargames. It's all fan fiction, some of it is interesting, but non-canon.

Voyager is closer to the camera than the cube.
I have given you references, and maybe those references are not to your liking, but they are references none the less. Memory Alpha didn't mention its size or how it compares to a normal cube.

Your assertion that a Class 4 Tactical Cube is a baby cube, needs to be proven.
The episode Unimatrix Zero, made it obvious to the audience that this was a "bad ass" version of a borg cube. All links I can find say it is a "bad ass" version of a normal borg cube.
You are the only person on this planet claiming it is a "baby cube".
If you have a reference, even a non cannon reference, I'd like to see it. Other wise, I am going to assume that I am correct, until I see something other than your own personal opinion, to contradict me.

[mtblillie]

Keep in mind that on paper (or pad) a galaxy class might have the edge, but a battle is won by tactics, not strength. I'm not saying that Janeway and the crew of Voyager would beat Picard and the crew of the Enterprise, I'm just saying that technology is meant to give your side an edge, not a definite victory. Combat is about pitting your strengths against your enemy's weaknesses, while minimizing the exposure of your weaknesses or allowing your enemy to use their strengths.

[T'Girl]

RB_Kandy wrote:

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If you have a reference, even a non cannon reference ...

Why would I use something that's non-canon as a reference?

Voyager is closer to the camera than the cube.

No it not, and here's my proof of that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDrZohw44ys

I'd like to see it.

The battle between the baby "tactical" cube and Voyager begins at about the two minute mark.

Voyager fires two torpedoes on it's approach. The cube fires three times, first as Voyager approaches, second while it is along side, and third after it passes. The image that you provided a link for is inbetween the second and third firings.

The second firing is from the upper edge and is down onto Voyagers shields. Voyager is along side the cube at this point.

The third firing is as Voyager recedes, striking Voyager's shields from behind. Given Voyagers position inbetween firings two and three is about even with the far face of the cube, the cube isn't even 700 metres square, it's smaller.

It definitely isn't over 3,000 metres.

Other wise, I am going to assume that I am correct

And now you know you're not.

something other than your own personal opinion

Not my opinion, just the facts from the episode, and measurements based on Voyagers width (132 metres).

[RB_Kandy]

T'Girl wrote:

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Why would I use something that's non-canon as a reference?

No it not, and here's my proof of that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDrZohw44ys

The battle between the baby "tactical" cube and Voyager begins at about the two minute mark.

Voyager fires two torpedoes on it's approach. The cube fires three times, first as Voyager approaches, second while it is along side, and third after it passes. The image that you provided a link for is inbetween the second and third firings.

The second firing is from the upper edge and is down onto Voyagers shields. Voyager is along side the cube at this point.

The third firing is as Voyager recedes, striking Voyager's shields from behind. Given Voyagers position inbetween firings two and three is about even with the far face of the cube, the cube isn't even 700 metres square, it's smaller.

It definitely isn't over 3,000 metres.

And now you know you're not.

Not my opinion, just the facts from the episode, and measurements based on Voyagers width (132 metres).

In that video, at 2:11 is where I took the snap shot. Voyager is parallel with the cube, not in front of it, my bad. But it certainly is not behind the cube.

As for having a non-canon reference, sure, I'd like to see it.
Thus far, you're the only person claiming the class 4 tactical cube is under powered compared to a regular cube.

[Finn]

^the video posted by T'Girl supports her comments regarding the length of the tactical cube. The best shot is at 2:09 and 2:10 by looking at the phaser switch, just as it passes the corner of the cube. I'm with her

[Hartzilla2007]

mtblillie wrote:

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Keep in mind that on paper (or pad) a galaxy class might have the edge, but a battle is won by tactics, not strength. I'm not saying that Janeway and the crew of Voyager would beat Picard and the crew of the Enterprise, I'm just saying that technology is meant to give your side an edge, not a definite victory. Combat is about pitting your strengths against your enemy's weaknesses, while minimizing the exposure of your weaknesses or allowing your enemy to use their strengths.

So basically Voyager is screwed.

Figured that was how it was going to end.

[JoeZhang]

Picard got his crew back from The Triangulum Galaxy in 45 minutes, it took Janeway seven years to cover far less distance - what more needs to be said?

Voyager would be space-dust after a 15 minute section in the middle where Will performs 'The Riker manoeuvre' on Seven while Chatoky stands in the corner and has a face similar to a man having a prostate exam.

[Finn]

^No, Picard didn't. The Traveler did....