Reman Warbird Scimitar

[F. King Daniel]

There could have been time, from Romulus' destruction to Spock reaching the nova and dropping the Red Matter. Remember, he did launch from Vulcan. What was he supposed to tell Kirk? "The unthinkable happened.... the supernova destroyed Romulus. Then, as my ship still had several hours before reaching the leading edge of the shockwave, I spent time organizing my MP3 collection...."

 

[Timo]

That also stumbles on a narrative hurdle, as Spock explicates that he "had little time" at that specific juncture. If time were short for performing the explicit, only minute-long red matter procedure, it would certainly have been too short for installing Borg technology!

If Spock is taking narrative shortcuts, then adding the words "I had little time" make no sense, as they are both counterfactual and counterproductive for narrative brevity.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[F. King Daniel]

"I had little time" is a VERY relative term. It means seconds to a runner, or a matter of months for a cancer patient. It's definitive proof of nothing.

The narrative had already cut to Spock's arrival at the supernova by that point, regardless.

 

[Timo]

If he had the luxury of several days of preparation before the arrival, he wouldn't be pressed for time at the arrival, by any measure.

The story isn't clear on exactly what Spock had "little time" for, since the damage to Romulus was already done. Saving the rest of the galaxy from the wavefront? A bit unlikely, since the speed of the wave would still be finite and the galaxy is big. Saving his own life? Quite possible, as apparently Spock's ship was incapable of outrunning even the Narada in those particular circumstances. Collapsing the supernova before the very mechanism of collapse slipped from his hands? Quite possible again, as the creation of a tiny little black hole always sounded like a dubious way to contain a gigantic galaxy-swallowing supernova.

In either of the latter two cases, an interval of days between the loss of Romulus and whatever action Spock took would appear quite implausible.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Logan E]

I think one of my favorite things about the scimitar was the design. It maximized the area for placing weapons, but at the same time by using wings in stead of something bulkier like a nacelle or a direct attachment, they reduced the area of which can be hit by the tactic of firing your phasers in all directions until you get a hit. Thus the scimitar was perfect for the intended job.

 

[Maurice]

I think one of my favorite things about the scimitar was the design. It maximized the area for placing weapons, but at the same time by using wings in stead of something bulkier like a nacelle or a direct attachment, they reduced the area of which can be hit by the tactic of firing your phasers in all directions until you get a hit. Thus the scimitar was perfect for the intended job.

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[Peach Wookiee]

Thank you, Maurice.
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