ReadyAndWilling
Fleet Captain
Could this have been possible? It would have been awe inspiring to see DS9 featured in the actual battle in the last episode.
That would kind of defeat the purpose of its being a space station, wouldn't it?
What? No... the station could not have gone to warp. The thing was massive by comparison to the things Starfleet was able to slap a warp drive on. It nearly shook apart just by moving it the one time they did. That's not to mention the fact that most of the people on board were civilians.
I'd rather they gave DS9 it's own Sovereign class ship for the last episode.
-Withers-
In the very first episode of the show the station had 6 thrusters they used to move the station away from Bajor and closer to the wormhole. If the station had thrusters then why can't it have warp engines? That's my thoughts on this thread's topic.
While I agree, DS9 with warp engines is a bit silly, I would like to see if anyone could come up with a decent idea for a mobile outpost.
In the very first episode of the show the station had 6 thrusters they used to move the station away from Bajor and closer to the wormhole. If the station had thrusters then why can't it have warp engines? That's my thoughts on this thread's topic.
NEVER MIND what I said.
Something Kaziarl said got me to thinking.
While I agree, DS9 with warp engines is a bit silly, I would like to see if anyone could come up with a decent idea for a mobile outpost.
The word "mobile" got me to thinking about that tv show M*A*S*H*.
M*A*S*H* wasn't just the name of the show, those letters stood for something:
Mobile
Army
Surgical
Hospital
Notice what the m stood for? If they had made DS9 a "mobile outpost", it would've turned the show in to the Star Trek version of M*A*S*H*. Come under attack? Pack up, move, set up camp in safer territory. While all the Star Trek shows had their funny moments and funny lines, I don't think Gene Roddenberry intended for original Star Trek or any spin-offs of it to be one hour sitcoms. And I have to admit, with all this in mind, I now find imagining DS9 warping around the Alpha quadrant pretty amusing.
After thinking of all this, I decided DS9 was just fine without warp engines.
The word "mobile" got me to thinking about that tv show M*A*S*H*.
M*A*S*H* wasn't just the name of the show, those letters stood for something:
Mobile
Army
Surgical
Hospital
Notice what the m stood for? If they had made DS9 a "mobile outpost", it would've turned the show in to the Star Trek version of M*A*S*H*. Come under attack? Pack up, move, set up camp in safer territory. While all the Star Trek shows had their funny moments and funny lines, I don't think Gene Roddenberry intended for original Star Trek or any spin-offs of it to be one hour sitcoms. And I have to admit, with all this in mind, I now find imagining DS9 warping around the Alpha quadrant pretty amusing.
After thinking of all this, I decided DS9 was just fine without warp engines.
In the very first episode of the show the station had 6 thrusters they used to move the station away from Bajor and closer to the wormhole. If the station had thrusters then why can't it have warp engines? That's my thoughts on this thread's topic.
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