TSFS - Red Alert?

[CDP]

Hi All,

It's been years since my last post, however, just for the fun of it..

Any thoughts on why Kirk ordered a Red Alert on the approach to Genesis when they suspect a cloaked ship is lurking?

Of course, I understand the drama, however, with only the five of them aboard the Enterprise, anyone on the ship who needed to be notified of the emergency/threat etc, was already on the bridge!

What do you think?

Kind regards,

CDP

 

[UssGlenn]

The act of going to red alert would also put the ships systems into battle mode, automatically raising shields and priming defensive systems and the like.

 

[CDP]

Possibly, but not so much the shields in this case...

 

[King Bob!]

Possibly, but not so much the shields in this case...

Red Alert is supposed to activate all offensive and defensive systems. I would imagine bugs in the control software kept it from activating everything.

 

[SithTheSeason]

Exactly as you said the Drama to make sure us watching it got the danger just incase we missed it.

 

[Christmas Canon Spock]

Of course, I understand the drama, however, with only the five of them aboard the Enterprise, anyone on the ship who needed to be notified of the emergency/threat etc, was already on the bridge!

To have systems ready, and also for drama, because it is a dramatic presentation.