Kobiyashi Maru test - what would you do?

[Sionnach Glic]

The classic test we saw in The Wrath of Khan, with you in the captain's seat. What do you do in that situation?

[Mikey]

Didn't we just have this discussion about a month ago?

[Bryan Moore]

Truthfully, I'd likely take Sulu's choice (from the TOS novel Kobayashi Maru, not to be confused with the ENT novel), in which Sulu stayed out of the Neutral Zone completely. The risk of a Klingon trap was great, there was no saying that any of the crew would have survived by the time my ship rondesvoued with them, and as Sulu pointed out, it was a starship of immense value to the Federation.

This may seem cowardly, but it makes sense.

In the 24th century, assuming the test is similar, I'd launch all of my ship's shuttles, one pilot aboard each, to have as many of the Kobayashi Maru survivors beam aboard (assuming they were still capable of transport), then send back to the ship. Sacrificing a few people in the even of the Klingons attacking is better than a mutli-bajillion-credit ship.

[Lt. Staplic]

Well since Brian's pulling a Sulu, I'm going to pull a Kirk and hack the dang thing

[Graham Kennedy]

I'd destroy the Kobayashi Maru, thus preventing the civilians being captured and tortured by the Klingons. And because I like to blow stuff up.

[Sionnach Glic]

I'd log the distress call, send a message to inform Starfleet HQ about it, and continue on my patrol. Going into the Neutral Zone is an excellent way to start a war. Even ignoring the fact that it may be a trap by the Klingons to take a highly valuable ship, the lives of a hundred or so civilians is not worth starting a war.

[Monroe]

In the 24th century don't we have near warp transport capabilities? Just fly in really fast transport them out and fly out. Piece of of cake.

[Tyyr]

Self destruct the moment I heard, "Kobiyashi Maru."

The only logical move is not to play.

[Deepcrush]

I'd laugh at the people who were stupid enough to go into the NZ to begin with. If they die then they die. Just like those people who know there's a storm coming but stay behind because "its my home" then end up crying about how they were abandoned...

Forget then and do was Kirk loved to do... Hot women!

[Atekimogus]

Now wasn't he quite lucky that he needed only to bang a hot orion woman to hack the test and not a fat, Tellarite computer geek? Talk about fate.....

[Bryan Moore]

I'd destroy the Kobayashi Maru, thus preventing the civilians being captured and tortured by the Klingons. And because I like to blow stuff up.

Prayer, Mr. Saavik, Klingons don't take prisoner =) But I like it.

I'd log the distress call, send a message to inform Starfleet HQ about it, and continue on my patrol. Going into the Neutral Zone is an excellent way to start a war. Even ignoring the fact that it may be a trap by the Klingons to take a highly valuable ship, the lives of a hundred or so civilians is not worth starting a war.

This is what Sulu said in the book, more or less.

[Sionnach Glic]

In the 24th century don't we have near warp transport capabilities? Just fly in really fast transport them out and fly out. Piece of of cake.

Wouldn't work. You have to drop out of warp to transport and then you have to drop your shields. Then it'll take a while to actualy beam the entire crew over. In that time you can sustain heavy damage, and your plan is utterly screwed if the damaged KM is interfering with your transporters.

[Lazar]

I'd take the same action as Sulu and Rochey.

[Tsukiyumi]

I'd take the same action as Sulu and Rochey.

Scary.





Oh, you meant on the test. Gotcha.

[Lazar]