Dominion war machine

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Was the Dominion fleet....

purpose build for the invasion of the AQ
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the standing DQ fleet
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Hell, one of the old Maxims could have wreacked havoc.
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Indeed, although I doubt a single BAR would have sufficed - it only had a 20-round mag, and that was in too awkward a position to change easily. A Bren might well have been adequate, but I wouldn't put money on a non belt-fed weapon.
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Captain Seafort wrote:Indeed, although I doubt a single BAR would have sufficed - it only had a 20-round mag, and that was in too awkward a position to change easily. A Bren might well have been adequate, but I wouldn't put money on a non belt-fed weapon.
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Heh, that's what happens when you make an off-the-cuff comment (hyperbole or otherwise) in the presence of someone with a fascination for military minutia. :P
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Although I agree that anything less then belt-fed would merely postpone a Jem'Hadar over-run of the choke point.
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Even that OLD large laser cannon from "The Cage" would have been an awsome ground support weapon at that point. Just turn it on, and the Jem'Hadar couldn't get through.
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Absolutely. Not to mention the mortar Kirk used in "Arena". The TOS Federation definately knew how a military should be equipped.
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Captain Seafort wrote:The TOS Federation definately knew how a military should be equipped.
As long as you didn't want to move your men faster than a march. Otherwise, you need to see the Cardassians for that.
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They might have had Mech capability then we just might not have seen it since that wasn't the Enterprises role.

But yes, Happiness is a belt fed weapon...
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KuvahMagh wrote:Happiness is a belt fed weapon...
Extrapolating from John Lennon? :lol:
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I don't know where it originates but you can buy bumper stickers, shirts etc with that saying on it... definitely true though. The level of happiness also increases with the caliber, a 20 mm Phalanx CIWS is pretty much the top end though...
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The level of happiness also increases with the caliber
That's what she said.

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:doh:
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