darkev2
Well-Known Member
Hi Folks
While I loved ST-6 (my 2nd favorite ST movie) I always thought the "Firing while Cloaked" thing was a bit overblown as a plot device. Yes, firing under cloak as the big deal they made it to be implies the back-tech story that since cloaking supposedly uses so much power that weapons can't be powered. I always thought the BOP just had another power source added to it for the weapons. Source of a "KISS" fix so to speak. But of course that idea is too real world.
Oh by the way, I totally agreed with your point Jeyl!! Klingons; WARRIOR RACE............. ATTACK from Hiding (ST-6) ....... NO. Their heavy use/reliance of cloaks in ST-6 and beyond to TNG just doesn't fit. Romulans ........... reclusive, behind the scenes, strike from the dark.............. this fits.
DarKev2
While I loved ST-6 (my 2nd favorite ST movie) I always thought the "Firing while Cloaked" thing was a bit overblown as a plot device. Yes, firing under cloak as the big deal they made it to be implies the back-tech story that since cloaking supposedly uses so much power that weapons can't be powered. I always thought the BOP just had another power source added to it for the weapons. Source of a "KISS" fix so to speak. But of course that idea is too real world.
Oh by the way, I totally agreed with your point Jeyl!! Klingons; WARRIOR RACE............. ATTACK from Hiding (ST-6) ....... NO. Their heavy use/reliance of cloaks in ST-6 and beyond to TNG just doesn't fit. Romulans ........... reclusive, behind the scenes, strike from the dark.............. this fits.
DarKev2
In order for the Romulans to become the presence they once were, they should be the only race with cloaking devices. Star Trek III really screwed the Romulans over when production decided to change the villains of the story from Romulans to Klingons since the Klingon Bird of Prey was designed to be a movie era Romulan Bird of Prey. It's kind of hard to imagine how the Klingons, a warrior race so obsessed with honor, glory and fighting face to face would resort to cloaking devices. And it's even more ridiculous when the Klingons can develop a cloaking device that can fire while cloaked, something that not even the Romulans were ever able to develop.