Re:Japan's Cute Army
by TeMPOraL on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @03:24PM
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Keep in mind that in Star Trek, both phasers and photon torpedoes are versatile tools (the former being useful for all kinds of pinpoint-accuracy energy delivery, the latter being used for sending probes), and in general, Federation's armament is multi-purpose and not really too optimized for combat.
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As well, it's got a lot of naval/old west parallels in story and setting. You'd be hard pressed to find a family venturing west in the 1800s that didn't have a few guns on hand, or a sailing ship between Europe and the Americas that didn't have an armory. There are dangers out in the wild spaces between worlds.
Re:Japan's Cute Army
by brightsize on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @09:41PM
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I wonder if these families and vessels had automated "self-destruct sequences" built right into them like the original ST Enterprise did?