Comment on Wolf 359: The Massacre (part 1)

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Ragnell@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Not if Wolf 359 motivated Starfleet to vastly improve their weaponry on their ships specifically to engage the Borg.

For example, if frequency changes on the phasers weren't standard prior to Wolf 359 but were after, then a single Federation ship has a much better chance against the Borg.

Voyager was the first of her class, and she launched shortly before the Sovereign class and the Defiant class which were ships designed SPECIFICALLY to take out Borg. Voyager was designed and built while they were building their escorts and tanks to hold up against the Borg, so it would have had a number of defense advances leading up to that level. And nearly every species Voyager encountered considered it a tank and a warship rather than a science ship, and most were in awe of the level of firepower it held. (They'd have probably turned tail and run if they saw the Enterprise E.)

The Federation, like they did between Discovery and TOS because of their war with the Klingons, tanked up their ships and loaded them with new firepower after getting their asses kicked and getting reminded that exploration can be a dangerous endeavor.

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