Soldiers Without Armor?

posted on August 16th, 2004, 8:42 pm

Wow. This guy said a lot in one post then we said in...a lot. Wow.

posted on August 29th, 2004, 4:07 pm

well, i just watched star trek VI last night on Spike TV and when two security guards showed up after a phaser was fired aboard the Enterprise-A, they had a flak jacket like body armor and helmets on. the security guards in the earlier movies had armor and helmets too. they never got shot at though so the armor's effectiveness is unknown. it must have done something though for them to wear it.

posted on August 29th, 2004, 6:27 pm

During fights, officers and other personel have only their uniforms. without only protection against phaser fire. It would be strange that they have phasers but nothing to an officer from phaser fire.

I wouldn't be a ground troup between a phaser fire fight in the Star trek, it's just a matter of how many men you trow in a battle with phasers

They dont have armor because
Num. 1= Theres no point! a phaser set in Setting 7 (enough to kill a humanoid) could probalby blast through duranium and theres absolutely no point in armorx
Num. 3= They only make the troops less agile against the enemy
Num. 3= The armor costumes will probalby cost too much

posted on August 29th, 2004, 6:49 pm

star fleet duss not use munny so cost duss not apliy

posted on August 29th, 2004, 7:39 pm

remember that there is no money in the federation needed?

posted on August 30th, 2004, 12:59 am

I think he might be talkin about the cost for the show. If they had to have amor for everyone, it would've been stretching the budget.

posted on August 30th, 2004, 3:31 pm

Num. 3= The armor costumes will probalby cost too much

I meant on the 21st Century, the costumes will cost too much, a phaser rifle costs like 400 U$ so how mcuh u think arming like 10 security officers will armors will cost?

posted on August 30th, 2004, 5:25 pm

They dont have armor because
Num. 1= Theres no point! a phaser set in Setting 7 (enough to kill a humanoid) could probalby blast through duranium and theres absolutely no point in armorx
Num. 3= They only make the troops less agile against the enemy
Num. 3= The armor costumes will probalby cost too much

why do you have two number 3's???

posted on August 30th, 2004, 7:51 pm

My bad..

posted on August 31st, 2004, 1:01 am

Hmph. Well, it's a lot of moolah either way.

Oh, and might I suggest 5 year old math?

posted on August 31st, 2004, 3:55 am

If you remember in the DS9 episode where ODO and Sisko went back to earth the admiral made a comment about that they stockpiled weapons and persoonal shield generators wich we never saw used in action.

posted on September 3rd, 2004, 10:50 pm

STAR TREK!!!! YOU'D BETTER START SHOWIN ARMOR!!!

posted on September 4th, 2004, 12:54 am

TNG screwed us over...

posted on September 4th, 2004, 12:56 am

picard get hair

posted on September 4th, 2004, 9:34 am

Patrick Steward(Picard) was dissapointed at the fans reaaction for the last ST movie(nemesis) and he said he will never be in another ST movie again :cry: