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- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!vaxa.hofstra.edu!accsah
- From: accsah@vaxa.hofstra.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.tech
- Subject: Re: Federation Marines
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.011133.451@vaxc>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 01:11:33 EST
- References: <1hrfvsINNdrk@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>
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- > While there might be some Marines abord a cruiser, its function is
- > *not* to carry "several thousand troops" from system to system.
- > You would need a troop carrier for that.
- >
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- I agree. Most large Navy ships carry Marines, but only enough to act as a
- security force for the ship itself.
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- Although we know because of Tasha Yar's statement that they can carry "5000"
- combat troops.
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