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From: 5863mp11@sjuvax.UUCP (mccann)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Cloaking
Message-ID: <384@sjuvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Jun-84 21:20:08 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 25 21:20:08 1984
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The cloaking device which Kirk origionally captured from the Romulans during
the regular star trek series, functioned by bending electromagnetic radiation
around a ship, therefore, rendering it invisible to sensors, etc. The disruption
caused by this bending, however, was detectable, hence, cloaked ships could
be fired upon, but it was very chancy. The nature of the cloaking device makes
it impossible for the cloaked ship to fire its weapons, due to the incredible
power demands as well as the effect of the device on the cloaked ships sensors.
It would be logical to conclude that the device in SSS works on a similar 
principle as the Romulan device since the Klingons origionally supplied 
the Romulans with Warp technology, the Romulans probably gave them the cloaking
device.