Topic: Napolean CV?

[WhiteKnight]

Does anyone know where I might find this ship?or baring that anyone have it like to share?Thanks.  

[DonKarnage]

if your looking for the tos model i have it, if not i don't know it

[WhiteKnight]

yes thats the one. Do you have a link or can you email it to me? my email is ABTF69 at Yahoo dot com.Thank you.

[DonKarnage]

the model is send, enjoy it  

[Anthony_Scott]

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if your looking for the tos model i have it, if not i don't know it  

Send it to me too please.. anthonyscott_4@lycos.com

Thanks!

Semper Fi, Carry On

[Rat_Boy]

Am I the only one who thinks that the Napolean-class isn't a very Star Trekish sounding name?

[Kaenyne]

Nope. But a model's name is chosen under the discretion of its creator.

[Rat_Boy]

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Nope. But a model's name is chosen under the discretion of its creator.  

Yeah, but the Napolean's name comes from SFB.  I've always wondered why they named a ship after a military dictator.

[Kaenyne]

Good question, as Starfleet ships, when naming vessels, have chosen names of places, or names of today's vessels. In cases where they name ships after historical figures, they are "good guys" for lack of a better term. Founding fathers,  "heroic" military figures, explorers, scientists, etc.

[Rat_Boy]

In my fic, including the story available through the link in my sig, I arbitrarily renamed it the Nimitz to fix that.

[DonKarnage]

well since its a carrier ya could call it enterprise but that name is already use for the heavy cruiser

[Anthony_Scott]

Here is my own list of names that I am going to use for my class names:

John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther
Martin Luther King
Erwin Rommel
Vespanius
Pharsalus
Verdun
Somme
Marne
Villers Bocage

Well, that is just a partial ist....but you guys get the general idea.

Semper Fi, Carry On

[E_Look]

I forget where I got it from now, but the shiplist for Starfleet NCAs in my TOS mod of SFC1 has EVERY 20th century dictator... and a maybe an American President (Nixon).  Again, I forget which wiseguy programmed those names...

[WhiteKnight]

Got it thanks.It's not the one I was thinking of but this one is cool too.I think the one I was thinking was made by Atra a long time ago and was a "low" looking ship with the nacelles one the sides and a low flatish hull that was atached directly to the saucer.oh well this is coo too thanks again.

[InragedSith]

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Nope. But a model's name is chosen under the discretion of its creator.  

Yeah, but the Napolean's name comes from SFB.  I've always wondered why they named a ship after a military dictator.  

Maybe the Feds named the ship after the dessert

[WhiteKnight]

maybe the name was just cool?And as far as dictators go napolean isn't really the same as say  NCC 666 USS Hitler.

[ModelsPlease]

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Got it thanks.It's not the one I was thinking of but this one is cool too.I think the one I was thinking was made by Atra a long time ago and was a "low" looking ship with the nacelles one the sides and a low flatish hull that was atached directly to the saucer.oh well this is coo too thanks again.  

I have several  Tos Carriers if you like,I'll find them after work and see if I have the oone you want sir.
-MP  

[WhiteKnight]

Thanks MP but I found it .It was at Fleetdock 13.Thank you anyway.

[DonKarnage]

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Got it thanks.It's not the one I was thinking of but this one is cool too.I think the one I was thinking was made by Atra a long time ago and was a "low" looking ship with the nacelles one the sides and a low flatish hull that was atached directly to the saucer.oh well this is coo too thanks again.  

I have several  Tos Carriers if you like,I'll find them after work and see if I have the oone you want sir.
-MP  

can you send me pics of these tos carrier, i might not have one of them.

[J. Carney]

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Good question, as Starfleet ships, when naming vessels, have chosen names of places, or names of today's vessels. In cases where they name ships after historical figures, they are "good guys" for lack of a better term. Founding fathers,  "heroic" military figures, explorers, scientists, etc.  

Napolean was hardly a 'bad guy' as far as history as a whole is concerned. Look at Robspiere and compare the two; you'll see what I'm driving at. Napolean didn't really mistreat the populace (that I've been able to find)- all he did was try to unite the European contenent under his rule.

As far as how he was treated by the people- his soldiers (those who would have known him best, as he spent all but about 25 years of his life on campaign) loved him and were feircely loyal. When he invaded after his first exile they were sent to kill him; they instead- as a body- mutanied and joined him. He couldn't have been all that callous and evil a man for his men to love him to the point of risking their lives to serve him.

All this politically correct "good guy-bad guy" crap is determined by the guys who write the school books. I hate that even Star Trek subscribes to it.

P.S.- if you want to see how nice a guy Nimitz was look at how he emulated Hitler when it came to the order to abandon survivors of merchant ships to the mercy of the sea. Karl Donetz, Hitler's Admiral of sub ops, opposed the order and prior to it made his men aid sailors stranded in the water. After the  Laconia  (sp?) incident Hitler issued an order to leave survivors to drown (lost 2 U-boats aiding in the rescue of Italian POWS after liner sinking). Donetz protested, Hitler threatened, Dontez backed down.

Nimitz ordered this from the start. He actively promoted the tactic of surfacing and machine-gunning Japaneese merchant sailors- and continued to do so till the end of the war.

How's that for a 'good guy?'