Battle stations

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Battle stations was a general alarm used in naval operations such as those that influenced the policies of Starfleet) when a starship was going into battle. On Federation starships, a battle stations alarm was usually made in addition to a red alert or, earlier, tactical alert alarm.

On Deep Space 9 and the USS Defiant, personnel carried type 2 phasers while a battle stations alarm was in effect. This practice was also adopted on the USS Enterprise-E by 2379. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", "Call to Arms"; Star Trek Nemesis)

History

In 2268, when a priority one distress call is received, several men are told to "man their battle stations". (TOS: "The Trouble with Tribbles")

In 2293, Captain Hikaru Sulu ordered all hands to battle stations on the USS Excelsior during an attack by Kang's K't'inga-class battle cruiser. (VOY: "Flashback")

In 2368, when the long-term memories of the crew of the USS Enterprise-D were temporarily erased by the imposter Keiran MacDuff, they were led to believe that the Federation was at were with a species called the Lysians and that their orders were to destroy the Lysian Central Command. As the ship approached the central command Captain Jean-Luc Picard called for red alert and battle stations. (TNG: "Conundrum")

In 2369, when Counselor Deanna Troi and Lieutenant commanders Data and Geordi La Forge visited a Romulan ship "frozen in time" that appeared to be attacking the Enterprise-D, they were surprised to discover that the crew were not at battle stations, but rather that the ship was on evacuation alert. This and other evidence led to them to realize that what was happening was most likely not a Romulan attack. (TNG: "Timescape")

In 2373, Captain Jean-Luc Picard called for red alert and battle stations when he ordered the Enterprise-E to the Battle of Sector 001. (Star Trek: First Contact)

In 2374, during an attack by the Krenim in the Year of Hell, Captain Kathryn Janeway declared "All hands, battle stations. This is turning into the Week of Hell." Later, during that same alternate timeline, Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to another Krenim attack. (VOY: "Year of Hell")

In 2375, Commander Chakotay ordered all hands to battle stations prior to an engagement with a Borg sphere. (VOY: "Drone")

In 2376, Captain Rudolph Ransom ordered all hands to battle stations on the USS Equinox prior to an engagement with Voyager. (VOY: "Equinox, Part II")

External link

• General quarters at Wikipedia