Specs for the BC-304

[thekillman]

re: finite lifesupport.

i never got this. is it's capacity finite (like, a CO2 reducer that can scrub and reduce CO2 indefinately but can only handle so much per hour) or is it finite in itself (the chemicals used to scrub CO2 are finite)

[Alx]

re: finite lifesupport.

i never got this. is it's capacity finite (like, a CO2 reducer that can scrub and reduce CO2 indefinately but can only handle so much per hour) or is it finite in itself (the chemicals used to scrub CO2 are finite)

who knows as it was just a vague statement in the show to add a bit of drama to that particular ep all i mean is the ep would have been over quite quickly if the daedy had fit all those people in one go,
on another note the Daedy should have "borrowed" gate from another world had it in a hangar then just beam people onboard and send em through the gate = no lifesupport issues

[deltaCain054]

indeed.

and yes but it is only the limit due to "finite" life support

yes imo that would be logical to use daedalus personell aswell as some atlantis personell on the orion

No it wouldn't be logical to use Daedalus personnel on Orion. First, the Daedalus would need its crew on board to operate fully. Remember its a warship, so its only got a crew large enough to use the ship to its full capacity in battle, with very few additional personnel. Second, the Orion is an Ancient warship, which means that only personnel that know how to fix Ancient technology would be able to fix it, and therefore be on board. This means that the crew would be from the Atlantis Expedition because there aren't any (or at least not many) techs on the Daedalus that know how to fix Ancient technology. If they did they would be stationed on Atlantis, not Daedalus. Third, because the Orion is Ancient most of the systems require the ATA gene and I seriously doubt that anyone on board the Orion even has the ATA gene, and even if they did there are more people on Atlantis who have it and have more experience with using Ancient technology. Finally and most important, Atlantis has more than enough personnel to fix and crew the Orion. And since the Orion was in need of repairs, most of the crew were technicians. So as of the episode "No Man's Land" the crew was definitely less than 200, most likely between 150-175. Besides in the scenes on the Orion I don't remember seeing one person in a Daedalus uniform. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
As for why there are differences in the numbers is that it is possible that additional personnel were added when new systems were added.
It is also possible that it is an error made by the writers.

[colbmista]

the deadalus can be ran with 2 people.....

[Alx]

No it wouldn't be logical to use Daedalus personnel on Orion. First, the Daedalus would need its crew on board to operate fully. Remember its a warship, so its only got a crew large enough to use the ship to its full capacity in battle, with very few additional personnel. Second, the Orion is an Ancient warship, which means that only personnel that know how to fix Ancient technology would be able to fix it, and therefore be on board. This means that the crew would be from the Atlantis Expedition because there aren't any (or at least not many) techs on the Daedalus that know how to fix Ancient technology. If they did they would be stationed on Atlantis, not Daedalus. Third, because the Orion is Ancient most of the systems require the ATA gene and I seriously doubt that anyone on board the Orion even has the ATA gene, and even if they did there are more people on Atlantis who have it and have more experience with using Ancient technology. Finally and most important, Atlantis has more than enough personnel to fix and crew the Orion. And since the Orion was in need of repairs, most of the crew were technicians. So as of the episode "No Man's Land" the crew was definitely less than 200, most likely between 150-175. Besides in the scenes on the Orion I don't remember seeing one person in a Daedalus uniform. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
As for why there are differences in the numbers is that it is possible that additional personnel were added when new systems were added.
It is also possible that it is an error made by the writers.

i do not agree.

[deltaCain054]

the deadalus can be ran with 2 people.....

It can due to mostly automated systems, but were not talking about full combat abilities or the ability to repair properly. Systems like damage control require crew members and you would never bring a ship into combat without at least a skeleton crew given the ability. You also have to count in the security contingent, pilots, and repair crews.

[Laertes]

It can due to mostly automated systems, but were not talking about full combat abilities or the ability to repair properly. Systems like damage control require crew members and you would never bring a ship into combat without at least a skeleton crew given the ability. You also have to count in the security contingent, pilots, and repair crews.

but to fly the ship into combat and win, you really only seem to need two people with the Asgard beams.

[colbmista]

but to fly the ship into combat and win, you really only seem to need two people with the Asgard beams.

exactly one to fly and one to control the asgard core

[deltaCain054]

but to fly the ship into combat and win, you really only seem to need two people with the Asgard beams.

true, but once again we are talking about a normal crew, and more specifically I was talking about the Daedalus at the time of "No Man's Land"

[Galactic Hitchhiker]

The one where Ronon pulled "a wookie" and started beating the weapons console?

[deltaCain054]

That was hillarious, but no that was "The Daedalus Variations". "No Man's Land" is the one where the Orion was destroyed.