Respostas específicas são difíceis de encontrar. Shelby :
was placed in charge of Starfleet's defensive planning for a potential Borg invasion. Under the supervision of Admiral J.P. Hanson, Shelby proved the first who was able to put the project on a productive track. Thereafter, Hanson worked extremely closely with Shelby, spearheading all efforts to develop defenses against the Borg.
Com a chegada prematura do Borg, eles foram surpreendidos :
Geordi in particular is stumped... moves to a monitor, presses panels that put up several design schemes...
GEORDI: From what I've seen, I can't believe any of your new weapons systems can be ready in less than eighteen months, Commander.
SHELBY (acknowledges) We've been projecting twenty-four.
Isso torna a natureza da preparação imaterial naquele momento. A melhor pista que posso encontrar para esses preparativos depois do fato é na forma do USS Defiant, que <
was designed for one purpose only -- to fight and defeat the Borg.
Do Defiant, e sua eficácia contra a esfera de Borg, podemos assumir que torpedos quânticos foram entre os preparativos. Embora The Defiant tenha sido encomendado sem ele, armadura ablativa é um palpite razoável. Além disso, versões mais poderosas dos sistemas táticos existentes seriam um palpite crível, a saber, os bancos phaser do The Defiant, que, se nada mais, pareciam muito legais.