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The replicators are not built directly into the hull of the ship because they’re delicate equipment.
If they’re connected into an array (which I’m pretty sure is part of what makes a replicator ‘industrial’,) then any single component of that array would be very easy to replace. You know the episode where they first encounter the borg and they pump the cube full of photon torpedos only for it to “regenerate”?
this is how the borg do that. (and lets be honest, they already have these systems on the ship, so any danger to a ship going rogue or somehow being used against them is still just as real.)
True, but we also know that the Borg have more advanced tech than the Federation, including nanoprobes/nanobots, which presumably would help in sealing re-fabricated parts together vs. having a technician weld them together. We also know from scenes inside Borg ships that the drones start moving around when repairs are needed, I assume performing some kind of labor related to the repairs.
Basically I don’t think replicator/transporter technology can solve the whole problem by itself, even for the Borg.
If they’re connected into an array (which I’m pretty sure is part of what makes a replicator ‘industrial’,) then any single component of that array would be very easy to replace. You know the episode where they first encounter the borg and they pump the cube full of photon torpedos only for it to “regenerate”?
this is how the borg do that. (and lets be honest, they already have these systems on the ship, so any danger to a ship going rogue or somehow being used against them is still just as real.)
True, but we also know that the Borg have more advanced tech than the Federation, including nanoprobes/nanobots, which presumably would help in sealing re-fabricated parts together vs. having a technician weld them together. We also know from scenes inside Borg ships that the drones start moving around when repairs are needed, I assume performing some kind of labor related to the repairs.
Basically I don’t think replicator/transporter technology can solve the whole problem by itself, even for the Borg.