The battle of Wolf 359 begins... It's stardate 44002.3, the Borg have arrived in the Wolf 359 system where Admiral Hanson's fleet is waiting. Part 1 focuses ...
Not if Wolf 359 motivated Starfleet to vastly improve their weaponry on their ships specifically to engage the Borg.
For example, if frequency changes on the phasers and shields weren’t standard prior to Wolf 359 but were after, then a single Federation ship has a much better chance against the Borg because they can adjust to the Borg adaptations. That’s without an increase in actual damage capability, which was almost certainly on the menu for any ships built after Wolf 359.
Voyager was the first of her class, and she launched shortly before the Sovereign class and the Defiant class which were ships designed SPECIFICALLY to take out Borg. Voyager was designed and built while they were building their escorts and tanks to hold up against the Borg, so it would have had a number of defense advances that had been leading up to that level. And nearly every species Voyager encountered considered it a tank and a warship rather than a science ship, and most were in awe of the level of firepower it held. (They’d have probably turned tail and run if they saw the Enterprise E.)
The Federation, like they did between Discovery and TOS because of their war with the Klingons, tanked up their ships and loaded them with new firepower after getting their asses kicked and getting reminded that exploration can be a dangerous endeavor.
Not if Wolf 359 motivated Starfleet to vastly improve their weaponry on their ships specifically to engage the Borg.
For example, if frequency changes on the phasers and shields weren’t standard prior to Wolf 359 but were after, then a single Federation ship has a much better chance against the Borg because they can adjust to the Borg adaptations. That’s without an increase in actual damage capability, which was almost certainly on the menu for any ships built after Wolf 359.
Voyager was the first of her class, and she launched shortly before the Sovereign class and the Defiant class which were ships designed SPECIFICALLY to take out Borg. Voyager was designed and built while they were building their escorts and tanks to hold up against the Borg, so it would have had a number of defense advances that had been leading up to that level. And nearly every species Voyager encountered considered it a tank and a warship rather than a science ship, and most were in awe of the level of firepower it held. (They’d have probably turned tail and run if they saw the Enterprise E.)
The Federation, like they did between Discovery and TOS because of their war with the Klingons, tanked up their ships and loaded them with new firepower after getting their asses kicked and getting reminded that exploration can be a dangerous endeavor.