Timeline for How did the Earth Force captain know the Minbari cruiser had its weapons ports open?
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| Sep 27, 2017 at 20:19 | comment | added | PhasedOut | I seem to remember that the Centauri warned Earthforce about the Minbari, part of the reason Warships were sent to explore rather than unarmed vessels. | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 17:09 | comment | added | dave_thompson_085 | @LincolnMan: but a high-ranking officer or other important person arriving at an Army fort would be officially welcomed by an honor guard who at the command 'present arms' hold out their rifles in view of the guest. And similarly in other countries, though some use historical/ceremonial weapons rather than modern ones. | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 15:25 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Aug 30, 2017 at 15:24 | comment | added | user89104 | @ths I can't imagine some sheriff in the Old West pointing a rifle at the villain as some sign of "respect". | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 12:23 | comment | added | ths | Also, how does a sign of respect differ from a sign of agression for the minbari? after all, you also need to open the ports if you actually want to fire. | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 9:27 | answer | added | komodosp | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 7:16 | history | edited | RichS | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 30, 2017 at 6:42 | comment | added | O. R. Mapper | "they open their gun ports—a sign of respect in their culture" - just noting that with all the careful story design that went into B5, this sounds hilariously contrived. | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 6:40 | answer | added | Valorum | timeline score: 5 | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 4:18 | comment | added | RichS | Maybe he had descriptions of Minbari ships and weapons from other races? | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 3:09 | comment | added | Blackwood | He guessed? I imagine he was under some pressure. | |
| Aug 30, 2017 at 2:57 | history | asked | user89104 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |