3. He Was A Brilliant Military Strategist
Episode Evidence: The Sacrifice Of Angels Captain Sisko was possibly the most important military tactician in the Dominion War. With close ties forged with the Klingon Empire and the knowledge and experience of five years exploration of the Gamma Quadrant, he was the man who led the way in many critical battles. Let's take a look at some of his biggest military achievements... 1) Defending Deep Space Nine against a Klingon armada (Way Of The Warrior) 2) Defending Deep Space long enough to evacuate personnel and families against a Dominion invasion force (A Call To Arms) 3) Leading 600 Federation ships in a battle to retake Deep space Nine (Sacrifice Of Angels) 4) Took drastic steps to bring the Romulans into the war (In the Pale Moonlight...more on that on the next page...) 5) Taking a leading role in a combined Federation, Klingon and Romulan offensive against the Dominion at the Chintoka system (Tears Of The Prophets) 6) Ordered Worf to 'deal' with Chancellor Gowron to prevent further unauthorised Klingon attacks, leading to the replacement of a more reasonable Martok, who worked with Sisko and the allies to help win the war. 7) Was one of the fleet commanders in the three-pronged' invasion of Cardassia that led to the conclusion of the Dominion War. Not bad for one man. None of the Starfleet Captains below achieved half of what Sisko managed, providing his knowledge and experience of the enemy and commander of Deep Space Nine 'the most important piece of real estate in the quadrant' to help turn the tide of war, battling through when all seemed lost and having the skill and confidence to lead the Federation to ultimate victory. KIRK: In one-on-one combat situations, Kirk was the master. Using 3D thinking to outmanoeuvre Khan in the Mutara Nebula, playing the ultimate bluff on the Klingons over the Genesis planet (sacrificing his own ship to destroy the bulk of the enemy forces) and going up against a cloaked Klingon bird of prey in his final mission as Captain of the USS Enterprise. PICARD: Captain Picard may have come second, rallying the fleet and destroying the Borg cube at the battle for Earth in Star Trek: First Contact. Though ultimately it would become a more personal battle back in the past... JANEWAY: Faced Kazon attacks, the Phage-infested Vidiians and then on to bigger fish such as the Borg. She may have been reckless, but she got her crew home. Her biggest military achievement was the formation of an alliance to attack the Krenim in the closing moments of 'Year Of Hell Part 2', an action that cost her, her life and her ship... ARCHER: Sent to discover the true nature of the Xindi threat, the wily Captain demonstrated plenty of battle expertise, even though he received a devastating attack at Azati Prime. Nothing on the scale of Sisko, though who knows what happened in the Romulan War that followed...