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Not every conflict goes the way of Star Trek’s heroes—Pyrrhic victories, momentary defeats, escapes from scrapes that leave them bloody-nosed. But every once in a while we get to see, over the years, moments where the technological and strategic might of Starfleet is truly laid low: highlighting just how dire the…