A T-65 X-Wing (Star Wars) could defeat the USS Enterprise NCC 1701-D (Star Trek)

Just as the Star Trek fans would be angered over the defeat of the Enterprise, Star Wars fans would be rightfully outraged if the X-Wing lost. Star Wars is much more popular among fans. As such, any crossover would inevitably end in a Star Wars victory. They simply could not risk angering that large and lucrative of a fan base.Pro misses the point. Yes, X-wings are popular but in that fictional world they are mass-produced. Many X-wings were destroyed in Star Wars IV and VI, but because those X-wings did not contain main characters, the loss was minimal. Put another way, there were multiple makes and models of Firefly-class transports in Josh Whedon's series and the Firefly itself was popular with audiences. If any Firefly except Serenity were destroyed on-screen, I doubt there would be much audience concern. If Serenity and all her passengers were destroyed in battle, however, the story would be over and audiences disappointed.An X-wing populated with Luke Skywalker would represent the interests of the franchise, but any old X-wing populated by any old pilot would not. The relative popularity of one franchise beyond another is not relevant as both are extremely lucrative. Destroying the Enterprise in some cheesy non-canonical fight with a X-wing would obviously disappoint one lucrative franchise and harm its value, hardly worth the risk.However, the Millennium Falcon had a hyperdrive rating of .5. An X-Wing has twice that, with a rating of 1.0. Uh-oh. Better check your fan club card, I think it may have expired. The lower a hyperdrive rating, the faster the ship. Imperial Star Destroyers were class 2 and X-wings class 1, making X-wings twice as fast as Destroyers. And if you don't keep in mind that the Millennium Falcon with a hyperdrive rating of .5 was indeed the "fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy," I doubt your fan club card will ever be renewed. [1]Once the X-Wing had located the Enterprise, it could overwhelm its shields and destroy it long before the Enterprise to flee in Warp.Easier said than done, my friend. Let's look at the relative battle worthiness of both these ships. IV. Armaments.A. X-wing1. The X-wing's primary weapons were generally 4 KX9 laser cannons. We can't speak much to the relative power of the "bolts" from these cannons, but we can be confident that they were slower than light because we can see the beginning and end of each bolt in transit. Since the human eye is incapable of detecting light in transit (when you flip a light switch, the room becomes instantly bright rather than filling with light, for example), these bolts were not made of light. This is one of two reasons an X-wing's laser cannon could never be fired when moving faster than light.2. The secondary weapon was the MG7-A proton torpedo carried in 2 magazines of three each. By interstellar battle standards, the range of these torpedoes was extremely limited- 500 meters or just under a third of a mile. [2] Considering that a Federation photon torpedo's range was 300,000 km (600,000 times greater), the X-wing would be at a profound disadvantage. The Enterprise could target an object half the distance to the moon while most hot air balloons would be out range for an X-wing torpedo.B. Enterprise1. Federation Heavy Cruisers, on the other hand, were equipped with 9 dual-emitter phaser banks. Phasers were phased particle weapons that had obsoleted laser weapons in the 23rd century. A phaser was a highly adjustable weapon which with a single could be used to stun multiple city blocks or wipe out whole cities with a single pulse [4] Unlike laser cannons, Phasers were much faster than light and could be deployed at virtually any warp speed.2. As we see in IV.A.2 above, a federation photon torpedo had far superior range than a proton torpedo, but was superior in every other respect as well. Photon torpedo were anti-matter warheads that could carry up to a 200 isoton yield in a class-6 torpedo (50 isotons being enough to destroy small planets, like Death Stars for example). [3] The photon torpedo case was essentially a tiny warp nacelle, allowing photon torpedoes to travel at high warp speeds.3. The Enterprise was also equipped with a deflector array, generally used to pulse small asteroids out of the ship's path, but the deflector beam was also highly adaptable and used to emit a wide variety of energy emissions.4. Constitution-class ships were also equipped with powerful tractor beams fore and aft designed for the purpose of towing heavier ships and asteroids. Even shielded, most smaller ships could be easily crushed by a tractor beam although this tactic only seemed to work at sub-light speeds. [5]5. Lastly, at distances under 10,000 km, a Federation ship might employ teleporters as weapons, beaming combatants or bombs into enemy cockpits or beaming pilots out into the brig or into space as might seem necessary. Since the X-wing's galaxy was unfamiliar with this technology, it is doubtful that their shields could be equipped to repulse such an attack. Again, transporter attacks were only used at sub-light speeds.C. We might also note that both of the X-wing's weapons were only deployable in a straight line extending forward from the pilot's 12 o'clock position, necessitating that the X-wing align the craft behind or in front of the target before firing. This is another serious disadvantage in the 3-dimensional battlefield of space. That's why the Enterprise could deploy phasers, torpedoes, tractor and transporter beams on any access. The only position from which an X-wing could threaten a Constitution-class cruiser was from directly behind and from very close range. As we shall see, shields and speed would nevertheless deflect any such threat after the first second or two. V. ArmorA. X-wing1. X-wings were made from Titanium, the same material the US uses to make most modern missiles and spacecraft.2. X-wings were also equipped with a small deflector shield. Unlike larger Imperial ships or any Federation ship, the X-wing's shield was a ray-shield, designed to absorb and deflect energy attacks such as lasers. The X-wing might offer some protection from a phaser beam, but probably not from a tractor or transport or graviton beam and definitely no protection at all from an incoming photon torpedo. B. Enterprise1. The hull of a Consititution-class starship was composed of tritanium, once described by Dr. Spock as "21.4 times harder than diamond." At those hardness levels, a small titanium ship like an X-wing would shatter on high impact with a tritanium hull.2. Unlike an X-wings shields, the Enterprise's deflector shields prevented any matter as well as energy from penetrating. The X-wing's proton torpedoes would be useless. As Picard once noted in battle with the "outrageous Okana," laser weapon technology was useless against even the lighter weight navigational shields of his Enterprise. Once the Enterprise had her shields up, any X-wing would be harmless.I think we're starting to get a sense here of how badly outclassed an X-wing would be against most Federation ships. Next round we'll look at the astonishing sub-light differences and hopefully get a chance to discuss tactics. 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