Star Wars Debate: Home One vs. Executor

RebuttalsI. Executora. DesignMy opponent claims Executor had superior hull. This may sound good on paper, but the same source that he cited for the alusteel also says this about the Home One:"Home One is known to have carried heavy hull armor and powerful shields, comparable to an Imperial-class Star Destroyer, but she is said to have carried the heaviest armor and weaponry of any ship at the Battle of Endor..." [1]The Executor was also at the Battle of Endor meaning the Home One was cited as having more powerful shields and armor, probably due to the fact that the Executor was destroyed. The alusteel didn't seem to help much when Executor's shielding arrays popped like grapes during the strafing run by Rebel starfighters which ultimately ended her. As for the size, I already addressed this in my initial argument in which I cannot ignore, the Executor is bigger. Yes. But as I pointed out, size is not always an advantage. 1. The alusteel hull didn't help save the Executor and at the Battle of Endor Home One was named the ship with the strongest hull and shields. 2. Executor's ancillary advantage is due to it's size, while impressive, in not necessarily an advantage as I have pointed out in my previous argument.b. DefenseMy opponent, almost ironically, cites a quote which shows how Vader allowed Rebel ships to strafe the Executor in a previous battle to show the ship's strength because being strafed by Rebel ships was how the Executor was ultimately destroyed. Next quote I'd like to point out is that they admitted that it would take "an entire fleet" to accomplish the destruction of Executor's shields. Well, that's exactly what the Rebels threw at it, an entire fleet. An behold, the shields fell and so did the ship. Again, citing specs may sound good on paper but the performance of such specs is what matters to a ship. Executor's shields did not hold up under the full bombardment of a fleet. When the order is given to focus fire on the "Super Star Destroyer" in my previous clip, the ship fell within minutes. It's defense could not hold up under the fire of a fleet comprised of mostly Mon Calimari cruisers of Home One's make and design. II. Home Onea. Misconceptions My opponent made some arguments that characterized Home One poorly, namely about the ship's orbital and fleet capabilities. Home One can indeed stage a small ground invasion. It has room to transport 1,200 troops for two years [2]. While, again, Executor's forces are bigger because the ship itself is bigger, Home One does have limited ground invasion capabilities. Home One can also bombard enemy planets. About Home One's ability to stage orbital bombardment it says: "Their turbolasers were also capable of planetary bombardment, although they were seldom used in this capacity." [1]Home One does have planetary bombardment capabilities but it is not widely known because they were seldom used, mainly because the ship was not put in very many siege situations that warranted a full orbital bombardment. Home One also has it's own fighter compliment of 120 advanced star fighters. It can transport bombers, fighters and freighters into battle to compliment it's own operations and fleet operations.So, my opponent's assertions in his previous conclusion are clearly false, Home One can stage a planetary invasion. Home One is capable of orbital bombardment. Whether my opponent was trying to purposely misconstrue Home One or not is irrelevant but he clearly has misconstrued my ship's abilities. b. Further DesignsHome One has multiple command towers:"Home One type ships appeared to have multiple command pods scattered across each ship, protruding from both the dorsal and ventral areas of the hull. One of these served as the command center for the ship." [1]In contrast to the Executor which has one, "arrogantly placed" command tower, the Home One has multiple command towers in which one would serve as the main tower. This serves as to dilute enemy fleet movements so they don't focus on a single command tower like happened to the Executor. As for Home One's shields, it boasts a SEAL shielding system [2]. While not much is known about this system we can take some secondary evidence and piece it together. First, the quote which says Home One had the strongest shields at the Battle of Endor. Secondly, Star Destroyers use the system that is hosted on the Executor. Both the Executor and at least one other Star Destroyer were seen destroyed at the Battle of Endor while the only other Mon Calimari cruiser that was destroyed was done so by the Death Star's main laser capable of destroying a planet. Therefore, it looks like that in fleet to fleet combat the SEAL shielding system held up better than those of the Executor. ConclusionAgain, the Executor was ultimately destroyed by the Rebel fleet. It's defenses were obviously not that great. Neither was its offense as the Rebel fleet engaged the Executor and was not completely thwarted. Home One can stage planetary invasions, orbital bombardment, deploy 120 advanced fighters and hosted the strongest shields and hull of any ship at the Battle of Endor.Home One was in operation for two decades, Executor only lasted four years. The Executor clearly hosted a design flaw with it's single command tower that also held the shield arrays. The design was arrogant while Home One's multi-tower, densely overlapped shields were much more effective. Home One has all the same capabilities of the Executor but also survived and operated as an effective vessel for years. Home One is overall a better vessel than the Executor.[1] http://starwars.wikia.com...[2] http://starwars.wikia.com...