From: jss6@jaguar.uofs.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.tech
Subject: Re: Why ST could never beat out SW
Date: 23 Jul 92 14:59:34 GMT
Organization: University of Scranton

In article <q--mxh_@lynx.unm.edu>, bantolph@lacerta.unm.edu (Bard's are the Best) writes:
> 
> 	Of all the lame-ass excuses the pro-ST faction has for ST beating SW, the worst
> has got to be because they supposedly have far superior technology. The point all of you
> seem to be missing is that STAR TREKS TECHNOLOGY NEVER WORKS! If they are so technically
> superior then why are they always running diagnostics, why do they always loose power to 
> something or another, why do small problems always wind up crippling the ships? Face facts
> you Trek-feinds, the Enterprise is about as reliable as a 1986 Yugo with no transmission.
>                
> 	One lame example of ST being better than SW is in the sheilds. Pro ST nerds assume
> because SW only has lasers that the Feds will easily be able to hold off every SW attack
> no matter how much energy is in each beam. Then why is the Enterprise always loosing so 
> much sheild power. For God's sake, a rock chucked at the full powered sheilded enterprise  
> does enough damage. I know in several episodes a supposedly weaker adversary has attacked
> a fed ship with weak weapons and almost killed the damn thing. How many time have you heard
> Data explain to the captain "Sir one more direct hit and aft sheilds will fail." All that 
> Han Solo needs to do is shoot the enterprise with his blaster a few times until the sheilds
> fail and then the beloved Enterprise is history.




Let me get this straight...  You're pitting a ship the size of the Milinium
Falcon, with a crew of 2 people, average powered lasers, sub-light capability,
and no shields what-so-ever against a significantly larger ship, with a crew
of about 1000 peoplle, highly powered phasers, exotic weapony (photon torpedos,
 cloaking devices, etc...) and a complex shield grid array?  I don't mean to be
disrespectful, but I think even Darth Vader would have a few chuckes at that!



> 	It has also been suggested that the Feds could merely beam a photon torpedo aboard
> a SW ship and blow the hell out of it. Sounds like a good idea, does it not. Then why do
> they never do it?
 	


That, my friend, is because all (actually most) of the STNG ships have shields 
to prevent such an occurance.  Without them, this tatic would become quite 
popular.




> 	Another reason SW would utterly destroy ST is because you idiots are comparing
> ancient technology with 25th century jazz. If any of you recall in the very begining of
> SW the very first words are:
>
> 		A LONG TIME AGO,  in a galaxy far, far away.
>                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 		  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> 	The progression of technology from SW to Heir to the Empire completely out accelerates
> the rate at which ST tek advances. While the Jedi were fooling with blasters and light sabers
> the ancestors of Picard and Kirk were wriggling around in the mud as prehistoric ameobas. By
> now SW has weapons than will boggle the mind of the Romulans and Klingons put togethe 



You may have a valid point here, but the comparison is being made between the
Star Wars of Darth Vaders time and the Star Trek of Picards time.



Besides, who knows what could happen to the Empire in that much time.  They
may have even turned into a peaceful democratic beauracacy. Eeek Gads! An even
WORSE enemy!!!!     ;)






> 	But perhaps the largest argument on why the Feds could never win is that they are
> huge, crybaby PUSSIES!!!!! Instead of trying to destroy and enemy, they would want to talk.
> Instead of shooting back they would want to negotiate.



                                                    --the Shadowlord






















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