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Subject: Re: Dreadnought Vs VSD Author: capn hayes [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 23:42:57 10/31/02 Thu Author Host/IP: NoHost/207.14.48.2 In reply to: Warspite 's message, "Re: Dreadnought Vs VSD" on 08:28:54 10/07/02 Mon Hey guys I just watched that episode the other night. Okay Yes the ability to destroy a small moon is good. Yes is had warpdrive, and so could evade typical imperial defenses. However the "fleet" sent to stop the Dreadnaught was only 15 fighters. The battle was faught at impulse. The Dreadnaughts offensive weapons seemed to be typical cardassian spriral disruptors that had trouble with Voyagers shields. While Voyager didn't seem able to stop it they could slow it down. In its final phase it droped out of Warp and locked on to its target heading in at impulse. This would leave it vulnerable to the VSD. I do think that yes the VSD could stop the weapon, but Coruscant does have planetary shields that could stop a blast far more powerful than the cardassian warhead could deliver. Remember the Death Star was designed as a siege engine for use against "Fortress-class" planetary defenses that would leave a conventional fleet of warships helpless. Although not directly mentioned in the movie this was mentioned in the 1984 "A Guide to the Star Wars Universe". Since nothing was ever mentioned to contradict this book and it makes since because that what a seige weapon does, breach seemingly impenatrable defenses. I think that any planet with planetary shields would fare quite well against planet killer weapons at least for a few shots. Hopefully other defenses could be brought to bear in time to neutralize it before it could muster up another planet obliterating blast. Anyway yes I do think that a single Victory star destroyer could stop a warhead type weapon, using Ion cannons to "bypass" the shields and knockout key control systems like sensors or the main computer which might cause premature detonation or it to be disabled enough for TIE bording craft or zero-G stormtroopers to take control of it as Belana Torres did. Or pound it with heavy concussion missiles from a comfortable distance once its controls were fried. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: Dreadnought Vs VSD Warspite 08:28:37 11/01/02 Fri Re: Dreadnought Vs VSD -- trekie, 09:49:02 11/01/02 Fri Re: Dreadnought Vs VSD -- Warspite, 12:57:38 11/01/02 Fri Re: Dreadnought Vs VSD -- Capn Hayes, 20:47:24 11/01/02 Fri