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From: ee173sai@sdcc3.UUCP (RODERICK HARTLEY)
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Subject: Re: Enterprise vs. "The Death Star"
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Date: Tue, 7-May-85 23:28:49 EDT
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> I would think a better contest would emerge between the Enterprise and (dare
> I say it?) the Death Star?  Let's hear more on this...

    I hate to say it, but I think the Enterprise would lose this
    one.  There are two major things the Enterprise would have to
    deal with: the Death Star's shield and the Death Star's energy
    beam.  Since it is not possible for a large ship to penetrate
    the Death Star's shield, the Enterprise could never get off a
    shot.  And I doubt if the Enterprise's shields could hold out
    against an energy beam that destroys planets.  This doesn't even
    take into account any Imperial Destroyers that would be present
    in support of the Death Star.  
	I think the only chance the Enterprise would have would be
    to beam somebody aboard the Death Star to knock out the Death
    Star's shield and then to use the cloaking device stolen from the
    Romulans to make numerous 'invisible' attacks that would
    gradually take out the Death Star piece by piece.  (But would the
    cloaking device work against Imperial technology or would it
    hide the Enterprise from ....Darth Vador and the Force!?).
	I think a more even match would have the Enterprise taking
    on an Imperial Destroyer with its fleet of Tai Fighters.
    How about some input on this scenario...


    -Captain Rocket and the Spacebuds
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