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From: goldman@umn-cs.UUCP (Matthew D. Goldman )
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Subject: Re: Galactica is dead meat...
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Date: Fri, 10-May-85 22:27:07 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 10 22:27:07 1985
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In article <707@ssc-vax.UUCP> wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) writes:
><"Cylons approaching, range five Microns."  "Don't fire 'till you see the
>whites of their nuclei!">
>
>The (good 'ol) Enterprise against the Galactica?  Aw, come on now, the Big
>E could clean its clock any day!

HA!!
>
>Galactica had something called "shields," but I seem to recall these were
>physical shields dropped over the bridge windows when under attack.  The
>Vipers have no defensive systems at all.
Energy force screens capable of stopping point blank nuclear explosions, heavy
energy weapon fire ect.

>
>Enterprise has its shields, able to withstand phaser hits, and functional
>against near-misses by photon torpedoes.
>
>Propulsion:
>
>Galactica has (nuclear?) reaction propulsion, Vipers have chemical reaction
>propulsion.  Neither capable of FTL travel.  Evidence:  in the Two-parter
>with Lloyd Bridges (Commander Kane) he says, "We'll even try get her
>(Pegasus) up to light speed," in a flippant, bouyant way.

rest of quote... "if you don't mind me burnining up this precious fuel of
		  yours."
the episode had revolve around a conflict between Adama and Kane but thats
not important now :-)
>
>Enterprise has FTL capability, with high rate of accelleration.
>
>Galactica approaches Enterprise behind a semi-hemispherical cover of Viper
>fighters, intending to place Enterprise at the 'focus' of the Vipers for
>simultanous attack.  Galactical would enter the fray to polish off "poor
>creepled Enterprise."
>
>Kirk furrow his brow quizzically at the approach of the fleet, plows
>through Vipers, plants a photon torpedo spread into Galactica, and

is vaporised.

>
>Proof:
>
>1.  Vipers are worthless against Big E.  Note in the first episode of BG,
>the Cylons "strafe" people on a planet.  The explosions are minor, people
>and buidings just fall over.  The Viper blasters are probably the same.  In

buildings falling over seems rather severe, they couldn't show on TV the people
being vaporized...
>other words, LESS POWERFUL THAN A HAND PHASER!  Phasers burn things,
>dematerialize things, and probably would slice a Viper instantly.  If I
>were Kirk, I would "Raster scan" ship's phasers towards approaching Vipers.
>
Can't Raster scan phasers, slow rate of fire 

>2.  Vipers are vulnerable.  Note, in "Tommorow is Yesterday," the Big E
>shreds an F-104, which, coincidentally, is what the Vipers were modeled
>after, using the tractor beam.  Why not use it (and the "meteor sweeper")
>on the Vipers?
>
>3.  Enterprise is invulnerable.  Note that in "Balance of Terror" the
>shields deflect most of the energy of a point-blank nuclear detonation.  I
>don't think anything the Vipers or the Galactica pack could get through
>the shields.
>
gee I thought they were always burning out and failing if Kirk didn't keep
turning the ship,  you can't do that against many small ships.

>4.  Since the "Galactica universe" doesn't have FTL, it would be quite
>likely they wouldn't be able to detect the big E when same is under warp
>drive (Does HMS Victory has ASW?).  Enterprise could go into warp, position
>itself, and pick them off, one by one.

they do have FTL drives but their tanks are dry.

>
>Although I don't have any of my references with me, I am confident in
>saying the Galactica is pretty puny by Star Trek standards.
>
>
>				   Ron Wanttaja
>				   (ssc-vax!wanttaja)
>


No referances here but good by big (?) E.  Remember the Galactica is
approx. 2.5 miles (miles) long.


Bump
What was that?  There arn't potholes in space!
I think that was the Enterprise sire.


The problem is defining each ship to the other's universe.


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