Who would win? Imperial Star Destroyer vs Enterprise D

**niky** · August 14th, 2012 07:45 PM

Every time I watch a Star Trek battle, it just looks wrong. The ships lack weapon redundancy. They maneuver and fight like old time Ironsides... Low number of armaments, relying on armor and shields to see the battle through.

**ghosthunter** · August 14th, 2012 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Every time I watch a Star Trek battle, it just looks wrong. The ships lack weapon redundancy. They maneuver and fight like old time Ironsides... Low number of armaments, relying on armor and shields to see the battle through.

Maybe because Federation starship fleets aren't composed of dedicated warships.

**CVT** · August 14th, 2012 09:25 PM

Send in the tribbles...

16.6K:sunny::sampay:

**donbuggy** · August 14th, 2012 11:25 PM

^ The trouble with tribbles is ...

**Monseratto** · August 16th, 2012 09:06 PM

I sure would love to have this poster... Starship Smackdown from Geek Magazine.

**ghosthunter** · August 17th, 2012 12:34 AM

Old Battlestar Galactica vs new Battlestar Galactica?

**roninblade** · August 17th, 2012 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Old Battlestar Galactica vs new Battlestar Galactica?

you mean 1978/80 vs the 2004 versions?

**oliver1013** · August 26th, 2012 04:26 PM

How bout a protoss mothership with carrier, void ray escorts?

**vproject** · August 26th, 2012 11:56 PM

The Star Wars books arent a great source. If the Imperial Star Destroyers are really that powerful, they wouldn't need a Death Star to blow up planets. just a dozen destroyers would do to reduce the planet surface to rubble.

Teleporters have limited mass capacity. Otherwise, Starships would not need shuttles. Backpack nukes may be possible,

The Death Star is not only a WMD. It serves as a symbol of the Empire's might and as a deterrent to any systems that may rebel against the Empire. As Moff Tarkin said in the movie... "Fear will keep the local systems in line, fear of this battlestation"

Even if the Empire never even showed themselves in a rebelling world, the thought of the DS suddenly coming in-system and blasting your world would be enough for the local system government from rebelling againts the Empire.

Also blowing up planets is extremely counterproductive as you loose the planet's natural resources, manufacturing/industrial bases, manpower etc. Alderaan was blown up as an example of what will happen if you cross the Emperor.

Regarding teleporters in Trek, they are also very unreliable and unpredictable with results like turning Picard and the officers into kids in TNG or merging 2 people into one like Tuvok and Neelix in VOY.

**vproject** · August 27th, 2012 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

Maybe because Federation starship fleets aren't composed of dedicated warships.

Most Federation starships aren't warships until the start of the Dominion War and the rise of the Borg did the Feds make warship production a priority (like the Defiants and Akiras).