BSG's Colonial fleet vs ST Starfleet
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It's it Starfleet SOP to target weapons and engines first? So I imagine Galactica would be sitting there with no weapons and no engines in short order.
Well, not that I'm on this side, but it can be fun to argue from another perspective.
Since it never happened on the show (and the characters weren't shy about getting fancy with their jumps), and given the way we saw close-range jumps playing out in the last season (a freighter bouncing away a bunch of fighters when it jumped out from under them), I'm thinking tele-frags are essentially impossible with a nuBSG FTL drive (well, jumping into something. There's no problem jumping out but, then, why would Starfleet put a Raider next to the warp core or bridge?). If you tried, you'd probably just "bounce" off and materialize nearby. The closest thing we have is that one Raptor that jumped inside of a mountain, but it could've been aiming deep enough into the planet that any spot within the jump's margin of error would've been underground.
I meant a Raptor. If it can accidentally jump inside a mountain, which is made of solid rock. I'm not sure how it couldn't jump inside a ship which is mostly empty. It seems like special pleading since you're basing it on it never happening before. Plus the Colonial Fleet's standard procedure when attacked is to fire explosive ammunition which creates a barrier around the ship which also firing long range weapons at the enemy ship. A Starfleet ship may be unable to actually hit a Battlestar until it runs out of ammunition. During this time it will be firing at the Starfleet vessel constantly, once the shields are down, they send in the Vipers to quickly finish the job and that's just what has been shown on screen.
Unless the Federation ship is stock still in space, I don't see that as possible. BSG Colonial FTL Jump tech wasn't shown to be that accurate as to where a ship came out. Most likely it wouild appear close to the Fed ship and bounce off the deflector shields.
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And this stops then transporting the CIC crew to the brig?
It's been a lot time since I saw BSG but they don't have energy shields do they ?
nope.
Then you have Adama closer to Kirk, shit is going to get real.
As he stands over Adama's body, Kirk well be heard saying 'typical Caprican, brings a torch to a phaser fight"
Or Adama glares at him and Kirk pisses his pants.
Or they make peace and destroy the Cyclons together
There a lot of fan fiction on this out there. Usually there is some kind of the misunderstanding between them, then they unite the forces against the alliance Cylons/Star Trek Baddies.
Boy, that's a tired old trope. Glad I don't read fan fiction - not even to see if Kirk screws Starbuck (either version).
NuBSG? It's not even a conflict. Even the NX-refit from the 23rd century would probably be able to take them all on alone, thanks to Star Trek technology being so insanely advanced. I mean jeez, Starfleet would have it easy vs the First Ones in Babylon 5.
For starters, beam weapons are amazing point defense weapons (see Silent Enemy), so there's no way a missile is getting through. Fighters wouldn't stand a chance. Similarly, due to their speed and accuracy, phasers would have a huge advantage when it comes to range, while a Battlestars projectile weapons have a greater travel time and therefore a greater chance of missing. On top of that, phasers don't use ammunition.
So right off the bat the colonial fleet is at a disadvantage and we haven't even factored in the shields. No, never mind the shields, the navigational deflector routinely diverts matter when traveling at high speeds.
As for the damage a single starship can do... Well a single starship can glass a planet, so a battlestar isn't going to present it with much of a problem. The heat alone will cook the crew.
Basically a single starfleet ship would win vs the whole colonial fleet without using it's superior sublight speed (which would probably outrun colonial weapon fire), transporters, warp capability or even shields.
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Depending of the era the conflict takes place in - Both of these character would be wearing adult diapers and pissing their pants just because.
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The best line in this thread.
Nah, with just one smile and that twinkle in his eye, Kirk would have Adama eating out of his hand.
Then 'My glands feel swollen' (GCU) appears and stops the fighting and invites everyone over for a drug-fueled orgy.
Everyone is going about this all wrong, Starfleet is a peaceful organization, any encounter with the Galactica fleet would start at an attempt hail this obviously damaged and desperate collection of refugees. Imagine Picard in this scenario, he would hail and offer assistance, explain who they are, and would like to exchange information on their peoples. Adama would be suspicious at first, confiding in Tigh that this is a Cylon trick. Athena would disagree as she has never seen this before.. Head Six and Head Baltar would say “oh great, THESE people again!” Roslin’s in sickbay again. The Enterprise has already scanned the fleet and is aware of the state of its people and offers assistance. Picard and company agree to meet aboard the Galactica in the ward room. Adama and Picard shake hands, and then Adama bludgeons Data to death with a flashlight. The End
If Picard was in command; yes. If Kirk was in command - NO WAY!
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