6th January 2003, 12:10 AM
Well, there are several reasons that Star Wars ships would win.
First, speed. Star Wars hyperdrive gets you across the galaxy in a matter of days. In Star Trek (not counting Borg Transwarp) it takes decades... just a slight advantage for SW, I'd say. :)
As for the ships themselves, yes, Star Trek's ships do seem tougher to kill... but there are far less of them. And they aren't used to really dealing with masses of fighters like Star Wars ships have as their main fighting force... while a bunch of TIEs would die fast, it'd take a while to kill them with just the several phasers Star Trek ships seem to have on them... and by then they'd do a lot of damage.
What I don't know is how the damage lasers/phasers do would be compared. And as for the range of the guns, I don't know ranges in Star Trek and in Star Wars I only know the ones in the sim games (TIE Fighter, X-Wing Alliance, etc).. which probably aren't 100% accurate. In those games anyway, turbolasers can shoot 2.5-3km while being able to aim. Fighters have to go to 2km. Missiles can be shot from farther, though. Anyway, ST might be able to shoot farther more accurately, and phaser cannons on the ships are definitely stronger than any laser or turbolaser... but ST capitol ships have dozens of laser batteries, somewhat making up for that.
Of course it is kind of strange to compare things that were never made to be comparable... and the fact that SW space combat is based on WWII fleet and navy airforce battles while Star Trek is soley giant-ship combat doesn't make it any easier. They are each made with very different opponents and universes (like how SW ranges might be shorter but there all ranges are short so it doesnt matter).
First, speed. Star Wars hyperdrive gets you across the galaxy in a matter of days. In Star Trek (not counting Borg Transwarp) it takes decades... just a slight advantage for SW, I'd say. :)
As for the ships themselves, yes, Star Trek's ships do seem tougher to kill... but there are far less of them. And they aren't used to really dealing with masses of fighters like Star Wars ships have as their main fighting force... while a bunch of TIEs would die fast, it'd take a while to kill them with just the several phasers Star Trek ships seem to have on them... and by then they'd do a lot of damage.
What I don't know is how the damage lasers/phasers do would be compared. And as for the range of the guns, I don't know ranges in Star Trek and in Star Wars I only know the ones in the sim games (TIE Fighter, X-Wing Alliance, etc).. which probably aren't 100% accurate. In those games anyway, turbolasers can shoot 2.5-3km while being able to aim. Fighters have to go to 2km. Missiles can be shot from farther, though. Anyway, ST might be able to shoot farther more accurately, and phaser cannons on the ships are definitely stronger than any laser or turbolaser... but ST capitol ships have dozens of laser batteries, somewhat making up for that.
Of course it is kind of strange to compare things that were never made to be comparable... and the fact that SW space combat is based on WWII fleet and navy airforce battles while Star Trek is soley giant-ship combat doesn't make it any easier. They are each made with very different opponents and universes (like how SW ranges might be shorter but there all ranges are short so it doesnt matter).