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Originally Posted by Oberon
I think that the adaptation comes about from two ways. The Federation (and other races and organisations in the Trek 'verse) use phased energy as a weapon which operates on specific frequencies. Up until the first contact with the Borg the frequency was rarely changed, however after the Enterprise D encountered the Borg it was postulated that by changing the frequency that the phasers operated on the Borg would not be able to adapt their shields to counter the frequency, in regards to the science behind it, I'd wager it's a bit like how a sound wave can be cancelled out by another sound wave of the exact same frequency.
In regards to physical weapons, the Borg are often shown to be weak to swords and even a Tommy gun, so how affective their protection against kinetic weaponry is can be debated. However against things like lightsabers and blasters, their shields could and would adapt.
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The scene with the Tommy gun in First Contact is exactly what I was wondering about, because blasters (along with 'lasers') in the Star Wars are most often depicted as particle weapons, which, despite being energy weapons, deliver damage by kinetic energy. So, if the Borg can't adapt to kinetic energy weapons, I'd be inclined to believe they couldn't adapt to the majority of Star Wars weaponry either.
I'm not sure whether that would apply to lightsabers, but their rarity and general lack of applicability to space combat probably make them inconsequential in a conflict like this.
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Originally Posted by Oberon
On the subject though, here's a little reading material for you, Raptor, to pass a few hours, it's a bit Star Wars bias, but not so that a Star Trek fan won't get some enjoyment out of it (although they may get somewhat confused along the way):
http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/...est/index.html |
I know of this but I haven't gotten a chance to read it yet. Should get around to it at some point...