Re: [OT] Trek shielding (was Re: Kinetic Shields)

At 08:24  8/06/01 -0400, you wrote:

>At 07:02 AM 6/8/01 -0400, Noam wrote:
>>From: David Griffin <carbon_dragon@yahoo.com>
>> >But Star Trek does. Granted pulse torpedoes
>> >make weak photon torpedoes, even weaker
>> >quantum torpedoes and very weak transphasic
>> >torpedoes, but they're a step in the right
>> >direction.
>>
>>Beg to differ. Shields in Trek are proof vs. All damage until they go
out.
>
>If that's the case, then why is the Enterprise getting great holes torn
in 
>her hull at the end of Trek VI before her shields go down?  Likewise 
>Excelsior.  Now, I suppose you (or they) could say that the prototype
BoP 
>had prototype torpedoes as well, but...?

No. That's because the makers of the movie wanted the Enterprise to get 
beat up and look battered before delivering the knock out blow to the
bad 
guys, films and shows although get inspiration for games of Full Thrust
are 
subject to dramatic license :)

Derek

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