Star Trek Federation Ships Achilles Heel

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Maybe the fact that Worf was overthrown so often might also indicate another reason why no one is starfleet is focusing on hand to hand combat - to many aliens are super strong. Humans can't stand against it. And unfortunately, often you see that they are super strong only when you're already in a fist fight you are going to lose.

That's why phasers are the standard weapon - They can deal with most enemies well.
That's also why the Borg where such a big threat - phasers failed against them. They may also be one of the few phaser-immune aliens that weren't immune to melee damage, either.

 

[Ranger REG]

That's also why the Borg where such a big threat - phasers failed against them.

But a primitive "slugthrower" can defeat them.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

But a primitive "slugthrower" can defeat them.

We don't know if this would have worked - phasers worked several times, too, before the Borg adapted...

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

That's also why the Borg where such a big threat - phasers failed against them...

But the real question is who would win in a fight, Borg or Dalak?

Hrph.

In any event, the ships, phasers, villains and so forth were only as deadly as the writers chose to make them and only ever effective as the writer were competent enough the make them. It is an exercise in wasting time to try to find legit through lines and reasonings.

 

[Ranger REG]

We don't know if this would have worked - phasers worked several times, too, before the Borg adapted...

The borgs are not too concerned with physical kinetic weapons, otherwise they would have shielded themselves from any physical attacks, be it a round from a "tommy gun" (from Picard's "Dixon Hill" holo-novel ... safety off) or Worf's mek'leth.

 

[Lewis526]

Why do you people get caught up in all these boring details? Star Trek is a delightfully campy fantasy starring the likes of William Shatner! The fact that it's set in the extraterrestrial future is a great reason not to overanalyze it - how on earth are we supposed to know?? Don't let the science get in the way of the fun.

 

[Ranger REG]

Why do you people get caught up in all these boring details? Star Trek is a delightfully campy fantasy starring the likes of William Shatner! The fact that it's set in the extraterrestrial future is a great reason not to overanalyze it - how on earth are we supposed to know?? Don't let the science get in the way of the fun.

Star Trek is not campy.

Star Wars is campy.