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Subject: Re: Return of the polls (USS Lakota vrs Nebulon B)

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Warspite

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Date Posted: 09:35:55 09/05/02 Thu
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In reply to: WarsGOD 's message, "Re: Return of the polls (USS Lakota vrs Nebulon B)" on 01:31:08 09/05/02 Thu

>>We have seen a Nebulan B go up against an ISD in the
>>Battle of Endor, they exchanged fire, both took
>>damage, and both survived. That is impressive to say
>>the least.
>>
>>As an anti-fighter frigate it has targeting systems
>>that are optimized for hitting small fast targets, and
>>the Lokota is much bigger than what it's used to, so
>>the shots are much more likely to hit. The Nebulan B
>>also carries 2 squadrons of fighters.
>>
>>You neglected to mension the 2 tractor beams
>>projectors and the 12 laser cannons. If the Lokota
>>got caught in those tractor beams the fight would be
>>over shortly afterwards.
>
>Stuck like a fly in amber waitng to be swatted out of
>exsistense

I don't think so. We know that a good engine blast 'may' break a tractor hold. We know that a short hyper can do the same. In all likihood, a short warp hop would be enough to break free. According to the Star Wars website...

"Offensive tractor beams are generally mounted on large vessels, as they have tremendous power requirements and large crews. The huge Phylon Q7 tractor beams found aboard Imperial Star Destroyers require a crew of ten to properly operate. Tractor beams mounted on small vessels generally cannot arrest the momentum of a moving target, but can inhibit maneuverability."

An Excelsior class ship is considerably longer and wider (though not as high) as a Nebulon. Given the info from the website, it seems doubtful that the Nebulon could hold the Lakota. Finally, given the SSD tractor ranges shown in RotJ and ANH, the Lakota would have to be very close to get caught in the first place. (BTW, I know the DS tractor worked at longer ranges, but that might have been a lot bigger and had a lot more power behind it.)

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Return of the polls (USS Lakota vrs Nebulon B)	capn hayes	16:40:06 09/05/02 Thu

Re: Return of the polls (USS Lakota vrs Nebulon B)	The Divine Shadow	01:40:33 09/06/02 Fri
Re: Return of the polls (USS Lakota vrs Nebulon B) -- Warspite, 12:40:11 09/06/02 Fri Re: Return of the polls (USS Lakota vrs Nebulon B) -- TrekGOD, 08:53:54 09/07/02 Sat Re: Return of the polls (USS Lakota vrs Nebulon B) -- capn hayes, 06:07:21 09/08/02 Sun