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Subject: Re: Turbolaser vs. Phaser

Author:
capn hayes

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Date Posted: 13:27:53 09/10/02 Tue
Author Host/IP: NoHost/207.14.48.2
In reply to: NeutralZone 's message, "Re: Turbolaser vs. Phaser" on 12:21:33 09/10/02 Tue

>>>The bolt, which we can see, travels slowwer than the
>>>speed of light.
>
>Now I'm a new guy here, and indeed to the whole Trek
>vs Wars debate, however this seems to be the major
>point on the Turbolaser/Phaser debate.
>
>Reading various stuff around on this the speed of both
>phasers and turbolasers are claimed to be a number of
>things, in fact though doesn't the Clash of The Titans
>page this forum is linked to have this data.
>
>Like is said, doesn't matter how powerful your weapon
>is if you can't hit anything.
>
>To input in a clearly intellectual power of the
>weapons argument both sides have powerful particle
>based weapons systems. Sheer power has to go to the
>Star Wars camp, as does number of weapons per ship.
>This is of course for ship based weapons. hand-held
>weapons are another matter, which to be honest I have
>no real knowledge of.
>
>Getting hung up on the technobabble seems to cloud the
>issue. As does getting hung up on the word laser.
Finaly a voice of reason!!!

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Replies:

Subject	Author	Date
Re: Turbolaser vs. Phaser	TrekGOD	16:09:17 09/10/02 Tue

Re: Turbolaser vs. Phaser	The Divine Shadow	22:58:30 09/10/02 Tue
Re: Turbolaser vs. Phaser -- NeutralZone, 16:34:51 09/11/02 Wed
Re: Turbolaser vs. Phaser	NeutralZone	16:31:20 09/11/02 Wed