Re: [LoGH] Babylon 5 vs Galactic Empire
Lee Thompson (thompsonl@logh.net)
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 07:39:37 -0800
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:01:11 -0600, you wrote:
> > But if you just mean small numbers of ships, I figure the Empire has the
> > advantage in terms of range, mobility, weapons, fighters, and tactics and
> > organization while only the Vorlons, Shadows, Rangers, and Mimbari have
> > better defenses: shields, and jamming devices.
>
> Hmmm, not quite so simple- the LGH ships have weak side shields which
> make them vulnerable to the side shots and small craft/fighters.
Actually LGH ships have non existent side shields and weak/experimental
forward shields. B5 doesn't really use the concept of shields; it just uses
the concept of sensor/targeting sensor jamming.
> Given
> the B5 advanced races' ability to warp in without a gate and LGH tech
> seems to have bottlenecks that are navigational-related, and the B5
> types may be able to do a surprise Pearl Harbor and really tear up a
> fleet before superior numbers are felt.
>
> On the other hand LGH ships are firing at 5 million kilometers rather
> than the close-in B5 ranges, so presumably their lasers are at least
> equal to the B5 ships' beam weapons and probably better long-range
> targeting. Those forward shields sometimes take direct close-in hits
> too, so the LGH forward shields may be stronger than general B5
> shields.
Frankly I think show vs show 'military' comparisons usually don't work well
because they have different doctrines behind ship design, different theories
about FTL technology and so forth. In the end it sounds too much like "My
dad can beat up your dad."
--
Lee Thompson
thompsonl@logh.net
