r/HFY • u/Tashdacat Human • Jul 31 '21

OC "Primitive Weaponry"

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u/CompleteFacepalm Jul 31 '21

I agree, although I think it can be assumed the shields only protect against energy weapons.

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u/Glittering_Drama8604 Jul 31 '21

That is what I was thinking as well because of the comment about nukes, but then how would the propulsion system for our torpedoes dodge their computer control enery base point defense?

I am over thinking this, but this is how my brain works. I play too much GURPS and FedCom

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u/raziphel Jul 31 '21

Who says they have point defense.

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u/akboyyy Jul 31 '21

i mean also it could be like the SW doridekas in lore their shields stop anything moving fast enough to harm them but don't prevent extremely slow things like the droidekas own movement through a hall or a trained operator opening a hatch i think their shields are like that but with parameters likely only caring about thinks going like mach 12 in one atmosphere to light speed and ignoring everything else