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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lurker Emeritus: [QB] Two or three phaser hoses would have saved the Odyssey from the Jem Hadar suicide attack. In the same way that a 20 or 30mm gun based CIWS today would chop up all kinds of small craft, the phaser hoses would have dismembered the attack ship, leaving only a cloud of debri to impact the ship, which would probably not be fatal. There is some debate on that these days. It's similar to the doomsday asteroid problem. If you blow up your incoming asteroid/anti-ship missile, instead of being splatted by one big lump you get shredded by a shotgun blast. However, I suspect, given that the worst damage to ships in the Falklands war in 1982 was caused more by the remaining fuel in the exocets, rather than the warhead itself, that shredding the incoming missile and thus emptying the fuel tank is the better bet. Prevailing opinion among many western navies seems to be swinging in favour of missile based CIWS which can intercept the target much further out than any existing gun system, thus preventing the missile getting so close that you get sprayed with parts. However, in the current circumstances, many still appreciate having a really big gun that can dissuade small and possibly explosive boats or light aircraft from getting too close! I wonder how that works for anti-matter warheads? Presumably, no matter what you do, you get a sympathetic explosion as the anti-matter containment is wrecked by your phaser hose CIWS and starts reacting with the remains of the torpedo and any other particles floating by. I talk too much ;) Been working today and so don't feel up to partying away my Saturday night! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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