"Robert A. Howard" wrote:
> I was thinking of running a Star Trek RPG with a Borg scenario, and I had
> an idea about the Borg personal defenses. Mainly that the Borg cannot
> defend against everything at the same time, which is why phasers are still
> effective against the Borg when first used against them.
> If you use kinetic weapons (bullets), soon, the shielding will adapt to
> deflect them. If you then switch to a phaser, it will eventually block the
> phaser. And by switching to a disrupter, it will sooner or later block the
> disrupter. HOWEVER, I believe then the kinetic weapon would be useful
> again since the Borg have not been attacked by it in a bit.
This is not my understanding. As I understand it, once the Borg have
adapted they are immune to that weapon. However, this seems to be
limited to the specific cube that has adapted. However (II), the Borg
*have* been coming at Earth 1 cube at a time. If there were two cubes
close together, they would quite possibly pass the adaptation to the
other...
> The question is: What happens if you have a mixed combat team, some
> with kinetics, some disrupters, and some phasers? As all the weapons
> are going in at once, would the Borg be overwhelmed?
Hmm. Really good question. My guess would be 'yes'.
> And what about larger missile weapons - crossbows, for instance.
> Would a Borg shield be able to stop a weapon that massive? (Or
> grenades for that matter)
Re: Crossbow. I would certainly assume so. In fact, using such
a weapon on them may result in some sort of disintegration field
so bringing it to their attention may actually be a bad idea. Still,
it should work against the first borg or two.
Grenades may need a little longer to block since they are
combination concussion/shrapnel weapons, but I imagine the Borg
would do it...
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