I love Galactica as I love the Big E but I do have to concede the point — the technological edge has to go to the Enterprise. Though if it weren’t for shields I’d like to think Galactica might have a chance…maybe not a big one but a volley of nukes might pose more of a problem than one…plus we don’t know the yield of the Romulan nuke in BoT…or Galactica’s for that matter but it’s certainly plausible that the Romulan one wasn’t a front line weapon and consequently of (relatively) low yield. Galactica’s point defense systems might be able to take out some torpedoes, phasers would be more problematic.

If you could jump a Raptor inside the E’s shields with a couple of nukes…it might pose a problem…but it’s all a moot point anyway unless Galactica were facing the mirror E — the Federation would welcome refugees.

Anyhow, Dr. Landis should give Galactica’s CO a little more credit – “If nothing else works, you can count on Captain Kirk to do something illogical to save the day!”

True, but the Old Man might have a trick or two up his sleeve as well…

As for Star Wars…
#13 – Right, I belive they are called “turbolasers” (whatever that’s supposed to mean) which implies they are supposed to be something altogether different from what we know as lasers. Additionally, Star Destroyers are of course warships, huge and armed to the teeth, even with her shields, the Enterprise might have some trouble with volume of fire a Star Destroyer could produce. I’d give the E the edge in manuverability, photon torpedoes might outclass Star Wars weaponry…maybe. I think the Big E could take a Star Destroyer but I doubt it’d be easy.

Last I checked we really have five categories:

BE condensate & other low energy states – solid – liquid – gas – plasma & degenerate states

This form of aluminium seems to be peculiar in it’s a uniformly ionized crystalline solid. More energy in it than a solid, but it maintains its crystalline structure? Strange combination, for sure!

And then a fleet of a dozen Starfleet ships taking out the Cylons for good….(-;

The Trek weapons tech is far for advanced. How did Quark advertise in 1947: “We can equip you with Phasers, Disruptors and Photon Torpedoes. And even Quantum Torpedoes – costing quite more – but worth the effect”.

And what about Shields? In Star Wars they often TALK about shields but you can see that they can’t be powerful – and in Galactica they don’t even have any. In “Balance Of Terror” the Enterprise survived a blast from a fusion warhead at point-blank range a little shaken but intact with the shields DOWN. And how about Star Wars using Lasers? Worf called them “glob-flies” – disturbing but not even able to penetrate the field generated by the Main Deflector Dish. Which brings up: Why even wasting ressources in a fight when you can simply beam an armed torpedo into the enemy vessel…(-;

But Galactica and Wars vessels have ONE advantage – they’re faster in faster-than-light travel as they don’t travel by warping normal space but taking a shortcut thru hyperspace. At lest they can take a swift run when a Trek vessel arrives….(-;

So, look at the Death Star… It could destroy planets, but will it able to destroy the Enterprise? I vote for NEVER.

# 12
No chance! The Enterprise will shoot down every single Viper before they could reach weapon-range. And please, what should be the weapon, that could weaken the Enterprise’s shields? Rockets? Lasers? Kamikazes? No way! Galactica will loose.