How effective do you think the Tollan Ion cannons would be on the Wraith Hiveship? I know that anubis's shields could withstand the Ion cannons but wraith hiveships aren't shielded so wouldn' the cannons just tear the Hiveship apart?
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Originally posted by fugiman View PostHow effective do you think the Tollan Ion cannons would be on the Wraith Hiveship? I know that anubis's shields could withstand the Ion cannons but wraith hiveships aren't shielded so wouldn' the cannons just tear the Hiveship apart?Robert Jastrow (self-proclaimed agnostic): "For the scientist who has lived by his faith in the power of reason, the story ends like a bad dream. He has scaled the mountains of ignorance; he is about to conquer the highest peak; as he pulls himself over the final rock, he is greeted by a band of theologians who have been sitting there for centuries."
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I always wondered how the ion cannons had little to no effect on anubis shields yet the other system lords were putting a fight against him if his shields were that powerfulVote Anubis for President in 2012A Face you Can TrustsigpicSo whats the worst that could happen?Supporter of the "It's Asgard, NOT AsgUard !" campaignIt is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
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Originally posted by fugiman View PostI always wondered how the ion cannons had little to no effect on anubis shields yet the other system lords were putting a fight against him if his shields were that powerfulAsgard in memoriam
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I imagine he designed something into his shields specifically to repel Ion-based weapons.
As for Tollan Ion Cannons against a Wraith Hiveship, I doubt it would be a 1-hit KO, but enough blasts would surely take one down. They're still VASTLY, VASTLY, VASTLY inferior to Drones> "Phasers" and Ori/Asuran/Alteran(including Lantean) Beam Cannons. All of which would be a 1-3 sec. KO.sigpic"Most of our John Sheppard impressions sound more like a demented Jimmy Stewart than Joe Flanigan."
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Originally posted by fugimanI always wondered how the ion cannons had little to no effect on anubis shields yet the other system lords were putting a fight against him if his shields were that powerful
though IMO it's more plausible that tollan cannons don't rely on brute firepower (unlike goauld cannons) so as long as a shield can detect & block them the blasts will be relatively harmless & do little damage to the shield
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I feel that the Ion Cannon tech didn't necessarily output a very powerful charge but somehow bypassed shields by another means. It could be that the charge is a certain type of energy that Gould shields couldn't stop. Anubis used shielding based heavily on Ancient technology - more so then normal Gould ships - so it's not easy to say why the Ion Cannon had no effect but the combined strength of the System Lords might have. We've seen that Ancient shields will fall if put under great stress so perhaps the System Lords thought they might have a chance. If we assume that the Ion Cannons didn't rely solely on power alone then it may make sense that Anubis' ship was able to withstand the cannon's repeated shots but the System Lords still weren't scared away... who knows.
If we maintain the assumption that Ion Cannon charge wasn't necessarily super powerful then it' unlikely that it would have any significant effect on Wraith technology. Also, because Wraith tech is bio based, conventional energy weapons might not be as effective as they are against human or Gould, etc. tech. But again... who knows. It would be interesting to see but I don't think we ever will :-(Long live the Asgard
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Originally posted by asgardcmndr View PostI feel that the Ion Cannon tech didn't necessarily output a very powerful charge but somehow bypassed shields by another means. It could be that the charge is a certain type of energy that Gould shields couldn't stop.
Since Wraith ship doesn't have shields to cheat in the first place their main advantage is gone. They'll probably damage it, but not to any great or dramatic effect, certainly not enough to stop it from just shooting back and destroying the emplacments.
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The thing though is that ion cannons in SW only disable the target's systems, whereas it's pretty obvious that their function is to destroy the target outright in the Stargate universe.
Personally, I'm of the opinion that the Tollan's ion cannons are probably at least as powerful as the primary energy weapons on a Hiveship, meaning they'd be able to inflict significant damage to the aforementioned vessel's unshielded hull, although not destroy it outright (mainly due to its sheer size). A continuous barrage would almost certainly destroy the ship though, although the Hiveship itself wouldn't just be sitting there helpless in the meantime (not unless the initial ion volley hits something critical) and would almost certainly retaliate by targeting the cannons via orbital bombardment.
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Originally posted by fugiman View PostHow effective do you think the Tollan Ion cannons would be on the Wraith Hiveship? I know that anubis's shields could withstand the Ion cannons but wraith hiveships aren't shielded so wouldn' the cannons just tear the Hiveship apart?
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