Easy Way to kill Wraith - 3 shots from a Zet Gun

[AscendedThor]

In SG1 it was established that 3 shots from a Zat would disintegrate anything, not just people but even large objects.

So why waste so much ammo killing Wraith.. when they could ask the free jaffa nation to supply earth with Zat guns and send them all the Atlantis. they would all walk around with Zats. maybe redesign them so that each Zat can fire 3 shots simultaniously, and this would kill Wraith with a single shot. a lot easier and faster way to kill them

[Bytor]

In SG1 it was established that 3 shots from a Zat would disintegrate anything, not just people but even large objects.

So why waste so much ammo killing Wraith.. when they could ask the free jaffa nation to supply earth with Zat guns and send them all the Atlantis. they would all walk around with Zats. maybe redesign them so that each Zat can fire 3 shots simultaniously, and this would kill Wraith with a single shot. a lot easier and faster way to kill them

3 shots disintegrates was established. Then the writers found it too convenient so they forgot about it... or changed it.. I believe in the 100 episode (wormhole extreme) or is it the 200th episode in season 10? they make fun of themselves for this. Its one of the reasons why i like stargate.. The writers/producers are down to earth and when mistakes happen.. they admit it and can make fun of themselves.

[Sealurk]

The producers and writers have long since retconned this 3 Zat shots thing out of the franchise. It makes the Zat far too powerful and convenient, so it deliberately hasn't been referenced for a very long time - it is considered a big mistake, and zats now only have two shot capability.

Plus, zats have only featured in Midway and The Return, and it doesn't look like they're going to become a major part of SGA.

[~Dave]

Ok, so 2 shots with a Zat should do it, then.

~Dave

[GoSpikey]

@ this entire thread.

Whatcha gonna do? Stand on a planet, and try to jump higher and higher so you hopefully eventually jump as high as the outer atmosphere so you can see for yourself whether or not there's a Ship in orbit, ask them if they *please* would come off their ship to the planet so they'll get shot dead? And, in meanwhile, could you summon some of your alliance to meet the same faith?

See?

@ this entire thread.

[~Dave]

@ this entire thread.

Whatcha gonna do? Stand on a planet, and try to jump higher and higher so you hopefully eventually jump as high as the outer atmosphere so you can see for yourself whether or not there's a Ship in orbit, ask them if they *please* would come off their ship to the planet so they'll get shot dead? And, in meanwhile, could you summon some of your alliance to meet the same faith?

See?

@ this entire thread.

The SGA teams have encountered the Wraith without invitation in the past, and regular Earth weapons have been found wanting. The Zat could be a two shot, one kill, kind of weapon.

~Dave

[Xaeden]

Sg-1 got in the habit of carrying a few Zats, but they're not used as a primary weapon since it's harder to hit multiple targets without them getting you. Take for example this scenario - You make a turn and come across a group of armed hostiles. In order to kill them you have to point your Zat at one and fire, point it at another and fire, and so on. But after the first one is hit you are almost sure to be fired on yourself. Where as if you have a P-90, you just have to pull the trigger and angle it across a bit to drop them all at once (something that we've seen happen in the series). Whether it's stumbling upon multiple hostiles, running from them, or whatever, an automatic weapon serves as an advantage which (along with the fact that they cannot mass produce energy weapons themselves yet) is the reason why they still use them.

[Sealurk]

The Zat could be a two shot, one kill, kind of weapon.

I suppose an agonised Wraith lying face down in the mud with electrical energy crawling over his skin is a Wraith that isn't sucking your life away.

Maybe it's the zat's effectiveness against Wraith that has prevented them from being seen. It's better to see a Wraith take half a mag from a P90 and keep on comin', dramatically speaking, than to see one flop down with one hit and cry for their mama...uh...queen?

[~Dave]

Agreed. McKay needs to modify the Zat to be an automatic weapon.

~Dave