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Re: Borg VS the Phase Pistol

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Borg, they have range and intimidation.
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How do they have range? They don't use guns.
And as far as intimidation goes, I'd say a tribe of Germanic barbarians is far more scary than a bunch of plodding Borg.
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Borg have personal phasers.
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Eh? Where did we see them use them?
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Rochey wrote:Eh? Where did we see them use them?
Descent - Lore's Borg were far more competent than the average plodding cannon-fodder.
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Sorry, allow me to clarify:
When have we ever seen Borg that are still part of the collective use guns?
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Rochey wrote:Sorry, allow me to clarify:
When have we ever seen Borg that are still part of the collective use guns?
Do ship-to-ship weapons count?
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No.
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Spartans would make mince of the Borg, as would Centurions. Watch 300, and picture Borg ambling up to a formation like that... :lol:
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Do ship-to-ship weapons count?
Since my scenario specified Borg Drones on the ground with no cap-ship support, what do you think?
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Romans by a mile. The Borg would zombie-walk right into the thrown pila, which would have essentially the same effect as against the Romans' traditional opponents' hand-held shields - IF a drone wasn't killed or incapacitated outright by the pilum, the iron neck would bend (just like in a shield) in the black rubbery bodyglove bits and the haft would drag along, hampering movement even further. The heavier, hand-to-hand model pila would then allow the Romans to continue the slaughter while keeping the Borg past arm's length. If there were a few drones left, a legionnaire's gladius would have the same effect as Worf's mekleth.

Now, that's just figuring regulars of the legion. Add a few centurions, and the Borg are up sh*t's creek without a paddle.
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what about A shogunite force? Or early medieval chinese/japanese gunpowder artillery?
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Complete massacre. Old artillery cannons V Borg zombies? Ouch.
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If the borg bothered to use Ranged weapons while still attached to the collective then there may have been a little more chance.

unfortunately, the collective isnt as intelligent as Lore was.
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Hell, even cavemen grasped the concept and usefulness of "pick up big rock, throw big rock at enemy".
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