Darren New wrote:
> I don't think it's a spoiler to say I'm still surprised they have 
> deflector shields that will ward off antimatter-based photon torpedoes 
> and particle-beam phasers, but they still rip chunks of the hull off 
> when they get hit by a passing piece of scrap. Why don't people equip 
> their warships with gattling guns and cannons?

Oh?  I thought the whole point of the deflector shields was to prevent 
the ship from getting hit by space dust and larger bits of rubble as it 
ploughed through the universe at transluminal velocities.

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Tim Cook
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