[Pax]

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:

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However, consider all of the scifi to date... In those that had shields, was the armor ever even comparable in strength?

YES! Ever hear of the Hirogen? There are dozens of races in Star Trek alone that use NO SHIELDING and have very strong armor, providing better defense than shields!

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In fact, in the tabletop (not computer) game "Star Fleet Battles", very often a small blockof Armor was considered a very storng point, bringing an otherwise sub-par ship into the realm of being viable, or making a viable but otherwised undistinguished ship desireable.

Even in cases where the ship HAD shields.

And then there're things like the Defiant -- federation ship, very strong shields, but also solid armor plating, too.