The Constitution Class USS
Enterprise NCC 1701 versus the YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon serial #
492727ZED
It’s been the question on every nerd’s mind since 1977. Which ship would win in a fight the Millennium Falcon or the USS Enterprise? We’ve analyzed the data and made our determination.
Technical Specifications
Both ships can attain light speed
travel. The Falcon has a hyper drive system and a high-tech computer that
calculates the minimum amount of parsec distances required to travel to a
certain destination. It also utilizes a hyperdrive motivator that is easily
tampered with and can be hard to isolate as the cause of hyperdrive
malfunctions. Also, the negative power couplings occasionally fuse
together and require replacement. I am uncertain of its power
source/fuel. The Falcon is more maneuverable than the Enterprise.
The Enterprise utilizes warp
nacelles that create a warp bubble to allow it to travel at faster than light
(FTL) speeds. They are powered by dilithium crystals. An even
number of warp nacelles are required to achieve a warp bubble. The
standard is 2. There can be 4, but it can never be 3, 5, etc.
The Falcon has enhanced
hull-plating. Its fire power consist of 2 bull-turret laser cannons one on the
bottom another on top. There is also a blaster canon adjacent to the
cockpit. In addition to laser canons the Falcon can fire concussion
missiles.
The Enterprise has deflective
shields, photon torpedoes and phasers. Since it is harder to maneuver
there is an aft torpedo canon it can launch torpedoes from.
The Falcon can only be controlled from the cockpit. And only requires a crew of two people to run the ship. If the Falcon is boarded crew members can hide in secret bunkers throughout the ship.
The Enterprise can be controlled
from the bridge or engineering which makes it susceptible to onboard
takeovers. It requires a crew of 428 people to run at peak
capacity. In a pinch the entire system can run though one terminal and
thus run with a crew of 4 but only if Scotty is the engineer and also it has
limited operational abilities being powered through one terminal. The
Enterprise can function without the bridge but not engineering; therefore the
bridge is fairly useless for controlling the ship and is more of an information
hub. All the real functions (accept for attacks) are done in engineering.
If you capture engineering you can cripple the Enterprise. The Enterprise has a
self-destruct sequence as a defense against hostile takeovers happening aboard
the ship.
The Enterprise is a larger ship and
also has a tractor beam. The Falcon is smaller and susceptible to tractor
beams.
The computer on the Falcon as
described by C3PO has a rather peculiar dialect. The Enterprise computer was serviced at
Cygnet XIV, where the native technicians decided the computer was too
impersonal, and gave it a new personality program based on their a matriarchal
society. This led to the Enterprise computer becoming a little too personal
with male members of the crew, especially James T. Kirk.
Captain on Deck
Previously
owned by Lando Calrissian, the Millennium
Flacon’s most famous commander is Han Solo and his first-mate is Chewbacca a Wookie.
Han Solo successfully navigated an asteroid field, defying the approximated 3,720
to 1 odds. Along with being an
exceptional pilot he’s known as a quick thinker and natural leader. A quick thinker Han Solo successfully hid
from pursuing Imperial Forces by clamping the Falcon onto one of the Star
Destroyers and powering down to avoid detection. Solo was promoted to General during the Battle
of Endor and successfully commanded the ground forces while destroying the
Death Star deflector shield generator.
The
USS Enterprise NCC 1701 experienced several different captain and crew personnel. Christopher Pike, James T Kirk, William
Decker, & Spock. The most famous
starship captain was James T Kirk along with his first officer Spock a half
Human half Vulcan and also head Science Officer. Kirk is a highly intelligent and
the only person to ever beat the Kobayashi Maru earning a commendation for
original thinking for tackling the training simulation which was intended to
teach Starfleet Cadets the meaning of the no win scenario. Kirk is an adamant adventure seeker and the
youngest person to ever Captain his own ship in the United Federation of
Planets. He developed the Corbomite Maneuver which was a bluff that
caused a hostile enemy spaceship to stand down while attacking the
Enterprise. Kirk also had gone to great
lengths to protect the Enterprise, even as far to initiate the self-destruct
sequence when face with a band of attacking Klingons. Kirk was the youngest person ever promoted to admiral
in Starfleet.
And the winner is...
The Enterprise
is the more powerful ship and would probably destroy the Falcon in a
firefight. But, if there is an experienced and resourceful enough crew on
the Falcon stands a chance of winning. While both captains have defied odds in unwinnable situations,
Kirk’s numerous adventures outweigh Solo’s.
Kirk has more fire power, advanced technology, expertise, and larger
crew which allows for a victory over Solo’s smaller vessel. Barring a fatal error in judgment on Kirk’s
part the Enterprise would be the victor against the Millennium Falcon.
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| If They Mated: An artist rendition of The Millennium Falcon and USS Enterprise's child |
Written by
Joseph Ammendolea
Owner/President
“I Like To Play With Toys” Productions®
