An easy way to defeat the borg (not that there truly is one)

Lt.BirdGod

It's so obvious, how would I have not thought of it before! As I was talking on the Enterprise section of the forums, I mentioned that the borg could have conquered any planet not using nuclear technology. Well, If a planet was using nuclear technology, they could, litteraly, drop a nuclear device on marching drones! If the blast didn't kill em, the radiation from the device sure will!

Or even better, why not use the radioactive materials, and convert them into some sort of weapon, that would shoot the particles at a heavy dose. Killing off the humanoid cells, thus the machine cannot work.

PrankishSmart · **Sat May 10, 2003 11:33 am**

That might work, in a controlled 'dropping'. Remember in first contact, how they were going to puncture one of the coolant tanks to kill the organic parts of the borg in engineering. Well, I think starfleet should make some sort of anti borg gun which fires a controlled spray of this coolant stuff to nuteralize unwanted visitors. Think of it as a fly spray

Los · **Sat May 10, 2003 1:35 pm**

Really big shields would stop a nuke blast.

See "Firestorm" in TNG.

Lt.BirdGod · **Sat May 10, 2003 5:45 pm**

Is Firestorm the one where Cappy Picard gets him a girlfriend, but then she transfers off the Enterprise? If so, then still, fire != nuclear energy.

(for those who do not know coding, what I just said was Fire Does Not Equal Nuclear energy)

ARMS · **Sat May 17, 2003 8:08 pm**

I seem to recall a voy ep which showed 7 (a former drone) having extreme resistence to normaly lethal radiation

lennier1 · **Tue May 20, 2003 7:10 am**

In one VOY episode they even reactivated a drone which died years ago! Acid is the only way to get rid of this illness called Borg!

thegame · **Wed May 21, 2003 12:01 am**

Or fly a Galaxy class ship into the attacking cube.

PrankishSmart · **Wed May 21, 2003 12:18 am**

Fly a Galaxy class ship into the attacking cube at warp 9.

lennier1 · **Wed May 21, 2003 6:09 am**

In one TNG episode they mentioned that a cube can stay at active status even if over two thirds of the ship are destroyed. So this would only slow them down but after repair time they wouldn�t care about it anymore.

To destroy or at least disable a cube you would have to destroy the "Vinculum" which works as a hub for the Hive system. After deactivating �t you would also have to destroy the ship�s incarnation of "her Majesty".

Lt.BirdGod · **Wed May 21, 2003 2:57 pm**

An interesting point Lennier1, but, we are dealing with two different time periods here. In Best Of Both Worlds, there couldn't have been a Vinicululm, or at least the version that we have seen in Voyager. Borg are ordered to self-destruct when their ship is destroyed, or when they're critically injured/dead. Captain Picard was not killed.

The same deal goes with Voyager. 7 of 9 was not killed when her Cube was destroyed, nor were the Drones that beamed over. But then again, they were probably ordered to do so.

Also a paradox...

Link · **Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:25 pm**

Borg can only adapt to energy weapons.

Just get a machine gun.

*captain shouts to crew "AK-47's FOR EVERYONE!!!!!"*

Interstelar_Concordium_CM · **Sun Jun 15, 2003 7:02 pm**

Kyle Reese · **Sun Jun 15, 2003 11:34 pm**

ally yourself with species 8472, that's an easy way, to be protected at least

Los · **Sun Jun 15, 2003 11:36 pm**

Just an EMP blast would do the trick, assuming that they don't have the shielding on. But the nuclear blast should wipe anything out in a 10 mile radius. I don't think the radiation would do much good because of the nanoprobes. One can really only take a stab in the dark as to how the nanoprobes would work out in that situation.

Interstelar_Concordium_CM · **Mon Jun 16, 2003 6:09 am**

^
this isnt the matrix pal, that wouldnt do nething to the borg with their shielding

Lt.BirdGod · **Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:05 pm**

EMP probably would work, but you can't use it on a starship.

Los · **Tue Jun 17, 2003 1:30 am**

stv12 · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 337

What's EMP? Why not just stab them or hit them over the head with a sledge hammer

lennier1 · **Tue Jun 17, 2003 7:05 am**

EMP = electromagnetic pulse

PrankishSmart · **Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:32 am**

I doubt very much that a EMP would work against the borg, shields or no shields.

Lt.BirdGod · **Tue Jun 17, 2003 10:40 pm**

Well, the emp could fry the circuitry in the nanoprobes, preventing repair on the drone...

Los · **Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:37 pm**

Jeff Miller · **Wed Jun 18, 2003 1:22 am**

how about a Imod from Elite Force

lennier1 · **Wed Jun 18, 2003 6:02 am**

Lt.BirdGod · **Sat Jun 21, 2003 8:24 pm**

That is theoretically possible, I mean, the borg take damage to high frequency discharges, so why not have a .1 increase switch, and when it is required, be able to change it to .01, .001, etc. etc.

But do keep in mind, nothing is infinite, theoretically the settings could be, but eventually it would have to run out. Or could it? I dunno.