How would Dahak fare against the Death Star?
Short answerClarke favors Dahak alone and an escorted Death Star, but others dispute the comparison or withhold judgment because the specifications and power scales are inconsistent.
NotesClarke initially favors Dahak in a one-on-one fight because its AI and varied weapons appear to offer more tactical options than the Death Star's principal gun. He expects an accompanying fleet to reverse that result, while other participants question whether escorts could contribute at the ranges and scales involved. Several decline to choose because they cannot find reliable specifications for Dahak. A single surface communications relay prompts a separate criticism of resilience. The weapon descriptions also conflict, ranging from nuclear warheads to antimatter and gravitational weapons, while the Death Star's destructive power varies between sources. No agreed result emerges from those incompatible assumptions.