Who wins a fight between a Star Destroyer and a Federation starship?
Short answerThe Federation ship has possible advantages through warp travel, photon torpedoes and transporters, although the effectiveness of Star Destroyer jamming remains uncertain.
NotesThe Star Destroyer is credited with greater firepower in this speculative comparison. Warp travel offers more freedom over where a ship enters a system than travel tied to hyperlanes, allowing it to avoid expected ambush points. Photon torpedoes introduce a further uncertainty because it is unclear whether the Star Destroyer's jamming would affect them. Working transporters would present another serious problem for the Star Destroyer. These options make the result depend on interactions between fictional technologies that the comparison cannot settle with confidence.