[quote=@6slyboy6]Unless of course, it melts the plates so fast that they cease to function bfore powering the shield up. In which case, we are already talking about a death star laser firing at my ship, and not some random old destroyer or cruiser. 
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Well yeah, it's not some random cruiser, it's my dreadnought class. :P
Strongest dedicated combat design in Coalition active service. Not the largest, but the [i]Aldeztaille[/i] supercarriers are only potentially superior in their greater accompaniment of fighters and bombers.