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Originally Posted by publiusr
I think that if a generation ship were to pass by, the lack of plaetary scale resources would have them in a pretty weak state. They would have better equations perhaps--some better materials, but a landing craft--just designed to get down--would be highly vulnerable to combat jets.
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Without knowing how their technology works, you can't assume that. They may have brought more than enough surpluss materials to compensate for any loss incurred during the trip, or to repair any landing craft of any level of advancement.
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