I heard an answer to this on a podcast once,
The deathstar could easily one shot a cube, but they would never be able to do it again, because the borg adapt
If the cube is wiped in a single shot, there might not be enough borg left with enough data to adapt. They aren’t adapting magically, they are able to analyze the shot and adjust their shields to block shots.
Ill bet, if they could sneak up on some cubes they could pop a few before the Borg really got wise.
I imagine the first cube would get some drones on the Death Star before being destroyed. It would take some time to assimilate the whole thing, so the Death Star might be able to take a few more cubes before being too far gone, but my guess is the first (or maybe second if the Death Star was lucky) cube would be the end of it.
Assuming the death star started firing as soon as they encountered each other it still takes about 14 seconds to fire. You can get a lot of data in that time.
You could also beam over a lot ( though you really only need one) of Borg in that time.
It also depends on the parameters of the shot. DS2 was shooting at partial charge to take out ships so there’s less recharge time between shots. If the DS commander did the same to the Borg, they might blow a hole in the Cube without destroying it, and the Borg don’t give a fuck.
They beam in some drones and it’s over.
If you lined up and infinite number of Borg cubes in a straight line, how many of them would a single shot of the Death Star destroy before they could adapt? 🤔
WE WILL ADD YOUR BIOLOGICAL UNIQUENESS TO OUR… WAIT, YOU’RE ALL IDENTICAL? WTAF??
Sigh — please kill me…
Actually, at that point in the empire, 0BBY stormtroopers were no longer clones
clones were outlawed and the Kamino cloning facilities were destroyed in the Kamino uprising. But, that didn’t stop one certain individual having his own dozens or so clones (based on EU content, not Disney Sequels)
Are we just not going to talk about the fact that the cube is made of Legos?
Thank you for your helpful comment, I’ve updated my original comment to be even more scruffy
Death Star might win the battle, but the Borg win the war
