[2021] He could have save them

Originally posted by Mirage_Main

Funny thing, but I actually think putting the dome down here would be a bad move.

The weapons on that ship are ODS class weapons (orbital defence systems) since the model is the same as the Thermopylae; giving insight that this ship may be a retired Frontier Wars transport. Those weapons are designed to take down ships such as the Sentinel that are probably the size of a neighbourhood. Dome shields run on a limited power capacity which is why they don't last forever (even when powered by a Titan battery). Under ODS fire, that portable version Gibby has wouldn't survive more than a few seconds and that's if he was lucky. Those few seconds wouldn't have helped since all the civilians are in panic mode and Maggie has direct visual to aim the weapon systems. All the panicking civilians would trample each other trying to get in the dome, and then when the dome is up Maggie would have an easy 25 or so to take out in one shot. Ironically, scattering would be the better option.