Clear evidence federation shields are not immune to lasers

[Captain Underling]

It looks like the Borg activated the second tractor beam before the laser was finished. You can see the glow of the tractor beam holding the ship in the background of theose shots, with another beam about to pull the decks already activated.

[Slartibartfast]

It looks like the Borg activated the second tractor beam before the laser was finished. You can see the glow of the tractor beam holding the ship in the background of theose shots, with another beam about to pull the decks already activated.

I think they activated both at about the same time, maybe even the tractor beam first to get a lock or whatever.

[Captain Underling]

That makes sense. That way they could be sure they picked up anything that floated away when the beam started. Or prehaps it was just to make sure they didn't cut a whole that was too big. No use being wasteful.