Why does a capital ship die almost instantly when ramming and planet, but can sit at the sun for a least 5 minutes when in a gunboat (not to mention in a Cap 8 Battleship)?
My view point:
Realistically, a space craft can land on a planet, while if a space craft was to get close to a sun, they would blow up/ disintegrate/ melt away/ etc....
It makes no sense that a cruiser will hit a planet and die instantly, and a cruiser will go into the sun, and sit for 10 minutes.