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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer wrote:
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To my knowledge all we’ve seen is the EMP used in the first movie. There was
also the laser thing that Tank used on Cypher, but I don’t know if that sort
of thing could be mounted on the exterior of the ship.
I don’t own the first movie, so I might be missing something.
So, aside from the EMP device, what sort of weapons do you think Zion would
put on a hovership? Like maybe a smaller, more maneuverable, meaner
hovership. >:D
All responses welcome!
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The Animatrix is a good resource. The first
Animatrix film, “Flight of the Osiris,” has the hovership Osiris combatting
Sentinels. They used machine gun turrets, similar to the laser turrets that Han
& Luke use to shoot down TIE Fighters in the Star Wars Millenium Falcon.
The last Animatrix film, “Matriculated,” shows how the freed humans try to
capture and convert the machines. So a hovership could possibly have deployable
bots for combat. Depends on the ethics of the captain.
My imagination suggests that the base hovership is designed for reconaissance
and recovery missions, and thus is lightly armed to increase stealth and speed.
In the battle for Zion, though, I assume that the hoverships have been outfitted
with additional armanents, along with the mecha suits (an unarmored mecha suit
is seen when the Nebucaneezer arrives in Zion in Matrix Reloaded). Based on
these assumptions, I suspect that the weaponry is modular.
If you’re a fan of The Matrix, you should rent or buy Animatrix anyway, as it
offers more insight into the world of the machines. Two of the Animatrix films
are directly referenced in Matrix Reloaded, so it adds to the back story. Four
of the short films are available free online, but all nine of them are worth
watching. The two I’ve referenced here are only available on the DVD. (“Flight
of the Osiris” was also shown before the movie “Dreamcatchers”).
Hope this helps with your inspiration: I look forward to seeing the hovership
(I assume this is why you asked!)
John Riley
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| (...) I actually totally forgot about seeing this. After seeing Dreamcatcher I've been trying to forget about it ever since. Maybe my brain accidentally lumped "Osiris" in with it. This is perfect. Thank you! (...) And I've seen this one as well. (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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| To my knowledge all we've seen is the EMP used in the first movie. There was also the laser thing that Tank used on Cypher, but I don't know if that sort of thing could be mounted on the exterior of the ship. I don't own the first movie, so I might (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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