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Re: Pics up for the RBR and Maul at S@H
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Wed, 3 Oct 2001 13:24:28 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> In lugnet.starwars, Kevin Wanner writes: • <clip>
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> > Star Wars The Visual Dictioary on page 12 said:
> > TANTIVE IV--Princess Leia's consular starship is a Corellian
> > Corvette, a common and traditional ship design seen throughout the galaxy.
> > Blending in anonymously amongst galactic space traffic, so many Corvettes
> > have been converted for smuggling or covert uses that they are some times
> > called "Blockade Runners."
> > --Kevin W. §
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> Well the "Star Wars: Behind the Magic" CD-ROM it states; (not verbatim, but
> close enough) that the Empire belived the 'Rebel Blockade Runner' was a
> massive ship with enough firepower to defeat several Star Destroyers. They
> discovered that it was merely a Corvette when Lord Vader capture Princess
> Leia.
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> Conflicting offical sources are kind of annoying as the movies do not really
> provide any clarification. I do not recall a lower canon source such as one • of
> the expansion novels ever refering to a Corvette as a 'Blockade Runner'. If
> there is such a reference then the Empire is silly for overreacting about the
> 'Rebel Blockade Runner.'
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> -Mike Petrucelli
Well according to "Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Vechicles and Vessels" -
[ The famous "Rebel Blockade Runner" in acutality was a single ship named the
Tantive IV. A Corellian corvette, the ship was registered as a consular vessel
with the Royal House of Alderaan's diplomatice corps.]
-Jason
http://www.geocities.com/spearjr/brickcentral.html
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| (...) Remember, one should always devalue the information given in SW:EGVV by a goodly amount ... for example, it lists the height of the AT-AT as ~15m, which is much too small to be reconciled with the scenes in the movies [1]. EGVV does a nice job (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) would (...) IV. (...) Well the "Star Wars: Behind the Magic" CD-ROM it states; (not verbatim, but close enough) that the Empire belived the 'Rebel Blockade Runner' was a massive ship with enough firepower to defeat several Star Destroyers. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.starwars)
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