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Re: how large would the ISD be compared to the Enterprise-D?
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Fri, 18 Oct 2002 05:10:07 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Leonard Hoffman writes:
Another piece of evidence supporting this: given that the Star Destroyer and
SuperStarDestroyer have at least similiar shaped bridges: if the bridges were
the same size (which is a valid assumption), then the length is 17.6km.

But if the SuperStarDestroyer itself was any shorter than this, its bridge
would then be smaller than that of the Star Destroyer!  I think it's fairly
safe to assume that since the SSD is larger than the SD in every respect that
its bridge would be either the same size or larger, thus making 17.6km the
MINIMUM length of the SSD!!

thought experiments are fun.. tee huh
_lenny

The Super Star Destroyer and the regualar Star Destroyer have the same bridge.
In Empire Strikes Back, Han attaches his ship to the back of a Star Destroyer
Bridge.  In Return of the Jedi, Han flies past the Super Star Destroyer Bridge.
Not only do they look the same, the same oversized bridge model was used in
both scenes. That make the point of reference and the subsequent 17.6km number
pretty much dead on.

-Mike Petrucelli



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  Re: how large would the ISD be compared to the Enterprise-D?
 
<delurk again... can't.... resist.... geekness...> So a SSD built to minifig scale (assuming the 1 stud = 1 foot convention, or 1:39) would be a smidge over 450m (1476 feet) long. I prefer a 4 studs to the meter (1:32) scale for minifigs, which (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
  Re: how large would the ISD be compared to the Enterprise-D?
 
The conclusions drawn by Dr. Saxton in his Technical Commentaries are false. The "true" (as true as any fictional ship can get) length of a Super Star Destroyer is either 12,800 meters as stated on SW.com's databanks, or the 8000 meter RPG length. (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
  Re: how large would the ISD be compared to the Enterprise-D?
 
(...) Finally, another voice of reason! Thanks, Mike. I've been away from this argument since I first chimed in, and I am STUNNED that people STILL try to robotically spout the "company line" coming from offcial sources which simple repeat old (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)

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  Re: how large would the ISD be compared to the Enterprise-D?
 
Another piece of evidence supporting this: given that the Star Destroyer and SuperStarDestroyer have at least similiar shaped bridges: if the bridges were the same size (which is a valid assumption), then the length is 17.6km. But if the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)

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