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*Star* Destroyer?
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lugnet.starwars
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Sat, 2 Nov 2002 20:03:49 GMT
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Can the Imperial Star Destroyer really destroy stars? I mean, didn't
it take something the size of the Death Star to destroy a mere planet?
Maybe these would more aptly be named "Imperial Ship Destroyer" and
"Death Planet"...
Mark (energizing shields)
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| (...) No, the Star Destroyer could never destroyer a star. in ANH Han made the comment that all the ships in the starfleet could not destroy a planet (being Aldeeran) I suspect it is called a "Star Destroyer" for the fearsome name. the Empire ruled (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-02, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: *Star* Destroyer?
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| No, it's just called a "Star Destroyer" for the same reason that the USS Enterprise is a "Starship". The Enterprise is a Ship designed to operate amongst the stars - likewise the SD is simply a military vessel operating in space. Andrew. "Mark (...) (22 years ago, 3-Nov-02, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: *Star* Destroyer?
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| (...) They probably named it that because it sounds cool. I mean, which sounds better? "Oh no, theres a star destroyer headed right for us!" or "oh no, theres a ship destroyer headed right for us!". Hasta La Vista, Sean (22 years ago, 3-Nov-02, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: *Star* Destroyer?
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| (...) I'm thinking it's the difference between a "ship" and a "starship". And just like you can have a "destroyer" (a la a standard naval vessel), you could have a "star destroyer", which was a "destroyer" (aka a military vessel) that was fit for (...) (22 years ago, 4-Nov-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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