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| | | (...) That's the explanation I've heard too. However, I'm less inclined than Lucas and Co. to allow that Snowspeeder cables and vines can bring down AT-ATs or AT-STs respectively. The logs, on the other hand, are part of guerilla warfare--and (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | Re: Just a question —Shaun Sullivan
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| | | | The most plausible explanations I've heard sit much more comfortably with me than pure psychological impact. For one thing, consider how heavily armored these AT-AT vehicles are - according to all of the source material I've run across, nothing (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: Just a question —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) In the first part of the movie, Qui-Gon and Jar Jar are 'run over' by a repulsor-lift. So repulsorlifts *can't* work by pushing against the ground (at least, they must have enough smarts to prevent main characters from being crushed). But that (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Just a question —Mike Faunce
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| | | | | | | Maybe the repulsor-lifts don't cover the entire bottom of the craft, but are located on the outboard edges (where wheels would typically be located) for stability. A cargo carrying vehicle would want to maximize cargo space and putting the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Just a question —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | I have the Episode 1 Cross sections (I picked both books at Sam's Club for 9.98 Each!), it does have repulsor lifts, but it has "Kuat Premion Mk. II" power generators to power it. It has a maximum height of 4 meters, and the lifts exhaust gases are (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | | Re: Just a question —Richard Dee
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| | | | | | On Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:16:35 GMT, Steve Bliss uttered the following profundities... (...) Just like tanks in any WWII movie you watch, they have just enough space where the main characters *can't* get crushed. (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | | | | | Re: Just a question —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | (...) Interesting...but aren't the MTTs also repulsorlift? LFB. (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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