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Re: Just a question
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Date: 
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 06:53:47 GMT
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Shaun Sullivan wrote:

> 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 short of heavy artillery can
> consistently do damage to them.  Repulsorlifts cannot effectively
> transport such heavy, thick armor at relatively high speeds ~60 km/hr, I
> believe).  The Main Battle Tanks in Episode I can only go around 30,
> IIRC from the Episode I cross-sections book, being the heavily armored
> repulsorlift vehicles that they are.

   Interesting...but aren't the MTTs also repulsorlift?

   LFB.



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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 (...) (27 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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