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Re: Why I think we'll get Stormtroopers + Imperial ships
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Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:12:10 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, James Wilson writes:
> Okay, this is a bit off-topic, but the subject seems to have degenerated into
> "inconsistencies in the Star Wars movies, and Imperial buffoonery" so here
> goes: at the end of Episode 4, when the Empire is closing in for the kill on
> the Rebellion, with the destructive power of the Death Star at hand, why did
> they not just destroy the planet that was between them and the rebel base? I
> know, because then there wouldn't be any sequels, but gimme a break! You've • got
> planet-destroying capability, you've just blown up a "peaceful planet"
> (Alderaan) to make a point, what's one more planet between friends?
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> James
I'd guess three reasons--
A. Yavin is really big.... it's possible that the Death Star wasn't capable of
destroying it...
B. The faster they get to the moon with the rebel base, the better... by using
the planet's gravity to propel themselves, they could perhaps reach the base
faster.
C. Perhaps if they destroyed Yavin first, they'd need to wait a long time to
recharge the superlaser (perhaps planet-destroying blasts need more time
than others, for we know that the death star II was pretty fast at
recharging, but that was for capital ship-destroying power, not
planet-destroying).. Anyway, if it took long enough to recharge, it might
have given the rebels a chance to escape...
Anyway, some thoughts...
DaveE
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| (...) into (...) on (...) did (...) I (...) got (...) Maybe blowing up Yavin, a big gas giant, might have taken the Death Star with it?! If I remember rightly (probably not) gas giants are failed suns - maybe it would have taken out everything in a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) base (...) The first death star requiered 24 hours to recharge the superlaser. The second which was about 5 times bigger, required only minutes. Less if the target was a mere capital ship instead of a planet with a shield. (Yes Alderaan had a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Okay, this is a bit off-topic, but the subject seems to have degenerated into "inconsistencies in the Star Wars movies, and Imperial buffoonery" so here goes: at the end of Episode 4, when the Empire is closing in for the kill on the Rebellion, with (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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