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Re: Why I think we'll get Stormtroopers + Imperial ships
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lugnet.starwars
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Wed, 9 Feb 2000 04:49:07 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, David Eaton writes:
> 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?
> >
> > James
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> 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...
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
planetary energy shield that had to be breached prior to the planets
destruction.)
-Lord Insanity
"A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men"
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| (...) got (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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