Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:03 pm
It seems to me that Ozzel simply didn't thought that Rebels had any shield generators :)
This would seem to conflict with Veers' statement that the shield was strong enough to deflect "any bombardment". Perhaps Vader was using "clean" in a different context.Mike DiCenso wrote:As we've seen with both Star Trek and Star Wars, shields can collapse, with some energy "bleedthrough" occuring as the shields are overwhelmed and take damage.
Which of course wouldn't make any sense given that the shield generator is exactly what the probe droid showed them earlier in the movie. Even if he was THAT incompetent and failed to realize this, you would think someone else would point that out to him.Kazeite wrote:It seems to me that Ozzel simply didn't thought that Rebels had any shield generators :)
Um, no, that was power generator(s), not shield generator.Socar wrote:Which of course wouldn't make any sense given that the shield generator is exactly what the probe droid showed them earlier in the movie.Kazeite wrote:It seems to me that Ozzel simply didn't thought that Rebels had any shield generators :)
Hey, I like the way this topic is derailing.Kazeite wrote:Um, no, that was power generator(s), not shield generator.Socar wrote:Which of course wouldn't make any sense given that the shield generator is exactly what the probe droid showed them earlier in the movie.Kazeite wrote:It seems to me that Ozzel simply didn't thought that Rebels had any shield generators :)
"Through the cockpit window, Veers and his pilot can see the Rebel power generators in the distance."
"VEERS: Yes, Lord Vader. I've reached the main power generator."
"Inside his walker, General Veers prepares to fire on the Rebel power generators.
"VEERS: Distance to power generators?"
Socar wrote:As we've seen with both Star Trek and Star Wars, shields can collapse, with some energy "bleedthrough" occuring as the shields are overwhelmed and take damage.
It's too odd and ambigous a statement to say what exactly Veers means here. It could even be that he means shooting at a funky angle under the shield for all that we know.This would seem to conflict with Veers' statement that the shield was strong enough to deflect "any bombardment". Perhaps Vader was using "clean" in a different context.
Correct that. :)Praeothmin wrote:And if a lone ISD really could "slag an entire world" in less then 1 hour, as they claim, then why not build 1 million ISD's, instead of 1 single Death Star.
A quote from Tarkin:
"Fear will keep the systems in line... Fear of this Battle Station!"
If an ISD was so powerful, would they really need a Death Star?
I think the worlds would already be fearful enough of the Empire.
Don't you?
This, I think, is directly taken from the ROTS:ICS.The Venator-class's eight heavy dual turbolaser turrets were its main weapons and had two tracking modes. In its precise, long-range tracking mode, the DBY-827 could hit a target vessel at a range of 10 light minutes. During close-range fights, the turrets could rotate in three seconds with their fast-tracking mode.[5] In terms of firepower, these weapons rivaled the main battery on the later Imperial-class Star Destroyers.
The DBY-827 had seven different power settings. This allowed the Venator's pilots and gunners to select a range of destruction, from a small strike to a vaporizing blow. As a true warship, the Venator-class Star Destroyer could divert almost all of its reactor output to its heavy turbolasers when needed. As a result of this, a flotilla of these could break through the shields of a Trade Federation warship with ease.[5]
They'd rather reply by saying that the vast room on these ships has been used to stack even more reactors and shield generators.Praeothmin wrote:Notice how the exerpt you posted states that "a flotilla" of such warships could break through a TF Battleship's shields with ease, not just one vessel...
Wow, they're very powerful indeed if they have trouble punching through a "converted" merchant ship's shields... :)