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160km across for the first one, 900km for the second
24,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 megatons per shot.
The ultimate Big Fucking Gun.
Discuss.
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Pfft. That glorified earthworm? Besides, what did we see it do, hmm? It barely singled the E-nil.Rochey wrote:I still say the Planet Killer has more style.![]()
I was talking about Warmaster Abaddon's Planet Killer. I'll try find that cool bit of artwork with it blasting Savaven apart.Pfft. That glorified earthworm? Besides, what did we see it do, hmm? It barely singled the E-nil.
Given that it was only half finished, I'd say he was either exaggerating a tad, or he was referring specifically to the superlaser, which was working fine.Tsukiyumi wrote:Didn't Palpatine say the DSII was "fully operational"? Maybe he was just exaggerating.
Or the half that was finished was fully operational.Captain Seafort wrote:Given that it was only half finished, I'd say he was either exaggerating a tad, or he was referring specifically to the superlaser, which was working fine.Tsukiyumi wrote:Didn't Palpatine say the DSII was "fully operational"? Maybe he was just exaggerating.
Particularly since the first one, at least, clearly traveled interstellar distances. Something Han originally thought to be a moon due to its size could go to hyperspace, which we can presume to have been an impressive feat of engineering also (though of course the whole science behind it is fictional). How many years were there between ANH and ROTJ? It would seem that they were able to build the second Death Star pretty damned fast, considering that it would have been 900km across when completed!stitch626 wrote:Here's what I say about the Death Star. It had the stupidest design flaw ever! The first one got blown up by little fighter (lucky shot, but still, it shouldn't have been able to happen). And the second one got blown up by an outdated (and modded) freighter. And it is ugly.
That said, it is an amazing engineering feat.
So it was obviously designed by the same people who made the GCS.stitch626 wrote:Here's what I say about the Death Star. It had the stupidest design flaw ever! The first one got blown up by little fighter (lucky shot, but still, it shouldn't have been able to happen). And the second one got blown up by an outdated (and modded) freighter. And it is ugly.
Be fair now: at least Luke had to shoot at the Death Star before it went boom!Lazar wrote:So it was obviously designed by the same people who made the GCS.stitch626 wrote:Here's what I say about the Death Star. It had the stupidest design flaw ever! The first one got blown up by little fighter (lucky shot, but still, it shouldn't have been able to happen). And the second one got blown up by an outdated (and modded) freighter. And it is ugly.
Possibly one large hole was more efficient than a bunch of small ones, and too be fair it wasn't that big - there were expressions of disbelief when the size of the target was mentioned, and I believe Lucas has gone on record as saying the shot was impossible for anyone but Luke.Mark wrote:Of course, I'm still not sure why you needed a big hole as an exaust vent as opposed to a bunch of tiny ones
If it were particle-shielded, how exactly is is meant to disperse heat?OR if you ray shield the trench, why you wouldn't particle shield it as well.