Imperial infantry weaponry

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-09-18 08:20am

Actually, he explicitly denies its used by the Imperials- can you believe it?

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-09-18 10:41am

Heh, the thing that made this so funny, was that the IGN intro-guide to the game mentions explicitly how much the Imperials loved the tank and just modified it from it´s Republic form, because it was so good!

LOL, I´m sure he did it just so he could point and laugh at the stupid "tech-fanboys" who obsess over stuff like this.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-09-18 10:48am

Fuck him, he's still wrong- the game explicitly shows it in the Imperial arsenal, that's good enough for me.

VT-16 · Post by **VT-16** » 2004-09-18 11:51am

From teamxbox.com:

TX-130T Fighter Tank

Utilizing the old philosophy “if it ain’t broke, make it better anyway,” the Imperial Department of Military Research modified Rothana Heavy Engineering’s TX-130S Fighter Tank. The new TX-130T maintains many features of the old design, but packs a little bit more of a punch than its predecessor.

The TX-130T’s repulsorlifts are much better tuned for quick maneuvering, while adding a slightly more impressive weapons layout to the old design. The TX-130T is well suited for pushing the front lines forward.

Size: 8.2 Meters long
Max Speed: 193 Kilometers per hour
Crew: Pilot, Gunner
Type: Medium Assault
Faction: Galactic Empire

Note, on the OS the T-version is attributed to the Republic...

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2004-09-18 11:54am

Vympel wrote:What in the ... "most bowcasters have an optimum range of 30m and a maximum range of 50m" ...

Contradicted by the films

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2004-09-18 12:00pm

Ender wrote:
Vympel wrote:What in the ... "most bowcasters have an optimum range of 30m and a maximum range of 50m" ...
Contradicted by the films

How? Most is not all, Chewies could be an exceptionlly powerfull bowcaster.

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2004-09-18 12:02pm

Crazedwraith wrote:
Ender wrote:
Vympel wrote:What in the ... "most bowcasters have an optimum range of 30m and a maximum range of 50m" ...
Contradicted by the films
How? Most is not all, Chewies could be an exceptionlly powerfull bowcaster.

Because it is a rehash of the EU sdtuff that is disproved by the films. Go read Brian's Turbolaser commentaries to see it get torn to shreds.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-09-18 12:18pm

Let's call him on it. See you at SW.com.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-09-18 12:44pm

Seems like the PLEX series are like the ATGM launchers we have available like Javelin merged with MANPADs like Stinger.

Then you have the MiniMag PTL which seems to be like an advanced RPG (analogous to the Russian's RPG-29?), whereas the Rebels are using the ancient but ubiquitous HH-15 projectile launcher (sounds like a recoilless rifle to me)--analogous to the endless hordes of RPG-7s?

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2004-09-18 12:49pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:Let's call him on it. See you at SW.com.

which thread?

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2004-09-18 12:49pm

Ender wrote:
Crazedwraith wrote:
Ender wrote:Contradicted by the films
How? Most is not all, Chewies could be an exceptionlly powerfull bowcaster.
Because it is a rehash of the EU sdtuff that is disproved by the films. Go read Brian's Turbolaser commentaries to see it get torn to shreds.

I just did.
Like I said Most is not all, Chewies could be an exceptionally powerful bowcaster that can do over 50m, but most aren't that powerful.

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2004-09-18 12:51pm

Crazedwraith wrote:
Ender wrote:
Crazedwraith wrote: How? Most is not all, Chewies could be an exceptionlly powerfull bowcaster.
Because it is a rehash of the EU sdtuff that is disproved by the films. Go read Brian's Turbolaser commentaries to see it get torn to shreds.
I just did.
Like I said Most is not all, Chewies could be an exceptionally powerful bowcaster that can do over 50m, but most aren't that powerful.

And how do you explian the fact that its shots are sometimes transparent when the projectile would be solid? And how does it launch it when teh string never moves?

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2004-09-18 01:26pm

Ender wrote:
Crazedwraith wrote:
Ender wrote:Because it is a rehash of the EU sdtuff that is disproved by the films. Go read Brian's Turbolaser commentaries to see it get torn to shreds.
I just did.
Like I said Most is not all, Chewies could be an exceptionally powerful bowcaster that can do over 50m, but most aren't that powerful.
And how do you explian the fact that its shots are sometimes transparent when the projectile would be solid? And how does it launch it when teh string never moves?

You got me on the first but I beleive the diagrams on the bottom of the commentary shows some kind of magnetic launching thing? Basically the string doesn't actually need to be there its just for show. Besides I was mainly arguing the 50m range thing.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-09-18 01:33pm

Let's call him on it. See you at SW.com.

Thread?

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-09-18 01:53pm

I'm saying we should start one. My username is f'ed up though.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2004-09-18 02:14pm

Crazedwraith wrote:You got me on the first but I beleive the diagrams on the bottom of the commentary shows some kind of magnetic launching thing? Basically the string doesn't actually need to be there its just for show. Besides I was mainly arguing the 50m range thing.

Okay, question then:
Since Chewbacca's shots have been observed as having no visible arc in the shots, we know that the shots aren't simply falling short and hitting the ground. So what happens to the bolts after 50 meters? Do they disappear, or what?

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2004-09-18 03:13pm

Pablo Sanchez wrote:
Crazedwraith wrote:You got me on the first but I beleive the diagrams on the bottom of the commentary shows some kind of magnetic launching thing? Basically the string doesn't actually need to be there its just for show. Besides I was mainly arguing the 50m range thing.
Okay, question then:
Since Chewbacca's shots have been observed as having no visible arc in the shots, we know that the shots aren't simply falling short and hitting the ground. So what happens to the bolts after 50 meters? Do they disappear, or what?

Like I said, It says MOST not ALL, this qualififes Chewies as an exception which is alot more powerfukl than the average bowcaster.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-09-18 03:21pm

Occam's Razor, Crazed...

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2004-09-19 02:12pm

Vympel wrote:Imperial weapons generally guys- don't care who uses them, as long as they're infantry/guards etc and have been observed. No Rebel stuff.

Just some stuff that hasn't been mentioned yet, off the top of my head:

Arakyd XP-X1
BlasTech DL-87
BlasTech E-11/H (heavy) /M (sniper)
BlasTech T-27A2, euphamistically known as the "Riot Suppression Rifle"
MerrSonn Munitions 3z Light Repeating Blaster
Atgar Bl/a15 Picket Gun
BlasTech RB-XII Medium Repeating Blaster
BlasTech 500 Squad Repeater
BlasTech LX-732
MerrSonn Munitions MRB-10
BlasTech E-Web
BlasTech F-Web
BlasTech V-Web
BlasTech V-90 Blaster Cannon
MerrSonn EWHB-10 Heavy Repeater (though one source claims its a railgun)
BlasTech AEW-2X Pulse Rifle
BlasTech F3 Flame Rifle
BlasTech F3C Flame Carbine
BlasTech G-12 Equalizer Personal Weapons Platform
Coronodexx VES-700 Pulse Rifle
Frohad Arms Magma Caster (supposedly some kind of railgun, I have no idea what it is, I just remember the name)
Malaxan Firepower Incorporated FWG-5 Flechette Pistol
MerrSonn C-22 Flame Carbine
MerrSonn C-24 Flame Rifle
MerrSonn C-28 Flame Cannon
MerrSonn F-93 Heavy Incinerator Unit
MerrSonn MSD-32 Disruptor Pistol
MerrSonn MSD-36 Heavy Disruptor Pistol
Stouker X-1 Concussion Rifle
Th’Ta Manufacturing TA-9 Disruptor Pistol
Th’Ta Manufacturing TA-10 Disruptor Rifle
Tri-Sun Development EX-1 Carbonite Cannon (the infamous one from Mysteries of the Sith)
Locris Synicate MGL-1 Grenade Launcher
Relby V-12 Grenade Launcher
MerrSonn Munitions GL-4 Grenade Sling
MerrSonn Munitions GL-7 Grenade Sling
Prax Arms AXM-50 ("blast and smash" rifle)
Imperial Munitions 22T4
Czerka 411
Czerka CZ Wrist Flamer
MerrSonn MM-9 Rocket Launcher
Atgar 4X
BlasTech A-280
MerrSonn B-22
BlasTech DH-18
BlasTech DL-56
MerrSonn Flash 4
Imperial Munitions KK-5
Balmorran (what was their factory called anyway?) M-5
MerrSonn Quick-6
Relby K-23
BlasTech T-32S
SoroSuub X-45 Sniper Rifle
MiniMag PTL Proton Torpedo Launcher

[Austin Powers]...And I'm spent.[/Austin Powers]

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2004-09-19 07:55pm

Crazedwraith wrote:Like I said, It says MOST not ALL, this qualififes Chewies as an exception which is alot more powerfukl than the average bowcaster.

There are two possibilities:
1) Chewbacca's bowcaster is an effective demonstration of the characteristics of bowcasters in general, and we can thus apply the observed behavior of his weapon to similar weapons. [my theory]
2) For no explainable reason, Chewbacca carries a magic bowcaster which fires quarrels that defy ballistics and travel in perfectly straight lines despite the presence of gravity. All other bowcasters are, for no explainable reason, completely different. [your theory]

Now. Which one makes more sense?