Planetary shield as planet slayer

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2002-11-25 07:22pm

In Return of the Jedi the shield generator complex created a powerful shield around both the moon it was on and the second Death Star.

Say you get this shield generator and float it in the middle of space.
Put some containing armor and engines on it.

Now fly this thing to some unsuspecting planet and use it to project a shield around it. Shrink the size of the shield sphere around the planet. Smaller and smaller and smaller. Soon tightening on to the planet itself and destroying everything on it.

Has anyone thought of this before, and would it work?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-25 07:45pm

Maybe. Though any planet that it would be worth using against would have a shield of its own which would almost certainly have greater power.

The power requirments would result in quite a large ship, simply installing a low end superlaser might prove a better option.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-25 07:50pm

Now fly this thing to some unsuspecting planet and use it to project a shield around it. Shrink the size of the shield sphere around the planet. Smaller and smaller and smaller. Soon tightening on to the planet itself and destroying everything on it.

And how Pray Tell is it going to generate it on the other side without Repeaters in place?

How and FYI its Cheaper To build a Superlaser to blow up the world then to build your insanly large shielding Tech + Nessary Repeator Sattlights

Sardaukar · Post by **Sardaukar** » 2002-11-25 08:28pm

Why is this shielding tech "insanely large"?
the shield generator on Endor was probably small enough to be put on the frame of an ISD
add that to something like the power generator of Echo base and you STILL have something a hell of a lot smaller than a Superlaser and it's reactor.

Also, where are these "repeater sattelites" mentioned?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-25 08:41pm

Simple Sardaukar, Shield Generation is done via alot of SMALL Overlapping Shield Sections, Small being in the 100 SQ Km area and they overlap each other, Echo Base had just ONE Theater Shield while a full scale Plantary shield will have Thousands

The Endor shield Generator Hookup shielded the DS but through the Use of Repeaters on the surface of the DS(Shield Generator was built first followed by Outer Hull then Repeats on Said Hull so it could generate the shield 360, For lack of a better defintion the Endor Shield Generator was a specilised Power Delivery system because it is a few months before they have a Power Generator Core at sufficent Operating Capacity to Power the Entire DS)

Shielding is after all Energy, nothing magic about energy, The fact is to create a Big Shrinking Ball of Doom "TM you would first need to a full plantary covrage ala the Nightcloak before you could start shrinking it

Sardaukar · Post by **Sardaukar** » 2002-11-25 09:05pm

That all makes sense and I'm inclined to agree with it, but what's your source?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-25 09:14pm

That all makes sense and I'm inclined to agree with it, but what's your source?

Essetial Gudies has a section describing Shielding Tech and an E! Interview with Gerogy boy mentioned Repeaters on the DS2

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2002-11-25 09:30pm

I guess it would be possible, but I think it would be pretty difficult. The shield would also be very vulnerable to attack, both from the planetary weapons, and from ships in space.

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2002-11-25 09:57pm

Itd make a good terror weapon, actual value otherwise isnt that great.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2002-11-25 09:58pm

Jadeite wrote:Itd make a good terror weapon, actual value otherwise isnt that great.

Even then, a BDZ or Death Star is more efficient and is just as effective at inspiring terror.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2002-11-27 02:01am

What if you focused the entire output of a large ships shield output against a small area of the Planetary Shield? Do we have any idea of how well they can provide reinforcement from other sections?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-27 08:31am

What if you focused the entire output of a large ships shield output against a small area of the Planetary Shield? Do we have any idea of how well they can provide reinforcement from other sections?

Yes its very easy for the Plantary Shield Generators to soak up damage, The Generators and the Projectors are roughly HALF THE SIZE of an ISD MK II to give you some shread of balance, They are expected to SHRUG OFF EASILY Peta-tons of damage per shielding second and YOTTATONS as a whole

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2002-11-27 11:45pm

This plan sounds like a..

STUPID TREKKIE IDEA!

Yes, this brilliant weapon of mass destruction ranks high with such plans as

The Bream the Crew Into space plan nd the infamous Beam A Bomb into A Warpcore plan!

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2002-11-27 11:46pm

and ofcourse everyone knows i cant speel.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2002-11-28 08:30am

At least this plan still revolves around punching through the shields rather than bypassing them somehow.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2002-11-28 01:38pm

Mr Bean wrote:Simple Sardaukar, Shield Generation is done via alot of SMALL Overlapping Shield Sections, Small being in the 100 SQ Km area and they overlap each other, Echo Base had just ONE Theater Shield while a full scale Plantary shield will have Thousands

The Endor shield Generator Hookup shielded the DS but through the Use of Repeaters on the surface of the DS(Shield Generator was built first followed by Outer Hull then Repeats on Said Hull so it could generate the shield 360, For lack of a better defintion the Endor Shield Generator was a specilised Power Delivery system because it is a few months before they have a Power Generator Core at sufficent Operating Capacity to Power the Entire DS)

Forgot about those pesky repeaters. If you're going to have a swarm of those, might as well just use an orbital night cloak and freeze the place.