Two things about ESB:

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-03-08 02:59am

Good point.

vakundok · Post by **vakundok** » 2003-03-08 09:38am

So, the guns of the Slave1 can be set to a lower power settings. The guns of Anakin's fighter also did not produced large explosions. So I higly doubt that this feature was left out from the guns of the X-wings. (Besides, if those guns are so powerfull, why the AT-ATs do not carry them? It would be far more effective than shooting the troopers one by one.)
EDIT:
However a possible answer:
-The weapons of an X-wing are too powerfull and canot be switched to lower power settings.

Icing can be a problem for a speeder that uses aerodynamic control surfaces, not for a starfighter without those.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-03-08 10:10am

vakundok wrote:So, the guns of the Slave1 can be set to a lower power settings. The guns of Anakin's fighter also did not produced large explosions. So I higly doubt that this feature was left out from the guns of the X-wings. (Besides, if those guns are so powerfull, why the AT-ATs do not carry them? It would be far more effective than shooting the troopers one by one.)
EDIT:
However a possible answer:
-The weapons of an X-wing are too powerfull and canot be switched to lower power settings.

Icing can be a problem for a speeder that uses aerodynamic control surfaces, not for a starfighter without those.

What Anakin's fighter?

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-03-08 11:38am

Illuminatus Primus wrote:

What Anakin's fighter?

I think he means the Naboo N-1 he assclowned around in TPM.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-03-08 11:48am

Vympel wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:

What Anakin's fighter?
I think he means the Naboo N-1 he assclowned around in TPM.

LOL.

The N-1s are pretty parade fighters and police craft.

Their proton torpedoes had virtually no power and their guns were blaster cannons at best.

I'd love to see TIEs rip them apart.

Galaxy · Post by **Galaxy** » 2003-03-09 12:33am

Yeah i'm sure they would send worthless parade fighters to attack a huge battleship bulging with droid fighters.
Y'know they describe the trade federation as battle-hardened.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-03-09 12:35am

Galaxy wrote:Yeah i'm sure they would send worthless parade fighters to attack a huge battleship bulging with droid fighters.
Y'know they describe the trade federation as battle-hardened.

Gee...another person who has their head stuck their ass so all they did is think they saw the movie.

Continue.....

Galaxy · Post by **Galaxy** » 2003-03-09 12:55am

Ok that made no sense retard.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-03-09 01:02am

Galaxy wrote:Yeah i'm sure they would send worthless parade fighters to attack a huge battleship bulging with droid fighters.
Y'know they describe the trade federation as battle-hardened.

Do you think they had anything better? Naboo is a peaceful planet and the fighters aren't used for heavy use in a war.

Galaxy · Post by **Galaxy** » 2003-03-09 01:12am

No i don't think they had anything better, which is why i think they were true fighters.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-03-09 01:15am

Galaxy wrote:No i don't think they had anything better, which is why i think they were true fighters.

Yes they were true fighters, they still were pretty crappy.

vakundok · Post by **vakundok** » 2003-03-10 06:25am

Vympel wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:

What Anakin's fighter?
I think he means the Naboo N-1 he assclowned around in TPM.

Yes I ment the N-1. Side note: I do not think they were so crappy since ten years later they escorted Amidala when se was really in danger. Besides they were quite effective against the droid fighters and I do not think the Trade Federation would buy scrappy fighters. Side question: How did those (NABOOIAN) fighters get to Coruscant?
However the real question is whether the guns of the X-wings really canot be switched to lower power setting.

Patrick Ogaard · Post by **Patrick Ogaard** » 2003-03-10 07:04am

vakundok wrote:
Vympel wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:

What Anakin's fighter?
I think he means the Naboo N-1 he assclowned around in TPM.
Yes I ment the N-1. Side note: I do not think they were so crappy since ten years later they escorted Amidala when se was really in danger. Besides they were quite effective against the droid fighters and I do not think the Trade Federation would buy scrappy fighters. Side question: How did those (NABOOIAN) fighters get to Coruscant?
However the real question is whether the guns of the X-wings really canot be switched to lower power setting.

The new Queen's yacht, the one that blew up, included four recharge sockets in the leading edges of its wings. The tail booms of the fighters fit into those ports, allowing the fighters to recharge their power systems off those of the yacht. That way, the yacht could make the hyperspace jump to Coruscant while carrying a flight of four fighters. Without such support, the fighters would have been limited to jumps of no more than 1,000 light years and would have had to travel in steps accompanied by a tanker. (AOTC ICS)

The guns of X-Wings, at least in the EU, can be set to something I believe is called stutter fire (not having read the books in question myself). In effect, for short range fire, especially against ground targets, the X-Wing can fire a rapid sequence of relatively low-powered bolts instead of one large one. The shots are supposed to be quite enough to blast masses of fully armored Yuuzhan Vong troops to carbonized confetti. The thing is that the firepower of individual bolts seems more on a par with that of Rebel snowspeeder weaponry, so that it should be largely ineffective against heavily armored targets. Someone more familiar with the relevant EU stuff might have more useful information.

vakundok · Post by **vakundok** » 2003-03-10 08:19am

Patrick Ogaard wrote:The new Queen's yacht, the one that blew up, included four recharge sockets in the leading edges of its wings. The tail booms of the fighters fit into those ports, allowing the fighters to recharge their power systems off those of the yacht. That way, the yacht could make the hyperspace jump to Coruscant while carrying a flight of four fighters. Without such support, the fighters would have been limited to jumps of no more than 1,000 light years and would have had to travel in steps accompanied by a tanker. (AOTC ICS)

Thanks.

Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2003-03-10 10:55am

Galaxy wrote:No i don't think they had anything better, which is why i think they were true fighters.

You are a complete imbecile if you think the Naboo air-show ships are reliable representations of what SW fighters are capable of.