Coruscant Defence Fleet

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-10-11 04:58pm

IIRC Golan III's where only the equivilant of a Victory Class SD so to have just 2 of them is pretty shitty given the fact that they are imobile and have to cover an entire planet.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-10-11 05:00pm

Lord Pounder wrote:IIRC Golan III's where only the equivilant of a Victory Class SD so to have just 2 of them is pretty shitty given the fact that they are imobile and have to cover an entire planet.

Well, to their credit Golans are probably more customs stops and patrol and security platforms. They're pretty shitty/useless for defense against attack because of 3-D Space and their lack of mobility.

The Duchess of Zeon · Post by **The Duchess of Zeon** » 2003-10-12 01:39am

Lord Pounder wrote:IIRC Golan III's where only the equivilant of a Victory Class SD so to have just 2 of them is pretty shitty given the fact that they are imobile and have to cover an entire planet.

A Golan II is considered to be fully the equivlant of an Imperator-class Star Destroyer according to WEG, and a Golan III is noticeably more powerful, to my recollection.

Bertie Wooster · Post by **Bertie Wooster** » 2003-10-12 02:39am

According to WEG Last Command Sourcebook , the Golan II is larger than an ISD with a length of 2,158 meters and armaments include 35 turbolaser batteries, 10 proton torpedo launches, and 8 tractor beam projectors. A golan III is 2,600 meters long, and has 50 turbolaser batteries, 24 proton torpedo launchers, and 15 tractor beams. Since they are orbital stations, I'm assuming that they boast more powerful shields than starships of comparable size, which may explain why they could be useful in combat.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-10-12 12:50pm

Bertie Wooster wrote:According to WEG Last Command Sourcebook , the Golan II is larger than an ISD with a length of 2,158 meters and armaments include 35 turbolaser batteries, 10 proton torpedo launches, and 8 tractor beam projectors. A golan III is 2,600 meters long, and has 50 turbolaser batteries, 24 proton torpedo launchers, and 15 tractor beams. Since they are orbital stations, I'm assuming that they boast more powerful shields than starships of comparable size, which may explain why they could be useful in combat.

And thanks to Stackpole, Rogue Squadron can punch through this thing's shields.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-10-12 01:51pm

Which has the highest level of officiality? The EU Rogue Squadron Book that says a Golan III is an imobile Vic or the Last Command Source book?

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-10-12 02:22pm

Well, there's a possibility Bilbringi was defended by Golan IIs, and not Golan IIIs. I don't remember off the top though.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-10-12 02:34pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:Well, there's a possibility Bilbringi was defended by Golan IIs, and not Golan IIIs. I don't remember off the top though.

I was thinking more in terms of Thrawns attack on Coruscant. We know Golan IIIs definately defended Coruscant so why wasn't more damage delt to Thrawns ISD's?

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2003-10-12 04:32pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:Well, there's a possibility Bilbringi was defended by Golan IIs, and not Golan IIIs. I don't remember off the top though.

All its called in Isard's Revenge is a Golan Space Defense Platform, so it could be an orginal series before the IIs or IIIs

PainRack · Post by **PainRack** » 2003-10-13 10:21am

Lord Pounder wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:Well, there's a possibility Bilbringi was defended by Golan IIs, and not Golan IIIs. I don't remember off the top though.
I was thinking more in terms of Thrawns attack on Coruscant. We know Golan IIIs definately defended Coruscant so why wasn't more damage delt to Thrawns ISD's?

Thrawn didn't setp into the killing zone?

The novel seemed to emphasise on Thrawn keeping at long range throughout the battle, refusing to close in with Coruscant spaceborne and ground defences.