Gravity arcing in SW blaster bolts

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2004-04-10 08:29pm

I don't know what that fuck that means man. If it's something different then debunk. Bleh.

I'm just saying, that in the movies it seemed to be beam/energy type weaponary and in the cartoons, they show them arcing.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-04-10 09:11pm

You will also observe that in CW, they are pulses and not beams. That in and of itself should clue you in to the possibility that it is a different type of weapon.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-04-10 09:22pm

It should be noted that the model name SPHA-T stands for "Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery - Turbolaser". Nowhere is it stated that this is the only type of SPHA platform. There may be other forms of SPHA, such as an SPHA-IC (ion cannon) or SPHA-MD (mass-driver) or whatever.

PainRack · Post by **PainRack** » 2004-04-11 11:39am

Darth Wong wrote:It should be noted that the model name SPHA-T stands for "Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery - Turbolaser". Nowhere is it stated that this is the only type of SPHA platform. There may be other forms of SPHA, such as an SPHA-IC (ion cannon) or SPHA-MD (mass-driver) or whatever.

The SW databank, and IIRC, ICS both states that there are multiple configurations of the SPHA, ranging from missiles to blaster cannons. SPHAT just happens to be the most powerful type.

It appears to be a configurable SPG. Mobility, firepower, direct support to combat units and even air units. Ditto about the armour though.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-04-11 12:29pm

Darth Wong wrote:It should be noted that the model name SPHA-T stands for "Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery - Turbolaser". Nowhere is it stated that this is the only type of SPHA platform. There may be other forms of SPHA, such as an SPHA-IC (ion cannon) or SPHA-MD (mass-driver) or whatever.

Actually, it is canonical that there are SPHA-I (ion cannon), SPHA-L (laser cannon, anti-armor), SPHA-C (concussion missile).

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2004-04-12 03:52am

There *shouldn't* be a noticeable arc, light has basically no mass.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2004-04-12 04:24am

InnocentBystander wrote:There *shouldn't* be a noticeable arc, light has basically no mass.

Which would mean something if they were lasers.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-04-12 04:24am

They are massless particles, though. Not lasers, but still massless.

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2004-04-16 05:55am

Ok, I remember this idea coming up before and beign rejected, but I don't remember why: could part of it be a kind of rigid projected field that would keep it suspended for X distance before it started to bend to gravity, and the distance before bending play a role in range? It could explain why somethimes shots act like beams and others like bolts from the smae weapons.