Actually battlecruisers were a poor concept, with only a very limited effective role... But I don't want to get into that now. I admit that it's possible for poor design and poor concepts to enter military service. But we are not in a position to judge their design desicions, and definately not in a position to call them mistakes.Failed Glory wrote: HMS Hood. The battlecruiser was a nice concept, but a poor performer. And the designers knew what they were doing when they built her. However, the result can be seen as pure incompetence in hindsight.
What you said was; "I'm just saying the globes positioning seems ridiculous for tactical reasons, regardless of function other than sheild generators. They look cool and that's the only thing we know for sure."Failed Glory wrote: I never said the designers didn't know what they were doing, just that they MAY have made a mistake.
I don't agree with that. They could easily be fire control sensors for the heavy turret batteries, as such any field of view limitations are shared with the turrets themselves and are irrelevant.
Using the "it looks cool" argument is no better than claiming that they may have made a mistake. If we are going to suspend disbelief, we must assume that the SW ships are reasonably competant in concept and design unless GL intends to show them as incompetant, or that all other options are exhausted. This is not the case here.Failed Glory wrote: It looks cool. That's the only reason they are there. Plus the ships are always upside up. What is that all about? Answer: it looks cool. Maybe the Emperor had a thing with all his ships looking real cool and imposing. Just like the AT-AT always having to be upright and never crouching.
