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First, how old is the Millenium Falcon?

Second, has the armament of the Executor ever been pinned down better than "lots and lots"( ) of turbolasers?

I know a ship the size of Executor would have a variety of main battery and defensive weapons, but how do they break down?

Frank Hipper wrote:First, how old is the Millenium Falcon?

Second, has the armament of the Executor ever been pinned down better than "lots and lots"( ) of turbolasers?

I know a ship the size of Executor would have a variety of main battery and defensive weapons, but how do they break down?

1.The Falcon began life as a standard Corellian Engineering Corporation YT-1300 stock light freighter an unknown number of years ago.

2.The surface of the Executor was dotted with all sorts of weaponry. Its front arc was covered by 200 heavy and light turbolaser batteries, 50 concussion missile launchers, 100 ion cannons, and 20 tractor beam projectors. Its side arcs each boasted coverage by 75 light turbolaser batteries and 50 heavy turbolaser batteries, as well as 75 missile tubes, 50 ion cannons and 10 tractor beam projectors. The rear arc, traditionally the least defended area of a vessel, had an impressive weapons array of 50 heavy turbolaser batteries, 50 missile tubes, and 50 ion cannons.


Both quotes from SW.com

IIRC, the Falcon was at least 25 years old, but could easily have been well over 100 year old.

And I'll take that SW.com Executor class weapons quote with a grain of salt, thank you very much.

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:And I'll take that SW.com Executor class weapons quote with a grain of salt, thank you very much.

So do I, but it's a good start.

Spanky the Dolphin wrote:IIRC, the Falcon was at least 25 years old, but could easily have been well over 100 year old.

I got the idea that it was 100 years old somewhere, hence this thread.

But the SW.com quote does *sound* good, though, doesn't it? For whatever that's worth.

Curtis Saxton estimates 400 ISD-II type HTLs, and countless lighter guns.

Grand Admiral Thrawn wrote:Curtis Saxton estimates 400 ISD-II type HTLs, and countless lighter guns.

Considering that he's eagle-eyed and has seen the model closeup, I'd wager he's as right as any estimation we can do. I'd like to know where he states that though? I can't remember reading it.

nightmare wrote:

Grand Admiral Thrawn wrote:Curtis Saxton estimates 400 ISD-II type HTLs, and countless lighter guns.

Considering that he's eagle-eyed and has seen the model closeup, I'd wager he's as right as any estimation we can do. I'd like to know where he states that though? I can't remember reading it.

It's on his Executor page, IIRC.

Thanks, I found it. 122 bumps on one side, totalling to ~ over 400 turrets.

348-523 starfighter squadrons if we assume that's what the primary bay holds. 120-150 support ships and shuttles.

Well.. wasn't that well researched by WEG (drips of irony).

nightmare wrote:Thanks, I found it. 122 bumps on one side, totalling to ~ over 400 turrets.

348-523 starfighter squadrons if we assume that's what the primary bay holds. 120-150 support ships and shuttles.

Well.. wasn't that well researched by WEG (drips of irony).

You mean SARCASM.

Sr.mal wrote:You mean SARCASM.

Yes and no. I never use one without the other. 'course, you couldn't know that.. my apologies.

nightmare wrote:Thanks, I found it. 122 bumps on one side, totalling to ~ over 400 turrets.

348-523 starfighter squadrons if we assume that's what the primary bay holds. 120-150 support ships and shuttles.

Well.. wasn't that well researched by WEG (drips of irony).

Yeah, I know: They way over counted. It lists it as having 250 HTL batteries, and in WEG a battery is 5 guns. Therefore it says it has 1250 HTL barrels, while the model has 800.

On top of that it has 250 MTL batteries, 250 missile tubes and 250 Ion cannons, giving it a total gum compliment of 3000 weapons.

The number of guns on the WEG SSD isn't the problem (well it is, but it's a bigger problem on the model) , it's the gun density.

Course hanger capacity is still off.

Frank Hipper wrote:First, how old is the Millenium Falcon?

Second, has the armament of the Executor ever been pinned down better than "lots and lots"( ) of turbolasers?

I know a ship the size of Executor would have a variety of main battery and defensive weapons, but how do they break down?

Well, I don't know about the individual ship but as a class, the YT 1300 is at least 50~ years old. In AotC there are two YT 1300's sitting on the platform at Naboo, so there is at least 25 years for the class. Since two are plainly seen on the platform, that means that they are some what common. Naboo is not exactly a huge starport so it is reasonable to assume that having two ships that small of the same class would mean they are a plentiful. So that means that they have been in the market long enough to be common so tack on a few more years for that.

We do know that by the time of the EU YT-1300's where hard to find in service. In HttE Solo is suprised to see a Mock up of the Falcon attack him and in Iron Fist the Crew of the Mon Remonda had to go to a lot of trouble, and a Corellian scrapyard, to get one and it wasn't in working order.