Questions about the Death Star

Lex · Post by **Lex** » 2003-09-11 09:34am

-How many troopers did it carry
-how long does the superlaser take to reload
-Could the Death Star possible Destroy Suns too
-could the Sun Hammer be destroyed by a direct DS hit?

thanks in advance!

PS: Was jesus as jedi? j/k lol

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-09-11 10:34am

Lex wrote: -how long does the superlaser take to reload

-could the Sun Hammer be destroyed by a direct DS hit?

1. Several hours IIRC.

2. Sun CRUSHER and yes, assuming that it would hold still long enough for the DS to target it.

JodoForce · Post by **JodoForce** » 2003-09-11 11:25am

Can anything slip through the DS's shields if it's small enough and slow enough?

HRogge · Post by **HRogge** » 2003-09-11 12:53pm

Lex wrote:-could the Sun Hammer be destroyed by a direct DS hit?

The suncrusher was hit by a blast of the DS prototype and survived...

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-11 12:56pm

The very edge of the blast, IIRC.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2003-09-11 01:17pm

Lex wrote:-How many troopers did it carry
-how long does the superlaser take to reload
-Could the Death Star possible Destroy Suns too
-could the Sun Hammer be destroyed by a direct DS hit?

thanks in advance!

- 607,360 troops, 25,984 stormtroopers (from www.starwars.com).
- A day on the DSI, a few minutes on the DSII.
- I don't see why not, though the effect of the laser on a star is unknown. If it caused a supernova or similar, it wouldn't be good for the station.
-Not sure.

HRogge · Post by **HRogge** » 2003-09-11 02:17pm

Howedar wrote:The very edge of the blast, IIRC.

Let's say the suncrusher is "resistant" to superlaser blasts... but not immune.

A full hit would be ( most likely ) the end for the suncrusher.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-11 02:54pm

HRogge wrote:
A full hit would be ( most likely ) the end for the suncrusher.

The prototype was a fraction of the size of the actual Death Star, so it is a fairly safe assumption.

HRogge · Post by **HRogge** » 2003-09-11 03:00pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:
HRogge wrote:
A full hit would be ( most likely ) the end for the suncrusher.
The prototype was a fraction of the size of the actual Death Star, so it is a fairly safe assumption.

Are you sure ? They used the prototype to blow up a moon ( and planned to blow up a planet )... most of the structure was not finished, but the superlaser, the hypermatterreactor and sublight/hyperspace engines were finished.

SecondStorm · Post by **SecondStorm** » 2003-09-11 03:05pm

Howedar wrote:The very edge of the blast, IIRC.

Yup.

On a related subject:
I believe Ive read somewhere that the DS shields would be able to withstand 1½ of a full SL-blast.

Am I correct or is it something Ive dreamt/hallucinated while on mushrooms/imagined?

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-11 03:26pm

HRogge wrote: Are you sure ? They used the prototype to blow up a moon ( and planned to blow up a planet )... most of the structure was not finished, but the superlaser, the hypermatterreactor and sublight/hyperspace engines were finished.

The basic Death Star's beam threw out thousands of times more energy then is necessary to simply break up a planet to the point that it wont reform. Not to mention also overwhelming a planetary shield beforehand.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-11 03:27pm

Sharp-kun wrote: - I don't see why not, though the effect of the laser on a star is unknown. If it caused a supernova or similar, it wouldn't be good for the station.

It probably wouldn't be good, but instant supernovae are perhaps the most prominant scifi brainbug known.

SecondStorm wrote:On a related subject:
I believe Ive read somewhere that the DS shields would be able to withstand 1½ of a full SL-blast.

I've never heard that. It is generally assumed that a Death Star would not survive a single DS-level superlaser hit.

HRogge wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:The prototype was a fraction of the size of the actual Death Star, so it is a fairly safe assumption.
Are you sure ? They used the prototype to blow up a moon ( and planned to blow up a planet )... most of the structure was not finished, but the superlaser, the hypermatterreactor and sublight/hyperspace engines were finished.

A planet could be blown to pieces with orders of magnitude less energy than a DS1 blast.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2003-09-11 03:29pm

SecondStorm wrote:
Howedar wrote:The very edge of the blast, IIRC.
Yup.

On a related subject:
I believe Ive read somewhere that the DS shields would be able to withstand 1½ of a full SL-blast.

Am I correct or is it something Ive dreamt/hallucinated while on mushrooms/imagined?

I don't think I've read that anywhere.

A planet is far stronger than the DS, and far more massive. Any weapon that can destry a planet with a single blast would kill the DS. Alderans shield were amongst the best, and didn't work, I doubt the DS could take it.

Also, in the Krytos Trap, its said that if the DS was used on Coruscant, the computer centre would be a salvagable piece of debris, suggesting that even Coruscant couldn't take a blast.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2003-09-11 03:30pm

Howedar wrote:
Sharp-kun wrote: - I don't see why not, though the effect of the laser on a star is unknown. If it caused a supernova or similar, it wouldn't be good for the station.
It probably wouldn't be good, but instant supernovae are perhaps the most prominant scifi brainbug known.

I know, but knowing some writers, its what would most likely happen

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-11 03:45pm

Move to PSW?

SecondStorm · Post by **SecondStorm** » 2003-09-11 03:47pm

Sharp-kun wrote:
SecondStorm wrote:
Howedar wrote:The very edge of the blast, IIRC.
Yup.

On a related subject:
I believe Ive read somewhere that the DS shields would be able to withstand 1½ of a full SL-blast.

Am I correct or is it something Ive dreamt/hallucinated while on mushrooms/imagined?
I don't think I've read that anywhere.

A planet is far stronger than the DS, and far more massive. Any weapon that can destry a planet with a single blast would kill the DS. Alderans shield were amongst the best, and didn't work, I doubt the DS could take it.

Also, in the Krytos Trap, its said that if the DS was used on Coruscant, the computer centre would be a salvagable piece of debris, suggesting that even Coruscant couldn't take a blast.

Ok. Its been years since Ive read the older EU. Loads of crap writers and crap stories. Timothy Zahns trilogy is the only one I remember decently.

Though IF it were possible for the DS to transfer its full power to its shields then it should be able to withstand a blast from a DS with similar power-generation.
But there is no indication(that I remember)that the DS is able to do that..

HRogge · Post by **HRogge** » 2003-09-11 04:02pm

SecondStorm wrote:Though IF it were possible for the DS to transfer its full power to its shields then it should be able to withstand a blast from a DS with similar power-generation.
But there is no indication(that I remember)that the DS is able to do that..

I think the DS would just melt/vaporize the shield generators by transfering DS-blast level power to them.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2003-09-11 04:13pm

SecondStorm wrote:Though IF it were possible for the DS to transfer its full power to its shields then it should be able to withstand a blast from a DS with similar power-generation.
But there is no indication(that I remember)that the DS is able to do that..

Even if it could, as I recall, the superlaser is made up of smaller beams, that are amplified through crystals to get the final massive, overpowered beam. To get the same load of energy into the shield, you would somehow have to amplify it in a similar way, which isn't possible with the DS's design.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2003-09-11 04:55pm

Howedar wrote:The very edge of the blast, IIRC.

And it was a low power blast, it only took 15 minutes to charge up.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-09-11 05:27pm

Lex wrote: -how long does the superlaser take to reload

Could you possibly mean recharge?

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2003-09-11 10:00pm

Howedar wrote:Move to PSW?

Indeed.

Darth Mall · Post by **Darth Mall** » 2003-09-11 10:18pm

Couldn't a planet get a massively thick chunk of the Sun Crusher armor and use it as a last ditch defense against the DS. I mean real thick and meant to be destroyed, not preserved. After all the tech was "rediscovered" by Qui Zux and used on the wind chime planet (can't remember the name) to rebjuild the cathedral of the winds.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-09-12 12:47am

Darth Mall wrote:Couldn't a planet get a massively thick chunk of the Sun Crusher armor and use it as a last ditch defense against the DS. I mean real thick and meant to be destroyed, not preserved.

Where the hell would they put it? And how would they get it into position? You're talking about a MASSIVE quantity of armor here.

After all the tech was "rediscovered" by Qui Zux and used on the wind chime planet (can't remember the name) to rebjuild the cathedral of the winds.

Vortex.

Darth Mall · Post by **Darth Mall** » 2003-09-12 08:17am

You could use rockets and put it into orbit like a asteroid around the planet outside the shields ao that if it was hit the beam would be sufficientally(sp?) slowed that when it hit the shields that it would dissapate.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2003-09-12 08:22am

Darth Mall wrote:You could use rockets and put it into orbit like a asteroid around the planet outside the shields ao that if it was hit the beam would be sufficientally(sp?) slowed that when it hit the shields that it would dissapate.

Then the DS just slightly repositions itself to avoid the barrier.

If its the DSII, it just fires, waits a few minutes, then fires again.

Thats assuming such a thing would even be a problem for the station.

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