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TIE fighter, X-Wing and AT-AT laser yields
Posted: 2003-12-19 09:42pm
by Arrow
I did a search and didn't come up anything obvious. So, what are the yields of the laser cannons employed on TIE fighters, X-Wings and AT-ATs? Kilotons? Hundreds of tons? Tens of tons?
Posted: 2003-12-19 09:54pm
by Wild Karrde
there was a thread awhile back for AT-AT firepower based off of the shield generator shot. IIRC it was in the 100(s) of kiltons.
Posted: 2003-12-20 12:42am
by Ender
Max yield on AT-AT guns as a low end of 17 kt per bolt to 6 MT per bolt high end.
TIE and X-wing yields are single digit KTs
Posted: 2003-12-20 12:45am
by Ender
Max yield on AT-AT guns as a low end of 17 kt per bolt to 6 MT per bolt high end.
TIE and X-wing yields are single digit KTs
Posted: 2003-12-20 10:31am
by Arrow
Sheesh that sounds like overkill.
Posted: 2003-12-20 05:13pm
by Connor MacLeod
Some people should learn to search the archives or keep links of interesting technical discussions.
As for the fighter yields, go buy the AOTC ICS, its been out for well over a year now, going on two (although some point to the asteroid field chase in AOTC as proof of that range of firepower as well.)
Posted: 2003-12-20 05:18pm
by Connor MacLeod
Ender wrote:Max yield on AT-AT guns as a low end of 17 kt per bolt to 6 MT per bolt high end.
TIE and X-wing yields are single digit KTs
It was 64 and 138 kt actually. 3.8 MT "high end", but the last figure is unlikely to be accurate.
And this is for "maximum firepower" of course, with an unknown recharge rate between shots (although the Force Commander game implies max firepower has a fairly long recharge rate 20-30 seconds maybe IIRC.)
Posted: 2003-12-20 06:33pm
by The Silence and I
The firepower for the AT-AT guns... how in the hell does one obtain useful numbers from observing their effect on a power generator in a universe where power generators tend to explode? When I look at that scene I see a small yellow spark, then a huge explosion as the generator blows to hell and back. What do you guys see?
Posted: 2003-12-20 07:29pm
by Connor MacLeod
The Silence and I wrote:The firepower for the AT-AT guns... how in the hell does one obtain useful numbers from observing their effect on a power generator in a universe where power generators tend to explode? When I look at that scene I see a small yellow spark, then a huge explosion as the generator blows to hell and back. What do you guys see?
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