Radar Domes on ISDs

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2004-01-31 11:32am

http://www.theforce.net/swtc/history.html

nightmare · Post by **nightmare** » 2004-01-31 11:41am

Amen to that.

EDIT - did a bit of further checking. Richard Edlund won an Academy Award for the SFX in ROTJ. Great work, Poe.

Rightous Fist Of Heaven · Post by **Rightous Fist Of Heaven** » 2004-01-31 11:43am

G'damn, its finally over

Ofcourse, people like Dumbshit will still insist that they are shield generators but who gives a shit about morons with wall of ignorance anyway.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2004-01-31 12:20pm

Finally it is all clear.

Alan Bolte · Post by **Alan Bolte** » 2004-01-31 02:47pm

Note, of course, that this does not preclude the possibility that there are shield projectors in the general area of the globes, which would be fairly useful in explaining the large number of references to attacking that area for the purpose of downing shields. In particular, one instance of a fighter slipping under the shields of a star destroyer at the bridge and taking out the shields come to mind. Further, there is the fluff from X-Wing noted just below the report. Perhaps if fighters hit a small area of the shileds all at once with enough firepower, particularly in the form of proton torpedoes, you can punch throught just enough to damage the shields. This is accomplished commonly by turbolasers, including the Executor incident, as per the novel. Of course, the novel does not specify the location of the bridge shield projectors. This would satisfy the 'Achilles Heel' concept for early ISDs, as per X-Wing.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-01-31 02:47pm

If only Enbran Tain was still here to have this piece of evidence shown to him. I'm not saying he'll concede because of it, I just wanted to see his reaction.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-01-31 03:01pm

Well, that's pretty cool.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-01-31 03:29pm

I'd say that this should shut up all those who claimed that the globes were shield generators, but I know better.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-01-31 03:32pm

The "testicle theory" of star destroyer vulnerability (i.e. globes primarily as "shield generators") is effectively dead and buried.

Never thought I'd here Dr. Saxton call something the "testicle theory."

The fanboy idiots will whine that Edlund hasn't written a recent EU source book or something, so his opinion is irrelevent, even though he was hired to depict specific things in the film, and created what he deems a "radar dome".

McC · Post by **McC** » 2004-01-31 03:55pm

Excellent!

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2004-01-31 04:03pm

Good that this is through.

I hope that Saxton will reply my mail also, in which I had pointed out that Tatooine got three moons, not only two.
http://www.swmovies.net/episode-ii/scen ... e/028-032/
Scene 032, last picture.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-01-31 04:44pm

Okay, so they're sensor domes, but until now I never saw any reason why they couldn't be shield generators and several reasons why they were.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2004-01-31 04:49pm

Rogue 9 wrote:Okay, so they're sensor domes, but until now I never saw any reason why they couldn't be shield generators and several reasons why they were.

Here ya go. Have fun.

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-01-31 05:36pm

Lord Poe wrote:http://www.theforce.net/swtc/history.html

Please tell me exactly when Richard Edlund was listed as a canon source who is authorised to speak on behalf of Lucasfilm / Lucasarts ltd and overule officaly recognised and accredited sources?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-01-31 05:43pm

Chris OFarrell wrote:
Lord Poe wrote:http://www.theforce.net/swtc/history.html

Please tell me exactly when Richard Edlund was listed as a canon source who is authorised to speak on behalf of Lucasfilm / Lucasarts ltd and overule officaly recognised and accredited sources?

You mean "sources" like the X-wing computer games?

According to the ROTJ novelization, the bridge deflector shields were already down at the time they attacked, and they were down because of Ackbar's bombardment, not because of the destruction of the dome. So the entire source reasoning for the X-wing computer game notion of them being shield generators goes right out the window. ROTJ novelization = higher status than X-wing computer games (or any other official source).

Techno_Union · Post by **Techno_Union** » 2004-01-31 09:54pm

So this all means that the Essential Guide To Weapons and Technology was wrong when the labled the sensor globes as shield generators? I guess it was just weird that in RoTJ the sensors were destroyed and then the Imperial officer said we have lost our bridge deflector shields.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-01-31 10:04pm

Yes, they are wrong.

It's an incorrect deduction due to the two events of the shields falling and the domes being destroyed occuring right after each other.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-01-31 10:32pm

Techno_Union wrote:So this all means that the Essential Guide To Weapons and Technology was wrong when the labled the sensor globes as shield generators? I guess it was just weird that in RoTJ the sensors were destroyed and then the Imperial officer said we have lost our bridge deflector shields.

Why is it weird? The successful impact of enemy weapons upon the bridge tower is rather eloquent proof that the bridge tower shields are completely gone, is it not?

Oh wait, you're saying it's "weird" because you figure there's no other possible interpretation other than the reigning false cause fallacy, right?

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2004-01-31 10:38pm

Would it be more reasonable to suggest that whilst the tower shields may have been down in some areas, the shields around the bridge area were still holding when the radar dome exploded, the explosion overloaded the bridge shields, as this would justify why we see the explosion and then see an instant (I think, it's been a while) cut to them saying that the Bridge deflector shield is down? Or am I just being picky?

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-01-31 11:46pm

Just being picky. The time difference was a fraction of a second between the dome exploding and the officer stating the bridge shields were down. People do have a finite reaction time, you know.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2004-01-31 11:49pm

Fair do's, it's been a long time since I've seen RotJ, I couldnt remember the exact timings.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2004-02-01 12:26am

Chris OFarrell wrote: Please tell me exactly when Richard Edlund was listed as a canon source who is authorised to speak on behalf of Lucasfilm / Lucasarts ltd and overule officaly recognised and accredited sources?

You're an imbecile.

This man was hired to depict certain things and create the canon universe GL wanted. If the man thinks what he made in absolute canon were radar domes, I'm apt to believe him.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2004-02-01 12:51am

Dr Saxton said 'testicle'!

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2004-02-01 01:11am

Chris OFarrell wrote: Please tell me exactly when Richard Edlund was listed as a canon source who is authorised to speak on behalf of Lucasfilm / Lucasarts ltd and overule officaly recognised and accredited sources?

You've got to be kidding.

Macross · Post by **Macross** » 2004-02-01 02:48am

Chris OFarrell wrote: Please tell me exactly when Richard Edlund was listed as a canon source who is authorised to speak on behalf of Lucasfilm / Lucasarts ltd and overule officaly recognised and accredited sources?

My guess would be on 3 February 1983.

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