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Can anyone provide links some pictures of ISDs that clearly show TL turrets? Not tiny protuberances on the hull, but clearly seen barrels...

KG

Can anyone provide links some pictures of ISDs that clearly show TL turrets? Not tiny protuberances on the hull, but clearly seen barrels...

Break into the Skywalker ranch and take snapshots of the Orgional Models

Contact RFOH (ritious Fist Of Heaven) he desinged a model for the SW -v- ST Homeworld mod that shows an Imp Star II in that much detail.

Or simply look at the SW technical commentaries site:
pics of Avenger (ISD II):
http://www.theforce.net/swtc/exhibit/avenger.html
pics of Devastator (ISD I):
http://www.theforce.net/swtc/exhibit/devastator.html

These are some of the best close up's I've seen:

ISDI

http://www.starshipbuilder.com/star_des ... /isd05.JPG

http://www.starshipbuilder.com/star_des ... d_mg09.JPG

ISDII

http://www.starshipbuilder.com/star_des ... oyer17.JPG

http://www.starshipbuilder.com/star_des ... oyer18.JPG

Note that on the Devastator (ISD1), some of the barrels for the HTLs have fallen off because of wear and tear on the model.

Vympel wrote:Note that on the Devastator (ISD1), some of the barrels for the HTLs have fallen off because of wear and tear on the model.

Indeed...I thought they looked rather weird...but the aft-most turret is clearly larger and of a different shape from the rest...any explanations?

KG

kheegan wrote:

Vympel wrote:Note that on the Devastator (ISD1), some of the barrels for the HTLs have fallen off because of wear and tear on the model.

Indeed...I thought they looked rather weird...but the aft-most turret is clearly larger and of a different shape from the rest...any explanations?

KG

Those are the heavy ion cannon turrets according to the original ICS

kheegan wrote:

Vympel wrote:Note that on the Devastator (ISD1), some of the barrels for the HTLs have fallen off because of wear and tear on the model.

Indeed...I thought they looked rather weird...but the aft-most turret is clearly larger and of a different shape from the rest...any explanations?

KG

The first 3 are HTLs. The last one is a HIC.

The Rogue Leader developers should have studied the ISD II model harder.

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:The Rogue Leader developers should have studied the ISD II model harder.

Pretty much every single EU source should have studied the models harder. Its VERY clear that there are 64 barels yet we are left with the 60 HTL number. The ISD-I is even worse.

What do you mean by the ISD-I is worse? You mean in regard to firepower? Hell yeah. But I don't think you mean that. It's too obvious to be stated, and doesn't really relate to my post. I think you mean something else...so what DO you mean....eh? (Pokes CmdrWilkens with a stick as he says "eh," for emphasis.)

Pardon the stupidity, but how do they get the 64 number anyway? From a very simple count of the Starboard/Port batteries I count 48 HTL's...wheres the rest? Are there HTL's mounted forward that we cant see? Maybe they are recessed into the hull..or something..

Dammit...no edit function. I meant in reference to the ISD 2

Are there HTL's mounted forward that we cant see? Maybe they are recessed into the hull..or something..

There are Some in the Trench I belive, I do remeber two turret housings mounted 1/2 down the trench

Do you mean the quad laser batteries in the trench slots? I thought they were just laser cannon, or maybe mtl not htl's

Hee hee. It looks like you're looking at just the pics from starship modeller. the perspective in those makes it look like there's only three 8-barreled turrets per side. check out the swtc pics, you can see that it's actually four per side. 2x4x8=64
The trench quad-guns are only on the ISD I.

Ack! the power of mine stupidity blinds me Knew I shoulda checked SWTC to confirm. BTW love the Laser quote AB

IRG CommandoJoe wrote:What do you mean by the ISD-I is worse? You mean in regard to firepower? Hell yeah. But I don't think you mean that. It's too obvious to be stated, and doesn't really relate to my post. I think you mean something else...so what DO you mean....eh? (Pokes CmdrWilkens with a stick as he says "eh," for emphasis.)

I mean that the tats for the ISD-I repeatedly mention 60 regular TLs (whatever egular can be taken as) to be the armament of the ISD-I when we can clearly see the 6 VHTL turrets and the 2 HIC turrets. Those two armament types are NEVER mentioned in the EU sources with reference to the ISD-I. Heck such armament types are not mentioned period let alone in reference to the ISD-I.

Aha...