If Babylon 5 invaded Star Wars (off topic,sorry)

Post by **fgalkin** » 2002-12-31 07:51pm

beyond hope wrote:Falling debris knocked loose by what?!

The impact of Earthforce plasma and lasers on the hull.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-12-31 08:11pm

fgalkin wrote:As for your second post, yes, we Fivers get rather annoyed and illogical (some get homicidal) when our universe is attacked.

Who's attacking it? I think B5 is a very well-done sci-fi series. This doesn't mean I'm supposed to think that its ships are more powerful than they are.

Post by **fgalkin** » 2002-12-31 08:15pm

Darth Wong wrote:
fgalkin wrote:As for your second post, yes, we Fivers get rather annoyed and illogical (some get homicidal) when our universe is attacked.
Who's attacking it? I think B5 is a very well-done sci-fi series. This doesn't mean I'm supposed to think that its ships are more powerful than they are.

They're not, but we like to make them appear like they are.

Works on some people who are not as good at using logic.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2002-12-31 08:18pm

Why does it take 3 posts for a new page to show up and display those posts? Is there something wrong with my settings? Is anyone else having this problem?

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2002-12-31 08:24pm

Ender wrote:Why does it take 3 posts for a new page to show up and display those posts? Is there something wrong with my settings? Is anyone else having this problem?

It's happening to me, too.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2002-12-31 08:35pm

For some it does...for some it doesn't.

Awfully confusing

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Darth Servo · Post by **Darth Servo** » 2002-12-31 10:19pm

SyntaxVorlon wrote:I started on this topic with the 20 meter wide asteroid that the ISD blew up in the pursuit of the MF in the Hoth Asteroid belt.

And we never saw a 20 meter asteroid damage an ISD.

A little. How much depends on the mass of the two objects invlved.
Yes but this is a miniscule rock compared to the ISD, it would NOT have been so great a threat, as to warrent destruction. And it is stated, time and again, that Imperials like complete efficiancy.

Any impact is going to cause some damage. They were in that asteroid field for days. Not even ISDs are indestructable.

The ISD is NOT flimsy.
This, Dth. Wong, is why I label my jokes. Note: EMPHASIS!

Don't quit your day job.

Quote: I was initially trying to present a paradox, if ISDs are so powerful why would they be hampered by relatively small rocks?
They're not.
If they are not, then why did the imperials shoot at them?

Because even ISD shields wear out after a while. Given the density of that asteriod field, there must have been THOUSANDS of asteroid collisions during the time they were in there.

This is the conflict in logic here, they had to feel it necessary to track and destroy a 20 meter wide rock, while in pursuit of a small, less powerful, ship. My point here is that in order for it to become an issue, then they would have not been as powerful or as resiliant as is sometimes stated.

Or the fact that less damage to the ship (no matter how small) means fewer systems malfunction and less to clean up later at space dock.

The fact is if asteroids could easily make it through an ISDs shields then why are railguns completely not used on any ships, and ion beams are?

Asteroids do NOT easily make it through shields. We know that ONE 70 meter asteroid crashed into the bridge tower causing some damage AFTER the ships had already been in the field for several hours.

Connor MacLeod · Post by **Connor MacLeod** » 2003-01-01 02:43am

Darth Wong wrote:
fgalkin wrote:
beyond hope wrote:So how do you explain a ramming attack from a Starfury going right through the top fin of a Sharlin, Fgalkin?
1)The fins have less armor than the main body of the cruiser.

2) Sharlin's armor does not stop kinetic impacts very well

3)An effects glitch in ITB.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin
ROTFLMAO!!! Do all Fivers do this?

The Rabid ignorant ones do (so I guess that would mean "most of the SB Fiver populace" )

Connor MacLeod · Post by **Connor MacLeod** » 2003-01-01 02:45am

Darth Wong wrote:
fgalkin wrote:All I've done is pointed out a theory that could very well take place. It has no proof to it, but neither does yours. It's all speculation.
I feel like I'm arguing with an "intelligent design" creationist. For the second time, see Occam's Razor. Your theory is irrational because it requires extra factors which are unnecessary.

Actually the rules in B5 are that visuals and dialogue can be ignored at will no matter how flimsy the reason unless they support some high-end capability, whereupon you adhere to the most rigid and literal interpretation of the scene that favors big numbers, no matter how vague or ambiguous the incident.

Thats kind of how it seems to be at least.