Rant: Total Morons Expect 20th Century Tech Rollovers in SW

[Sea Skimmer]

To hijack this thread further , what happens when you fire a sidewinder at the Space Shuttle?

It dies

[Jaris Merc]

If Earth is ever invaded and the enemy invaders are using TIE's I feel that using Gini "SP" missles * air to air low yield nuke at about 3 kilotons * would be able to take down a TIE... or if all else fails lure a bunch of enemy fighters into one area and set off a 20 megaton nuke or two. No need to worry about the enviornment cause if we are being invaded by highly advanced whoevers using TIE's were probly gonna lose anyways.

[JodoForce]

To hijack this thread further , what happens when you fire a sidewinder at the Space Shuttle?

It dies

My point exactly--being able to sustain atmospheric reentry doesn't mean squat against a weapons blast, so that's no reason to think that a sidewinder can't toast a TIE--not to say it's definitely going to toast a TIE of course, there's just no evidence either way.

[Vympel]

My point exactly--being able to sustain atmospheric reentry doesn't mean squat against a weapons blast, so that's no reason to think that a sidewinder can't toast a TIE--not to say it's definitely going to toast a TIE of course, there's just no evidence either way.

You forgot the teensy weensy matter of the TIE Fighter models in A New Hope withstanding several blasts from the Falcon's quad guns.