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Posted: 2003-01-23 05:41am
by generator_g1
Knife wrote:generator_g1 wrote:In the novelization, I think it says that the Rebellion was going to do what it had never done before, engage the enemy like a traditional army.
Not that I don't believe you, but do you have a page number on that?
I still have to check...i don't remember the exact wording of the text
Maybe what DG_Cal_Wright said is probably it.
Posted: 2003-01-23 11:36am
by Enforcer Talen
well, I remember from the rotj movie, where the ships enter hyperspace - a few squadrons of fighters, under a dozen cap ships. it seems unlikely that the scene would just show a first wave, but even if it did, having three times that many ships meant little. a minor corporation in peaceful times has shown more of a production. I think that this goes along with the idea that the rebels were a very minor threat to the empire.
Posted: 2003-01-23 06:04pm
by Lord Pounder
Robert Treder wrote:
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There was one source, I think the Bakura Sourcebook, that stated that the fleet battle continued for four hours after the DS was destroyed before Pellaeon called the retreat. In that time, not one Imperial ship surrendered, though several were destroyed.
The rest, as you know, is history.
I always thought atleast 2 Star Destroyers surrendered. The Emancipator was one of them and i forget the name of the other. Both are mentioned in the X-Wing books.
Posted: 2003-01-23 06:07pm
by Robert Treder
They didn't surrender, they were salvaged and repaired after the Imp crews scuttled them.
Posted: 2003-01-23 07:25pm
by HemlockGrey
Er, looking at the rebel fleet at Endor, if they comprised a majority of their forces, how did they fight an Empire with a million ships?
Posted: 2003-01-23 07:47pm
by Vympel
HemlockGrey wrote:Er, looking at the rebel fleet at Endor, if they comprised a majority of their forces, how did they fight an Empire with a million ships?
I made a thread about it. Do a search for the topic "an interpretation of the OT".
Basically, the Rebel Alliance were never a significant threat, and they didn't really 'fight' the Empire. They were a thorn in the side. If the Emperor hadn't been killed, would destroying the DS2 made any difference? No. Luke was the important one, the Emperor were never tearing themselves up about the oh-so-scary Rebel Alliance.
Really, run a search.
Posted: 2003-01-23 08:26pm
by Enforcer Talen
Im agreeing with that interpretation