Any logical reason for exposed bridges?

[Connor MacLeod]

And you're wrong with your flippant "no gravity well." First of all, the mass-energy is complex, and it does matter, Inside the Worlds of the Star Wars Trilogy confirms that tidal effects altered the geography of Endor as the Death Star was constructed.

The correct answer is that the Death Star's gravity cannot possibly account for the high-acceleration of the Executor into the Death Star.

Where was that stated? The only thing I can find is that the damage to Endor was caused by the planet based repulsors the Imperials used to hold the DS2's mass in an artificial orbit against the moon's own gravity.

[Connor MacLeod]

In any event, if gravity were pulling either the Invisible Hand or the Executor down towards the planet, moon, Death STar or whatever, why would the ships make blatant turns first and THEN nosedive straight down?

[Illuminatus Primus]

And you're wrong with your flippant "no gravity well." First of all, the mass-energy is complex, and it does matter, Inside the Worlds of the Star Wars Trilogy confirms that tidal effects altered the geography of Endor as the Death Star was constructed.

The correct answer is that the Death Star's gravity cannot possibly account for the high-acceleration of the Executor into the Death Star.

Where was that stated? The only thing I can find is that the damage to Endor was caused by the planet based repulsors the Imperials used to hold the DS2's mass in an artificial orbit against the moon's own gravity.

I don't have my book with me. It specifically states that lakes were moved by the tidal effects and such. Even so, if "any gravity well worth speaking of" must be comparable to the crashing acceleration of the Executor's engines, its a stupid standard of "gravity well worth speaking of."

Obviously with the guidance system information and whatnot, I believe the Executor's acceleration from engine misfires dove it into the Death Star.