Jahled Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Tk421...you're figure is from the force.net tech commentry on Death Stars, which is'nt varified. I think a figure of thirty odd million personnel on one battle station is a little unrealistic....think of the logistics involved! How do a million crew members take shore-leave for god's sake. The Death Star would be the most popular damn economy-boost in the galaxy. Think of it like this: Hapless aide: 'President Rumblebum! The Death Star has just entered our system!' President Rumblebum: 'God damn it! I suppose they'll be wanting supplies for 31 million men.' Hapless aide: 'Yes sir, they do. But the good new is that they're staying for two weeks, and 31 miilion men will be wanting shore-leave....AND THEY'VE JUST BEEN PAID!!!' President: 'Excellent! All things considered, that's just paid off our system's national debt, and for the next decade!' Meanwhile, on board the Death Star: Commander Jahled: 'Emmm....well, well Darth Vaper, it seems this fully operational battle station is doing more for the Empire's popularity than old Emperor throat-cancer has achieved with his Stormtroopers! Our communications centre are being flooded by requests for us to visit their systems to offer our 31 million crew their hospitality! When exactly is the next pay day?' Darth Vaper: 'The allure of a holiday resort is insignificant to the power of the force!' ...etc, yawn....burp. http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristar Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 Huge enormously big word:LOL Cool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_La_forge Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 Great story Commander Jahred! I think, in this case, we could use some technology from STrek, like the ultimate replicator system. What you eat, is what you leave behind. The Death Star is a terrific, big, nice looking 'thing', but don't analyse it, cuz it's not really realistic.And what about the stormtrooperz, and sullustan regiments in the game?One unit must consist of atleast 1 million soldiers. So six million soldiers, could garrison a whole planet. I had the AI. placed 72 units on his planet in my last save... That makes...than...so when we add....ah...uh..bit crowdy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Yea, I think our conclusion is that we sometimes have to remind ourselves it's a fairy-tale at the end of the day (be it a dam good one!), and analyzing the technical data is a slightly misleading path.... The one good analysis the technical commentries at theforce.net did was the effect of the second death star's explosion over Endor (complete obliteration of the forest moon & the extermination of the ewoks as a species....). How exactly do you build a battle station the size of a small moon without screwing up the gravity on the planet you're building it over.....and every planet you subsequently visit? Given space is full of bits of rock whirling around, what's the effect of all this bombardment on the Death Star's hull, or even capital ships like Star Destroyers? It is my sad conclusion to report that George Lucas MADE IT ALL UP! I'm as devestated as you are. I secretly hoped Tarkin was going to suddenly turn up and reveal the presance of the rebel base in Guatemala....I was so hoping to meet Leia. My dreams dashed- It's snowing. Wimper...sniff... http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_La_forge Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 I have to remind you that the Hideout wasn't on Guatemala. Depending on the movie, Yavin must be a small place somewhere in Bolivia near Santa Cruz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_La_forge Posted January 8, 2003 Share Posted January 8, 2003 Or was it in Lybia? I don't remember Difficult to place science fiction in reality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristar Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 may i say :Lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElvisMiggell Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Nah, the Rebel base is wherever I logon!!! Most commentaries put the DS I's crew at 1 million, there was a whole thing in one of the novels about Luke suddenly realising he was responsible for the deaths of a million people in just one shot. I think it was the book where he searched for his mum. Black Fleet Crisis? Elvismiggell. Strike me down and i will become more powerful than you can ever imagine... Nu kyr'adyc, shi taab'echaaj'la Not gone, merely marching far away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 I wonder what the population of Alderaan was... http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_La_forge Posted January 10, 2003 Share Posted January 10, 2003 Luke sure needed a personal psychologist on those hard days.Alderaan...Beutiful death. You lay your head on the pillow, and next day you are part of an asteroid field. Very exclusive style... When my time comes, I wish to get blown up by a Death Star too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 ...What a strange desire, Mr La Forge! Well, i've got a quick fast track solution for you! Move to the States, register to vote, and tick 'Bush.' He seems very eager to nudge the world into implosion.... http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristar Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 lol | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_La_forge Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Good idea! And I thought, it would be impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin_Roh Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Jahled - you should really put your literary skills to better use. Maybe something like a new biography of Neville Chamberlain? I'm sure he was the kind of pol you'd take a real shine to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 (edited) Point taken! It's hard to ignore serious developments like British Cops being murdered by terrorists during anti-terrorist raids this side of the pond. We live in dangerous times, brother. Edited January 16, 2003 by Jahled http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin_Roh Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 We do indeed Mr. J. Pax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 spooky....say, my company does a lot of work for the Reuters News Agency, and we've had a job in this afternoon hauling boxes of 'Reuters Emergancy bags,' off to the gulf. They're full of chemical/ biological suits for their journalists. I went over to ITN myself to help the van driver load them. Seeing them for real sort of brought home the reality of the world at the moment... http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahled Posted January 16, 2003 Share Posted January 16, 2003 ..and post your avatar in the cards...looks interesting, like something out of Red Alert.... http://www.jahled.co.uk/smallmonkeywars.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristar Posted January 17, 2003 Share Posted January 17, 2003 Red Alert? lol... I know there should appear new side in those new Convertions - Soviet union lol ha ha ha...is that funny? The place of Palpatine will take telephat from soviet union Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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