[Spaceships] DS-1 Orbital Battle Station

Polydamas · 07-26-2012, 09:30 AM

If you want to be fussy, Mike Wong has demonstrated that the Death Star superlaser would have to release 10^32 to 10^38 J of energy to overcome the gravitational binding energy of an earthlike planet (the superlaser didn't just melt or shatter Alderaan, it scattered the pieces so that they didn't immediately fall back together). Add some energy to overcome the planetary shield. Star Wars technology involves gobsmacking amounts of energy. I wouldn't worry about what type of particle the turbolasers or superlaser shoot, since its pretty clear that they don't match our physics.

07-26-2012, 09:30 AM	#6
Polydamas Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Europe	Re: [Spaceships] DS-1 Orbital Battle Station If you want to be fussy, Mike Wong has demonstrated that the Death Star superlaser would have to release 10^32 to 10^38 J of energy to overcome the gravitational binding energy of an earthlike planet (the superlaser didn't just melt or shatter Alderaan, it scattered the pieces so that they didn't immediately fall back together). Add some energy to overcome the planetary shield. Star Wars technology involves gobsmacking amounts of energy. I wouldn't worry about what type of particle the turbolasers or superlaser shoot, since its pretty clear that they don't match our physics. __________________ "It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper This forum got less aggravating when I started using the ignore feature