[Spaceships] DS-1 Orbital Battle Station

[Polydamas]

Its disappointing if Spaceships fudged its numbers for weapon energy. Wasn't David Pulver involved in the design? He is a geek for mathematical modelling.

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

If it isn't enough in a short enough span of time to explode the planet, then "all" you're doing is melting it.

Besides, isn't killing everything on it and making it uninhabitable for geologic timeframes enough?

Indeed, the firepower of even small Star Wars spaceships is terrifying. Watch Slave 1 shattering all those asteroids in episode 2 and imagine those bombs dropped on a city without one of SW's incredibly powerful shields. A big ship should be able to render a planet uninhabitable given time and no shield to stop it.