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Thanks for supporting my argument. If you're willing to acknowledge that the barrage from the cruisers was enough to deplete the shields of an SSD to such a state that it was vulnerable to small fighter fire, what case remains that the globe was some sort of shield generator, in the absence of that being stated? None.
I fail to see how this is anything signifigant. You see different ship designs between factions all the time in sci-fi series.
But even within the faction, there aren't any such globes on other classes of Imperial ships. If putting the shield generators there isn't necessary, why would they? Note that the Linear Array is perched atop the bridge tower as well, between the globes. Its purpose is long-range scanning. Doesn't it make most sense that, since that is put on top of the tower, that the other items on top of the tower are also communications/sensor systems?
And again, since it is never stated in a canonical source that the globes are shield generators, why is this a rational assumption, whereas the sensor arrays option isn't?
Originally posted by DinoDoc
Perhaps you could explain to me why it is considered odd that a fighter could score a hit/even a critical one against a ship already under attack from numerous sources. All of which were serving to drain the shields strength and power.
Furthermore, if the globes really were deflector shield generators then they would themselves be sufficiently shielded to withstand missile attacks from mere starfighters.
If the star destroyer globes were deflector shields or if shield generators took any advantage from being prominently placed on a vessel's outer hull then we would expect to see similar structures on rebel capital ships and other vessels. We do not.
And again, since it is never stated in a canonical source that the globes are shield generators, why is this a rational assumption, whereas the sensor arrays option isn't?
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