Official Star Wars Kicks Arse Thread

[DarthVeda]

Gee you think in the future people would learn of the role that mobile armor and air superiority play on the battlefield. The Republic had it in clones, and the empire apparently forgot about air superiority on Hoth.

[Saint Marcus]

Can someone please post the exact words uttered in the conversation between obi-wan and the kaminoans, and the ones uttered by obi-wan and the jedi council when talking about the clone army?

I don't recall the exact words, but I know that when I first watched it I didn't get the feeling that sipho dyas was sidious.

[Saint Marcus]

Gee you think in the future people would learn of the role that mobile armor and air superiority play on the battlefield.

In the 24th century, where starships can destroy entire planets, and target specific locations at will, any kind of large groundforce deployement seems rather useless. A starship can simply scan for enemy locations, and destroy them from orbit.

and weapons for groundforces in star trek? I think so far I've only seen phaser pistols, rifles, bazookas, mines and blade weapons. We do know there are hoppers, a kind of futuristic helicopters.

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by DinoDoc


Do RPG type weapons count as well?

Spray: In the Siege of AR-558, Sisko beamed down to AR-558 to find a Starfleet garrison, not a group of naval officers, who had held a Jem'Hadar communications relay for five months.

DinoDoc: IIRC, the Starfleet ground personnel also found themselves on the recieving end of Morter, and they had none!


DarthVeda:

Gee you think in the future people would learn of the role that mobile armor and air superiority play on the battlefield. The Republic had it in clones, and the empire apparently forgot about air superiority on Hoth.

I wouldn't call TIEs the most aerodynamic of Fighters. I also bet they were kept in space to intercept any Rebel ships that might break out.


Saint Marcus:

In the 24th century, where starships can destroy entire planets, and target specific locations at will, any kind of large groundforce deployement seems rather useless. A starship can simply scan for enemy locations, and destroy them from orbit.

and weapons for groundforces in star trek? I think so far I've only seen phaser pistols, rifles, bazookas, mines and blade weapons. We do know there are hoppers, a kind of futuristic helicopters.

Couple problems with the Federation overrelience on Starships:

(1) There may be exotic metals that may interfere with sensors and transporters. It's certainly happened enough to prove it's a common theme. Enemy forces may be able to set up countermeasures that'll screw with sensors, as well.

(2) For Political reasons, the Federation often times cannot opt to blast away at a planet from orbit. Especially if there is a large civilian population. Therefore, the Federation would have to use ground forces to retake the planet.

(3) I'd like to add "sniper rifle" to your list of weapons, the weapon I'm refering too was clearly designed for covert Ops, though.

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Supposebly, we're going to see a heavylift shuttle and the Federation's version of a Humvee in it.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Lonestar
DinoDoc: IIRC, the Starfleet ground personnel also found themselves on the recieving end of Morter, and they had none!

They had been requesting evac for approx. 5 months, Lonestar. Given that fact, it isn't suprising that they would be under supplied when Sisko showed up.

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by DinoDoc


They had been requesting evac for approx. 5 months, Lonestar. Given that fact, it isn't suprising that they would be under supplied when Sisko showed up.

IIRC, they had just recieved supplies when they offloaded The Young Sisko.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Saint Marcus


In the 24th century, where starships can destroy entire planets, and target specific locations at will, any kind of large groundforce deployement seems rather useless. A starship can simply scan for enemy locations, and destroy them from orbit.

and weapons for groundforces in star trek? I think so far I've only seen phaser pistols, rifles, bazookas, mines and blade weapons. We do know there are hoppers, a kind of futuristic helicopters.

How many times have you heard the line. Captain [insert techno bable here] has interfered with our sensors and we can't beam down to the planet.

Anyway. I finally saw AOTC today. It was definitly better than TPM, but still not on par with the ANH or ESB. However, the final duel between Dooku and Obi wan/Anakin/Yoda was outstanding. I loved how Dooku smacked Skywalkers ass with the force energy. and then the scene where Skywalker was fighting with two sabres was cool too. The battle scene was good and it was good to see some new battle droids. Dooku is the most interesting character in the trilogy so far.

I see that Lucus couldn't resist putting at least on of his kids in the movie, but oh well.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I've seen the movie 2 times....The Kaminoans definatly pronounce it "Sypho-Diaz".

Exactly! It is their mispronounciation of Sidious. That is the extent of what is considered subtle for Lucas.

[Andemagne]

off the topic: what are those red guys in those older moovies?
(red guys: they wear red clothes and are on the Empires side)

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui


Exactly! It is their mispronounciation of Sidious. That is the extent of what is considered subtle for Lucas.

yeah, and they can pronounce everything else okay? I think not.


Andemagne:

You mean those guys in the Chanchellor's room? yep.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Andemagne
off the topic: what are those red guys in those older moovies?
(red guys: they wear red clothes and are on the Empires side)

Are you talking about the Emperor's guards?

[Andemagne]

yup! just what I meant.

are they just Emperor's guard or do they have a Name?
do they have some kind of jedi/sith powers or are they
just common well trained soldires?

[Imran Siddiqui]

yeah, and they can pronounce everything else okay? I think not.

I think so .

Why would Sidious even give his real name?

[Wraith]

--"off the topic: what are those red guys in those older moovies?"

I think they're called the Imperial Guard. AFAIK, they're just the elite Stormtroopers. Probably these are the ones with good equipment (supposedly the reason for the Stormtroopers notorious accuracy problems is their shoddy rifles).
More of those Rome parallels.

--"yeah, and they can pronounce everything else okay? I think not."

They don't, though. They way they pronounce Boba was not the way it was pronounced in the other movies, for instance.

Wraith
If space is warped, time is all that's weft

[Andemagne]

thanks Wraith and Sprayber.