AT-AT "maximum firepower"

white_rabbit · Post by **white_rabbit** » 2003-01-17 06:16pm

Illuminatus Primus wrote:Lasers aren't bombs.

The beams interact and transfer their energy into the exotic metal structure of the generator, vaporizing its structure.

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Eh....I thought Turbolasers werent lasers ?

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-01-17 07:39pm

It seems possible to me that the AT-AT has a capacitor for powering the high-powered shots. This would mean that the normal shots are used because that's what the reactor can power, while the high-powered shots drain (either completely or partially) the capacitor. While low-power shots can be fired without pausing to allow the capacitor to recharge, the AT-AT would have to cease fire for a period to recharge the capacitor before being able to fire another high-powered blast. This would explain both how the high-powered blast occurred so quickly after the command and why it was not used more often.

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2003-01-18 09:17am

white_rabbit wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:Lasers aren't bombs.

The beams interact and transfer their energy into the exotic metal structure of the generator, vaporizing its structure.

.
Eh....I thought Turbolasers werent lasers ?

Particle means aren't bombs. Contained plasma isn't a bomb. green pixie dust isn't a bomb. It doesn't matter what they are, they aren't going to go off like a bomb. Which is waht the whole point there was, and it went totally over your fucking head

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2003-01-18 09:20am

Ender wrote:
white_rabbit wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:Lasers aren't bombs.

The beams interact and transfer their energy into the exotic metal structure of the generator, vaporizing its structure.

.
Eh....I thought Turbolasers werent lasers ?
Particle beams aren't bombs. Contained plasma isn't a bomb. green pixie dust isn't a bomb. It doesn't matter what they are, they aren't going to go off like a bomb. Which is waht the whole point there was, and it went totally over your fucking head

white_rabbit · Post by **white_rabbit** » 2003-01-18 06:51pm

Ender wrote:
white_rabbit wrote:
Illuminatus Primus wrote:Lasers aren't bombs.

The beams interact and transfer their energy into the exotic metal structure of the generator, vaporizing its structure.

.
Eh....I thought Turbolasers werent lasers ?
Particle means aren't bombs. Contained plasma isn't a bomb. green pixie dust isn't a bomb. It doesn't matter what they are, they aren't going to go off like a bomb. Which is waht the whole point there was, and it went totally over your fucking head

So Turbolasers are particle beams then ?

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2003-01-18 06:56pm

jesus christ rabbit, it was only an example.

white_rabbit · Post by **white_rabbit** » 2003-01-18 07:09pm

His Divine Shadow wrote:jesus christ rabbit, it was only an example.

ookay.

just thinking about SW blasters in general.

Darth PhysBod · Post by **Darth PhysBod** » 2003-01-22 05:55pm

In this image the marked lines link the points.
Left hand line: (257,88 );(257,98 )
Right hand line: (270,88 );(270,98 )

I.e 11 pixels in height.

in this image the same part (right hand side) of the generator is marked:

Left: (50,184);(50,208)
Right:(75,184);(75,208)

I.e 25 pixels in height.

What does this mean? Even if we ingore the extra distance the AT-AT's will have covered in 3 and 1/2 minutes and assume the first image is at 17.28Km this puts the latter at 7.6Km, outside the 3rd degree burns radius and if we took the extra distance into account outside/on the very limit of the second degree burns radius.

So what?

At the limit of the range for 3rd degree burns, the time lapse between suffering burns and being hit by the blast wave varies from a few seconds for low kiloton explosions to a minute of so for high megaton yields.

-5.6 of the Nuclear weapons FAQ. We dont see the blast wave hitting the troops because the whole scene only lasts 2 seconds (52 frames to be precise).