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Re: [DL] Sins against the Death Star
In a message dated 7/15/01 11:55:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
doctorx@mindspring.com writes:
> B) The first Death Star didn't shoot the rebel base sooner because it's the
> size of a small moon itself, and it would take time to rotate the ship and
> bring the Superlaser to bear on Yavin Four. Also, it had to hit the planet
> squarely to destroy it. Tarkin had plenty of time to aim at Alderaan
before
> bringing Leia up to the observation deck, but this time, he wanted to catch
> the Rebels before they got a chance to evacuate or bring up defenses, and
he
> had to work quickly. Imagine his embarrassment if he'd only grazed the
> planet and given them a new Grand Canyon or something.
> The second Death Star didn't get to the rebel base because it was
meant
> to lure the Rebels into a trap. Of course, this still doesn't forgive the
> Emperor for not looking at the destruction of the previous Death Star and
> thinking "Hmm...Maybe we should shield that reactor or something."
I'm sorry, but I think we all know the Pale, furry little reason that the
Death Star failed to blast the planet into oblivion.(You know what you doing.)
Uriah