http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2005/10/star-wars-economy-of-mechanism.html The Emergent Chaos Jazz Combo Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2005/10/star-wars-economy-of-mechanism.html/comment-page-1#comment-1462 Adam Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:17:47 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1161#comment-1462 The Emperor said, "Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational battle station." He didn't just say "fully armed." The Emperor said, “Now witness the power of this fully armed and operational battle station.” He didn’t just say “fully armed.”

]]> http://emergentchaos.com/archives/2005/10/star-wars-economy-of-mechanism.html/comment-page-1#comment-1461 Anonymous Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:09:33 +0000 http://emergentchaos.com/?p=1161#comment-1461 While the Death Star's superlaser was operational, the entire vessel was not. Perhaps the completed vessel would have onboard shields. Further, the Emperor was seeking to draw the Rebels into a trap. They would have suspected the mission was too easy if the supposedly unprotected Death Star was sitting around with no starfighters, no support vessels and no shields. So it drew the assault force to the planet, which they hoped to delay the retreat of the Alliance fleet. While the Death Star’s superlaser was operational, the entire vessel was not. Perhaps the completed vessel would have onboard shields.
Further, the Emperor was seeking to draw the Rebels into a trap. They would have suspected the mission was too easy if the supposedly unprotected Death Star was sitting around with no starfighters, no support vessels and no shields. So it drew the assault force to the planet, which they hoped to delay the retreat of the Alliance fleet.

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