- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: bri_guy
One thing about Turbolasers Vs. Plasma turrets: Turbolasers have an output thats only capable of releasing 2-3 times as much power as typical lasers. I don't know how much that is, but it probably isn't a HUGE amount. Also, the damage is quite focused, as compared to plasma, which causes massive amounts of damge over a huge area.
But the GE had a weapon capable of destroying an entire solar system (the Sun crusher), It was slightly larger than a normal fighter, it was also imperviouse to all laser blasts because of its armor. I beleive it would also be effective agaisnt plasma, but it was destroyed.
I was going to bring up glassing, but the GE had the Death Star, making the topig pretty much irrelevant. I mean, it does a better job faster using fewer ships, albiet a huge one.
Star destroyers could glass planets alone.
Besides when the empire found out that ground troops were loosing heavily then they would probably upgrade (actually degrade) stormtroopers to old republic commandoes, whch had psersonal shields. By the way, empire could make more of the shielded droids.
[Edited on 5/3/2004 7:03:36 PM]