Posted by:ScubaToaster
Posted by: HipiO7
This man, this man right here put it so eloquently that I actually cancelled my own 2000+ word long post.
/slow clap for respect
:)
The person who said participating is important, not winning, obviously never won anything.
Title for Reference.
As we know, the generators for these orbital stations are stationed on the surface. Now there are two things I dont understand, one fatal and the other more of design.
1. Generator Location.
Now, I can understand that the sheer size needed to power and launch a 3.000ton slug at extremly high velocities, but was it really the smartest thing to do? Put the generators on the ground. This obviously made them a priority target for any invading army. Take out the orbital stations power grids and the battle gets ugly for the defenders. I think, it would have been better to simply keep the generator attached to the station itself. It would avoid leaving the SUPER MAC GUNS as useless garbage in orbit if the generators were ever taken out. It forced you to take out the whole station or atleast score a direct hit on it to take it out.
2. How exactly did the power from the generators reach the platforms to begin with?
That I know of, I see no cables extending from the surface to orbit. I remember something stated in TFoR, where they said something about ´´inefficient broadcast energy´´. That would be the only logical solution to powering the platfroms from the surface. How could this have been done? Any theories?
So, give me your best theories and speculations.
Discuss.