I dunno
In WWII we had a load of WWI era destoryers bought of the us that saw service as we were short of ships.
I see no reason why back water and outer rim systems are using capital ships that are like 50 or 60 years old or older.
Wasnt a WWII battleship used for firesupport in desert storm?
You dont just stop using old kit because someone makes something better, you move it down a 'defence level' or to a less strategic area or you sell it to less advanced nations (or even races in SW)
Both good points. It seems absurd to suggest that all the republic era ships were simply abandoned, even leaving aside the apparent Star Wars era technical stagnation.
But yeah, it does look like a potentially oldbattlefield - maybe some sort of salvaging?
Whatever, I just want my ARC-170!! Seriously, I'd buy at least four, even if flying them costs 40+ points each!
How about the history of bacon?
Hah! got you there.
That would indeed be an epic subject for conversation. The history of bacon is, after all, pretty much the history of mankind.
Edit:
Incidentally, it seems as though the US Navy is now using Turbolasers...
(which clearly leads us to)
How about the history of bacon?
Hah! got you there.
That would indeed be an epic subject for conversation. The history of bacon is, after all, pretty much the history of mankind.
Edit:
Incidentally, it seems as though the US Navy is now using Turbolasers...
(which clearly leads us to)
Sounds more like a single laser cannon to me.
we were all subjects of the crown it was a civil war, and as mel gibson taught me you only won because of the french
And we just re-branded the empire to a comonwealth, market testing showed it got a better response.
Which Crown? You do make a point though... Dispite trying to not be BRITISH or ENGLISH most AMERICANS are still pretty much English esp English Americans, which is a no brainer. All I ever hear about is the Britsh royal family, all I ever see is Americans proclaiming there love for England and how they wish they wish they were British. I don't see this sort of love for other countries or other Royal families, active or disposed.
Actully if you look at it there is alot of dislike for the other type of Americans, mostly in the past, it comes from English Americans. I remember getting hassled at school long ago just for being Russian. I was "going to kill off everyone in the world that wasnt Russian" there Mom or Dad told them.
Now I may have had some distant family serve the British crown, most of my family ether served the Russian, French, and Italian royal families. One was a page for the Rurik royal family. The other one was a page for the Romanov family. They sent him too America right before there subjects killed them. He never told anyone in the family why the Romanov family sent him here.
Only cool thing about my Italian side is it a rare bloodline, we were given a island, "LAVANZO" but that was because we were xiled for being demons. The moutain is known as the valley of fire because of the red flowers that grow on it. When the Sun rises behind them it looks like the moutain is onfire.
My other relations WERE the crown / Paramount Chief until being disposed in Germany and Southern North American. Its cool because for both of these families IM directly related.
The only other relation that could have followed the British crown was my Yugoslavian great great times 8 grandfather who was captured, brought to North America then sold as a slave by the British too a Native nation IM not part of. He didnt speak English when he was capture nor did he speak the language of the Native nation he was sold too. He escaped and was hunted down by the people who bought him. He barely got away after making it to a fort.
Yeah, Mel is not kind to you guys. On the plus side, whenever he feels like slamming you all, he generally makes egregious historical mistakes like people running around in kilts HUNDREDS of years before they should, so you can just dismiss the whole mess in its entirety.we were all subjects of the crown it was a civil war, and as mel gibson taught me you only won because of the french
And we just re-branded the empire to a comonwealth, market testing showed it got a better response.
Mind you, you're conversing with a "Yank" who can sing your national anthem, and Rule Brittania, as well as "And Did Those Feet", so I'm not taking your shots personally. Thanks for taking mine in the same way.
Ugh, please don't sing our national anthem, it's embarressing (I'm a republican). I say we replace it with Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (and I thought that long before the last London Olympics).
I think the rejection and **** story would have been miles better than the story we got, in which Anakin's fall was completely unconvincing. I'm not saying they'd have to show the actual ****, obviously, but imply it, and show Padme's reaction afterwards. And like someone else said - it would explain Lais's comment about her mum, both knowing her and her being sad (presumably she was also sad because one baby was taken from her). I also like what it would say about Anakin. He'd have to be part on the path to the dark side before he did it, but not necessarily all the way there, not at all. It could partly be the regret and self hatred he feels afterwards that pushes him over the edge, which would also explain how there was enough good in him for him to come around.
Remember early on in the films Luke finds the charred remains of his family, so it's not like they've always been afraid to go somewhere dark with Star Wars (plus, obviously, all the genocide and casual murder of your own troops).
I thought the fall of Ani was good as is. The woman Leia is talking about is her adopted Mom who was to sick to have children.
How about the history of bacon?
Hah! got you there.
That would indeed be an epic subject for conversation. The history of bacon is, after all, pretty much the history of mankind.
Edit:
Incidentally, it seems as though the US Navy is now using Turbolasers...
(which clearly leads us to)
Hate that guy.
I dunno
In WWII we had a load of WWI era destoryers bought of the us that saw service as we were short of ships.
I see no reason why back water and outer rim systems are using capital ships that are like 50 or 60 years old or older.
Wasnt a WWII battleship used for firesupport in desert storm?
You dont just stop using old kit because someone makes something better, you move it down a 'defence level' or to a less strategic area or you sell it to less advanced nations (or even races in SW)
A big ship was used for Desert Storm, the Missouri perhaps? Something like that.
And you should see what is stored in US deserts or what the Russians have stown away.
Oh totally russian policy for decades was to move obsolete stuff futher in to the centre and new stuff to the front.
You'll find mothballed T55s somewhere.
its why when the beslan siege was on some MVD units were wearing 1970s camo oversuits as they were low priority units (many buy their own kit).
In Bosnia in the early 2000s my mate challenger 2 was engaged by a WWII 37mm german anti aircraft gun... it wasnt engaged for *long* and there wasnt much left of it once they worked out where it was.
they were also warned to look out for wwii german PAK 88 and soviet T3485 as they could still cause a mobility kill if they hit the running gear and had a *slight* possibiity of taking them out if they shot the rear.
T34/85.vs challenger 2.. that would be an 80 year old tank still in service fighting cutting edge NATO armour.
Hate that guy.
That's a good idea, let's go THERE on a Star Wars miniatures game forum.
Bravo!
i think this thread has gone everywhere already to be honest.
least it keeps all the 'random' in one place 
Hate that guy.
That's a good idea, let's go THERE on a Star Wars miniatures game forum.
Bravo!
Why is he here, I didnt invite him nor is he in SW...yet.
At least a picture of Reagan would have a star wars link.
At least a picture of Reagan would have a star wars link.
And he was a actor that if still alive could have been in SW... But probably not.
Bedtime for Bonzo was probably better than 'phantom menace'
Bedtime for Bonzo was probably better than 'phantom menace'
"The Phantom" was probably better than "The Phantom Menace".
Bedtime for Bonzo was probably better than 'phantom menace'
I watched it on a classic movies channel once, because I was bored.
It was ten times better than Phantom Menace.
I'm pretty sure Leia was speaking specifically about her real mum.
(That was a response to Black Knight Leader)
Edited by mazz0You see i always saw this as Leia remember Padme from her *memory* but only vaguely.
As she dies in childbirth it doesnt make sense unless she is chanelling Bail and his wifes memory of her?
I see it as a certain somebody having a flagrant disregard for continuity. Would have been so much better if Leia's memory of her mother was real, with Padme being sad about what happened to her, about being seperated from her son, about Anakin turning to the dark side cos they were friends even though she didn't fancy him, before he went evil.
I almost typed "fragrant" there...
Certainly smells... not sure if 'fragrant' is the word
Can this thread get locked already?
Why?
Its positive to have the odd thread where people can be silly and let off steam.
If you lock it you'll just get another one pop up as much as we all love moving ships around and setting up wheels you also have a 'community' of sorts where people like to have some banter with each other.
Nothing in this thread is offensive really is it?
Yeah its a bit tangental but thats kind of cool
Completely off-topic, but above I saw multiple instances of people using the word ****. However, they were self-censoring and writing **** instead. Please look up PSTD and have a look at avoidance and how it interacts with PTSD as a reinforcer of it. Also have a look at the stats for actual PSTD, in the US there are between 40 and 80 recognised cases of PTSD per 100,000 citizens. This is relatively large at about 6.8% of the US population. However, the majority of these, reported to be between 75% and 85% are ex-military personel who served in combat theatres with the majority of them currently being vietnam veterans.
Edit: Apologies, apparently FFG is stupid and censors the word on the site. Carry on.
Edited by Gullinbursti