Re: Star Wars Full Thrust

Sam wrote:

>> Actually they did.  In ROTJ, some rebel fighters took out a screen
generator
>> on the Super SD, followed by an out of control A-wing kamakaze run
into the
>> SD'd bridge.  I'd say fighters were very deadly against larger ships.
>
>Remember also that the MC80s had been hammering the ISDs for a
>while before that scene. The fighters had a *lot* of backup from
>capital ships.

Yes, but they still did a lot of fireworks on their own.

>> Remember in SW:ANH, the death star's weaponry had a tough time
tracking
>> fighters.  The SDs are generally armed with similar weapons designed
for
>> anti-ship with the main defense from fighters residing in screens.
>
>I think the main anti-fighter defence in SW is more fighters.

That's true.  I was just referring to the immediate ship and its own
systems.

Mike Miserendino