Re: [DL] Sins against the Death Star

[UriahGutsball@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/15/01 11:55:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
doctorx@mindspring.com writes:

> B)  The first Death Star didn't shoot the rebel base sooner because it's the
>  size of a small moon itself, and it would take time to rotate the ship and
>  bring the Superlaser to bear on Yavin Four.  Also, it had to hit the planet
>  squarely to destroy it.  Tarkin had plenty of time to aim at Alderaan 
before
>  bringing Leia up to the observation deck, but this time, he wanted to catch
>  the Rebels before they got a chance to evacuate or bring up defenses, and 
he
>  had to work quickly.  Imagine his embarrassment if he'd only grazed the
>  planet and given them a new Grand Canyon or something.
>       The second Death Star didn't get to the rebel base because it was 
meant
>  to lure the Rebels into a trap.  Of course, this still doesn't forgive the
>  Emperor for not looking at the destruction of the previous Death Star and
>  thinking "Hmm...Maybe we should shield that reactor or something."


I'm sorry, but I think we all know the Pale, furry little reason that the 
Death Star failed to blast the planet into oblivion.(You know what you doing.)

Uriah