• From: Grong, Norway
  • Registered: 2006-07-25
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Re: Capital ships on planet surface maps.

The Victory class definitely could, as could a Correlian Corvette and probably most other ships of the same size. Yes, it'd be interesting to have. I've thought a bit about it too.

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  • Registered: 2006-01-02
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Re: Capital ships on planet surface maps.

Corvette can for sure as seen in Ep III smile

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  • Registered: 2007-05-22
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Re: Capital ships on planet surface maps.

Yeah, this would make for a cool map. You could have a modified version of a VSD on a map and it would have ramps on the bottom for the deployment of AT-STs, speeder bikes, AT-ATs, repulsor tanks and other vehicles. But you would have to have the ramps and landing gear tall enough so that fighters can take off from the hanger if you plan to include one that still has the hanger on the bottom. But it would be cool to to do a re-enactment of the Ghorman Massacre.

  • From: Colorado springs
  • Registered: 2007-04-27
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Re: Capital ships on planet surface maps.

but wouldnt that lag a map up a ton but still that would be a good idea, like in hoth it just sitting there in the sky

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Re: Capital ships on planet surface maps.

It is actually Rogue Squadron II that features the crashed ISD mission. I believe it's a mission to Kothlis, and that there is ground-based combat that you can support directly from the air. I could see it being a good island hopping assault map, with the rebels in a forward command island and trying to fight to the ISD's hangar... and the corvette trapped inside.

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  • From: Canada
  • Registered: 2007-05-03
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Re: Capital ships on planet surface maps.

Well, If I remember correctly you could have a ISD go into the atmosphere, but only if modified with repulsor lifts, lots of repulsor lifts. They did it with SSD Lusankya in the Rogue Squadron Book series. But it was taking off and escaping, not really entering the atmosphere and patrolling. I would say it is plausible.

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  • From: Manchester
  • Registered: 2006-11-03
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Re: Capital ships on planet surface maps.

Well the SSD Lusankya was a very specialised and rare occasion. The thing was buried under the surface of Coruscant, so it's not exactly a regular occurance.

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As far as atmospheric travel for ISDs, it is possible, as the Lusankya managed it, but only with lengthy and heavy customisation. Standard ISDs are certainly not capable of such flight, and standard ISDs are what we'll be using in First Strike.

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