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9/7/2015 5:50:11 AM
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[i]I'm not worried about its power supply. I'm talking about how long it will take before it falls apart. A closed system will always fall into a state of entropy. If my memory is worth a damn, that's the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The Death Star is very much a closed system under the scenario I've suggested, where all life is eradicated from the galaxy. It's a question of whether a Halo or a Death Star can last longer without biological influence. [/i]
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Edited by DarthBrando: 9/7/2015 6:36:22 AMTrue but; as long as its shields/blast armor is up and it is in a safe portion of space (in a star system where not much is happening so its "safe" from cosmic rays and massive celestial impactors) It should not corrode or fall apart. Its powersupply and shields WOULD eventually run out; For the alloys it is made of to degrade tho we are talking millions to billions of years. (Space is vast; its not largely empty but EVERYTHING in it is extremely FAR apart. They have estimated the voyager 1&2 space probes WILL last 1-3 BILLION YEARS before they fall apart and they ARE NOT SHIELDED OR ARMORED)
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[i]They're also much smaller and much less likely to collide with another celestial body. That's another advantage Halo has towards its longevity over the Death Star; they're not free-floating, they're in stable obits around gas giants. The first Death Star was free to roam, and the second one likely would have been as well upon completion. [/i]
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Edited by DarthBrando: 9/7/2015 6:45:39 AMHalos diameter is larger than the death stars Orbits can decay by push or pull by a more massive gravitation force passing by the star system by the way and gas giant's gravity is soo immense that if you drop a titanium box 1km into it's atmosphere it will be crushed by its own weight.
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Edited by UnboundRelyks: 9/7/2015 6:52:42 AM[i]Halos are also rings, while Death Stars are spherical. While a Halo is 10,000 kilometers in diameter, it is only about 318 kilometers wide and 22.3 kilometers thick. Any given section of the ring is a smaller target than the Death Stars. Furthermore, Halos have defense mechanisms against hazardous collisions, and orbit is maintained by the Monitor. [/i]
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Edited by DarthBrando: 9/7/2015 6:55:15 AMYea i get its got defenses an what not but also: A hollow large object is MORE fragile than a solid one. A sphere is the strongest geometric shape. If the halo's orbit decays an the gravity of the gas giant it is orbiting applies torsion in just the right way; the ring can snap Halo is 2/3 the diameter of EARTH death star is smaller than earths moon Halo is far more susceptible to torsion and torque the death star isnt.
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[i]But the orbit won't decay, as it's maintained by the Monitor/Sentinels. The point is moot. [/i]
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Really? So a passing by neutron star or depleted core of a neutron star that could rip it in two and into the gas giant even if it passes by from 2 billion miles away ur sayin that jus wont happen? Cuz it could and thats how strong the gravity on those things are. Doesnt have to be something THAT extreme tho; there are a couple dozen thousand cosmic objects that can vastly change orbits with their own gravity extremely quickly.
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[i]Worst-case scenario, Halos are capable of entering Slipspace. If a great enough threat proves to be otherwise unavoidable, the Halos can literally leave reality as we perceive it. [/i]
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Ok that does work then for the scenario i mentioned. Death star has hyper drive tho and droids so even devoid of humans on it, it can do something similar.
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[i]Are the Death Stars' droids intelligent enough to pilot the station, though? I was under the impression that they were little more than janitorial equipment. [/i]
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Protocol droids and astromechs are fully capable and some are just as smart as 3po and r2d2
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[i]Your source?[/i]
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Look up the lore on R2-q5 and RA7 (astromech and protocol droid respectively on the 1st death star) R2q5 actually stopped ig88 from destroying the death star once; single handedly too.
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[i]But do they have the ability to repair themselves and each other? How long before they break down? Especially with no one around to wipe their memories, astromechs tend to become "quirky" over time. [/i]
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Quirky means develop personalities; side effect of their type of ai operating system used. Yea they can fix each other (c3p0 gets put back together by r2) an astromechs are highly adept combat mechanics; imperial protocol droids mostly manage allocation of tasks and designating what resources go where while managing systems per those systems schedules ect. The astro mechs handle the repairs, moving things around with other more basic droids and also network security.
