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SC, USA
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Posted: 8/31/2020 7:20:35 PM EST
Surely there were janitors, cooks, etc. who were just doing a job on that ship, with no love of the Empire.
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AL, USA
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Posted: 8/31/2020 7:23:02 PM EST
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Originally Posted By patdyespants: Surely there were janitors, cooks, etc. who were just doing a job on that ship, with no love of the Empire. Blue Harvest has your answer |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 8/31/2020 7:27:21 PM EST
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Originally Posted By patdyespants: Surely there were janitors, cooks, etc. who were just doing a job on that ship, with no love of the Empire. Tough shit. Don't take a job with the enemy. Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. Go to work with Communists, get blown to hell. |
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Posted: 8/31/2020 7:27:35 PM EST
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Far less than thr empire would have killed using the deathstar.
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Posted: 8/31/2020 7:31:41 PM EST
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Nobody tell him about ww2 carpet bombing Germany and fire bombing in japan
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Posted: 8/31/2020 7:31:57 PM EST
[Last Edit: digitalebola]
[#5]
I’m sure there were a lot of contractors on the one in ROTJ
 Clerks - Death Star Contractors |
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Posted: 8/31/2020 7:34:15 PM EST
[Last Edit: Merlin]
[#6]
I once calculated the square foot of the original Death Star with a number of assumptions (20'/level, the the inner portion was all reactor. etc. etc). I forget the number but it was roughly the size of West Virginia in area i.e. +24k square miles.
I seem to recall around the same time, that there was 30 million people on board at the time it got blowed up. Prolly got that number off one of those SW nerd sites. |
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Posted: 9/2/2020 7:38:18 PM EST
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Was every cook and other support person in the Wehrmacht technically combatants during WWII? On a battleship such as the Bismark, would a compressor repair guy who worked in the boiler room end up in a POW camp? There's your answer. If it were under construction like the second Death Star was, there were probably quite a few outside contractors onboard. By contract they are bound to work for the Empire, so I would consider then combatants.
BTW I met a survivor of the Bismark at a gun show who happened to be a compressor repair guy. http://www.kbismarck.com/crew/interview-brzonca.html |
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AL, USA
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Posted: 9/3/2020 6:16:16 PM EST
[#8]
Zero. It's an amusing story. LOL
BOOM |
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Posted: 9/6/2020 6:01:38 PM EST
[#9]
The Empire did nothing wrong.
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Posted: 9/8/2020 1:36:38 PM EST
[#10]
Zero. The moment it fired a weapon and destroyed a planet it became a legitimate military asset belonging to a belligerant nation and it as well as all of it's occupants became legitimate military targets. Kinda like sinking a hostile warship; just because the guy didnt pull a trigger or give orders doens't mean he has any special protections.
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Posted: 9/8/2020 1:48:14 PM EST
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The Empire is right about women.
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MO, USA
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Posted: 9/8/2020 1:52:10 PM EST
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Originally Posted By patdyespants: Surely there were janitors, cooks, etc. who were just doing a job on that ship, with no love of the Empire. OFFS. People living on an offensive military weapon are not innocents in any sense of the word. They may not be combatants but they make the thing work and are obviously in harms way. |
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Posted: 9/8/2020 1:58:26 PM EST
[Last Edit: PossumKing]
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/8/2020 1:59:34 PM EST
[#14]
You know, I was at the convenience store just the other day talking about this very topic...
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Posted: 9/8/2020 2:03:11 PM EST
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All of them.
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Posted: 9/13/2020 6:56:17 PM EST
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We didn’t see it in film, but if the Empire is anything like the American modern military on an established base, then all food, laundry, trash, haircuts, PX and such are taken care of by civilian employees. Surely there’s a shop with a guy putting custom padding in stormtrooper armor, someone making Alderan cruise jackets, and an Anthony’s Pizza.
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Posted: 9/14/2020 6:46:20 AM EST
[#17]
Total war is total.
If you have a problem with that you are definitely not ready for the fuckin' Catalina Wine Mixer. |
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AL, USA
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Posted: 11/3/2020 12:40:22 PM EST
[#18]
One million!
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VA, USA
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Posted: 11/3/2020 5:14:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By digitalebola: I’m sure there were a lot of contractors on the one in ROTJ  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQdDRrcAOjA Attached File |
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Posted: 11/6/2020 6:01:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PriapusMaximus: Tough shit. Don't take a job with the enemy. Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. Go to work with Communists, get blown to hell. LOL. |
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AZ, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2020 1:39:52 PM EST
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And they say Americans have short memory for history.
Remember the billions on Alderaan? The planet that the Deathstar had just blown up? Destruction of the Deathstar was necessary and justified. If you must lament the few innocents (I’m thinking prisoners) build them a monument. Then your greatgrandchilren can pull down the monument while they vote in the next emperor type because of new republic wage inequality policies. |
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USA
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Posted: 11/24/2020 1:45:40 PM EST
[Last Edit: Isenhelm]
[#22]
All of em
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Posted: 11/27/2020 3:44:58 AM EST
[#23]
none
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Posted: 11/27/2020 4:41:14 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DDRAIGA: And they say Americans have short memory for history. Remember the billions on Alderaan? The planet that the Deathstar had just blown up? Destruction of the Deathstar was necessary and justified. If you must lament the few innocents (I'm thinking prisoners) build them a monument. Then your greatgrandchilren can pull down the monument while they vote in the next emperor type because of new republic wage inequality policies. Large oof |
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Posted: 11/27/2020 5:54:21 AM EST
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Rebel scum
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MI, USA
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Posted: 11/27/2020 6:23:09 AM EST
[#26]
Look,.. You knew when you filled out the application that you were taking a job on a thing called the "death star".
I mean what did you expect would be taking place? |
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Posted: 11/27/2020 6:33:47 AM EST
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It was built by "Slave Labor " tens of thousands of Wookies and Ewoks.
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Posted: 11/27/2020 6:37:29 AM EST
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Zero. They were basically commies and commies arent people.
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Posted: 11/27/2020 6:39:39 AM EST
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Originally Posted By patdyespants: Surely there were janitors, cooks, etc. who were just doing a job on that ship, with no love of the Empire. Then there was Alderaan.... |
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GA, USA
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Posted: 11/27/2020 7:08:54 AM EST
[#30]
Total war.
Innocents get blown up too. How many? Doesn't matter. |
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Posted: 11/27/2020 7:39:42 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TarHeels4Life: Total war is total. If you have a problem with that you are definitely not ready for the fuckin' Catalina Wine Mixer. Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time |
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Posted: 12/6/2020 12:50:01 AM EST
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On another note, ever wondered if the Death Star was insured? I mean it must have since they keep rebuilding it though I'm surprised the policy doesn't have a stipulation like no external exhaust vents to the core or undefended thermal oscillators on the surface or exposed huge ass canons on star destroyers that explode when shot.
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Posted: 12/7/2020 7:52:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ZippZ: On another note, ever wondered if the Death Star was insured? I mean it must have since they keep rebuilding it though I'm surprised the policy doesn't have a stipulation like no external exhaust vents to the core or undefended thermal oscillators on the surface or exposed huge ass canons on star destroyers that explode when shot. I'm pretty sure the Empire was self-insured. Think about it; they're the fucking Empire. If something breaks they'll just throw star destroyers at it until it's fixed. |
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Posted: 12/7/2020 7:55:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By d16man: Far less than thr empire would have killed using the deathstar. This. Was one entire planet not enough? |
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Posted: 12/22/2020 8:06:27 PM EST
[#35]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Bohr_Adam: This. Was one entire planet not enough? Don't forget they torched Jeddah during that test. |
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Posted: 12/22/2020 8:14:21 PM EST
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I always thought they were communists so no humans harmed...
May have been a few prisoners on board but they probably went out happy. |
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USA
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Posted: 12/22/2020 8:24:13 PM EST
[#37]
Should democrats be spared the fate of their treasonous party.
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OK, USA
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Posted: 2/19/2021 8:43:13 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By azwipe: It was built by "Slave Labor " tens of thousands of Wookies and Ewoks. No way Stone Age teddy bears and Bigfoot could build a super laser planet. That thIng was built on fat union contracts for mega space bucks |
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SC, USA
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Posted: 2/20/2021 5:43:15 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cytotox: No way Stone Age teddy bears and Bigfoot could build a super laser planet. That thIng was built on fat union contracts for mega space bucks 
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OK, USA
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Posted: 2/20/2021 6:44:12 AM EST
[#40]
No innocents on a Warship with the possible exception of slaves.
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Posted: 2/20/2021 6:47:46 AM EST
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rugerlvr: The Empire did nothing wrong. |
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Posted: 2/20/2021 7:26:12 AM EST
[Last Edit: Balista]
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By PriapusMaximus: Tough shit. Don't take a job with the enemy. Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. Go to work with Communists, get blown to hell. What if The Force/Rebels are really the bad guys? The movies are written from their perspective and could have been lying to us the whole time. Hans Solo? Well we know he is a murderer and thief. Luke Skywalker? He fights his own father and fools around with his own sister. Pretty sure the force has killed way more people than the Empire. You get the point. |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 2/20/2021 7:41:19 AM EST
[#43]
Zero.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:32:33 AM EST
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None.
Like it or not, the janitor was providing labor support for the enemy, just like the combatants. There are janitors, cooks, mechanics, etc. on every warship, "just doing a job". How many "innocent people" died on the Bismarck? |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 2/20/2021 9:52:20 AM EST
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Originally Posted By patdyespants: Surely there were janitors, cooks, etc. who were just doing a job on that ship, with no love of the Empire. Since Luke was the terrorist, all of them. |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 6/12/2021 12:52:18 PM EST
[Last Edit: 110]
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Steamedliver: The Empire is right about women. Red heads make the best field agents? 
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Posted: 6/12/2021 8:03:25 PM EST
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Posted: 7/1/2021 12:07:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Merlin: I once calculated the square foot of the original Death Star with a number of assumptions (20'/level, the the inner portion was all reactor. etc. etc). I forget the number but it was roughly the size of West Virginia in area i.e. +24k square miles. I seem to recall around the same time, that there was 30 million people on board at the time it got blowed up. Prolly got that number off one of those SW nerd sites. I thought it was said to be roughly 100,000 |
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Posted: 7/1/2021 12:10:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 110: Red heads make the best field agents? https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/22/d7/7922d7bb6367385b883308e5d3419a5e.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 110: Originally Posted By Steamedliver: The Empire is right about women. Red heads make the best field agents? https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/22/d7/7922d7bb6367385b883308e5d3419a5e.jpg Well that ruins it...Mara Jade was a dirty inky And why does she have elvish on her left arm? |
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Posted: 7/1/2021 1:53:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JQ66: I thought it was said to be roughly 100,000 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JQ66: Originally Posted By Merlin: I once calculated the square foot of the original Death Star with a number of assumptions (20'/level, the the inner portion was all reactor. etc. etc). I forget the number but it was roughly the size of West Virginia in area i.e. +24k square miles. I seem to recall around the same time, that there was 30 million people on board at the time it got blowed up. Prolly got that number off one of those SW nerd sites. I thought it was said to be roughly 100,000 |
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