| Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #249354] |
Mo, 24 April 2006 05:34 |
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What kind of weapons do Yuuzhan Vong ships (such as coralskippers) use?
Energy, or projectile, or a combination?
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| Re: Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #249379 ] |
Di, 25 April 2006 03:17 |
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KLange [at] msn.com wrote:
> What kind of weapons do Yuuzhan Vong ships (such as coralskippers) use?
> Energy, or projectile, or a combination?
It is projectile. All weapons, vehicles, etc are living things. Their
technology is biotic in nature. Think of the Vong as the extreme
opposite of the Borg from Star Trek. Both cultures assimilate their
victims, only the Vong tend to turn their captured quarry into slaved
drones or sacrifice them outright.
But to go back to answering your question, the coralskippers are living
creatures. They are fed like rocks, boulders... earthen materials and
that is what is used as their projectile weapons. The "food" they eat
is used as said projectiles. So, in a way the missiles that the
coralskippers shoot at their enemy targets are really its regurgitated
food! Sorry for the visual. But I figured it accurately explained the
dynamics of the Vong technology.
RALCAS
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| Re: Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #249389 ] |
Di, 25 April 2006 22:39 |
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>It is projectile. All weapons, vehicles, etc are living things. Their
>technology is biotic in nature.
>But to go back to answering your question, the coralskippers are living
>creatures. They are fed like rocks, boulders... earthen materials and
>that is what is used as their projectile weapons. The "food" they eat
>is used as said projectiles. So, in a way the missiles that the
>coralskippers shoot at their enemy targets are really its regurgitated
>food! Sorry for the visual. But I figured it accurately explained the
>dynamics of the Vong technology.
Actually, I think that it's really both energy and projectile. I recall
reading a description of a Vong cruiser which stated that it had both
plasma cannons and projectile launchers. Also, I believe that the stats
for the Yorik-Et Coralskipper state that it's weapons are one volcano
cannon (the weapon that fires the molten projectiles) and two plasma
projectors. The plasma projectors are no doubt bio entities that
generate plasma energy in the same or similar manner to natural plasma
generation. Also, I remember that in one case, Yuuzhan Vong fire was
referred to as "Plasma energy".
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| Re: Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #249393 ] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 02:39 |
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RALCAS wrote:
> KLange [at] msn.com wrote:
>> What kind of weapons do Yuuzhan Vong ships (such as coralskippers) use?
>> Energy, or projectile, or a combination?
>
> It is projectile. All weapons, vehicles, etc are living things. Their
> technology is biotic in nature. Think of the Vong as the extreme
> opposite of the Borg from Star Trek. Both cultures assimilate their
> victims, only the Vong tend to turn their captured quarry into slaved
> drones or sacrifice them outright.
> But to go back to answering your question, the coralskippers are living
> creatures. They are fed like rocks, boulders... earthen materials and
> that is what is used as their projectile weapons. The "food" they eat
> is used as said projectiles. So, in a way the missiles that the
> coralskippers shoot at their enemy targets are really its regurgitated
> food! Sorry for the visual. But I figured it accurately explained the
> dynamics of the Vong technology.
>
> RALCAS
>
From what I recall of the books, they describe the projectiles as
"plasma". That would imply (to me) that they are in fact energy weapons.
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| Re: Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #249461 ] |
Sa, 29 April 2006 09:42 |
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Josh Rambo wrote:
> RALCAS wrote:
> > KLange [at] msn.com wrote:
> >> What kind of weapons do Yuuzhan Vong ships (such as coralskippers) use?
> >> Energy, or projectile, or a combination?
> >
> > It is projectile. All weapons, vehicles, etc are living things. Their
> > technology is biotic in nature. Think of the Vong as the extreme
> > opposite of the Borg from Star Trek. Both cultures assimilate their
> > victims, only the Vong tend to turn their captured quarry into slaved
> > drones or sacrifice them outright.
> > But to go back to answering your question, the coralskippers are living
> > creatures. They are fed like rocks, boulders... earthen materials and
> > that is what is used as their projectile weapons. The "food" they eat
> > is used as said projectiles. So, in a way the missiles that the
> > coralskippers shoot at their enemy targets are really its regurgitated
> > food! Sorry for the visual. But I figured it accurately explained the
> > dynamics of the Vong technology.
> >
> > RALCAS
> >
>
> From what I recall of the books, they describe the projectiles as
> "plasma". That would imply (to me) that they are in fact energy weapons.
I was thinking of this over the last several days.... when you refer to
the Vong "plasma" weapons, are you referring to their Grutchyins
(spelling)??? That is the only thing I can think of that would have
been remotely close to a plsma style weapon. But they were more like a
bioenhanced mynock (those creatures who live in the vaccuum of space
feeding on power sources of passing by ships). If I recall the Vong did
reshape the mynocks to create these creatures. And their sole purpose
would have been to be deployed in front of their enemy's ships and the
would swarm on them like ravenous locust or something. I believe there
were about 3 or 4 of them early on in the series that had attacked Kyp
and eaten through his cockpit as he was making his escape from his
X-Wing. He managed to slice up 2 or 3 of them before Han managed to
show up and bail him out. Those grutchyins were nasty creatures. Like,
I said, it the barest and basic of concept ideas, I'd say these things
act like a "plasma" weapon just by their very nature. I could be wrong,
I don't pretend to completely right on the subject. Just some food for
thought. Sorry I digressed there.... but sometimes rabbit trails can be
useful in illustrating points.
At any rate..... regards,
RALCAS
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| Re: Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #249535 ] |
Do, 04 Mai 2006 06:39 |
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>when you refer to the Vong "plasma" weapons, are you referring to their Grutchyins?
No, I was referring to their ship weaponry, including their
coralskipper fighter ships. Grutchins are basically the Vong equivalent
of Buzz droids.
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| Re: Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #261521 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 01:25 |
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KLange [at] msn.com wrote:
> >when you refer to the Vong "plasma" weapons, are you referring to their Grutchyins?
>
> No, I was referring to their ship weaponry, including their
> coralskipper fighter ships. Grutchins are basically the Vong equivalent
> of Buzz droids.
Hmmm... I don't recall any "plasma" weapons of any kind. Not saying you
are wrong or anything. But I, honestly, don't remember. As far as I can
remember all Vong vessels fired "magma" missles..... molten rock fired
at the Galactic Alliance ships.
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| Re: Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #261523 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 02:01 |
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>But I, honestly, don't remember. As far as I can
>remember all Vong vessels fired "magma" missles..... molten rock fired
>at the Galactic Alliance ships.
I recall someone saying about weapon fire from a Vong ship "Plasma
energy, consistent with Yuuzhan VOng ranged weaponry" or something
along those lines. I also recall a description of a YV cruise analog
that stated it had plasma cannons and projectile launchers. The latter
must be the weapons that fired the molten rock missiles.
BTW, how effective would Vong molten rock projectiles be agains ground
targets, such as infantry?
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| Re: Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #261525 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 02:55 |
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KLange [at] msn.com wrote:
> >But I, honestly, don't remember. As far as I can
> >remember all Vong vessels fired "magma" missles..... molten rock fired
> >at the Galactic Alliance ships.
>
> I recall someone saying about weapon fire from a Vong ship "Plasma
> energy, consistent with Yuuzhan VOng ranged weaponry" or something
> along those lines. I also recall a description of a YV cruise analog
> that stated it had plasma cannons and projectile launchers. The latter
> must be the weapons that fired the molten rock missiles.
>
> BTW, how effective would Vong molten rock projectiles be agains ground
> targets, such as infantry?
How effective would a meteorite be if it crash landed in the middle of
a concentration of people? I would think that the overall effect would
be pretty devastating.
I mean setting aside the whole potential fall-out from the impact of an
object of serious mass like that... the fact that you have one of those
babies hitting the ground where there is a concentration of enemy
troops??? I'm sure the enemy would reap serious losses. Look at the
Revoulutionary and Civil Wars.... ever see how much impact a single
canonball could do to the front line of infantrymen? I would think that
magma missles wouldn't be any different!
Just my 2 credits worth....
May the Fourth be with you....
RALCAS
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| Re: Question About Yuuzhan Vong Ship Weaponry.... [message #261529 ] |
Fr, 05 Mai 2006 05:27 |
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>I mean setting aside the whole potential fall-out from the impact of an
>object of serious mass like that... the fact that you have one of those
>babies hitting the ground where there is a concentration of enemy
>troops??? I'm sure the enemy would reap serious losses. Look at the
>Revoulutionary and Civil Wars.... ever see how much impact a single
>canonball could do to the front line of infantrymen? I would think that
>magma missles wouldn't be any different!
I see your point. Apart from the concussive force of the blast, which
would no doubt be significant, the magma projectile might fragment,
spreading shards or frags of molten rock everywhich way.
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