Theo Ching (farlandr@msn.com)
Sun, 27 May 2001 23:19:15 -0700
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From: Wayne Yin wayneyin@yahoo.com
>but to at least try and draw a connection with LoGH... i don't think
>that anyone was ever able to launch a pearl harbor like attack in the
LoGH series, were they? presumably because everyone has good sensors,
so you can't really sneak up on your opponents while they are sleeping,
but then even if you could sneak up to iserlohn for example... then
>what?
>i also don't remember seeing any evidence of jamming or electronic
warfare (recognizable) in the series. is that an oversight in the
writing? then again, the fleets on both sides are probably too big to
>hide anyway!
Like Babylon5, this show doesn't dwell too much on the technobabble asp=
ects, but there ARE instances of attacks achieving complete surprise. Th=
e Rosenritters were able to bust into several Imperial ships and pour in =
boarding parties; they never explained how Yang was able to get the drop =
on Reinhardt and hold his ship hostage in the first movie; and in ep. 15,=
Mittermeyer did his famous "Galewolf" maneuver and got the jump on a who=
le FPA fleet!
>but what i find kind of hard to believe is how many of these guys (the
younger ones) who believe that japan was actually WINNING the war right
up until the end, when the US played the atomic trump card! (in other
words, that america could not defeat japan fair and square, and sank to
>resorting to nukes out of desperation.)
Oh well, most historical facts are not known with 100% certainty and ar=
e still subject to dispute & controversy, so ppl are free to re-interpret=
them any way they like.
>(actually, i already know from watching the movie trailers how
bruckheimer/bay plan to end the movie with an upbeat note, but i won't
>spoil the ending for anyone here.)
Just read a history book. ;-)
Theo
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>but to at least try and draw a connection with LoGH... i don't think=
>that anyone was ever able to launch a pearl harbor like attack in=
the
LoGH series, were they? presumably because everyone has goo=
d sensors,
so you can't really sneak up on your opponents while they a=
re sleeping,
but then even if you could sneak up to iserlohn for examp=
le... then
>what?
>i also don't remember seeing any evide=
nce of jamming or electronic
warfare (recognizable) in the series.&nbs=
p; is that an oversight in the
writing? then again, the fleets o=
n both sides are probably too big to
>hide anyway!
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Like Babylon5, this show doesn't dwell too much o=
n the technobabble aspects, but there ARE instances of attacks achieving =
complete surprise. The Rosenritters were able to bust into several =
Imperial ships and pour in boarding parties; they never explained how Yan=
g was able to get the drop on Reinhardt and hold his ship hostage in the =
first movie; and in ep. 15, Mittermeyer did his famous "Galewolf" maneuve=
r and got the jump on a whole FPA fleet!
>=
;but what i find kind of hard to believe is how many of these guys (theyounger ones) who believe that japan was actually WINNING the war right=
up until the end, when the US played the atomic trump card! (in=
other
words, that america could not defeat japan fair and square, and=
sank to
>resorting to nukes out of desperation.)
=
Oh well, most historical facts are not known with 100%=
certainty and are still subject to dispute & controversy, so ppl are=
free to re-interpret them any way they like. <shrug>
>(actually, i already know from watching the=
movie trailers how
bruckheimer/bay plan to end the movie with an upbe=
at note, but i won't
>spoil the ending for anyone here.)
Just read a history book. ;-)
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sp; Theo
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