Da_bang80
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I have one question.
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Da_bang80
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And it is...
Why is it that in the Star Wars FPS' (dark forces and DF2) the blasters have a recoil? There is no physical projectile being fired, only light and energy. If anyone knows the answer i'd be grateful, i've been pondering that riddle for some time now.
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The blasters utilize a very powerful and very hot laser beam. As it is fired, the air immediately around the laser beam is superheated. As the beam cuts out, a vacuum is formed in the space of the laser beam and the air quickly moves in to fill the space. As the air rushs in, you have a recoil-like reaction to the laser beam being fired.
Of course, I'm speaking with no experience in thermodynamics or other high-level physics. Your mileage may vary.
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Dark Forces sucked and yo know it! OH GOD! 4:50 AM?! Lack of sleep.......getting.....serious.....
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Da_bang80
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I tend to think that someone did screw up, but only in the games. Because i only notice recoil actions in the movies with the turbolasers on the death star. so maybe it is something that has to do with what seigfried said.
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The weapons don't fire lasers. They fire plasma bolts.
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Da_bang80
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No, they fire a "beam of intense energy coupled with light". not plasma. quote from the essential guide to weapons and technology. my copies a little moldy from being left next to an open window during a rain shower. oops.
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The recoil effect is shown almost everywhere in the movies, like when Han destroyed the comm station in ANH. Of course it was mostly because the props fired blanks and gave a mild kick, but it goes well with the other facts of energy details in SW.
The lightsabre blade is most certainly producing gyroscopic effects around its core, so swinging it is not an effortless move. The same could be with laser bolts, the weapon "kicks" the bolt in the butt so that it travels in the direction of the barrel.
This could explain why blasters and other SW energy weapons don't reach their target instantly. The energy used to propel the blast can't be too high or it would use up the magazine/power cell too fast, giving an ordinary blaster really fast shots but only ten in a clip...
With a heavier weapon more power can be diverted to each shot. The ventral turret of the 'Falcon fired really highpowered rounds at the snowtroopers on Hoth, in TESB. Much faster bolts and more shots per second.
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And since the bolts vary in speed, they AREN'T electromagnetic radiation, Essential Guides not withstanding. They're matter. Thus the kick, and thus also most likely plasma.
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Da_bang80
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very well, i will concede to your all knowing super-brain.....this time.......
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Da_bang80
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lol. i like to think of myself as a die-hard Star Wars fan. (some of the remix's on the net are really cool), but lately i've broadened my horizons to include Star Trek, Battletech, and Babylon 5. But Star Wars will forever hold a special place in my heart. it was the first science fiction movie i ever saw. i can still remember it. also Tie Fighter was the first decent computer game I ever played.
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