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pavel_lishin on Dec 27, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: What future space combat would really look like

> But I think doing this within range of a planet's gravity well isn't too intelligent. Lose power and down you go.

Sure, if you're dumb enough to park yourself in a decaying orbit.

talmand on Dec 27, 2011 [–]

I believe it is well established in Star Wars canon that the drivers of the capital ships don't always seem to be the brightest guys in the fleet.

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