Tractor beam
I just had some questions about the tractor beams. Basically I want to know:*Tonnage a tractor beam is capable of pulling
*Are TBs capable of pushing?
*Range?
*Tonnage a tractor beam is capable of pulling
*Are TBs capable of pushing?
*Range?
Comments
#2 8:12pm 23/05/07
The Death Star had significant mass to affect the trajectory/vector of various smaller objects such as the 'Falcon and to that end; would not necessitate a 'more powerful' tractor system, but rather something refined enough to take advantage of that natural gravity. God bless Newton. Of course, this is never directly mentioned save for the references which indicate that the Death Star was the size of "a small moon".
Jalyne; as a rule of thumb - If in the writing or in the re-reading you find yourself questioning your application of this or any other technology then yes, it's probably too much.
#1 7:23pm 23/05/07
a) We have no number set in stone. The rule of thumb would be that the closer the target is to your mass the harder it will be to manipulate.
b) Yes. Pushing, pulling, maneuvering, rotating.
c) No idea. The only reference I could give is EP IV where the Death Star snagged the Falcon. Of course the Death Star was really, really big, so naturally it could have a far larger tractor system.