Star Wars Technical Thread
 

Got a burning question about SW? How do you read those Imperial rank badges? How fast is a hyperdrive? What do you get when you cross Jar Jar and an Ewok? Curious, in dire need of an answer, or just messing around, it doesn't matter. Ask away.:P

What happens when you get a Tim Dalton lookalike and a redhead woman with wings and they get married... :P

Why was that Woman foolish enough to Date him in the first place :P

Max's attempt at a thread backfired. :P

LMAO!

Anyway, I have a problem reading Imp rank badges. Can you explain them please?

Max, your thread has gone wrong :P

Better stuff than when you and the Queen of Naboo hooked up. :P

Foolish?

Yup. Specific examples or just in general?

ROFLMAO!!!!
Just in general please Max.

EDIT: For the record, im on Max's side for this one lol.

Thanks a lot, Ross. :P

I am neutral again. Attampts to turn me to one side will result in a death by another sides prefered weapon. :P :D

Good punishment there, Chris.

I've never tried to turn you Chris. :P

Lies! Treachery! Deceit!

*tranquilizes Danny*

Anyway, Ross, you can read Imperial insignia with a little practice. There's a mathmatical formula that can apply to any insignia.

Blue Squares=1
Red Squares=2
Gold Squares=2.5, unless it pairs with another gold, in which case each is 1.25
Standard Code Cylinders=-1
The Motti or "spark plug" cylinders=-0.5

Example:
http://my-pages.net/files/misc/swvii/commander.PNGhttp://my-pages.net/files/misc/swvii/codecylinder1.gif

Three red+Three blue+One Standard Cylinder=6+3-1=8. This is a Captain/Colonel.

Uh, right it's going to take some time to memorise all that. Or I could bookmark this thread for reference lol.

http://www.theforce.net/swtc/insigni...interpretation


This might help, too. :P

That's a ridiculously complicated insignia pattern. Star Trek's pips are instantly more readable and universally recognizable. I'm surprised the x, y, and z variables aren't in that equation anywhere...

Actually Imp rank badges are infinately more logical. The Trek rank badges have a hollow black pip seemingly thrown in at complete random.

No, no, no! A black pip is equal to one-half of a gold pip! It makes perfect sense.

Gold = 1
Gold and Black = 1 and 1/2
Two Gold = 2
Two Gold and Black = 2 and 1/2

Ridiculously simple, no? It's not "thrown in at complete random," and it certainly isn't confusing.

Yeah but what's 3 Gold and one Black, that's not in the series. And where is one Black on it's own? See it's thrown in at random.