First, we’re speaking about each Demise Stars: the unique Demise Star in Episode IV, A New Hope, and the second, unfinished (but totally operational) Demise Star in Episode VI, The Return of the Jedi.
I believe we will all agree that the planning committee that proposed the unique Demise Star was pondering well. The Empire wanted infrastructure to correctly oppress the Galaxy and the Demise Star clearly promised a robust ROI for oppression.
There was solely a small incremental funding to maneuver the Demise Star into hyperspace and fireplace up its lasers. And the return on that incremental funding was large: the Empire may destroy a metropolis (e.g., Jedda) or a complete planet (e.g., Alderaan).
But an X-Wing fighter with two proton torpedoes destroyed the primary Demise Star.
We could be fairly assured that the Empire’s insurance coverage carriers denied all claims for the primary Demise Star’s subsequent “explosion.” So meaning the Empire wanted some funding capital. However why would anybody conform to finance the second Demise Star?
It was at finest questionable as as to if or not it might be correctly defended. You possibly can hear the bankers’ questions when Darth Sidious pitched the brand new Demise Star: “So…will this Demise Star have any exhaust ports? Will it have tighter defenses to cease snub fighters? Why not construct extra star destroyers?”
However did the Empire have a alternative however to maintain spending on a second Demise Star? Have been there higher alternate options to oppress the Galaxy?
Whereas hindsight is at all times 20/20, I believe the reply to each questions is within the unfavorable.
Star Destroyers had been merely not sufficient. And overlook Tie Fighters. If the Empire was going to take care of its grip (and successfully oppress the galaxy), it needed to have the harmful energy of the Demise Star.
So, we hear you asking: “How are you going to make this Demise Star publish into an analogy about drone batteries”?
Drone batteries are the second Demise Star. We’re caught in a unending loop of shopping for a number of battery packs, charging stations, and rooms devoted to charging, and managing all of it. We’re the Empire. Endlessly doomed to repeat these errors to take care of our grip on our drone enterprise.
Or possibly we will clear up this if we want far fewer batteries? Effectively, that’s only a shameless pitch for the Modovolo Raise. Lengthy flight time means far fewer batteries. And fewer Demise Star-ing.
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