Would you think a lightsaber is a practical weapon? I think if I was in the Star Wars universe, I would personally use a rocket launcher or some other kind of heavy weapon since in a combat situation, I would probably have the range advantage.
Is a Lightsaber a Practical Weapon?
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A lightsaber in real life would not have a stopping point.
It would just continue on in whichever direction it's pointed at.
Therefore, it would be completely useless, unless you had to take out an entire army.
It would just continue on in whichever direction it's pointed at.
Therefore, it would be completely useless, unless you had to take out an entire army.
no
nothing is practical when you have a deathstar on your side...
...well at least one that doesn't have that darn achilles heel exhaust port thing...
nothing is practical when you have a deathstar on your side...
...well at least one that doesn't have that darn achilles heel exhaust port thing...
If I had the Force and lots and lots and lots and lots of training, then maybe. If not? Then I value my limbs too much to even try.
Is it practical? I dunno, I listen to HK-47's and Atton Rand's advice for when it comes to killing Jedi. That said. Who wouldn't want one?
Is it practical? I dunno, I listen to HK-47's and Atton Rand's advice for when it comes to killing Jedi. That said. Who wouldn't want one?
In the hands of someone who can use it well, it's awesome. Also if they have the force. Seriously, facing a jedi, you can't shoot them with a rocket launcher (they force push it back), you can't snipe them (they dodge), and you can't shoot them with conventional guns (they deflect).
I don't think it would be practical, too many bad physics involved. For example say you try to cut through something, the molten parts are gonna fly all over, most likely landing on your hand which is holding the saber. Also it is questionable as to the actual physical forces on the blade. Say you try to cut through a moving vehicle, is there and equal and opposite force of blade vs car? If so you probably would break your arm.
Shame that only applies to only a few jedi, your average jedi is as squishy as you or me. You snipe them they die, plenty of regular jedi have been gunned down. A rocket, your average jedi can probably move the course abit, not a direct hit, but enough to cause some collateral damage. And since when did they fight conventional guns, the starwars universe is lasers, I'd put money that a Jedi, even a really powerful one wouldn't be able to stop any semi/automatic gun. Too many small parts moving at a ridiculous velocity.Angerwing said:
Actually they only work against laser blasts, a regular bullet would probably melt through the laser but thanks to the velocity, the wielder would get a face full of molten lead. So until all of the weapons are replaced by laser blasters, the lightsaber would do more harm than good even with a trained wielder.Angerwing said:
its not as practical as a real sword. with a real sword, you get a feel for where the blade is and where it's headed because you feel feel the momentum. but light has an extremely small amount of momentum. by this logic it would be easy to lose track of your blade and could easily chop off your own arm or leg.
The lightsabre is hardly a practical weapon. Effectively what you have a sword of infinite sharpness, but even an especially lethal sword is still noting BUT a sword. For those who have not noticed, most armies around the world relegated the weapon to a ceremonial role because in the face of the terrifying amounts of firepower on the modern battlefield, the ability to slash away at point blank is virtually irrelevent.
The weapon only gains a margin of utility when you consider it is traditionally wielded by people with magical superpowers. The ability of a sword to deflect a projectile is only handy if a person is capable of correctly predicting where a bullet will arrive because, thanks to a strange quirk of reality, bullets move far faster than a person. Even within the narrative of the universe, the weapon only retains it's utility because the entire concept of "combined arms" is utterly lost on the armies of the future past in a galaxy far, far away. Yes, there ARE vehicles present, but none of them are actually armed with weaponry with any serious amount of firepower. There does not appear to be any common weapon system (within the movies obviously) that fulfills the role of indirect fire, air support is about as effective as it was in the first world war and armored units are protected by flimsy bits of cracker. As such, the weapon becomes effective in the Star Wars universe because of a combination of magical super powers and an utter disregard for how a war is effectively fought.
The weapon only gains a margin of utility when you consider it is traditionally wielded by people with magical superpowers. The ability of a sword to deflect a projectile is only handy if a person is capable of correctly predicting where a bullet will arrive because, thanks to a strange quirk of reality, bullets move far faster than a person. Even within the narrative of the universe, the weapon only retains it's utility because the entire concept of "combined arms" is utterly lost on the armies of the future past in a galaxy far, far away. Yes, there ARE vehicles present, but none of them are actually armed with weaponry with any serious amount of firepower. There does not appear to be any common weapon system (within the movies obviously) that fulfills the role of indirect fire, air support is about as effective as it was in the first world war and armored units are protected by flimsy bits of cracker. As such, the weapon becomes effective in the Star Wars universe because of a combination of magical super powers and an utter disregard for how a war is effectively fought.
I'm pretty sure trying to deflect a rocket with a lightsaber ends with a red splatter where a Jedi used to be (or perhaps a Jedi wannabe). Unlike the rocket launcher, a lightsaber needs no reload, but it also has no distance (unless you throw it with the Force). I agree that, in the hands of a Jedi, there is very little this sweet weapon can't do. In the Star Wars universe, though, if you are not trained in the ways of the Force you should just put the thing down before you hurt yourself. In that sense, on a grand scale, the weapon is impractical because it requires such extensive special training.BudZer said: