Author Topic: Battle of Bilbringi (Read 29972 times)

Meyer · « **on:** February 17, 2007, 02:26:00 AM »

I personal opinion is: Hell yes he would have won.

Corey · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2007, 11:40:14 AM »

Same, but moved to SW discussion.

Slornie · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2007, 11:26:11 AM »

yes he could (and most probably would) - his grasp on tactics and strategies and how his opponents thought/planned etc are almost uncomparable - although he would have ended up taking losses

insanegolfer · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2007, 11:20:20 PM »

Thrawn knew that something was wrong with the Nogri, so if he wasn't focused on killing the Rebels, then in my opinion yes he would have trounced the Rebels.

Slornie · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2007, 05:38:48 AM »

and wasnt there something about a Golan defense platform that disappeared shortly before the battle (and was since discovered to have ben cloaked) - that would have given him an edge in the battle if he had had the oportunity to make use of it

insanegolfer · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2007, 05:53:09 PM »

I thought that the station was stolen later on, and used to fight the Vong after capturing Jaina and ner squadren. I will have to read those books again to be sure though.

Slornie · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2007, 08:01:39 AM »

it was found and salvaged during the vong war - and Jaina and her squadron were captured by the salvagers for the hyperdrives in their starfighters - but its mentioned that the station disappeared (cloaked) shortly before the NR attacked Thrawn there - i wonder what his plans were for it

insanegolfer · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2007, 01:04:51 PM »

maybe for a surprise attack if Thrawn was forced to retreat from the battle, but since he died we will never know for sure. And for the record the only thing the salvagers wanted from the starfighters was a hyperdrive motavator cobbled out of all the x-wings motavators.

CBTS Demon · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2007, 06:33:24 PM »

he would of definitely won but i dont understand is how he didnt see rukh's ambush coming after that report

Meyer · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:54:54 AM »

You have to remember that Rukh, like all noghri, was very fast in his moves.

CBTS Demon · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:47:27 PM »

even so, he should of had stormtroopers near by

Corey · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:04:26 PM »

He did have stormtroopers near him, Rukh didn't even make it off the Chimaera.

insanegolfer · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2007, 11:06:27 PM »

The stormtrooper that was a clone that had Thrawn's tactical sence knew an attack was coming by someone, but hedidn't know by who. His stormtrooper team were the ones who killed Rukh.

Meyer · « **Reply #13 on:** April 29, 2007, 01:08:44 AM »

Weird thing in Thrawn campaign is that he loses all the major battles like Sluis Van, Bilbringi.....

Slornie · « **Reply #14 on:** April 30, 2007, 03:33:11 AM »

maybe he does have a fault then - after he has his plan, based on the psychological stuff - he underestimates his enemies ?

Meyer · « **Reply #15 on:** April 30, 2007, 06:29:44 AM »

I just think it is because "good" has to win "bad". Otherwise Thrawn would have survived and destroyed Rebels.

Slornie · « **Reply #16 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:03:36 AM »

but is/was Thrawn 'bad' ? - he wasnt 'bad' in the same way that Palpatine and Vader were 'bad'

Meyer · « **Reply #17 on:** April 30, 2007, 10:30:31 AM »

no wasn't but he wasn't "a good hero who fought to bring down tyranny" as Leia Luke and Han. In Thrawn trilogy Thrawn is the main bad as he was Imperial Grand Admiral.

Slornie · « **Reply #18 on:** April 30, 2007, 11:34:27 AM »

no he didnt fight to bring down tyranny, he fought to restore order - personally i considered C'boath to be the 'evil' character in the Thrawn trilogy

Thrawn wasnt fighting for personal power or glory, he wasnt trying to subjugate 'alien' species, he didnt want to rule through fear - he was interested in galactic order, to provide safety and security for the diverse peoples - for that i dont consider him as 'bad' in any sense of the word

Meyer · « **Reply #19 on:** April 30, 2007, 11:36:39 AM »

Yes that is true, but as the leader of Galactic Empire he had to be defeated and therefore killed. I would have preferred that he would have survived.

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Author Topic: Battle of Bilbringi (Read 29972 times)

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