The 'faster' statement also assumes that hover tech is just outright stronger than wheeled tech.Īgain depends on if the hover tech is capable of flight more than 1 meter or if you effectively have an aircraft. No, mines are capable of detection beyond direct physical contact.Īir resistance is still a thing, so you still have some drag. The landspeeder has a jet engine attached to it- it's fast on flat ground but struggles with uneven terrain, and because of the way the jet engine propels it - inertia would make controlled turning more of a problem. The rickshaw uses a wheeled droid, and is probably relatively manoeuvrable, if slow. The hovering lifts you off the ground- but you need another way to move. The speeders have separate engines for moving which are independent from the hovering. So it seems like star wars repulsor tech struggles with hills and controlled movement. That friction you get from contact with the ground can be pretty helpful when pushing/pulling/moving/not being moved (like from weapon recoil).Īnd don't forget that starwarsland is pretty famous for its walking vehicles as well. Which indicates that the hover tech might be really cost effective at lifting things off the ground, but is far less efficient at propelling things along the ground.Įxactly like you say, It seems that repulsortech has similarities to real world where hovercraft have problems with torque. Somehow in the starwarsland, it is cost effective to have a wheeled droid pull a hovering rickshaw. Maybe EMP's could disable all the hover tanks, but keep the mechanised ones running.Īll of this really depends on how you make the tech work. The only place I see wheels still being used in this world is where you need to still push or move the vehicle if there is a total power loss. This would have few downsides over wheels, ignoring cost and complexity. I could imagine a device inside the vehicle creates some quantum locking with the ground below, and pushed the vehicle forward relative to the ground, opposed to just hovering. Star Wars levitation seems to "lock" the vehicle in a space above the ground. This also means going up hills will be really hard. Meaning everytime your hover tank fires a round, you fly backwards. If its just some anti-gravity kind of device, then there is a good chance it gives you standoff distance from the ground, but applies no friction. If it works like a hovercraft, with giant fans blasting air down, there are a million reasons to go with wheels. It really depends on how this tech works.
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