Question about the strength of a lightsaber and a power sword

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**A GumyBear**

Von Chogg wrote:
Personally, I think a jedi knight would be akin to an eldar warlock but with an extra wound and WS. Hell, the runes of battle could even represent jedi powers quite well!

As for sabres, I think a witchblade with AP4 would be appropriate. Think about it. It cuts through most things, but slows at a door of thick metal. I would count a 3+ sv as being 'thick' or heat resistant metal (ceramite and all that)

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Jedi are basically eldar in reflex and skill

Von Chogg

And witchblades preform almost exactly like lightsabers stat wise (a lightsaber would have fleshbane and armourbane since it can melt multiple thick blast doors given the opportunity (see episode 1 when they try to get to the viceroy, they heat up the main door and then the blast doors that closed to slow them down) save the AP 4

**Von Chogg**

A GumyBear wrote:
Von Chogg wrote:
Personally, I think a jedi knight would be akin to an eldar warlock but with an extra wound and WS. Hell, the runes of battle could even represent jedi powers quite well!

As for sabres, I think a witchblade with AP4 would be appropriate. Think about it. It cuts through most things, but slows at a door of thick metal. I would count a 3+ sv as being 'thick' or heat resistant metal (ceramite and all that)

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea. Jedi are basically eldar in reflex and skill

Von Chogg

And witchblades preform almost exactly like lightsabers stat wise (a lightsaber would have fleshbane and armourbane since it can melt multiple thick blast doors given the opportunity (see episode 1 when they try to get to the viceroy, they heat up the main door and then the blast doors that closed to slow them down) save the AP 4

I figured AP 4 as in movies etc a light sabre makes a mockery of clone armour etc, which I would assume is between 5+ and 4+

Von Chogg

**BrianDavion**

ductvader wrote:
Co'tor Shas wrote:
Orblivion wrote:
Modern ceramics are the explanation for why the space shuttle could withstand temperatures during reentry that would liquefy steel. Ceramite is obviously some kind of ceramic composite. The idea of it resisting, even just momentarily, something that another grade of metal can resist isn't any crazier than the basic concepts of the ridiculous weaponry that we're discussing.

Although to be fair light sabers can cut through very thick blast doors.

Made of a steel compound...and 50% of the time they have to run away from droids for not being able to do it.

As soon as I saw that 6th had ap on melee I thought we'd see a generic bonus for any kind of power weapon against armor...thankfully, it was applied to only ap2 and ap1.

a steel compound? where do you get that from? yes blast doors tend to be made out of durasteel. but we have no CLUE what that actually means.

presumably it's some sort of hyper durable steel sure, but the question is "ok how durable?"

this is where sci-fi comparisons tend to fall apart. because ultimatly they all come down to "how tough is your unobtanium vs my unobtanium?"

**Wyzilla**

Bobthehero wrote:
4oursword wrote:

Love the fact that the Jedi need the Clone to come and save their bacon at the end, wish you'd see something like happening to SM in 40k, but alas, we can't have nice things.

Why would that even be a nice thing? Astartes have a job, they do it. Guardsmen have a job, they do it. Jedi have a job, and tend to fail at it.

Although Force sensitives in Star Wars due tend to suffer from crippling incompetency on a whole. At least psykers remember they're psykers.

**Swastakowey**

Wyzilla wrote:
Bobthehero wrote:
4oursword wrote:

Love the fact that the Jedi need the Clone to come and save their bacon at the end, wish you'd see something like happening to SM in 40k, but alas, we can't have nice things.

Why would that even be a nice thing? Astartes have a job, they do it. Guardsmen have a job, they do it. Jedi have a job, and tend to fail at it.

Although Force sensitives in Star Wars due tend to suffer from crippling incompetency on a whole. At least psykers remember they're psykers.

Just after about 1:20 YOU WILL SEE SHAGGY from the mystery team aid the jedi!

I dont have sound where I am but he looks like shaggy. Just well groomed.

**PrinceRaven**

He was actually designed to look like Shaggy, and originally had a higher pitched voice like his as well.