Laminium v.s. Quantum Armor

Laminamium armor is much thicker than quantum armor. The only reason it's widely considered better than quantum is because it can heal itself.

 

According to SbS, Laminium armor is better than Quantum armor--and it's apparentely based along the same tech.

Well, what's the direct quote? "Better" may depend on a number of factors.

If so, leads to several questions.

1.) Where did Lando aquire readouts for Quantum Crystal armor?

<shrugs> Maybe it was background knowledge, or stuff he studied into. Again, how he defines "better" may be key.

Or maybe his status in the NR allowed him to have a little chat with Dr. Qwi Xux.

2.) Why does Laminium get penetrated by thud bugs? Quantum armoring on the Sun Crusher wasn't thicker--it was only two layers of molecules, according to Xux.

Hmm...well if laminanium can get penetrated by thud bugs, quantum would be succuumb to thud bugs too...but given that it can ram right through the command tower of an Imperial Star Destroyer and come out without a scratch, I doubt that very much.

Again, we need to know what "better" means. Maybe more inexpensive? Quantum armor was supposed to be really expensive, and impractical for mass production of war droids.

 

Jello, Luke captured a ship with quauntum armor hull plating from the shadow Academy. It's possible Lando's scientists examined that shipmany years ago.

 

I think that in this case, "better" means extremely powerful(though not *as* powerful as Quantum armor), self healing, and a *lot* cheaper than Quantum armor(which is the most important part), much like a previous poster said.

 

Didn't Daala have all the technical info on all the stuff from maw??? Once the imps had it dark jedi wouldn't have a massive problem getting hold of some...

If so there you go... 2 + 2 = 4

 

Didn't Daala have all the technical info on all the stuff from maw??? Once the imps had it dark jedi wouldn't have a massive problem getting hold of some...

Yep, she took that info with her to the Imperial held Core.

 

there is no way laminium can he better than quantum
the sun crusher took a partial hit from a death star and still survived. plus no to mention ramming thru a star destroyers bridge. they always made quantum sound invulnerable.

 

Lando had ships with Quantum armor when he was mining gems in the Core of Yavin. I don't believe it told how he came across the technology, this was close to the same time Luke got a hold of the Shadow Chaser.

 

You're mistaking quantum armor and quantum-crystalline armor. Quantum armor is like kevlar (remember, Anakin's strike team wore quantum-threaded personal armor). Quantum fiber combined with molytex creates laminanium armor.

I did a double-take when I read "quantum", but realized it was something different from quantum-crystalline armor.

 

"there is no way laminium can he better than quantum
the sun crusher took a partial hit from a death star and still survived. plus no to mention ramming thru a star destroyers bridge. they always made quantum sound invulnerable."

A reduced powered beam from the death star, and not a direct hit, IIRC.

 

In regards to Qwi Xux's memory, I remember distinctly in the book that Wedge gets dumped, Qwi says that she can recreate it. She could do it all over again. It's just that those particular memories are removed. The mathematical foundations are still in her head.

 

Ok, so your saying that there is no difference if a low powered beam hit the suncrusher, or a high powered beam hit the suncrusher as it would all effect it the same way?

So there is no reason to charge a blast to full power hit a planet, because a low power beam would obliterate a planet just as well?

Your saying there is no difference between a high power beam or a low power beam?

Your saying in the case of movies where a beam doesn't hit a ship head on and just grazes it causing a burn, or no effect at all(where as in the same movies if said beam hits straight on the ship explodes from the heat) is inaccurate because any part of the beam would have been enough to effect the entire ship (or not depending on the armor material) in the exact same way as if it had been a solid hit?

I'm not quite reading you entirely.

 

they always made quantum sound invulnerable.

Yet the blackhole the Sun Crusher fell into was able to crush the ship despite the aromr.

 

"they always made quantum sound invulnerable.


Yet the blackhole the Sun Crusher fell into was able to crush the ship despite the aromr."

It was invulnerable, but pliable.

Remember solid corusca gems in the center of Yavin left dents in it, IIRC.

 

Woah...I was going to say something until we got into Quantum Mechanics...carry on.

 

Yeah, I was extremely confused as well when Lando said that Laminium was better was than Quantum, and then the Laminium proceeded to be dented and pierced by thud and razor bugs. Go figure. I imagine if the war droids were coated with the same type as the Sun Crusher, they would only need one to win the war. Hey...they should do that!