Não estava com potência máxima
A Estrela da Morte não estava sendo usada com força total. Apenas explodiu uma parte da superfície da lua, não a lua inteira.
“Target Jedha City,” he snapped. “Prepare single reactor ignition.”
Krennic concealed his resentment, calmed himself with the sounds of his breath and the tidal rush of the station reactor. This wasn’t how he’d imagined the culmination of twenty years’ work—a diminished attack, a grand moff’s power play—but it was the reality he contended with.
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Da mesma forma com Scarif:
Talvez Tarkin quisesse salvar a demonstração do verdadeiro poder da estação para quando ele estava no controle da estação, e quando ele poderia impressionar adequadamente o Imperador.Tarkin looked to the viewscreen and to Scarif: an ocean-drenched sphere of islands rich with rare metals, useful as a construction outpost and research incubator away from the Senate’s prying eyes. But Tarkin would not miss it. Over the years, too many officers had treated it as a place for unofficial retirement; a tropical paradise where they could neglect their duty in comfort. The loss of the Citadel and the planetary shield would be a pity—but no more than that.
“Single reactor ignition,” Tarkin said. “You may fire when ready.”
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