After the First Order fleet managed to catch up to the Resistance fleet, having successfully tracked them through hyperspace, the Resistance leadership realized that they were too low on fuel to risk making another hyperspace jump (especially if the First Order would simply catch up to them again). As a result, the Resistance leadership opted to simply keep enough distance from the First Order fleet to stay outside of their effective firing range. After the chase begins, we see three larger Resistance vessels still in play, and they maintain this strategy throughout most of the movie.
Antes do clímax do filme,
A Primeira Lei do Movimento de Newton é geralmente declarada como "um objeto em repouso tende a permanecer em repouso e um objeto em movimento tende a permanecer em movimento, a menos que seja influenciado por uma força desequilibrada".two of the smaller vessels run out of fuel, and in each instance, we see the doomed vessel falling behind the main Resistance cruiser, which allows the First Order to deliver a killing blow.
So, if these fleets we simply "coasting" through space in a straight line (in other words, maintaining a constant velocity), then any Resistance vessel that ran out of fuel should be able to still keep up with the other vessels (in that scenario, I would assume that their fuel supplies were likely being drained by powering the ships' shields, electricity, etc.). The fact that the two smaller ships fell behind after losing fuel indicates to me that the two fleets were accelerating, as a ship that runs out of fuel would no longer have the ability to accelerate any further, and the other ships would outrun it (which could possibly look like it was actually falling behind, depending on your perspective). And constant acceleration would require a lot of fuel. From the look of it, the surviving ships could have been increasing speed, and they didn't appear to be changing direction, as far as I could tell. I'm aware that Star Wars isn't exactly known for its scientific accuracy, such as with there being sound in space, but for whatever reason, this stood out to me while watching the film. Is there anything in the film to indicate that these fleets were, in fact, accelerating? Or is that at least a plausible explanation?
Nota: Esta questão é semelhante a este sobre como a Resistência foi capaz de ficar sem combustível . Apesar da semelhança, acho que minha pergunta ainda garante uma entrada separada. Minha pergunta
makes note of, and pertains to, the result of the ships that ran out of fuel, whereas the other user's question expresses skepticism at the idea of the fleets accelerating, arguing that it would only be a matter of time before they entered hyperspace (I'm not sure if that's how it works in Star Wars, so feel free to enlighten me on that as well, if relevant/necessary), and also seems to assume that it would be difficult for the Resistance to run out of fuel if they weren't changing their velocity.