![]() ![]() ![]() In essence, the Rebels built a shield that can’t keep an invader out and complicates their own escape. But the shield has two huge flaws: It can’t stop an Imperial landing force from entering the atmosphere, and it can only open in a discrete place for a limited time so the Rebels’ Ion Cannon can protect an evacuation. Its outermost perimeter defense is an energy shield that can deflect Imperial laser bombardment. ![]() An ion cannon is its main anti-aircraft/spacecraft defense. The single Rebel base (!) is defended by a few artillery pieces on its north slope, protecting its main power generator. The defenses the Alliance constructed on Hoth could not be more favorable to Vader if the villain constructed them himself. Wired’s Spencer Ackerman breaks down Darth Vader’s military strategy in Empire Strikes Back showing how, what could have been a trouncing of the Rebels on Hoth, ended up as an Imperial pratfall. ![]()
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