Corrected entry: During the chase on Jakku the Falcon skims the sand a few times. With the weight and speed of the Falcon the bottom cannon should be ripped off but it isn't. Also later when it crashes on Starkiller Base there appears to be no apparent damage - impossible after such a hard landing, compacted snow is like concrete.
Phixius
6th Sep 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
6th Sep 2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Corrected entry: The crashed star destroyer on Jakku defies the laws of inertia - the command tower would have collapsed onto the main body when hitting the planet. By the look of the bent up front during the chase it hit pretty hard.
Correction: We don't know the circumstances of the crash or the structural integrity of the fictional components used to build this fictional craft. If the ship had free-fallen from orbit to the planet's surface, yes, it really ought to be in much worse shape than it is. The fact that it isn't indicates that the descent was not completely uncontrolled; more of an emergency crash-landing than a total crash and burn.
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Correction: The Falcon is made from extremely high-grade materials and has been upgraded with additional military grade armor plating, not to mention the kinetic energy particle shield which the ships maintains around its hull. The physical hull of the ship never actually came into direct contact with any of the objects the ship crashed into.
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