The Physics of Ramming an Imperial Star Destroyer, Explained
The epic fightover the tropical planet of Scarif in Rogue One remains one of my favorite battles in all of Star Wars. Since there is a small chance you’ve not yet seen the movie, I willgive you a spoiler alert. Still here? Excellent. Let me explain the scene. Two star destroyers wagea pitched battle againsta whole bunch of rebel ships. Several Y-wing starfighters disable one of the star destroyers, and a hammerhead corvette shoves it into the other one.