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Unknown Torpedoes?
Below are scenes from Return of the Jedi which contain an anomalous item (arrow indication) moving across the screen. Neither the newsgroup nor sites such as Stardestroyer.net and TheForce.net have had mention or analysis of these luminous objects.
Images were captured originally at 1600x1200 from CAV laserdiscs. Time estimates given are derived by the number of frames divided by 24 frames/sec.
Scene one - RotJ LD side 4
In this scene the object originates from an unknown source at frame 37674 and moves quickly across the left side of the stardestroyer until it is offscreen at frame 37721 (1.96 seconds)
Scene two - RotJ LD side 5
In this scene the object originates again from an unknown source and enters the scene at frame 7631, detonating against the Star Destroyer at frame 7653 (0.92 sec)
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to possible yield?
Side by side comparisons
The above objects bear little if no resemblance to either A) Proton Torpedo, B) Concussion Missile
...or even to C) Ion Cannon blasts from Empire Strikes Back
What is significant is not the color of the unknown object vs. the Ion blast but the difference in the way they "detonate" against the Star Destroyer. The unknown object shows none of the "cascade" effect that the Ion blast demonstrates in above picture.
Obviously this analysis is far from thorough. While my assumption is that these objects are some kind of torpedo, further analysis may dislodge my theory. Any further calcs based on the two scenes will be greatly appreciated.