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[–] TC_209@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

The starfighters' computers needed time to lock on to the exhaust port. Plus, the proton torpedoes needed to immediately dive downward into the exhaust shaft to reach the Death Star's core, as seen in the animation before the battle -- fire too soon and they just impact on the surface, fire too late and they hit the back of the port before they can dive.