Posted by coolassgrip at ac86634f.ipt.aol.com on March 30, 2002 at 23:05:28:
In Reply to: Empire chain of command......... posted by coolassgrip on March 30, 2002 at 22:50:45:
No, it wasn't a loded statement. But in curiosity I browsed through through novel version of SW and came across an answer that satisfies me. When Tarkin says "Set course for Allderan." That makes the Death Star a vessel. And Grand Moff Tarkin, whom the Death Star is his brainchild, is obviously it's captain. And on a captian's vessel, nobody, even one of higher ranking, has command over the captian. And since Vader and Tarkin are never seen of the Death Star Vader has to respect Tarkin's captian superiority. Again it's a theory, but I can move on.
-paT