>>23502820
>This thing has a NUCLEAR REACTOR with enough power to give electricity to 1000 homes. 8,862kw is a shitload of power.
>Flying around, swinging a saber, taking potshots with the standard beam? That's like 1 or 2 homes worth of power required, maybe like 5 or 6 in a sustained conflict.
That's not a lot if you actually knew what you were talking about.

This is the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II, the very best of 1950s aviation technology and proof that even a brick can fly if you put enough thrust in it. The US model is powered by two General Electric J79 jet engines (Brits used their own engines in their units).