Ha'taks

[Dutch_Razor]

It's only an assumption they actually land, perhaps they just move into position above the pyramid.

[Jyral Nadreth]

Can we talk about the differences between the Standard Ha'tak and the Anubis Ha'tak or should that be in another thread(I only ask cuz this thread is about Ha'taks but I dont wont to hijack????????)

[Mister Oragahn]

The type seen in the movie, and in Secrets, is also a pyramid ship, and therefore, a ha'tak.

[Jarnin]

As for our references, well we see Apophis & Klorel using one model of Ha'tak in the S1 Finale/S2 Opener Arc.

Which was a tetrahedron.

Completely different models are used by Heru'ur five episodes later in "Thor's Chariot."

How are they different? I don't even recall seeing a ship in that episode, because Heru'ur came to Cimmeria by Stargate. He was building some landing pyramids, but I don't recall seeing any ships.

The type seen in the movie, and in Secrets, is also a pyramid ship, and therefore, a ha'tak.

Right, there are two different types of pyramid ships shown in the series.

Tetrahedrons:


And square pyramids:


And my original point still stands: A tetrahedron cannot land safely on a square pyramid. Not only are they far larger than the pyramid they're landing on, but they're the wrong shape: Triangular hole, square peg.

[Jyral Nadreth]

I have a hypothosis-Square bases could be for an older Goa'uld vessel that has been de-commisioned in favour for the Ha'Tak

I think Ra's ship was many 1000 years old since we saw it on Earth in 8000bc was it and probably before-I reckon he got sentimental about his old ship

[Mister Oragahn]

There's no reason to believe they were less efficient than the sort of mothership we mostly saw in SG-1.

The highest members from Ra's lineage, like Heru'ur, for example, would not be travelling in such ships, despite the power of their armies, if those ships couldn't handle a battle with a tribase ha'tak.

On Cimmeria, Heru'ur had three quadribase landing pads built for incoming motherships. Since we know that only the movie-type can land on them, we know there were more than one or two, even by the time of seasons 2-3.

To Jarnin

Yes, tribase ha'taks can't land on pyramids, and have been seen to set on the top of mountains (once), but most of the times, land on mastabas or natural plateaus or in valleys.

[jenks]

I think it's just a goof.

Spoiler:

[rlr149]

I think it's just a goof.

Spoiler:

that kinda says it all

[Jarnin]

I think it's just a goof.

Spoiler:

/applaud

[2ndgenerationalteran]

Yet they still are tetrahedrons in Camelot http://www.stargatecaps.com/sg1/s9/9...amelot556.html

[Asuran]

I never thought of that. It is wierd
But the strangest thing I find is the size of the Hall-ways they are huge.
What a giantic waste of space and materials.

I think the giant hallways are for moving large cargo like the sarcophagus, we saw in the early seasons them moving the sarcophagus around and it could just barely fit in the halls.

[Lord of Nightmares]

Wow, the Ha'tak looks absolutely massive in that pic. O_o

I wonder what kind of length can we roughly extrapolate based off of that.

[Mister Oragahn]

I think it's just a goof.

Spoiler:

TPTB themselves openly classified this as a goof.

[Battera]

I agree with Battera, the underside could change shape based on where they're landing.

I didn't mean the Base's changing shape. I meant something like this:


I think it might be how the new Ha'taks are built to be compatible with the older landing platforms.

[Jarnin]

I didn't mean the Base's changing shape. I meant something like this:


I think it might be how the new Ha'taks are built to be compatible with the older landing platforms.

My point was that they don't have to be compatible. They can land on mountains (as stated earlier) or flat plains, or simply stay in orbit, which would be the most energy efficient option.