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\\\'\\\'Also, Vader said on the Hoth base\\\'s shield, \\\"Make ready to land our troops beyond their energy field...\\\". I\\\'m sure transports could get through a shield, planetary or base sized.\\\'\\\'
Again: Hoth\\\'s shield was only around the base itself. The shield on Endor was apparently a hell of a lot bigger -- possibly even the whole planet. If you could just land outside the shield and walk in, the Rebels wouldn\\\'t have needed to bother with stealing a shuttle and getting the passcode.
Not to mention it\\\'s not \\\'\\\'nearly\\\'\\\' as easy as you seem to think it is to land a force of troops on a planet that someone else is actively defending. You think the Imperial Fleet is just going to let it go past? Also, how is Han supposed to tell them that it\\\'s needed when, as Lando points out, the Empire is jamming their transmissions.
So to recap:
A. We don\\\'t know they have any troops at all;\\\\\\\\
B. The evidence of the movie suggests they can\\\'t land anywhere near the shield generator without the planetary shield being shut off;\\\\\\\\
C. Han has no way to tell them they need help or coordinate with them;\\\\\\\\
D. Even if the shield works the way you do, it took Han and his group several hours at least to get to the shield generator; by the time the backup arrived, the fight would be well over;\\\\\\\\
E. If the Empire sees one of the Rebel troop transports heading toward the planet, they\\\'re going to shoot it down.
Again: Hoth\\\'s shield was only around the base itself. The shield on Endor was apparently a hell of a lot bigger -- possibly even the whole planet. If you could just land outside the shield and walk in, the Rebels wouldn\\\'t have needed to bother with stealing a shuttle and getting the passcode.
Not to mention it\\\'s not \\\'\\\'nearly\\\'\\\' as easy as you seem to think it is to land a force of troops on a planet that someone else is actively defending. You think the Imperial Fleet is just going to let it go past? Also, how is Han supposed to tell them that it\\\'s needed when, as Lando points out, the Empire is jamming their transmissions.
So to recap:
A. We don\\\'t know they have any troops at all;\\\\\\\\
B. The evidence of the movie suggests they can\\\'t land anywhere near the shield generator without the planetary shield being shut off;\\\\\\\\
C. Han has no way to tell them they need help or coordinate with them;\\\\\\\\
D. Even if the shield works the way you do, it took Han and his group several hours at least to get to the shield generator; by the time the backup arrived, the fight would be well over;\\\\\\\\
E. If the Empire sees one of the Rebel troop transports heading toward the planet, they\\\'re going to shoot it down.
