I had three Star Wars-obsessed friends growing up, and blood was drawn more than once on account of each of us being obsessed with the X-Wing, Y-Wing, A-Wing and B-Wing and thinking the other three were out of their minds for not realizing our favorite was the best.

@ImTheReverse

Жыл бұрын

B-Wing’s the best.

@the7observer

Жыл бұрын

I would say the complement each other: A-wing can go ahead of the main force to scout or jam enemy communications. Can also ambush enemies pursuing a X/Y/B-wing, B-wing seems to be a good escort for bigger ships (if it had rotating turrets instead of fixed guns) and a heavy bomber but as soon it gives its back to the enemy it's vulnerable due to lower speed and acceleration compared to the Y-wing (based on wikipedia stats) X-wing is a swiss army knife, jack of all trades Y-wing had slightly more mobility than the B-wing and some versions have a gunner turret (sometimes removed due to lack of personel, I wonder if they could let an droid control it to cover the rear) but less firepower So B and Y wings would go frontal guns blazing while x-wings flank, A-wings would acompany both to hunt down enemy fighters

@joshuazarate9780

Жыл бұрын

Bullshit. No one likes the Y-wing best.

@rootsnootthnute8598

Жыл бұрын

Nantex is best, what can beat a smell based navigation suite?

@greendoom1787

Жыл бұрын

For me it’s a tie between b-wing and x-wing

Despite being an Imperial fanboy, the A-Wing always held a special place in my heart as my favorite Rebel starfighter. There's just something that looks "right" about the design. The X-Wing may be the most iconic Rebel fighter; the A-Wing, to me, most certainly the prettiest and most "grounded" in design. Plus, gotta go fast.

@JacksonHighlander

Жыл бұрын

Thats cause of the red paint. Blue would make it lucky though.

@tokenbastard4586

Жыл бұрын

@@JacksonHighlander How many teef ya think one of these would cost me?

@Viper_ra

Жыл бұрын

Y wing on top

@Viper_ra

Жыл бұрын

Y because y not

@paulsnell534

Жыл бұрын

The A-Wing to me is like the Go-Kart of Starfighters and it looks perfect if I was to compare it to a modern day fighter jet it is the Saab Grippen.

Historically speaking its the heaviest pound for pound hitter against SSDs too

@TheMankind02

Жыл бұрын

Take my thumbs up and get out of here

@juvandy

Жыл бұрын

RIP Arvel Crynyd

@Jacques_the_Rooster

Жыл бұрын

"INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER !" 🔥

@jaredwattier1749

Жыл бұрын

This is great

@oldgamesinvestigator7852

Жыл бұрын

@@Jacques_the_Rooster "TOO LATE!!!"

The A wing is also super fun to play in Star Wars squadrons

@korban227

Жыл бұрын

Yes. Yes it was~

@jabonny

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelandreipalon359 I remeber destroying star destroyers in X-Wing by just zooming around and taking out the shield balls.

@BrayOfTheDonkey

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelandreipalon359 Loved X-wing alliance esp. the sandbox of adding capitals and fighters

@timonsolus

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelandreipalon359 : The A-wing was definitely overpowered in both the X-Wing and TIE Fighter games. Its shield strength was way too high. A fighter that fast, small and agile only needed half the shield strength of the X-wing. And it definitely should not have been able to survive 2 concussion missile hits in either game.

@duncanthomson7894

Жыл бұрын

I had much more success in dogfights with the A-wing than I did in the TIE Interceptor

To put it in real world terms, the A-wings would be better as a combat air patrol (CAP) that flies in ahead of bomber force, similar to how the US used MIGCAPs during the Vietnam War. And the bombers would have dedicated close escorts of probably X-wings. The A-Wings primary purpose is to hunt enemy tie fighters without the restrictions of having to stay close to the escort craft, and are typically sent in waves, at the very least one wave to cover ingress and another to cover egress.

@toyfreaks

Жыл бұрын

Similar to the role P-51 Mustangs played in supporting the bomber groups in World War II.

@thecactusman17

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I really enjoy Eck's work on these, but one thing he doesn't seem to grasp is that the WW2 inspirations for Star Wars implies a lot of real world needs for their fighter doctrine, and just because a ship is successful in-lore doesn't mean it's an actual good design. The biggest problem i have with most Star Wars fighters is that in Star Wars, fuel seems to be a non-issue except for making regular hyperspace jumps. This completely changes what you'd need each type of ship to do to maximize it's effectiveness. if fuel isn't a concern, then neither is mass (within reason) for something as small as the A-Wing. Instead, jus bolt on an even bigger power plant and thrusters onto it and let it rip. The reason something like the Mitsubishi Zero needed to be light was because it had to keep up with heavy bombers over long distances, and couldn't afford to waste fuel on excess weight without sacrificing the necessary range or speed to do its job.

@aaronsanborn4291

Жыл бұрын

It's called a fighter sweep or a pure CAP (combat air patrol). The fighters aren't attached to bombers in any way.

@timonsolus

Жыл бұрын

@@thecactusman17 : I’ve never seen an exploded view or technical drawing of any Star Wars starfighter showing a fuel tank. Which indicates that fuel isn’t carried in the form of a liquid. So it must be in a far, FAR more compact solid form. Which would mean that weight and mass of the fuel isn’t anywhere near the issue that it is in a WW2 fighter aircraft.

@thecactusman17

Жыл бұрын

@@timonsolus Yes, and that's important because fuel was and is a major factor in the design and capabilities of the historical and modern fighter aircraft that SW uses as inspiration.

I'm proud of the A-Wing

@bluerobin2982

Жыл бұрын

You heard the chad

@goroakechi6126

Жыл бұрын

It is fast, and wise, and we are very proud of it.

@Commissar_Eiven

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaShuaqglN2cidI.html I am sad to say Lord Vader has destroyed you

@Gigas0101

Жыл бұрын

I'm proud of you, son.

@clonecommandermike332

Жыл бұрын

He has arrived

One of the big reasons the Empire would have had to stick with the TIE line, for a while at least, was... they already had them. TIE fighters, Advanced, Interceptors, Bombers, Shuttles, etc. are already part of the Empires lineup and while they would be capable of setting up A-wing training and maintenance areas I wonder what it would do to the logistics side of things. The most important, and little talked about, side of things for any armed force are it's supply lines. The more you can simplify and standardise the better. This has lead to things in the real world like the streamlining of ammunition sizes used by different militaries. while you might prefer something else, if you use the same bullet as your allies resupplying just got a lot easier. While the different TIE versions naturally had to have some different parts, there was no doubt a lot of commonality and compatibility. Shipping big boxes of 'spare TIE parts' all over the Empire is easier than trying to keep track of TIE and A-wing parts. I think that's a bigger reason for the Empire to avoid the A-wing than the crafts maintenance demands, even if it needed less maintenance than a TIE the repair shop is going to be more interested if they have the parts to do the work than how long it takes.

@Draxynnic

Жыл бұрын

Problem with this argument is that the empire got to TIEs by rejecting the Kuat Systems Engineering series of fighters - they'd inherited the Jedi starfighters and V-Wings that were the ancestors of the A-Wing and, according to current canon, I'm pretty sure that, like the X-Wing, they were offered an early prototype and rejected it. Basically every Alliance fighter except the B-Wing was first rejected by the Empire.

@lordsrednuas

Жыл бұрын

@@Draxynnic a reasonable counter, but let's look into it more. The TIE series is a lot simpler than a lot of those ships, maintenance requirements aside, that's a simplified logistics system right there. Also, for X wings, y wings and a wings, how much cross compatibility do they have? TIE fighters, TIE bombers and TIE interceptors fill similar enough rolls, and a lot of the maintenance done on those 3 could be done with the same parts. X wings y wings and a wings don't seem to have as much in common. And so need a lot more unique parts and tools to repair. Even if we say the X wing y wing a wing combo is the superior combat setup, the logistical simplicity offered by the TIE series similarities would make it attractive to any government, let alone one trying to run supply lines over an area the size of the Empire

@littlekong7685

Жыл бұрын

@@lordsrednuas Couple that with the Empires fear of highly skilled pilots defecting with expensive craft, and thus wanting to remove hyperdrives from most craft to make them carrier or station dependent. Plus vessels like the ARC were massive compared to a TIE craft. You could fit 4 basic TIES in the same hangar as 1 ARC, for almost the same crew (4 vs 3) and probably the same maintenance requirements. Numbers do mean something (up to a point), an overwhelming squadron of TIE coming after defence turrets have a hell of a lot better chance to doing damage than 1 slow, easy to hit heavy fighter ever could. Plus it seems TIE Bombers could simply carry a much heavier payload than a Y-Wing, it was a pure Bomber vs a hybrid fighter Bomber. When you have air superiority, the need for multi-role bombers is lessened quite a bit, and you can afford to lose speed and anti-air capability and trade it for raw munitions power.

@memnarch129

Жыл бұрын

@@littlekong7685 Exactly. TIEs where very specialized to do ONE role and do that role EXCEPTIONALLY well. The Wing Series of fighters where Multi Role fighters that did different duties but where never the penultimate of any one category. The Rebels Wing fighters where Swiss Army Knifes, where the TIES where spefically the Knife, Screwdriver, etc that was needed for the specific job. RL example of the TIE would be the A-10 Warthog. Designed to specifically provide close range air support/anti armor capabilities. And it does one HELL of a job at that.

@BunBros

Жыл бұрын

@@memnarch129 I say it's the opposite. The TIE series were Swiss army knives due to all having the same basic specs and design with the cockpits. They literally all have the same cockpit and engines so it brings costs down for building then all they have to do is built the wings and the roles they play. Whereas, the wing series were more specific with their roles based on their designs discounting the X-wing. A-wings were design for interceptors specifically, and where Y-wings and B-wings were design with mostly heavy bombardment and anti-ship capabilities only.

Since we're on the subject of starfighters, here's a question: Lando Calrissian was assigned command of the Rebellion's starfighters at Endor, but he didn't assume command of the Millennium Falcon until Han Solo left for his own mission... so what fighter do you think Lando intended to fly at Endor? A sports car like an A- or X-wing? A flying fortress like a B- or Y-wing? I'm curious to hear your take on this.

@VerdeMorte

Жыл бұрын

*Rudy's Buick*

@FroJSimpson

Жыл бұрын

Given Lando’s affinity for starships manufactured by the SoroSuub Corporation (like the “Lady Luck”), I’d like to imagine Lando bringing in a Cutlass-9 patrol fighter to fight the Empire in style. Not only does it provide an easy way to identify Gold Leader in the heat of battle (both in-universe and onscreen) but it would help explain why the New Republic would continue to field Cutlass-9s even though the ship class predated the Clone Wars. Nothing sells a ship better than bragging about its ability to end Imperial superweapons!

@danielboatright8887

Жыл бұрын

Lando would have probably been in an Awing or a Xwing, assuming he didnt have some other ship lined up.

A Wing was an INSANELY good interceptor, and definitely a better dog fighter than even an X wing.

@thecringekid1929

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t the whole purpose of an interceptor to be good at dog fighting?

@goroakechi6126

Жыл бұрын

@@thecringekid1929 Yes and no.

@flavortown3781

Жыл бұрын

@@thecringekid1929 in real life no, interceptors don't really dogfight, they intercept, kill with a decisive gun/missile run/bvr engagement, and run home, they are really meant to fight bombers

@matthewcaughey8898

Жыл бұрын

The X-wing is actually built to win a dogfight. It can take serious punishment and still stay flying and fighting. The A-wing sacrifices everything to go full blast throttle to the max. Whereas an X-wing is designed to deliver punishing hits to even capital ships

@matthewcaughey8898

Жыл бұрын

@@thecringekid1929 No in the Cold War an interceptor was built to climb as high as possible as fast as possible and try to engage bombers as far away as it realistically could. To get the incredible speed and high climb rate an interceptor had to sacrifice anything not vital to its job including range. Examples of such craft are the English Electric Lightning with 2 stacked engines to reduce its profile. The F-102 and F-106, they had to carry drop tanks typically to extend their range cause they sacrificed fuel capacity and in many cases extra ordnance outside of a pair of air to air missiles.

In terms of Combat capabilities, the A-wing (and to some extent the R-22 Spearhead) absolutely slapped. However, in terms of maintenance, the Rz-1 A wing (the ones used during the Galactic civil war) were known to often break down, as it was made with different parts and stuff. imagine if your cannons get stuck in the vertical position in a dogfight. Not sure if this is still canon tho. In the canon, the rz-1was replaced by the rz-2 a wing, also known as the Resistance A wing. It took years of modifications and were now standardized. In my opinion, I love the A-wing, although I would rather fly the RZ-2 over the RZ-1.

The A-Wing’s speed would be great for escort duty as they could intercept anything long before it is actually a threat to what needs escorting. Pair this with an e-war/sensor ship and you have the early warning system.

@MWBalls

Жыл бұрын

Not by itself though. I think an ideal escort group would have some a-wings paired with some heavy assault fighters or multi role fighters that would act as a close in screen.

@Draxynnic

Жыл бұрын

@@MWBalls So, X-wings, then? Which fits the X-wing armament, since when they get to the target the X-Wings can contribute some torpedoes of their own.

@starflameroyale

Жыл бұрын

Nope you just have an excuse for slaughter

A-wing was awesome in battle front. It's small size and maneuverability made up for light shields.

@goldleadergaming340

Жыл бұрын

Not in the 2005 battlefront 2, there the A wing was a death trap

@clonecommandermike332

Жыл бұрын

@@goldleadergaming340 I wasn't a big fan of fighters in general in Battlefront. I always found it more effective to just bomb the enemy ship to pieces rather than engage the enemy fighters

Rogue Squadron on the N64 did an amazing job (IMO) of making the ships feel different from each other. I always loved the a-wing missions for how nimble the ship felt. The tie interceptor felt very similar, and in some ways better. However those missiles you mentioned played a huge roll in making the A-wing top tier.

I just recently looked at early A-Wing EU material. It seems to me that the A-Wing was originally intended to have no missiles, but they did have flexible mounts on their laser cannons (which were specifically stated as requiring skilled pilots to use). I think the original X-Wing game is where they first got concussion missiles. The game narrative part of the documents that come with X-Wing actually repeat earlier material, talking about flexible cannons and a lack of other weapons, while the stats on the opposite page list missiles. It seems to me that Totally Games probably tried to get the A-Wing to work as had been established canonically at that point, but were unable to. So without the gimbaled lasers, they gave it concussion missiles to make up for it (probably creating the missiles specifically for that craft at first). That's just a hypothesis, but I think it has good odds of being true. Also, the whole R-22 Spearhead retconn seems totally unnecessary to me. That retconn was made to solve the problem of A-Wings appearing in the X-Wing video game (and Rebel Assaultmand probably a few other sources), which was in contradiction with the post-Yavin lore. But since the A-Wing was hand-made in-house by the Rebels, it seems clear to me that it could have been more elegantly solved by just saying Dodonna's fleet had some techs making A-Wings under his supervision, which included flexible gun mounts (some of which could swivel 360 degrees) and no missiles. When Dodonna and Blissex teamed up to make the A-Wing, they streamlined the design for full production, taking away the flexible mounts that some had and making room for the missile launched. In the New Republic era, Incom would later go on to make production versions with combined the best of both worlds, including full 360 swivels. As for the TIE Defender, the version you played in Squadrons is heavily nerfed. The real thing is way faster than the A-Wing. But it is a much larger target. P.S.: Thrawn was wrong about the A-Wings on escort duty. A-Wings are great at escorting because they can zoom out to quickly defeat threats before they have a chance to attack, they have very good sensors for early threat detection, AND because they can jam the targeting of smaller attack vessels (at least early sources say they can do that last part). Flying escort doesn't mean that you have to fly wingtip to wingtip.

@justinlast2lastharder749

Жыл бұрын

Hilariously, the Swivel Cannons were actually not Canon. There was a Special Squadron outfitted with them that was offered to Rogue Squadron when the Left the New Republic to track down Isard on Thyferra

@tkc1129

Жыл бұрын

@@justinlast2lastharder749 The sources I read predate that X-Wing novel by many years. The swivel cannons existing by the early Rebellion are indeed canon. WEG's Star Wars Sourcebook, A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, and The Farlander Papers.

@chrissonofpear1384

Жыл бұрын

@@justinlast2lastharder749 The swivel canons were 360 degrees for the Mk II A-Wing, in the Bacta War novel. Before then they only did about 120 degrees swivel. Also, we see what does look like missile fire in ROTJ vs the Executor bridge globes.

The A-Wing is a beast of a ship.

i would love if the A-Wing/B-Wing were included in later SW projects, they’re so underrated

@minicle426

Жыл бұрын

Much like the Spitfire, the X-Wing stole all the attention.

There is a mission in the original X-Wing game where you scout around an Imperial fleet in an A-Wing. Instead of entering hyperspace after the mission, I decided to fight off the tie fighters. 20 kills, 5 of them were interceptors, it's an insanely good space-superiority fighter.

The reason I love the a wing is because when growing up with my older brother, who always busted my chops, loved the empire, especially the super star destroyer. I loved the rebellion, and when I saw a single man fighter crash Straight into the bridge, I cheered as my brother watched in shock while his favorite ship went out like a punk.

@senritsujumpsuit6021

Жыл бұрын

AWWWEEEE i need to see that in some sort of animation aaaah

@BrayOfTheDonkey

Жыл бұрын

lol, when an A-wing needs stronger missle, it is missle!

@minicle426

Жыл бұрын

INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER!

I've been slaughtering TIE's with the A-Wing for twenty years in X-Wing Alliance and then did the same in Squadrons. Fly it correctly and be sneaky and it's almost unstoppable.

@Jacques_the_Rooster

Жыл бұрын

👍😀

i think people tend to forget that y wing was a capable fighter, while it isnt as nimble or fast an A wing it had comparable speed to the x wing along with better armor and shielding which i believe in conjunction with the ion or--in some case--light repeating laser cannon turret made up for its lack of maneuverability. it also, like the tie fighter, had its primary weapons mounted in front of the cockpit unlike the x wing which had a convergence zone due to its guns being winged tipped, I think the a wing and b wing suffered from this as well. The y wing is a excellent bomber and objectively better than the more expensive and less reliable B wing, but why do people forget that it could function as a fighter as well (as seen is RoTJ and Clone Wars) to great effect? Eck do the old bird some justice please, its not as flashy and attention grabbing as A wings but she still deserves some love Edit: just realized that only 1 out the 8 y wings at the battle for yavin survived, ironically only 2 out of 22 X-wings survived the engagement, giving it a higher survivability than X-wings in dog fights as out of the 8 y-wings used, only 6 attempted the trench run while the other 2 fought against the tie fighters. thats a 50% survival rate for y wing and a 9% survival rate for x wings, despite being 30+ years old and fewer in number while being overwhelmed by tie fighters and with no x wings protecting it (at the time of Lukes trench run).

@lynngreen7978

Жыл бұрын

If they had the manpower to operate those tailguns, it might have made a difference.

@OllamhDrab

Жыл бұрын

I think people often think 'bomber' about Y-wings when it's really an 'attack plane.' Should be used accordingly.

@adambielen8996

Жыл бұрын

But only 3 Y-Wings attempted the trench run.

@minicle426

Жыл бұрын

​@@OllamhDrab I'd compare it to the De Havilland Mosquito.

@goldleadergaming340

Жыл бұрын

@@adambielen8996 it was 6, the movies on disney plus are cut, so it wont show it i think, but there was 2 flights of y wings that attempted the run before the x wings did A flight is 3 fighters in this context

The A-Wing is the ultimate Chad fighter and this is a hill I will gladly die on.

I have been loving this series, would like to see one about the U-Wing

"The A Wing is the fastest fighter we have, capable of matching a TIE interceptor in speed" I have that memorised from playing Rogue Squadron so much, it was my favourite growing up!

Dude the A-Wing is the best. I always love playing the A-Wing missions in X-WING

When we ignore Tie defender (since it doesn't appear in the movie canon) then A-wing IS the best starship in SW universe. Less maneuverable than ties, but much faster, has shields, small target profile, hyperdrive, concussion missiles. Most pilots we see in the universe relies on a targeting computer rather than visuals when it comes to shooting targets- A-wing with a good pilot will never give the enemy enough time to lock on. Hell, it's so good it was used against convoys of larger ships in a A-wing Slash maneuver.

@dat581

Жыл бұрын

Actually it has exactly the same maneuverability rating as the standard TIE/ln but of course has shields and is much faster.

@ChakatBlackstar

Жыл бұрын

It was canonized in Rebels as one of Thrawn's projects.

@miqvPL

Жыл бұрын

@@ChakatBlackstar mate I'm being specific to a letter here- movie canon. Tie defender doesn't appear in the movie canon.

@miqvPL

Жыл бұрын

@@dat581 right, sorry, I remember from The Stele Chronicles that tie had slightly higher maneuverability rating, but I believe the later information is more correct with the same maneuverability rating for both craft

@dat581

Жыл бұрын

@@miqvPL The Stele Chronicles? I think I have that in a box somewhere too this day. In that series of games the TIE/ln really was rubbish. Just dual fire an A-Wing's laser cannons and take it out with one hit.

A-wing was dope, could you talk about how Jacen Solo made himself invisible in one of the first NJO books?

Still my main in Starwars Squadrons (when I play) and my (relatively) new favorite star fighter and one I'd absolutely love to own irl

@Jacques_the_Rooster

Жыл бұрын

Exactly 👍

I had a Lego A-Wing and B-Wing for Christmas. It was light and fun to play with compared to the B-Wing which was heavy and wierd for me. Good times.

@matthewcaughey8898

Жыл бұрын

The B wing is more like the capitol ship killer. It was designed by Ackbar himself to compliment the rebellions type of ftl fighter based hit n run attacks. It would provide firepower comparable to a light cruiser in a fighter sized package

@Residentevilfan1989

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewcaughey8898 what get's me is why call it a B-Wing if it looks like a t?

@minicle426

Жыл бұрын

​@@Residentevilfan1989 The B stands for Blade apparently.

I’d disagree about the A-Wing, which is effectively an intercept fighter, being ill-suited for convoy escort. Escorting a convoy like that, you’d want your fastest ships so that when enemies arrive, the fighters can get to them quickly and engage before they get within firing range of the convoy ships.

@dexnpy

Жыл бұрын

Thinking the same here. that's precisely the role of an interceptor, to intercept the enemy before they reach their target. It would be absurd to use Y-wings for escort duty, for example, just because the convoy is slow.

@goldleadergaming340

Жыл бұрын

Thats only if your dealing with bombers and lesser fighters, I dont think the A wing would go very well alone against a raiding frigate or corvette at that point you will need something like a X-wing or y wing to take on the larger targets

@dexnpy

Жыл бұрын

@@goldleadergaming340 Agreed, the A-wing's armament and shields/armor is unsuitable to engage larger vessels. But the video states that A-wing's reliance on speed makes it unsuitable for escort duty, which is what I disagree with. A mixed escort of X/Y-wings with A-wings would be ideal. A-wings to screen the enemy fighters, Y-wing to engage the larger ships, X-wings to stick close to convoy and take out the fighters that slipped past the A-wings.

@goldleadergaming340

Жыл бұрын

@@dexnpy Ah I see, the A wing would have to slow down during a convoy in order to stay close enough to actually protect the convoy is the trouble, if it goes to far away it wont have any supporting fire from other ships and be unable to stop any bombers that break through the screen, it also wouldnt be going full throttle the whole time either so it would have to speed up when enemies are spotted and by that point it could be to late. which might be why it wouldnt be effective for convoys as it cant go to fast and leave the convoy behind which will negate its speed advantage atleast initially. thats in theory however im not an expert when it comes A wings

@SRosenberg203

Жыл бұрын

@@goldleadergaming340 That's more a matter of pilot discipline than ship design. If your assigned mission is escort, you engage enemies targeting your charges, but you can't just go off chasing anyone you see and leaving the convoy vulnerable. The speed of the ship has nothing to do with the likelihood if pilots doing that.

I always love your content and presentation. But if I'm going to be completely open, I stick around to the very end of your videos to see the puppy get scrambled. I had a pup when I was little that loved doing that with me. Thanks for the vids!

I like the Tie Defender more because it's basically if you put a A-Wing in a Tie frame, it's also why I use it in Squadrons. However, this is not saying that sources like the Rogue and Alphabet Squadron books didn't show that it's cool

Love the A-Wing. It's great at the hit and hype attacks that the Rebels had rely on early in the war.

I remember playing a lot of the A-Wing in Rogue Squadron III Rebel Strike, I loved it! Good memories.

One thing that often gets overlooked in Star Wars starfighter comparisons is the sensor suites. The A-wing, being much smaller than the X-wing, and not having an Astromech droid, probably would not be able to have the same sensor capabilities as an X-wing, or even a Y-wing. The TIE fighters probably wouldn’t have that same problem, due to the fact that they were always close to a very large carrier that could vector them towards any threats.

I love the concept that, despite the horrid degree to which rebellion pilots were outnumbered to imperial ones, there's still a section of them that are determined, intelligent and/or crazy enough to strap themselves into an arrow shaped brick missile with guns and steering just to tear their way across the galaxy and take their republic back. Also, dunno why but the model of engines being called "Event Horizon" just sets off the fanboy in me, it just sounds cool.

A wing has been my favorite fighter since the first time I saw it. I can't put in to words how excited I was to see the one at Galaxy's Edge in person.

"Why the A-Wing Absolutely Slaps" Me: Idk; ask Admiral Piett and the Executor.

In the old X-Wing game it was always a treat when you got an A-Wing. Between the speed, the tight turning, and those concussion missiles it was so much easier to destroy TIE Fighters in that than anything else.

That’s actually my favorite starfighter! (Though I guess I mostly only like the shape of it… but maybe that’s the only reason I need, don’t I?)

In addition to massive and efficient production capacity, the Empire also had a large fleet academy to siphon into their TIE pilot program. Compare this to the Rebel command who, in their most desperate hour, gave an X-Wing to a literal farm boy with experience equivalent to flying a crop duster.

watching star wars rebels also proves ecks point about the importance of the a wing's speed. you would see the a wing get shot down a lot, but that was because it was almost always on escort duty if i remember correctly, and it can't utilize its speed.

@goldleadergaming340

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and because they tied to take out Darth Vader if I remember right

My favorite starfighter since Rogue Squadron.

To me the A-Wing is like an (old) Lotus or Caterham: Not good because it's using complicated high tech, but because it's small and light. And in space lightness always helps with acceleration and maneuverability at high speeds. I think that's the reason why the Tie Fighter and Tie Intercepter perform that good as well: They're very light.

To be honest the xwing reminds me of the Italian G55 it was a great fighter fast and armed to the teeth it could also carry a torpedo which for fighters was nuts. But due to not being able to mass produce them is what limited it's ability.

I always liked the A-Wing's design the best out of the OT era ships, along with the TIE Interceptor.

I like in the books most TIE models could go head to head with an X-wing pretty easily. The reason the X-wing came out on top against base models was mainly the warhead launcher and the Shields that gave the pilots a small survivability profile. Most TIE's had an advantage against X-wings in Maneuverability and it came down to Pilot experience and X-wings kept more of their pilots alive.

This is one of my favorite star fighters growing up because of its design.

Having played a lot of X-Wing Alliance, the A-Wing rocks. Nothing better for hit & run missions.

Seeing all the Rogue Squadron footage made me smile so hard. Thank you.

A-wing: **fastest ship of the era** **requires maintenance**

I'd ask for a video on the TIE Interceptor, the A-Wing's Imperial opposite number.

Oddball of Kelly's Heroes fame would approve of the A-wing. Getting out of trouble quicker than you got into it!

In the Rogue Squadron games (especially the old school one for the N64), I actually found the A-Wing to be ideal for strafing ground targets. It was so fast nothing on the ground could hit it, and did decent damage to everything short of an AT-AT

Love that vintage X-Wing footage from the game, played that 1 a lot.

Divert the shield and laser energy to the engines and nothing can run you down.

A-Wings: the "Sonic the Hedgehog" of the Star Wars universe 😃

In "X-Wing Alliance" (yeah, I know, I'm dating myself), I would take the A-Wing and replace the missiles with torpedoes for certain strike missions... let me tell you, the A-Wing made a kick-ass quick strike fighter. I much preferred it to the Y-Wing or B-Wing if ion cannons weren't needed.

The main reason the Empire didn’t attempt to adopt the A-Wing is because the Empire already had one, the Tie-Interceptor. While i think it had less features and was a little slower, it made up for all of the A-Wings short comings, while being as maneuverable as the A-Wing. Both were very comparable.

@Jacques_the_Rooster

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While I respect TIE Interceptor, the A-Wing is objectively much better : 1) missiles ; 2) shields (kinda weak, but nevertheless) ; 3) is faster and had better maneuverability ; 4) HYPERDRIVE ! ⭐ EDIT : 5) smart blaster canons, that tracked your targets in real time. It was extremely useful feature in video games like 'Rogue Squadron'.

@fishfossils8858

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@@Jacques_the_Rooster the interceptor had missiles and better shields. And its maneuvering was as good as the A-Wing. It didn’t have hyperdrive, but it also didn’t need it due to the Empires use of carrier craft.

@sethb3090

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@@fishfossils8858 interceptor does not have shields, but it was dang maneuverable. Now, the TIE Avenger might be more what you're thinking (similar profile, but faster and has shields).

Damn right it slaps. Favorite ship in the entire franchise.

I'm loving this series!

I can tell you one advantage the A-wing has: there aren't four giant wings that say *"Shoot me!"* 😀

@goldleadergaming340

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or a rotating body that clips turbo lasers

Far too many rounds of the X-Wing tabletop game made me fall in love with the A-Wing. Did you ever get into that game from FFG?

YO ECK! You took me back to Elementary School with that Shot from STAR WARS DROIDS! LOL Great video!

I love how you mentioned the TIE Defender. Already an upkeep monster, and then Vader’s like “Make it way faster, and give it more guns, and make it easier to fly.” And Thrawn just goes: “Okey.” and then does it. I can’t imagine what servicing the TIE Defender Elite would have been like. Logistics to get parts alone would have been like fighting a steamroller…

In the Thrawns Revenge Mod for Empire at War, I will say that having A-wings is invaluable in fighter hordes! First reason is the Jamming Suite that disrupts any rockets or missiles that go by/around it. Second, they are a fast and hard hitting fighter that can pick bombers and gunships apart like they are wet paper! Always carry some good interceptors in a fleet.

"What do you call your A-wing?" "Henrietta." "Okay, so HOW CAN SHE SLAP"

Truly the A wing Starfighter Is an underdog of the rebel alliance yet knows how to slap hard. Great video as always :)

Ah, good old Rogue Squadron on the N64, where the best vehicle was the secret Naboo starfighter....

You got clips from the "Ewoks-Droids Adventure Hour?" That was a great cartoon!

Great vid

My favorite Star Wars fighter. Good job

The A-Wing is indeed my 2nd favorite, next to the X-Wing. I like all the rebel ships, except the B-Wing.

@jacobgale4792

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Based-Wing supremacy

@BigGator5

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You know what, yes! 😎 Look, I just like the specialized roles each type had. Each ship makes complete sense to me.

Xwing is great for anything you need. The Awing is the best at what she does.

Well it slapped that ISD bridge, that's for sure.

Awesome Analysis

Weapons being able to pivot is usually dont by putting them on a gimbal and is actually extremely effective as it means your guns can align their shots to centermass at the range determined by the targeting computer instead of just firing directly forward. They can also be used to great effect to point the guns off axis, meaning you dont have to point your nose directly at the target to hit them. Star Citizen shows this concept remarkably well and its OP in the hands of someone who knows what theyre doing.

Man I remember going through that Bespin level in Rogue Squadron.

The A-Wing was the only ship I had a toy of as a kid and it stayed my favorite to this day.

The thumbnail is amazing

Can you try the v-19? I feel like it’s definitely under appreciated

@senritsujumpsuit6021

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@@michaelandreipalon359 its still cool I love weird tech my fav Sci-fi is Steampunk with some Cyberpunk mixed in an its function can be trash but neat lol

Basically the A-Wing follows similar principles and philosophy to that of the F-16.

The tie defender was difficult for the rebels to counter.

@sethb3090

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I don't like the defender because it doesn't compromise on anything. Every other ship gives up speed for armament, or gets stripped down shields and weapons for more agility, or things like that, but the defender just goes "Yeah, I'd like to be faster and more agile than the A-Wing, better shielded than the X-Wing, have missiles AND bombs, and also throw in a few extra lasers and a hyperdrive while you're at it."

@CloneScavengerVulpin8389

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@@sethb3090 anything else?

I absolutely love the A-Wing! I remember as a kid getting distracted from my homework for hours with my A-Wing Calculator

Typing this before watching video. In N64 rogue squadron i liked the fact that the laser guns moved a little bit to track enemy craft. But you get hit once and you're RIP. Also no R2 unit to repair shields.

i cant believe a vid on one of my favorite ships was posted less than a minute ago woah

The A-Wing was a favorite in 'Rogue Leader'. The breakneck speed of it took getting used to - I always felt the urge to hang on to something while flying that little demon. It was like the Rebel answer to the TIE fighter, but even faster. 😮

The resistance a wing is one of my favorite ships from new canon that movie has alot of good ships that we forget about because of some obvious outliers the A wings used crystal focused lasers rather than a traditional blaster rather than traditional

My favorite interceptor is the Jedi ETA-2

The A-Wing was around during the events of the first X-Wing game, so designed before the battle of yavin. But there are a few inconsistencies like that, the other one being the myriad ways the Rebels obtained the plans for the 1st star destroyer.

Nice breakdown. I didn't realize all the capabilities of the A-wing.

The V-Wing for the Rebellion would've been wild tbh

You know what slaps? The AT-AP

There's an X-Wing Alliance mission early on where you use an A-Wing to blitz an Imperial fleet as fast as possible to ID all the ships. You dump all the shield and cannon power into the engines and play surely one of the simple yet most fun missions of the entire campaign.

Flying the A wing is like duct taping yourself to an office chair and hurling yourself down the stairs with Uzi's in both hands

Any small ship that can take out a super star destroyer single handed is definitely worth the price!

@samuelvis04

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Technically it cant, it was just a combination of multiple factors that led to the SSDs demise, I’m pretty sure eck has a vid about it

@goldleadergaming340

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I thought that it was luck, as the SSD bridges shield was disabled by other rebel ships givng the A wing pilot an opening to kamikaze it

tie: "who are you?" a-wing: "i'm you, but better"

I've always seen the A-wings role as something akin to the Interceptor role in fighter combat. It's out there to get at enemy fighters without worrying about anything else. And in that role it does it perfectly. Also performs well as a scouting unit. All the Rebel starfighters typically fill specific roles, with the X-Wing being the multirole and probably most rounded of all the units deployed.

The Awing was my favorite playing Xwing as a kid. To this day there's a tiny part of me that sees myself as an awing pilot.

I've been following alot of Star Wars channels including this one... I was not expecting a title like that 😆

The A-Wings are probably my favorite fighter craft in sci-fi. My favorite ships overall are typically frigates as I like the idea of a flying home.