Hehe......I got a good chuckle from "aggressive recon". I could totally picture that very type of exchange coming from Rogue Squadron, complete with Wedge Antilles just shaking his head and carrying on as usual.
@@GenerationTech -- The Ewoks would be 1st if the A-Wing had roll-down windows so you could grab your bucket of fried Ewok nuggets right at the drive-through. But the A-Wing doesn't so they stay 2nd.
You hear all these details? That's the power of the EU! Disney's Lore didn't even include anything but X-Wings to attack the Star Killer because they have a basic if not mere understanding of Star Wars.
to lose 1 a wing compared to an entire executor is a great trade in my opinion, and if he was going to crash anyway, it was the best use of the ship especially with all the troop's that were on board that dreadnaught
The A Wing and Y Wing, although opposites in many ways, were always my two favorite craft. Excellent vid and channel as well. You really do your research!
I used to fly my Mattel Starbird ship alongside the Y-Wing, as a strange variant because of the similar size and cobra head cockpit shape. I always wished the Y-Wing's cockpit could also eject as an escape pod.
You know, it always makes me laugh when I read the descriptions about the Resugent class and how far out of their way they've gone to make sure they don't get Admiral Ackbared. It must have been really embarrassing for the Imperial Navy.
Well it did come out of the same projects that made dedicated jedi fighters so it is for all intents a jedi fighter, only missing part is the force trained pilot. Given what the jedi could to with the eta2 this would have been SCARY to watch given the empire had trouble with them in the hands of an experienced rebel pilot, who typically lacked solid training.
Conan horn from the book "I jedi" was a decent pilot, he went up against rogue squadron while undercover. Good as he was Wedge Antilles was about to take him out.
That would be good in a pinch if there's a fighter on your tail that you can't shake. However I'm sure most A-Wing pilots would simply out run their attackers.
@The Teenage Brickster -- It is at least technically in the video. @12:35, bottom right text in the section "A NEW PROFILE." Those babies were so great in _Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (3D)_ back in the day.
It is mentioned, starting @8:27 "Some A-Wings...had articulating laser cannons... which meant they could fire off-bore". It's not worded in the most clear or concise way, but it's not entirely left out.
Here's a thought: What if the lack of a support system built-in the ship (either ETA 2, V-wing or TIE) and the need for the pilot to wear his own life-support suit was motivated by the threat of the Buzz Droids being able to cause the cockpit to decompress and vent? If the pilot's life-support is independent from the integrity of the ship, wouldn't that allow to counter a very real problem, as the pilot wouldn't have to worry about suiting up while in a dogfight if his craft gets damaged. I'm guessing quite a few X-wing pilots met a grisly end when their lungs were sucked out of their throat by the sudden decompression of their cockpit after what could have been a grazing shot from a TIE.
At least in legends, the helmet has a backup airshield built into it that'll keep pressure in for a little while, however, unless someone was right there to pick you up, you where indeed screwed. Wing Commander seems to have had the safest approach of all. the fighters themselves have the main life-support, and in the case of an ejection, the helmet visor closes and suit life-support takes over.
@@DFX2KX By the time the "Nephilim" appeared, the Confed pilots had access to full life support pods. They had been used much earlier, but not nearly as often.
The pilot wearing a space suit would *eliminate* the need for a pressurized cockpit in the first place, meaning the ship can be more easily and cheaply engineered because it no longer needs to be a pressure vessel. Real fighter jets don't have cabin pressurization (well, maybe except the Su-34, but that thing was designed for long-range attack missions...)
The X-Wing Flight Suit had Life Support systems that created a Stasis Field around the Pilot when EV. It kept in Air and Heat while the Pilot waited for Pick Up. It wouldn't last forever, but it would last awhile.
If it was an option, I always just shot missiles at As and saved my lasers on less nimble ships. Alas, with TIE/LN or TIE/IN, that wasn't an option in the vast majority of cases and had to hunt them down... Annoying, the slippy blighters! -_-
@StarSilverInvinity -- Not just any old mahogany. SPACE MAHOGANY! From SPACE! It's like MightyCarMods' sleeper station wagon "Gramps", only faster and classier.
If anyone is interested, the X-wing book series briefly explained it in book 5, Wraith Squadron. The A-wing with wood paneling was built basically in a garage(think Viet-cong style hidden workshop) on a planet that had ample supplies of wood, so it was easiest to use that.
Unfortunately, he'd fail there too... He... Just... Can't... Seem... To... Stay... STILL!!! Hard to use him as a shield when he is chronically incapable of staying in one place. Maybe if you paralyzed him first? But then you'd have to carry him around, and I'm fairly certain carrying that weight worth of even duraplast is far more useful as blaster absorption! ^^;
@@GenerationTech I do love the Ywing as well, I personally would prefer being the pilot of A heavy fighter like the ARC-170 or anything that has rear facing weapons, its something that's overlooked in the star wars universe and I can see it being incredibly useful. I agree with your comment about the Xwing, I personally don't like the look of it, but I acknowledge how much easier it was when it came to piloting it and maintaining it
Man... ya gotta LOVE how, in a LOT of ways, Star Wars actually does a great job at accurately portraying the politics and bureaucracy that goes into how big governments go about acquiring and funding defense contracts (or, well,... in the case of the Empire, OFFENSE contracts.) As a Marine veteran, I can tell you that the reason the Empire greenlit the offense contract for the Tie-fighters over the A-Wings sounds EXACTLY why just our RIFLES in the real-life American military are mostly manufactured by Colt - instead of, say, Heckler & Koch, Sig Sauer, IWI, Fabrique Nationale, or Daniel Defense Co. (and that’s just to name a few companies who typically manufacture firearms that are generally of at least substantially better quality, toughness, longevity, accuracy, and ruggedness than those generally manufactured by Colt.) Colt makes M4 carbines and M-16 rifles for the American military in bulk - and they’re what we call, “Not the best you could ask for, but comfortably good enough. ‘This is my Rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine... .’” Yada-yada-yada. The same LARGE-SCALE goal for cost effectiveness applies to commissioning new airframes for our air superiority programs. 🤣 It’s all CONNECTED, man! It’s just insanely cool to me how many story elements of Star Wars can almost VERBATIM sound like how deals unfold in real life. 🤯
It has mediocre shielding, subpar weapons, and its other systems are... good quality but minimal. However it has where it counts: speed and maneuverability. Speed to intercept the enemy and maneuverability to be the one shooting, not the one being shot at. However, A-wing is the only true space superiority fighter the rebels have, X-wing is too generalised model to be true space superiority fighter. It might have been when it was new, but should be delegated to strike missions instead where its greater firepower and missile load can do more good and its lack of speed is not a big liability.
@@sithacolol5337 Which are still quite meh. Good against shuttles, but proton torpedoes would be usually better. If you have to go for weak spots, you already need a bigger gun, thats what the Y wing is for. Concussion missiles serve better the slower craft that cant dogfight. I wouldnt still put any torpedoes in the A wing either, I would swap the launchers for extra cannons or an astromech and ftl capability. Or, best case scenario, 1 nose mounted light turbolaser with several firing chambers, capable of infrequent but rapid bursts. Would take out heavier fighters in one pass without adding too much weight or adding huge energy drain while still adding missile-comparable firepower, though with shorter range.
@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 you are right, but I was saying for weak spots such as shield generators, and bombers. They are still fast. And for the astromech compatibility problem, U just found this out, but the rz 2 a wing apparently has astromech compatibility
@@sithacolol5337 RZ2? The Headhunter? Thats earlier version of X wing, except 30 years older, weaker, slower, half the firepower and quarter of the survivability. Its Clone Wars tech. The tactical possibilities are great, but if they wont survive the fight, it doesnt really matter if they can do it or not. The single jump-and-back preprogrammable on A-wing is still better system. ...Or am I remembering a wrong one? Z95? Hmm..
@@revolrz22 Being able to pick on civilian freighters isn't exactly saying much though is it... Let's look at it, it's not particularly fast, the X-Wing rivalled it, the Interceptor, Defender, Hunter, A-wing, and countless other craft were able to soundly outrun it. It had a piddling two laser cannons, no warp drive, no deflector shields, and no life support. Also, I know I do it too, but saying something excels in its intended role is damning something by faint praise.
@@CallanElliott Literary sources place it as faster than the X-wing while also being a superior turner. Its cannons blow X-wings apart in a single direct hit. They DO have shields. All four of these points are visible on-screen in a new hope. Star Wars fans really should start watching the movies.
@@revolrz22 It is faster, my bad. Still though for all its vaunted speed, even multi-role fighters like the Hunter and Defender can outpace it. It's turning ability isn't exactly spectacular for what it was supposed to be, there is again, a lot better. How many TIEs did the Empire lose to the Rebellion? The fact that the Empire had to develop the Defender to achieve parity with the X-Wing is a bit of torpedo to the notion that the TIE is real competition to the X-Wing.
@@CallanElliott the Hunter and Defender are newer generations of spacecraft, so that argument holds no water. The maneuverability of The Craft is more than adequate. We can see in every visual dog fight between Tie fighters and rebel Fighters, that the rebel Fighters are completely unable to ditch the imperial fighters. Furthermore, when Luke exclaims that they're going in Full Throttle Down the Death Star trench, Tie fighters handily keep pace. Then, of course, we see that TIE fighter cannons will destroy any shielded fighter with a direct hit. The fact that Tie fighters always lose in the expanded universe despite their outstanding attributes making them Superior dogfighters is a consequence of the Star Wars franchise being written by people who, frankly, don't understand anything about dog fighting.
More and more, it seems like the Rebellion's fighter corps has similarities to WW2 Germany's tanks. +High performance? Check. +Revolutionary design? Check. +Heavily armed and defended? Check. -Maintenance nightmare? Check. -Slow production? Check. -Preposterously expensive? Check. It's telling that for all their advantages of shields, armor, hyperspace, and heavier weapons, Rebellion fighters generally only hold their own against basic-model TIE fighters. That suggests those advantages don't actually help all that much. If the choice between A-Wings and TIE fighters is a moderate improvement in performance at triple the price, the Empire probably made the right choice in sticking with the Sienar design. That said, I like the A-wing. It is an ambush predator, leaping out of hyperspace at high speeds to cause instant mayhem, and relying on its blistering speed to get it out of trouble as fast as it got in. That fits the Alliance's doctrine of surprise attacks from hidden bases perfectly. As fast as it is, the TIE is an entirely different animal - and not a bad design either. A Star Destroyer's fighter complement of 72 TIEs (including bomber and recon squadrons) seems more suited to being a defensive and support system, providing a fighter screen for the ISD itself and air support for ground operations. If you wanted a fighter to make Rebel bomber pilots rethink their life choices, a squadron of TIEs goes a long way toward that goal. If I had to eject, I'd also have a bit more confidence in the fully-sealed TIE pilots' flight suit than the open-faced helmets used on Rebel strike craft. If those break up, you're pretty much hosed: every Rebel pilot we see die has the cockpit explode around him, so there's no chance to get a mask sealed. TIE pilots at least have a split second to pull the "loud handle" and take their chances, but Rebel pilots pretty much win or die.
High performances ? The German tanks had some of the worst performances of the war. Only the Tiger I was decent. The rest were just complete garbage compared to French, CZ or Russian tanks. What revolutionary design ? They only made boxes until the Panther and Tiger II. And even then it was a response to the T-34 slopped armor. Heavily armed and defended ? Look at how shitty they were against French, Russian and US tanks. They were always behind in term of protection and firepower (talking about main tanks like PzIV. Not Heavies like the Tiger.) German tanks were some of the worst tanks of the whole war. Only reason they would be somewhat useful is when they are fighting weaker enemies or doing a surprise attack
A closer analogy would be US strikecraft (rebellion) VS Imperial Japanese strikecraft (empire). Indeed, that is what they were based on in real life. Statistics wise, the average X-Wing could handle 2.5 standard Ties, 1.5 Tie Interceptors, or 3 Tie bombers or Tie scouts before falling. That doesn't count ace pilots or Jedi pilots, just average pilots.
Interesting. Truth is, while the third reich was one of the most evil nations to exist, their tactics and weapon designs are actually more reminiscent of a classic "good guy" design. Badass, effective, and even good looking, but is held back by their lack of numbers. They use sheer intelligence and cunning to win their battles, not by brute force.
@@thekenjistream8683 With the A-Wing costing nearly three times as much as a standard TIE fighter, with only moderate improvements in performance and being a maintenance nightmare, I think the analogy stands. For that matter, I think we agree on the illusion of one side's vehicles appearing heavily armed and defended: a lot is made of the heavier defenses and weapons of Rebel fighters like the X-Wing, but a fat lot of good it seems to do them. Getting a TIE fighter on their tail is still pretty much a death sentence for a Rebel pilot unless he gets a wingman to clear his six - and you can bet the TIEs will have the numbers advantage. As for Russian tanks... Well, maintenance wasn't as much of a problem for them, as they weren't really expected to survive long enough for their atrocious engine and transmission problems to be an issue. They didn't exactly fare well beyond the fact that they were cheap as chips to make, at least as far as tanks go. Some accounts of the battle of Kursk reported that the Soviets resorted to ramming the German tanks, in the hopes of getting the Germans hung up on the Russian tanks' hulls. If their best tactic was to be mobile tank traps, that doesn't exactly speak highly of Russian armor.
Definitely want to see 10 features of the TIE Interceptor, my personal favorite ship and the only thing which competes with the A-wing for best Interceptor.
I like the Y-Wing, true, but the A-Wing can kick ass. I flew it in my multiple games, and it's very fun to fly, and can be thrown all over the sky with abandon. Its punch isn't exactly weak either. The missiles are stored in revolver-style drums behind the launch tubes, facilitating a fast rearm on the ground.
@@ezachleewright2309 for the military-minded, maybe. Those of us who applaud ingenuity, on the other hand... However, I agree with the "less interesting," just for a different reason. IDK how interesting a video about a ship made out of 50% duct tape can be :P
I wish a remake of the X-Wing / Tie Fighter videogames from the early 90's. That game with Frostbite / Unreal graphics and phisics would surelly make us very happy.
Even without the fantasy logistics I always figured the A Wing was one of the more feasible starfighters in Star Wars, because its design is so no-nonsense and compact.
ETA Actis-2 is the best interceptor. Speed, agility, and a well engineered small frame with a killer arsenal, the granted it was Hyperdrive ring assisted. It was a very simple ship that could be modified like the Delta Starfighter. Counter measures, basic shielding, a luxurious spacious cockpit for targeting computers, storage behind the pilots seat, and a massive canopy view. Perfect for hanging scented small trees
It is more believable than the A-wing. It seems improbable that the a ship that small (the A-Wing) could pack in all those systems. It defies credibility. The ETA Actis-2, on the other had, is about the same size and has many of the same good features, but it more realistically makes hyperspace engines a separate unit that it can utilize. Clone Wars ships are generally better thought out than original trilogy (as much as I like them)>
I remember playing the old X-wing vs TiE Fighter games. The A-wing was my favorite. I remember a mission where you had to scope out the entire Imperial fleet as it passed through a system. The briefing called for an X-wing, but it was too slow. So I took an A-wing. After a few practice missions (very successful) I decided to do AGRESSIVE recon. Me and my little A-wing took down over a dozen capital ships, including a Victory Star Destroyer, plus a dozen TIE Avengers to boot.
According to Legends, the Imperial Navy doctrine focused more on Capital Ships, and starfighters were relegated to a short-range support role. TIE starfighters fit the doctrine - no hyperdrive and long-term life support meant they couldnt abandon their assigned ship, and cheapness & lack of shields promoted swarm tactics against whatever enemies that the Capital Ship weapons couldn’t deal with. For Imperial pilots, it reinforced the idea that everyone was a cog in the Imperial war machine.
Hands down my favorite starwars ship. Thanks for the awesome video. It was cool to learn some information and backstory to this ship. Keep up the awesome work!
I hate that in the new "Canon" the a wing, b Wing, tie interceptor and tie defender all exist before the galactic civil war just because Rebels need to cram as much dumb fan service in to itself as possible to distract from how awful it was also what the fuck was up with that ridiculous laser thing on the b Wing it doesn't make any sense the b Wing never has that in any sauces placed after that so they knew we were never going to see it again what was the point
@@sammywhite5127 the composite beam was more of a plot devise. Besides, the creator of the B-wing explained in the same episode that he'd remove the beam on the production model because it didn't leave any power for the hyperdrive.
@@solarsatan9000 If I remember though. It was the plane that you could swoop down in, down the pilot and manage to get away due to superior speed. So if that's the case, then yeah. The A-Wing is the P-51 of Star Wars.
2:30 I like the things with other more common time strapped to then that allowed then to do awesome stuff. IRL, the a-10 is a good with a plane strapped to it.
The inertial compensateor is basically like a physics teacher strapped to a ship ignoring air resistance and making how to figure out how it flies confuseing
I have at least two flaws with this vessel: 1. Guns are still wing-mounted. Though closer together than the X-wings, they still need to have a focal point, decreasing their firing range and usefulness. 2. Where is it getting all this power from? A ship with that many sensors, guns, and extra features is going to need a LOT of power. And those engines surely require it too. Its flight capabilities cannot possibly be long, since it would drain its fuel and batteries far too fast, much like the ME-163 in WWII.
the guns are mounted on a gimbal, they can be tilted slightly inwards and outwards as well as being able to swivel 180 degress to fire behind the ship - and its an interceptor its literally desgined to have higher performance at the cost of range
I always loved the A-Wing, having had a very bad traffic accident, 8 ton truck vs. bicyclist, I spent a lot of time in hospital, because well squish. Since at the time and in the area it was front page news I got visitors one of which was representatives from some of the Star Wars advertising folks and one of the many gifts they gave me was an A-Wing model. The biggest redesign features between Return of the Jedi A-Wing and the Last Jedi, in my opinion, is by slimming down the thickness of the A-Wing allows 2 boxes of A-wings with Last Jedi compared to 1 Box size of the Last Jedi. Movie wise you could hold twice the amount of modern A-Wings when in a stacked launch platform. Oh and the new A-Wing now being able to be used very often since every time it lands it would crush it's tail fins as it only has front landing gear.
Unfortunately, there are certain imperial canon/legends craft that were technically faster than the A-wing: #3: Cygnus Spaceworks Missle Boat going 122 #2: TIE Avenger: 133 #1: TIE Defender: 144
True, but I think that this article primarily deals with the Original Trilogy era, and none of the three ties you mentioned were produced during this time
Paul Magee, era pertains to time, not reality/alternate universes (i.e. Canon vs Legends). These three craft are within the era in the Legend’s flight sim, the sequel to “Star Wars: X-Wing”: “Star Wars: TIE Fighter”, takes place immediately after the Battle of Hoth & ends shortly before hearing word about the results of the Battle of Endor. #3 is completely legends, #2 is technically an offshoot of Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced, #1 is canon thanks to Star Wars: Rebels & such.
@@nickvinsable3798 Fair enough. I suppose I was just rationalizing through the fact that we never see the Defender, advanced, or Gunboat on screen in the Original Trilogy
Ah, so what you meant to type, Paul Magee, was “. . . this Video primarily deals with the Original Trilogy, and none of the three Starfighters you mentioned were produced in those films” . . . yokay. FYI, the Missleboat was actually designed & produced by Cygnus Spaceworks, the designing manufacturers of the Imperial Gunboat as well as those Old Republic & Imperial Shuttles.
well yeah, sweetblue44. I specifically typed “canon/legends” because two of the three ships are technically canon (TIE Avenger’s predecessor would be Darth Vader’s TIE).
We need to see all these futures being used in the films, I know Episode 2 is no really popular, but seeing jango Fett piloting the Slave 1 and unleashing its arsenal was genius!
Just to correct something this guy said at about 7:35... The Rebel Alliance chose the T-65 because Incom's engineers and support staff defected to them just before the schematics for the X-Wing (as well as all of the existing snubfighters) could fall into Imperial hands. The Rebellion needed any fighting ships they could get their hands on to combat the Emperor's forces. THAT is why the X-Wing became known as a symbol of the resistance. Otherwise, it's very likely that Seinar Fleet Systems would have been turning out T-65s instead of TIEs.
Top speed in space really makes no sense other than c. :') There's nothing causing significant drag in space. I'll just change speed into maximum acceleration in my mind.
The tactics that the A wing specialized in were called high-side gun pass or Boom and Zoom. It was set up during WWII and the specialty of fighters like the Mustang or Focke-Wulf. Before that it was more about turn fighters, which was more a specialty of the Zero.
No offense to tech, but the sw TH-cam channels keep sayings TIEs are easy to jump and their sensor capabilities are constantly ignored. I don't think any TIE will get a good video.
@@lancer737 the TIE Defender was one of if not THE best starfighter of all time. It even had twin Ion canons to fight larger capital ships. It was also the fastest TIE. Overall a very well rounded ship with deflector shields and a Hyperdrive.
@@linuxoperatingsystem6402 And maybe those things would matter if the Defender could even find the phantom. The most important part isn't speed or firepower. It's not being hit. No TIE does not being hit better than the Phantom. :)
Always Aw3s0m3 Or if Plo Koon had survived Order 66 and flown an A-Wing... massive yikes for the Empire. Not many people realize how good of a pilot Master Plo was. Some say he was almost as good as Anakin.
I am gonna have to disagree. The A-Wing Interceptor is the best Rebel Interceptor. But it was out performed in every way by TIE Interceptors. The Interceptor is constantly shown murdering A-Wings in mass. Its cannons are powerful enough to kill any Rebel fighter with a single beam as seen in ROTJ, Blade Squadron, and all the Rebels episodes with TIE Defenders as they have the same cannons. The Interceptor and Defender had the most powerful targeting computers in the war, and its likely what gave the TIE Interceptor the edge to get past the A-Wing Interceptors jammers. Interceptors and Fighters are very modular, and because the Interceptors have the same reactors TIE Avengers have, they easily could mount shields, hyperdrives, projectile launchers, beam weaponry like tractor beams, tactical beam jammers, all at once with no issue. The TIE Interceptor Squadron Avenger, and the Royal Guard Interceptors did this. Also despite what channels say about any TIE, all Rebellion era fighters have 360 3d ftl passive and active sensors of various kinds. The only way they wont see an attacker coming is if they are hard jammed, or preoccupied.
I think that was due to the rebels having inferior pilots. Say what you want about the tie fighter but the imperial pilots were the best in the galaxy. And although the interceptor could turn better and had more lasers an a wing had speed shields and concussion missiles. A defender on the other hand would be a bigger problem.
Yeah it depends on the pilot skills. Both fighters were doomed if the other one locked its weapons on it. The shield gives the A-Wing an advantage in theory, but practically it makes no difference if the rapid fireing TIE needs a few more shots. And the missiles can be countered or dodged, it's hard to lock on a equally fast and more maneuverable target anyway. The TIE can be taken out by a few shots, it needs its speed and maneuverability to survive as well as to kill. The A-Wing is better on the paper, but in a real fight it is way closer (not considering the TIEs cost advantage, although the A-Wing has more possible uses).
@@TheMysti97 Its both the craft and skill. Using a real life example. Veteran F-15 pilots in Europe have lost in stimulated engagements with Green Pilots using Typhoons. In this case, the flight characteristics is so much better that the Vet Airforce pilots couldn't beat new pilots.
True that imperial pilots were the best trained, but the a wing can go anywhere in the galaxy and has shields. You are right that the TIE intercepter was highy changable but movies A wing any otherTIE
This is my personal favorite fighter in Star Wars. One feature I like is that 2 of these can be attached to a CR90 corvette for quick fighter assistance.
StarViper-class Attack Platform is by far my favorite fighter. It has the length of a A-Wing but the height of a At-At, unique pair of micro thrusts on each wing tip. I think it could hold it's own if not best the A-Wing, personally speaking.
Kinda like my old Datsun 280zx twin turbo, a giant engine and two seats.... same reason why I love the A Wing... remember The gauntlet mission on the old X-Wing computer game, the A wing ruled it with its speed and concussion missiles, like no other.
I’m not sure how true that is, but apparently it’s also possible to carry several A-wings stashed inside a blockade runner corvette as well, giving you more flexibility beyond the ship’s hyperdrive if you need to make longer distance hyperspace jumps
Where you reference the ARC-170, "aggressive reconnaissance" could refer to two separate roles, attack and recon, like how the RAF classifies some of its aircraft, such as the Tornado GR.Mk4. It was tasked with ground attack (G) and recon (R) but it would not likely do them both on the same sortie.
The Empire's only real justification for the bulk of the TIE series i.e. the TIE-LN, Intsrceptor, and Bomber was tenuous at best. Considering the abysmal turnover rate on these models, any fighter, interceptor, bomber design with a pricetag =>that of a TIE-LN would have been far more cost effective. They don't even have the INCOM excuse to reject the A-Wing platform since it was designed by their very own Kuat Drive Yards. Combining the best elements of the Ethersprite and TIE-Hunter platforms would have cost more than any Rebel starfighters, but it would've outperformed even the TIE-Defender. They only would of needed about 2:00 of these specialized anti Rebel fighters along with a well rounded support fleet of 2 Venators, 2 Interdictor Cruisers equipped with dedicated anti starfighter load outs(point defense cannons, flack cannons, concussion missile launchers, etc.), 4 Arquitens light cruisers equipped with mostly quad laser cannon turrets and torpedo tubes with as many proton and ion torpedoes on board as possible, and 6 Taider-Class Corvettes with standard loadouts. Thrawn could've been tasked with leading this task force to the exclusion of all other concerns and the Rebellion would've been over before it began.
I'd say its suited for intercepting light transports or bombers then immediately retreat, not so much for dogfights like the x wing considering that it tends to get hit by tie fighters
A-Wing pilot : Admiral, we have spotted a star destroyer
Admiral : Where?
A-Wing pilot : We destroyed it when we were on aggressive recon mission
Hehe......I got a good chuckle from "aggressive recon". I could totally picture that very type of exchange coming from Rogue Squadron, complete with Wedge Antilles just shaking his head and carrying on as usual.
I can think of a pilot that would love agressive recon. Considering he really seems to like agressive negotiations
It's called AGGRESSIVE reconnaissance for a reason, you know.
@midgetydeath never ever hyperspace away when 5 star destroyers and 6 fighter squadrons are just about to show up!
Someone who has played x-wing on a 386 dos PC
Feature 11: Lets not forget how environmently friendly the A-wing was since it was made of recycled F-14 Tomcat shoulders.
Feature 12: Out of all the starfighters ever created, the A-Wing starfighter was actually the fastest non upgraded starfighter ever recorded.
True all the time!
I just noticed that XD
1: Its fast.
2: Its really fast.
3: Its really, really fast.
4: Its super fast.
5: ....
quicc boi
V-wing: *laughs in 1,450 kph*
(150 kph faster than the a wing for you freaking yanks)
@@k-874 MiG-25: Laughs in russian at 3000 km/h
SR-71 Black Bird wants to know your location.
its good at taking out the bridge of a super star destroyer
The A-Wing was one of the coolest additions in ROTJ.
Not the Ewoks?
@@GenerationTech Well..... Alright, touche
@@GenerationTech -- The Ewoks would be 1st if the A-Wing had roll-down windows so you could grab your bucket of fried Ewok nuggets right at the drive-through. But the A-Wing doesn't so they stay 2nd.
I like the b-wing
A-Wing is easily my favorite Starfighter in Star Wars.
You hear all these details?
That's the power of the EU!
Disney's Lore didn't even include anything but X-Wings to attack the Star Killer because they have a basic if not mere understanding of Star Wars.
And then Disney creates the Star Fortress when they could've used Y-Wings, B-Wings, or reintroduced the K-Wing from Legends.
to lose 1 a wing compared to an entire executor is a great trade in my opinion, and if he was going to crash anyway, it was the best use of the ship
especially with all the troop's that were on board that dreadnaught
Strictly speaking, it took a *LOT* of firepower and casualties to knock out the Command Bridge's shield generators.
How?
A single attack run destroyed both( or at least one) and they were notoriously fragile, basically sitting ducks
The A Wing and Y Wing, although opposites in many ways, were always my two favorite craft. Excellent vid and channel as well. You really do your research!
a) Firepower! b) Toughness! c) Speed! Chose two.
The Y-wing chose a) & b) ... the A-wing chose c) twice!
@@Grubnar lol
I used to fly my Mattel Starbird ship alongside the Y-Wing, as a strange variant because of the similar size and cobra head cockpit shape. I always wished the Y-Wing's cockpit could also eject as an escape pod.
Agreed. Combine those two with the V-19, the N-1, and the LAAT, and you've got one of the most badass collection of fighters/gunships ever imagined.
Who would win
The flagship of Darth Vader
Or
One flying red boi
You know, it always makes me laugh when I read the descriptions about the Resugent class and how far out of their way they've gone to make sure they don't get Admiral Ackbared. It must have been really embarrassing for the Imperial Navy.
They lost a 19 kilometer long ship to one guy in a damaged interceptor. Yay, I would call that a big embarrassment.
Piet, you fool...
@@stardustcomet4714 ah my nerdy brethren. Going deep on that lore
Too soon
Just imagine an a-wing piloted by a jedi.
Well it did come out of the same projects that made dedicated jedi fighters so it is for all intents a jedi fighter, only missing part is the force trained pilot. Given what the jedi could to with the eta2 this would have been SCARY to watch given the empire had trouble with them in the hands of an experienced rebel pilot, who typically lacked solid training.
Oh god... that sounds absolutely perfect and extremely deadly
Baron Fel was a force sensitive in a TIE Interceptor, and everyone feared him.
I feel like that definitely happened in legends at some point maybe during the yuuzhan vong war just don’t remember
Conan horn from the book "I jedi" was a decent pilot, he went up against rogue squadron while undercover. Good as he was Wedge Antilles was about to take him out.
You forgot about the fact that the cannons can rotate 180 degrees to shoot behind the ship.
That would be good in a pinch if there's a fighter on your tail that you can't shake. However I'm sure most A-Wing pilots would simply out run their attackers.
@@MandalorV7 The A-wing pilots really liked the feature against TIE Interceptors.
You won’t BELIEVE what this fighter can do to enemies on its tail ~ Imperials HATE them!
@The Teenage Brickster -- It is at least technically in the video. @12:35, bottom right text in the section "A NEW PROFILE." Those babies were so great in _Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (3D)_ back in the day.
It is mentioned, starting @8:27
"Some A-Wings...had articulating laser cannons... which meant they could fire off-bore".
It's not worded in the most clear or concise way, but it's not entirely left out.
Here's a thought: What if the lack of a support system built-in the ship (either ETA 2, V-wing or TIE) and the need for the pilot to wear his own life-support suit was motivated by the threat of the Buzz Droids being able to cause the cockpit to decompress and vent? If the pilot's life-support is independent from the integrity of the ship, wouldn't that allow to counter a very real problem, as the pilot wouldn't have to worry about suiting up while in a dogfight if his craft gets damaged. I'm guessing quite a few X-wing pilots met a grisly end when their lungs were sucked out of their throat by the sudden decompression of their cockpit after what could have been a grazing shot from a TIE.
At least in legends, the helmet has a backup airshield built into it that'll keep pressure in for a little while, however, unless someone was right there to pick you up, you where indeed screwed.
Wing Commander seems to have had the safest approach of all. the fighters themselves have the main life-support, and in the case of an ejection, the helmet visor closes and suit life-support takes over.
@@DFX2KX By the time the "Nephilim" appeared, the Confed pilots had access to full life support pods. They had been used much earlier, but not nearly as often.
The pilot wearing a space suit would *eliminate* the need for a pressurized cockpit in the first place, meaning the ship can be more easily and cheaply engineered because it no longer needs to be a pressure vessel. Real fighter jets don't have cabin pressurization (well, maybe except the Su-34, but that thing was designed for long-range attack missions...)
After the Clone Wars, I imagine that threat was very rare
The X-Wing Flight Suit had Life Support systems that created a Stasis Field around the Pilot when EV. It kept in Air and Heat while the Pilot waited for Pick Up. It wouldn't last forever, but it would last awhile.
"for the pilot that liked the inertial dampeners dialed down to 95" ah... that reference just made my day.
The A-wing is the fastest fighter we have, capable of matching a TIE Interceptor in speed.
But force have mercy if a missile turret gets you in its sights. I can't count the number of A Wings I lost to those SOBs
It depends if they are are an Elite Squadron or not. Avenger Squadron TIE Interceptors are faster. The Royal Guard Interceptors might be also.
Not if the a wing has wood panel that makes then go faster ;)
Just paint it red, red is faster
If it was an option, I always just shot missiles at As and saved my lasers on less nimble ships. Alas, with TIE/LN or TIE/IN, that wasn't an option in the vast majority of cases and had to hunt them down... Annoying, the slippy blighters! -_-
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We are eating ewoks so that is good
They appeal to a majority of the galaxies population humanity.
#1 the guys have as much fun making these videos as we have watching it
#2 they weren't in youtube rewind 2018
We do have fun
Lol, the fact there were Mahogany panels in that one A-Wing cracked me up
Yea just like those old station wagons
Generation Tech when I first heard of it I was like - what?!
@StarSilverInvinity -- Not just any old mahogany. SPACE MAHOGANY! From SPACE!
It's like MightyCarMods' sleeper station wagon "Gramps", only faster and classier.
If anyone is interested, the X-wing book series briefly explained it in book 5, Wraith Squadron. The A-wing with wood paneling was built basically in a garage(think Viet-cong style hidden workshop) on a planet that had ample supplies of wood, so it was easiest to use that.
space boat time
10 Reasons Jar Jar Binks is the BEST organic shield!
Unfortunately, he'd fail there too... He... Just... Can't... Seem... To... Stay... STILL!!! Hard to use him as a shield when he is chronically incapable of staying in one place. Maybe if you paralyzed him first? But then you'd have to carry him around, and I'm fairly certain carrying that weight worth of even duraplast is far more useful as blaster absorption! ^^;
I agree with Unzki. Just shoot him in the back and spare us the wretched comedy.
You don't need ten
It's not how much protection he provides, it's the feeling of satisfaction when those first shots hit your hull.
People would be too scared of him to try and attack you
I much prefer the A-wing over the X-wing, people seem to over hype the X-wing a lot and under appreciate how GOOD the A-wing was
Y-Wing has been my favorite Rebel craft but agreed on the X-Wing getting all the glory.
For those who can handle it though the Xwing was just easier to pilot and maintain
@@GenerationTech I do love the Ywing as well, I personally would prefer being the pilot of A heavy fighter like the ARC-170 or anything that has rear facing weapons, its something that's overlooked in the star wars universe and I can see it being incredibly useful. I agree with your comment about the Xwing, I personally don't like the look of it, but I acknowledge how much easier it was when it came to piloting it and maintaining it
It's all space magic that doesn't make any literary sense in the context of the stories in which they inhabit.
IKR! :(
Man... ya gotta LOVE how, in a LOT of ways, Star Wars actually does a great job at accurately portraying the politics and bureaucracy that goes into how big governments go about acquiring and funding defense contracts (or, well,... in the case of the Empire, OFFENSE contracts.)
As a Marine veteran, I can tell you that the reason the Empire greenlit the offense contract for the Tie-fighters over the A-Wings sounds EXACTLY why just our RIFLES in the real-life American military are mostly manufactured by Colt - instead of, say, Heckler & Koch, Sig Sauer, IWI, Fabrique Nationale, or Daniel Defense Co. (and that’s just to name a few companies who typically manufacture firearms that are generally of at least substantially better quality, toughness, longevity, accuracy, and ruggedness than those generally manufactured by Colt.) Colt makes M4 carbines and M-16 rifles for the American military in bulk - and they’re what we call, “Not the best you could ask for, but comfortably good enough. ‘This is my Rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine... .’” Yada-yada-yada.
The same LARGE-SCALE goal for cost effectiveness applies to commissioning new airframes for our air superiority programs. 🤣 It’s all CONNECTED, man!
It’s just insanely cool to me how many story elements of Star Wars can almost VERBATIM sound like how deals unfold in real life. 🤯
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Please!!!
10:25 It clearly shows on the model where the missiles are stored. Though they are surprisingly small.
"The A-Wing is the best space superiority fighter."
>Rebels
"The A-Wing is uh... It's er... It's o k."
It has mediocre shielding, subpar weapons, and its other systems are... good quality but minimal.
However it has where it counts: speed and maneuverability. Speed to intercept the enemy and maneuverability to be the one shooting, not the one being shot at.
However, A-wing is the only true space superiority fighter the rebels have, X-wing is too generalised model to be true space superiority fighter. It might have been when it was new, but should be delegated to strike missions instead where its greater firepower and missile load can do more good and its lack of speed is not a big liability.
@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 it's concussion missiles make it deadly for weak spots.
@@sithacolol5337 Which are still quite meh.
Good against shuttles, but proton torpedoes would be usually better. If you have to go for weak spots, you already need a bigger gun, thats what the Y wing is for.
Concussion missiles serve better the slower craft that cant dogfight.
I wouldnt still put any torpedoes in the A wing either, I would swap the launchers for extra cannons or an astromech and ftl capability. Or, best case scenario, 1 nose mounted light turbolaser with several firing chambers, capable of infrequent but rapid bursts. Would take out heavier fighters in one pass without adding too much weight or adding huge energy drain while still adding missile-comparable firepower, though with shorter range.
@@ribbitgoesthedoglastnamehe4681 you are right, but I was saying for weak spots such as shield generators, and bombers. They are still fast. And for the astromech compatibility problem, U just found this out, but the rz 2 a wing apparently has astromech compatibility
@@sithacolol5337 RZ2?
The Headhunter?
Thats earlier version of X wing, except 30 years older, weaker, slower, half the firepower and quarter of the survivability. Its Clone Wars tech.
The tactical possibilities are great, but if they wont survive the fight, it doesnt really matter if they can do it or not. The single jump-and-back preprogrammable on A-wing is still better system.
...Or am I remembering a wrong one? Z95? Hmm..
My favorite feature of the A-wing? The 1979 Ford dashboard style of HUD! XD
Good point about a Jedi in an A-Wing. They'd be able to strip down the ship even more to get even more performance from it.
It didn't look like an eyeball and actually excelled in its intended role.
^The real reason the A-wing wasn't used by the Empire.
The TIE fighter did have the attributes to make it excel in its intended role, though.
@@revolrz22 Being able to pick on civilian freighters isn't exactly saying much though is it...
Let's look at it, it's not particularly fast, the X-Wing rivalled it, the Interceptor, Defender, Hunter, A-wing, and countless other craft were able to soundly outrun it. It had a piddling two laser cannons, no warp drive, no deflector shields, and no life support.
Also, I know I do it too, but saying something excels in its intended role is damning something by faint praise.
@@CallanElliott Literary sources place it as faster than the X-wing while also being a superior turner. Its cannons blow X-wings apart in a single direct hit. They DO have shields.
All four of these points are visible on-screen in a new hope. Star Wars fans really should start watching the movies.
@@revolrz22 It is faster, my bad. Still though for all its vaunted speed, even multi-role fighters like the Hunter and Defender can outpace it.
It's turning ability isn't exactly spectacular for what it was supposed to be, there is again, a lot better.
How many TIEs did the Empire lose to the Rebellion? The fact that the Empire had to develop the Defender to achieve parity with the X-Wing is a bit of torpedo to the notion that the TIE is real competition to the X-Wing.
@@CallanElliott the Hunter and Defender are newer generations of spacecraft, so that argument holds no water.
The maneuverability of The Craft is more than adequate. We can see in every visual dog fight between Tie fighters and rebel Fighters, that the rebel Fighters are completely unable to ditch the imperial fighters. Furthermore, when Luke exclaims that they're going in Full Throttle Down the Death Star trench, Tie fighters handily keep pace. Then, of course, we see that TIE fighter cannons will destroy any shielded fighter with a direct hit.
The fact that Tie fighters always lose in the expanded universe despite their outstanding attributes making them Superior dogfighters is a consequence of the Star Wars franchise being written by people who, frankly, don't understand anything about dog fighting.
The A-Wing is one of my favorite starfighters to pilot in the classic Star Wars combat sims.
More and more, it seems like the Rebellion's fighter corps has similarities to WW2 Germany's tanks.
+High performance? Check.
+Revolutionary design? Check.
+Heavily armed and defended? Check.
-Maintenance nightmare? Check.
-Slow production? Check.
-Preposterously expensive? Check.
It's telling that for all their advantages of shields, armor, hyperspace, and heavier weapons, Rebellion fighters generally only hold their own against basic-model TIE fighters. That suggests those advantages don't actually help all that much. If the choice between A-Wings and TIE fighters is a moderate improvement in performance at triple the price, the Empire probably made the right choice in sticking with the Sienar design.
That said, I like the A-wing. It is an ambush predator, leaping out of hyperspace at high speeds to cause instant mayhem, and relying on its blistering speed to get it out of trouble as fast as it got in. That fits the Alliance's doctrine of surprise attacks from hidden bases perfectly.
As fast as it is, the TIE is an entirely different animal - and not a bad design either. A Star Destroyer's fighter complement of 72 TIEs (including bomber and recon squadrons) seems more suited to being a defensive and support system, providing a fighter screen for the ISD itself and air support for ground operations. If you wanted a fighter to make Rebel bomber pilots rethink their life choices, a squadron of TIEs goes a long way toward that goal.
If I had to eject, I'd also have a bit more confidence in the fully-sealed TIE pilots' flight suit than the open-faced helmets used on Rebel strike craft. If those break up, you're pretty much hosed: every Rebel pilot we see die has the cockpit explode around him, so there's no chance to get a mask sealed. TIE pilots at least have a split second to pull the "loud handle" and take their chances, but Rebel pilots pretty much win or die.
*Plays Germany's WW2 Anthem*
High performances ? The German tanks had some of the worst performances of the war. Only the Tiger I was decent. The rest were just complete garbage compared to French, CZ or Russian tanks.
What revolutionary design ?
They only made boxes until the Panther and Tiger II. And even then it was a response to the T-34 slopped armor.
Heavily armed and defended ?
Look at how shitty they were against French, Russian and US tanks. They were always behind in term of protection and firepower (talking about main tanks like PzIV. Not Heavies like the Tiger.)
German tanks were some of the worst tanks of the whole war. Only reason they would be somewhat useful is when they are fighting weaker enemies or doing a surprise attack
A closer analogy would be US strikecraft (rebellion) VS Imperial Japanese strikecraft (empire). Indeed, that is what they were based on in real life. Statistics wise, the average X-Wing could handle 2.5 standard Ties, 1.5 Tie Interceptors, or 3 Tie bombers or Tie scouts before falling. That doesn't count ace pilots or Jedi pilots, just average pilots.
Interesting. Truth is, while the third reich was one of the most evil nations to exist, their tactics and weapon designs are actually more reminiscent of a classic "good guy" design. Badass, effective, and even good looking, but is held back by their lack of numbers. They use sheer intelligence and cunning to win their battles, not by brute force.
@@thekenjistream8683 With the A-Wing costing nearly three times as much as a standard TIE fighter, with only moderate improvements in performance and being a maintenance nightmare, I think the analogy stands.
For that matter, I think we agree on the illusion of one side's vehicles appearing heavily armed and defended: a lot is made of the heavier defenses and weapons of Rebel fighters like the X-Wing, but a fat lot of good it seems to do them. Getting a TIE fighter on their tail is still pretty much a death sentence for a Rebel pilot unless he gets a wingman to clear his six - and you can bet the TIEs will have the numbers advantage.
As for Russian tanks... Well, maintenance wasn't as much of a problem for them, as they weren't really expected to survive long enough for their atrocious engine and transmission problems to be an issue. They didn't exactly fare well beyond the fact that they were cheap as chips to make, at least as far as tanks go. Some accounts of the battle of Kursk reported that the Soviets resorted to ramming the German tanks, in the hopes of getting the Germans hung up on the Russian tanks' hulls. If their best tactic was to be mobile tank traps, that doesn't exactly speak highly of Russian armor.
Definitely want to see 10 features of the TIE Interceptor, my personal favorite ship and the only thing which competes with the A-wing for best Interceptor.
The A-Wing has always been my favorite Star Wars ship. It’s nice to see they were high quality as well as visually appealing.
I like the Y-Wing, true, but the A-Wing can kick ass. I flew it in my multiple games, and it's very fun to fly, and can be thrown all over the sky with abandon. Its punch isn't exactly weak either.
The missiles are stored in revolver-style drums behind the launch tubes, facilitating a fast rearm on the ground.
Do this about Millennium Falcon/Corellian YT-1300 transport.
Yea we eventually will have to
It was designed as a smuggling vessel, so the video won't be as interesting as these designed-for-war starships.
@@ezachleewright2309 for the military-minded, maybe. Those of us who applaud ingenuity, on the other hand... However, I agree with the "less interesting," just for a different reason. IDK how interesting a video about a ship made out of 50% duct tape can be :P
The A Wing should be the ideal Jedi Starfighter during the Clone Wars, because this thing is really difficult to fly compare to V Wing.
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Definitely would like to see the Z-95 Headhunter added to the series!
I wish a remake of the X-Wing / Tie Fighter videogames from the early 90's. That game with Frostbite / Unreal graphics and phisics would surelly make us very happy.
Which fighter do you think is the most realistically viable?
Yea have been thinking about that as we do this series. The a wing is up there just because it can probably actually fly in atmosphere unassisted
@@GenerationTech kandosii!
@@GenerationTech
I would pick a Y-Wing anytime
Glad to say that your videos make work more bearable and go by quicker. Keep up the good work.
Even without the fantasy logistics I always figured the A Wing was one of the more feasible starfighters in Star Wars, because its design is so no-nonsense and compact.
That's why it was one of the most commonly used starfighter of the ARR before the X-Wing became popular (according to Rebels, at least).
ETA Actis-2 is the best interceptor. Speed, agility, and a well engineered small frame with a killer arsenal, the granted it was Hyperdrive ring assisted. It was a very simple ship that could be modified like the Delta Starfighter.
Counter measures, basic shielding, a luxurious spacious cockpit for targeting computers, storage behind the pilots seat, and a massive canopy view. Perfect for hanging scented small trees
It is more believable than the A-wing. It seems improbable that the a ship that small (the A-Wing) could pack in all those systems. It defies credibility. The ETA Actis-2, on the other had, is about the same size and has many of the same good features, but it more realistically makes hyperspace engines a separate unit that it can utilize. Clone Wars ships are generally better thought out than original trilogy (as much as I like them)>
do a video on the most powerful and most realistic starfighters in sci fi
Good idea!!
You mean
The A wing?
We’ll have to work up to it I guess
So an entire video on the Starfury from Babylon 5?
The A wing has been one of my favorite fighter designs for a while, vindicated! Ty.
After Endor :Demilitarization on the new republic you say?
Years later Death Star 3 crippled the new republic
I remember playing the old X-wing vs TiE Fighter games. The A-wing was my favorite. I remember a mission where you had to scope out the entire Imperial fleet as it passed through a system. The briefing called for an X-wing, but it was too slow. So I took an A-wing. After a few practice missions (very successful) I decided to do AGRESSIVE recon. Me and my little A-wing took down over a dozen capital ships, including a Victory Star Destroyer, plus a dozen TIE Avengers to boot.
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According to Legends, the Imperial Navy doctrine focused more on Capital Ships, and starfighters were relegated to a short-range support role. TIE starfighters fit the doctrine - no hyperdrive and long-term life support meant they couldnt abandon their assigned ship, and cheapness & lack of shields promoted swarm tactics against whatever enemies that the Capital Ship weapons couldn’t deal with. For Imperial pilots, it reinforced the idea that everyone was a cog in the Imperial war machine.
Cool excellent work like always
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Sir
Hands down my favorite starwars ship. Thanks for the awesome video. It was cool to learn some information and backstory to this ship. Keep up the awesome work!
"the kind of pilot who sets his inertial compensator to 95%"
Was that an X-Wing novel reference?
I've seen the phrase in a sci-fi novel or two and I think it was used in one or two of the Stargate shows.
Speaking good things about the a-wing!!!
I’ve never clicked on a video so fast before.
The Legends story was far better for the A-Wing.
The Legends story was far better in general.
I hate that in the new "Canon" the a wing, b Wing, tie interceptor and tie defender all exist before the galactic civil war just because Rebels need to cram as much dumb fan service in to itself as possible to distract from how awful it was also what the fuck was up with that ridiculous laser thing on the b Wing it doesn't make any sense the b Wing never has that in any sauces placed after that so they knew we were never going to see it again what was the point
Daegon agreed
@@sammywhite5127 Agreed.
@@sammywhite5127 the composite beam was more of a plot devise. Besides, the creator of the B-wing explained in the same episode that he'd remove the beam on the production model because it didn't leave any power for the hyperdrive.
A-Wing was always my favorite fighter to fly in the X-Wing games. Excellent ship.
The A-Wing is the P-51 of Star Wars
The P-51 wasn't that good
@@solarsatan9000 If I remember though. It was the plane that you could swoop down in, down the pilot and manage to get away due to superior speed. So if that's the case, then yeah. The A-Wing is the P-51 of Star Wars.
@@holy8782 no the P-51 was could carry bombs the A-wing is the spitfire MK14 of star wars
I feel more FW 190, maybe?
@@AWolf-gq2vu no an fw 190 had to much heavy firepower
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How about the V-WING. Or the naboo Starfighter.
2:30 I like the things with other more common time strapped to then that allowed then to do awesome stuff. IRL, the a-10 is a good with a plane strapped to it.
What about the Tri-Droid attack on a clone squad lead by two jedis?
What about the droid attack on the wookies?
The inertial compensateor is basically like a physics teacher strapped to a ship ignoring air resistance and making how to figure out how it flies confuseing
I have at least two flaws with this vessel:
1. Guns are still wing-mounted. Though closer together than the X-wings, they still need to have a focal point, decreasing their firing range and usefulness.
2. Where is it getting all this power from? A ship with that many sensors, guns, and extra features is going to need a LOT of power. And those engines surely require it too. Its flight capabilities cannot possibly be long, since it would drain its fuel and batteries far too fast, much like the ME-163 in WWII.
Jake Heinrichs Another flaw is the lack of astromech compatibility.
the guns are mounted on a gimbal, they can be tilted slightly inwards and outwards as well as being able to swivel 180 degress to fire behind the ship - and its an interceptor its literally desgined to have higher performance at the cost of range
I always loved the A-Wing, having had a very bad traffic accident, 8 ton truck vs. bicyclist, I spent a lot of time in hospital, because well squish. Since at the time and in the area it was front page news I got visitors one of which was representatives from some of the Star Wars advertising folks and one of the many gifts they gave me was an A-Wing model. The biggest redesign features between Return of the Jedi A-Wing and the Last Jedi, in my opinion, is by slimming down the thickness of the A-Wing allows 2 boxes of A-wings with Last Jedi compared to 1 Box size of the Last Jedi. Movie wise you could hold twice the amount of modern A-Wings when in a stacked launch platform. Oh and the new A-Wing now being able to be used very often since every time it lands it would crush it's tail fins as it only has front landing gear.
What about the A-wings secret lovechild with the X-wing.... .the E-Wing
"Ain't no wing like a Sch-wing baby!" - Garth Vader of Milaywarkay
Unfortunately, there are certain imperial canon/legends craft that were technically faster than the A-wing:
#3: Cygnus Spaceworks Missle Boat going 122
#2: TIE Avenger: 133
#1: TIE Defender: 144
True, but I think that this article primarily deals with the Original Trilogy era, and none of the three ties you mentioned were produced during this time
Paul Magee, era pertains to time, not reality/alternate universes (i.e. Canon vs Legends). These three craft are within the era in the Legend’s flight sim, the sequel to “Star Wars: X-Wing”: “Star Wars: TIE Fighter”, takes place immediately after the Battle of Hoth & ends shortly before hearing word about the results of the Battle of Endor.
#3 is completely legends, #2 is technically an offshoot of Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced, #1 is canon thanks to Star Wars: Rebels & such.
@@nickvinsable3798 Fair enough. I suppose I was just rationalizing through the fact that we never see the Defender, advanced, or Gunboat on screen in the Original Trilogy
Ah, so what you meant to type, Paul Magee, was “. . . this Video primarily deals with the Original Trilogy, and none of the three Starfighters you mentioned were produced in those films” . . . yokay. FYI, the Missleboat was actually designed & produced by Cygnus Spaceworks, the designing manufacturers of the Imperial Gunboat as well as those Old Republic & Imperial Shuttles.
well yeah, sweetblue44. I specifically typed “canon/legends” because two of the three ships are technically canon (TIE Avenger’s predecessor would be Darth Vader’s TIE).
A Wing : Wanna see me destroy that Star Destroyer
Star Destroyer: *Explodes*
A Wing: Wanna see me do it again ?
Can you do tie defender?
What star wars movie is at 12:49 ?? Does anybody know??
And the Tri Fighter is still the best.
We need to see all these futures being used in the films, I know Episode 2 is no really popular, but seeing jango Fett piloting the Slave 1 and unleashing its arsenal was genius!
Still prefer my TIE Interceptor my dude, bu the A-Wing is still a good fighter.
why though
TIE Defender and Missile Boats my friend, show those rebel SOBs who rules the stars.
To each his own
Lord Frostwind For the Empire!
@@NightRaven-lh1bf Interceptor and the Defender are my two must have SW ships
Just to correct something this guy said at about 7:35...
The Rebel Alliance chose the T-65 because Incom's engineers and support staff defected to them just before the schematics for the X-Wing (as well as all of the existing snubfighters) could fall into Imperial hands. The Rebellion needed any fighting ships they could get their hands on to combat the Emperor's forces. THAT is why the X-Wing became known as a symbol of the resistance. Otherwise, it's very likely that Seinar Fleet Systems would have been turning out T-65s instead of TIEs.
Top speed in space really makes no sense other than c. :') There's nothing causing significant drag in space.
I'll just change speed into maximum acceleration in my mind.
Speed just is great because it will give a great advantage in dogfighting when greater speed is needed.
The tactics that the A wing specialized in were called high-side gun pass or Boom and Zoom. It was set up during WWII and the specialty of fighters like the Mustang or Focke-Wulf. Before that it was more about turn fighters, which was more a specialty of the Zero.
10 Features that made the TIE Defender the best TIE. Try 7
No offense to tech, but the sw TH-cam channels keep sayings TIEs are easy to jump and their sensor capabilities are constantly ignored.
I don't think any TIE will get a good video.
@@lancer737 the TIE Defender was one of if not THE best starfighter of all time. It even had twin Ion canons to fight larger capital ships. It was also the fastest TIE. Overall a very well rounded ship with deflector shields and a Hyperdrive.
A TIE Phantom could take a TIE Defender... and the Defender Pilot won't even know what hit him. :)
@@patrickstewart3446 The TIE Defender is faster and ( the elite variant) has more laser canons. The TIE Phantom is outgunned and it is too slow.
@@linuxoperatingsystem6402 And maybe those things would matter if the Defender could even find the phantom. The most important part isn't speed or firepower. It's not being hit. No TIE does not being hit better than the Phantom. :)
5:05-To be fair, jets are designed specifically to fly in atmosphere, so they're a bit more specialized for it.
Imagine if Anakin owned one of these. Yikes.
Always Aw3s0m3 Or if Plo Koon had survived Order 66 and flown an A-Wing... massive yikes for the Empire. Not many people realize how good of a pilot Master Plo was. Some say he was almost as good as Anakin.
Yeah only the tie-advanced and tie-defender were clearly better then the a-wing
When I watch your videos you rid me of nightmares jumbling up in my brain
The Tie Fighter is a joke a flying coffin just like those smart cars
Not really. They are considered even with X-Wings in universe.
Except the smart cars are ridiculously expensice
Expensive
Normal Tie Fighters are just a cockpit strapped to an engine. Normal tie fighters dont even have life support nor even shields.
You guys have such great quality content. 😀
I am gonna have to disagree. The A-Wing Interceptor is the best Rebel Interceptor. But it was out performed in every way by TIE Interceptors.
The Interceptor is constantly shown murdering A-Wings in mass. Its cannons are powerful enough to kill any Rebel fighter with a single beam as seen in ROTJ, Blade Squadron, and all the Rebels episodes with TIE Defenders as they have the same cannons.
The Interceptor and Defender had the most powerful targeting computers in the war, and its likely what gave the TIE Interceptor the edge to get past the A-Wing Interceptors jammers.
Interceptors and Fighters are very modular, and because the Interceptors have the same reactors TIE Avengers have, they easily could mount shields, hyperdrives, projectile launchers, beam weaponry like tractor beams, tactical beam jammers, all at once with no issue. The TIE Interceptor Squadron Avenger, and the Royal Guard Interceptors did this.
Also despite what channels say about any TIE, all Rebellion era fighters have 360 3d ftl passive and active sensors of various kinds. The only way they wont see an attacker coming is if they are hard jammed, or preoccupied.
I think that was due to the rebels having inferior pilots. Say what you want about the tie fighter but the imperial pilots were the best in the galaxy. And although the interceptor could turn better and had more lasers an a wing had speed shields and concussion missiles. A defender on the other hand would be a bigger problem.
Yeah it depends on the pilot skills. Both fighters were doomed if the other one locked its weapons on it. The shield gives the A-Wing an advantage in theory, but practically it makes no difference if the rapid fireing TIE needs a few more shots. And the missiles can be countered or dodged, it's hard to lock on a equally fast and more maneuverable target anyway. The TIE can be taken out by a few shots, it needs its speed and maneuverability to survive as well as to kill. The A-Wing is better on the paper, but in a real fight it is way closer (not considering the TIEs cost advantage, although the A-Wing has more possible uses).
@@TheMysti97 Its both the craft and skill. Using a real life example.
Veteran F-15 pilots in Europe have lost in stimulated engagements with Green Pilots using Typhoons. In this case, the flight characteristics is so much better that the Vet Airforce pilots couldn't beat new pilots.
@@TheMysti97 Also it depends on the TIE and if it's a TIE Fighter, what Cannons they have
True that imperial pilots were the best trained, but the a wing can go anywhere in the galaxy and has shields. You are right that the TIE intercepter was highy changable but movies A wing any otherTIE
I am absolutely loving this series.
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Love it! Keep up the good work GT!
Overengineered and hard to maintain. Sounds VERY german to me
Lol yup
What video game are they showing during the video?
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Bridge worker: Captain a wing
Captain: im looking for A-Wing not a wing
No that’s the tri fighter this is just Rebel propaganda
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This is my personal favorite fighter in Star Wars. One feature I like is that 2 of these can be attached to a CR90 corvette for quick fighter assistance.
StarViper-class Attack Platform is by far my favorite fighter. It has the length of a A-Wing but the height of a At-At, unique pair of micro thrusts on each wing tip. I think it could hold it's own if not best the A-Wing, personally speaking.
Kinda like my old Datsun 280zx twin turbo, a giant engine and two seats.... same reason why I love the A Wing... remember The gauntlet mission on the old X-Wing computer game, the A wing ruled it with its speed and concussion missiles, like no other.
I’m not sure how true that is, but apparently it’s also possible to carry several A-wings stashed inside a blockade runner corvette as well, giving you more flexibility beyond the ship’s hyperdrive if you need to make longer distance hyperspace jumps
Fast, compact, weapon ready and good looking. Verdict : A+
Also like the ARC 170, E wing and the X wing.
Cool comparisons and breakdown.
what's the game throughout the video?
9:30 never heard of USMC force recon?
i've always underestimated the A-wing. thanks for this video
Where you reference the ARC-170, "aggressive reconnaissance" could refer to two separate roles, attack and recon, like how the RAF classifies some of its aircraft, such as the Tornado GR.Mk4.
It was tasked with ground attack (G) and recon (R) but it would not likely do them both on the same sortie.
@Generation Tech
: The flight scenes look like a video game. Can you tell me which game it was?
TAPE Gaming's KSP Fighter Jet Showdown series once featured an A-Wing. It was surprisingly very effective, no repulsorlifts necessary.
The paint scheme and overall stats of the A-Wing always reminded me of the Vipers from BSG.
7:13 It's been a long... *BANG*
The Empire's only real justification for the bulk of the TIE series i.e. the TIE-LN, Intsrceptor, and Bomber was tenuous at best. Considering the abysmal turnover rate on these models, any fighter, interceptor, bomber design with a pricetag =>that of a TIE-LN would have been far more cost effective. They don't even have the INCOM excuse to reject the A-Wing platform since it was designed by their very own Kuat Drive Yards. Combining the best elements of the Ethersprite and TIE-Hunter platforms would have cost more than any Rebel starfighters, but it would've outperformed even the TIE-Defender. They only would of needed about 2:00 of these specialized anti Rebel fighters along with a well rounded support fleet of 2 Venators, 2 Interdictor Cruisers equipped with dedicated anti starfighter load outs(point defense cannons, flack cannons, concussion missile launchers, etc.), 4 Arquitens light cruisers equipped with mostly quad laser cannon turrets and torpedo tubes with as many proton and ion torpedoes on board as possible, and 6 Taider-Class Corvettes with standard loadouts. Thrawn could've been tasked with leading this task force to the exclusion of all other concerns and the Rebellion would've been over before it began.
I'd say its suited for intercepting light transports or bombers then immediately retreat, not so much for dogfights like the x wing considering that it tends to get hit by tie fighters