Star Wars: BTL-B Y-Wing | Ship Breakdown
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- Spacedock returns with a look at the venerable BTL-B Y-Wings of the Galactic Republic Navy. (Star Wars) #StarWars
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the wait was worth it these visuals are great
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I love how this bomber was a good guy ship for so long that when the good guys became bad, it basically auotbalanced to the good guys again
Bro, what? It went from good guys to bad guys.
@@IvanKinkle I think he means from the clones being good guys in clone wars. Then being bad guys with the empire and the fact tarkin indoctrination not using them and they ended up in the hands of the rebels
@@anthonykearney608 Was the Republic ever really the "good guys"? The separatists had some pretty legit complaints about corruption in the Republic. Also, the Republic outright refused to aid in defending Naboo, but pulled an army out of nowhere the second some people (peacefully at first) tried to leave the Republic. All Sith lord manipulation, sure, but they were still making the best choice for themselves when the republic had to flip out and drag everybody back in at gunpoint.
@@scoreboredgaming see, the problem with the separatists (other than the casual use of human shields, WMDs, etc.) Is that they're run by a sith lord. Beyond that they DO have a very legitimate grievance, but ill go for the guys who go out of their way to save people than the ones who put those civilians in danger.
@@evanceier8577 The Republic is also run by a Sith lord. And their bulk of their armed forces during the war were slaves. And importantly, their conduct during the war doesn't justify the Republic starting the war. The Separatists didn't secede for the sake of committing war crimes and using human shields, they left because the Republic kinda sucks and they tought they could do better. They may have been wrong in hindsight, but they had every right to set up their own government.
It's ironic that in the Malevolence arc, a story that is clearly modeled on the hunt for the Bismarck, the BTL-B plays the role of the obsolete Fairy Swordfish Torpedo Bomber.
It is actually even more interesting to consider, that the Fairy Swordfish wasn't an obsolete aircraft, but a modern naval torpedobomber at the time.
Just consider that it was the only aircraft that started the war in active frontline service and ended the war in active frontline service, and that it accounted for more enemy tonnage than any other airplane in history.
That is why the BTL-B is such a good fit.
@@MrBandholm, pretty sure this comment is a joke. Well done, you got me with that.
Update: It was obsolete by 1939, being a canvas biplane. That served it well against the Bismarck as her AA guns had been calibrated to faster planes. But it DID account for more tonnage than any other plane in service, and outlived several models designed to replace it?! This thing was the plane that wouldn't die!
@@MrBandholm spitfire wasnt still frontline at the end of the war?? pretty sure they were
@@Scoobydcs not as a torpedo/attack aircraft in the navy. Seafire was developed after the Sea Hurricane and the absence of an adequate naval combat aircraft.
The Y-Wing is proof that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. They keep trying to make better, newer bombers and they keep failing. The Resistance bombers, the K-Wing, the B-Wing is more anti-capital ship than bomber, they actually made the Y-Wing look cooler by making it older with the Clone Wars variant. You don't mess with perfection.
I believe the Clone Wars variant of the Y-Wing is based off of the original concept of the Y-wing for the Original Trilogy
Well B-wing is superior choice for assault fighter / bomber. Especially B-Wing E. K-Wing was much better bomber but it was much more costly , where B-wing cost only 1/3 more, K-wing was almost double cost of Y-wing.
@@HrothgarHeavenlight The B-Wing is a giant, flying cross. It cannot bomb. It's an attack platform but not something you'd use to attack any ground-based installation, period. Its gigantic profile also make it the worse choice as a fighter.
Honestly, it was the writers' choice in the EU to make the B-Wing a "replacement" Y-Wing and it's very fitting that it pretty much never did. Book after book, the Y-Wing is still in use and it's excuse after excuse with the B-Wing's development. The very form the B-Wing has is flawed and unsuitable for use as anything but a giant, flying torpedo platform.
I'm sorry but my original statement stands. The B-Wing just doesn't do it as a bomber. Great for sending out in waves to take out capital ships, if you escort them heavily but not as good at their job as a squadron of Y-Wings. I'll take Aggressor Wing any day.
@@isaac3702 It is. They made it better by making it older. I find that funny.
@@Barrobroadcastmaster You are right, the B-Wing is basically just a gunship with torpedos. And it is very good at that job.
Imperial Navy: Allow us to introduce the new Tie Bomber.
Imperial Pilots: Wouldn't the Y-Wing bomber be a better choice? It has better shields, a hyperdrive, and more weapons.
Imperial Navy: No,no,no, the Tie Bomber is the superior choice. Now go into those more dangerous bombers with less protection.
"I dont know...it seems fragile"
"It has two compartiments with a cool door between them"
"LETS BOMB SOME REBELS"
You don't need shields! You're so hardcore you can dodge everything! Tie pilots rule! Separatists drool!
Jon "Dutch" Vander: Switches teams
Y-Wing pilots are concerned about point defence systems and fighter screens.
TIE bomber pilots have a panic attack when a guy sneezes in their general direction.
Well to be fair you could probably buy half a dozen tie bombers for the price of a single Y wing
1) I like the new look/feel of the channel.
2) “Tarkin Doctrine” -
Og Y-Wing was my fave as a kid. Great to see its Clone War era reconstruction.
Mine too. But not only as a kid. Still is :D
"The Y-Wing is the Workhorse of the rebel fleet, its not quick or flashy, but it gets the job done"
The Y-Wing, the Fighter/Bomber of choice, loved it when i first saw it on EP IV, still loving it today, and the armored version on CW was nice, seeing it on its prime, and the fact that decades later it was still kicking ass after so many tries to retire it from service, both from the Empire and then later from the New Republic.
YO THE FORCE UNLEASHED SOUNDTRACK GAVE ME SUCH A NOSTALGIA RUSH
WE'RE BACK, LADS
Y-wing, the craft that could have been designed in the old republic, be in service up to the yuuzhang voon war, and no one would complain.
The pilots certainly did. It was a sloth of a ship. Extremely vulnerable.
@@dat581 The pilots seemed to have mixed feelings about it. Some hated it, but others loved it. And it wasn’t necessarily that vulnerable; they were extremely durable and as we saw I ROTJ they could hold their own in a dogfight with even interceptors
With modern upgrades like how the uS keeps upgrading their fleets of aircraft the BTL-B could probably have kept pace even into the Vong wars.
@@sirboomsalot4902 Nah. Better options were available.
@@dat581 I quite doubt that
The *BTL-B* was also used for emergency food drops for units that were trapped behind enemy lines [Clones couldn't salvage food from defeated droid units, like they could power and ammunition], and for that they used compact well rounded foods such as *Bacon, Tomato and Lettuce,* between two slices of *Bread.*
And that is how the *BTL-B* model got its designation.
🥓 🍅 🥬-🍞 Why?
This is so stupid it might actually be true.
Gateroom Guard #1 (looking over at his companion who has just answered his question): 'Bacon!?'
Gateroom Guard #2: Hey, it's the food that makes other food worth eating!
Gateroom Guard #1: You'd bring _bacon_ to another galaxy?
Damn that's a good one.
The Y-Wing. Savior to the Old Republic and savior to the Rebel Alliance.....and it still comes back for more.
He's back. HE'S BACK!
Great video, great effects, great ship.
"This ship design is extremely effective! Let's scrap it!"
- Tarkin Doctrine
Are we sure Tarkin wasn't really trying to bring the Empire down from the inside?
@@weldonwin I was going to say, "who do you think gave the rebelled the Deatg Star plans?", but then I remembered rogue one.
@@RorikH originally it was Kyle Katarn.
Don’t forget those effective designs also inspired fear in the enemy as well. Because they were so good.
@@Gothic7876 Tie fighters wer junk though they were literally a cockpit lasers and engines strapped between two solar panels.....
Finally someone that realises that the Clone Wars era Y-Wings and Galactic Civil War era Y-Wings were different models
@ultrabrian8151 Maybe under disney star wars, but before they took over they were meant to be different models
Okay, that animation was definitely worth the wait! And they start of with the first generation of one of the most underrated fighters in the Star Wars franchise. This admittedly if I hade to chose between the Y-Wing and the X-Wing, I will go with the X-wing every time. And I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks that, hence reason for it being underrated.
I love it how the prop department in the first (New Hope) Star Wars movie never bothered to secure the front cannons on the Y-Wing at 03:54. You can see them roll around a bit as the technician secures the canopy.
That's gimballing....yeah....they're gimballed for converging fire at different ranges....yup....
The Y-Wing is MOST DEFINITELY one of my MOST favorites in Star Wars.
Glad to see that you guys are back and at it again!
LOVE this new intro guys. Great work!
Watch your stabilizer, Gold 6 !!
We're back, and with probably my favorite Star Wars fighter!
I love the direction that this channel is going. Although the old visuals still looked good, the newer style is much less gimmicky than before.
Of all the fightercraft in star wars, the Y-Wing is by far and away my favorite. Glad to see a video on it.
Could you do the romulan Mogai class heavy warbird from Star Trek?
I missed these breakdowns. They're so indepth, and informative, that it makes me want to binge watch the entire Clone Wars and Rebels Series...again. Great job Daniel.
I've been having Spacedock withdrawals. So glad you guys are back!
These new graphics are amazing, y'all have outdone yourselves!
The Y-wing is both iconic and a very cool ship.
with upgraded engines and modern equipment the old BTL-B could prove a great modern strike fighter even well into the new republic Era.. I personally prefer the look of the older CLone wars model looks much more sleek and refined with all the panels on.
Thanks for that sweet of a birthday gift!
*"Gold Leader, standing by."*
"Stay on target... *Stay on Target!"*
@@weldonwin Heavy breathing intensifies.
Really love the editing in this one great job to whoever did it!
I would love to see more starfighter breakdowns from the Wing Commander games
cool ship breakdown but HOLY MOLY THAT ANIMATION!
This is from the clone wars tv show…
@@afilleduptaco i know, i was talking about the new spacedock animation, it's gorgeous
These things were supposedly obsolete when I served in the Imperial Navy (from about the Hoth Campaign to just before the Battle of Endor), but I must say that the Rebel Alliance and other terrorists used them to excellent effect. They make superb long-range raiders. Though they're easy enough to kill even in a baseline TIE Fighter, the time to kill is quite annoyingly long. If deployed in large enough numbers (especially with a good fighter escort of X- or A-Wings to keep us busy), these damn Y-Wings could do massive damage to installations, capital ships, and especially freighters with proton torpedo or heavy rocket strikes.
So in short, I must give them due respect even as I want them all to DIE DIE I HATE YOU DIE DIE DIE!!! Ahem. Yes. Respect. Long live the Emperor.
Welcome back, Spacedock!
I love how you can see the progression throughout the franchise
I love the y- wing!
I remember buying TIE Fighter game many years ago from Lucas Arts when it came out…the instruction book really gave a clearer history of space fighter craft development, and I learned the names Sienar Fleet Systems, Incom, and Koensayr. The document was slanted by ‘Imperial Perception’ but it gave a good rundown of technology from their point of view…
I really love multirole workhorse craft in my sci-fi. The Y-wing is basically a space De Havilland Mosquito.
From being the teeth of the Republic's navy to being the workhorse and backbone of the Alliance the Y-Wing is truly a one of the most important and beautifully designed starfighters in galactic history.
There are differences between the bombers that the Republic used and the old ones that were still being used by the rebel fleet. The rebels had to make changes to them and compromise some things. Covering that would be interesting.
If the X-Wing is the Rebellion's Spitfire, then the Y-Wing is their Hurricane. Not as flashy, fast, or iconic but stalwart, lethal and hard to kill.
The prelude to the legendary gold squadron.
A very important addition to the republic navy but nothin beats the original version seen first in a new hope.
Really digging the new visual style!
"The Y-Wing is the Workhorse of the rebel fleet, its not quick or flashy, but it gets the job done"
The Y-Wing, the Fighter/Bomber of choice, loved it when i first saw it on EP IV, still loving it today, and the armored version on CW was nice, seeing it on its prime, and the fact that decades later it was still kicking ass after so many tries to retire it from service, both from the Empire and then later from the New Republic.
THE RETURN OF THE KING
AND
A WHOLE LOT OF EXTRANEOUS NOBILITY
Damn, the new style is slick
the thing's basically a b-52 in terms of age in star wars, I love it
closer to a Soviet BB-1
Way to kick off a return. Welcome back.
A wing of Y wings Escorted by X-wings is a scary thing sight
Loving the new look
"The Y-Wing is the work horse of the rebel fleet. It’s not quick or flashy but it gets the job done. The armor on this ship is extensive, and the shields will protect you from just about anything, which is good, because you won’t be going anywhere fast." That one description from Rogue Squadron 2 cemented the Y-wing as my all time favorite starfighter in star wars. Glad to see a video done on the model that started it all!
The 2 person fighter. One pilot and one gunner.
Its a tactical bomber, that configuration is probably the most common crew configuration for this type of air/spacecraft.
@@zafranorbian757 still one of my favorite type of fighters
@@articusramos808 It's not a fighter though, it's a Bomber.
@@zafranorbian757 I know that, wiki calls it a star fighter and I'm sticking with half of that.
I like the this original BTL configuration best. All the B.S. about how stripping the armor of made it faster is total Bunk. It's a space craft, in space weight is not as critical as is power out put. Once a ship is in motion it will stay in motion until acted upon by an outside force. Basic Newtonian law of motion. The only time aerodynamic drag/weight/thrust would be of any concern is in atmosphere. Something the BTL only does as a planet side Ground Attacker, to which you want as much armor/shielding you can carry. Like an A-10 compared to an F-35.
Star Wars like most other space based shows has people believing that "Plane in Scape" physic's is real. The one show that does the physic's right is "The Expanse".
Imagine thinking Star Wars has ever followed any law of physics
Good to see u again Doc
I love the new style! Good to be back, and the script itself is still on point
Love the intro graphics upgrade!
great graphics update!
I'm a cool person because I like made up specs about made up stuff. Not a nerd, just cool, cool person with good taste. I love this channel.
To be honest, I didn't like this choice. I feel like they gave a Y-wing variation to the Republic just to use a more familiar ship design that the Rebels would eventually use. I get that they didn't fit with the Tarkin Doctorine of the Empire. But the idea that the Empire had such a successful fighter and melted them down into scrap, instead of just phasing them out slowly like other ships is just weird. We know the Empire kept using V-Wings and Arc 170s for a few years at least. That they didn't continue using the Y-Wing makes little sense.
I think it would have made much more sense had the ship remained in service until its manufacturer was discovered to have Rebel sympathies, then the remaining ships would be destroyed to avoid them falling into Rebel hands.
Well the role of bomber wasn't a priority even by the time the clone wars ended, the victory class were meant to usher in a new era of heavily armed warships that had raw firepower to replace what the y wings did. Arcs were able to dogfight and v wings were interceptors, and that's all the empire really wanted. It's why tie bombers were given so little design thought
@@anthonyhartman411 Yes but remember we're talking about a fighter that was a mainstay of their existing military forces. They had to number in the thousands, if not tens of thousands across their territory. Simply scrapping overnight would be huge totally unneeded waste of resources. I could see them not buying more of them as they shifted to the TIE bomber line. But just scrapping them immediately makes no sense.
@@anthonyhartman411 Y-Wings can certainly dogfight too, even better than Arcs IMHO. With less crew also.
Love those flying coffins to death. A very quick one ^^
Return of the king
Bigger budget production graphics are excellent.
So happy to see you back and I am loving the new graphics and audio!
I gotta know, have you ever played Starsector? It does a great job at showcasing fleet warfare and infrastructure in space.
And it also shows that a fighter is nothing compared to a capital warship.
@@boobah5643 all those are accounted for (except maybe stealth and hacking), since the fighters are highly maneuverable and small (roughly the size they'd be in starwars).
As for the payload, theres fighters that carry nukes that can oneshot half of the smaller ships in the game and cripple the larger ones, though a solo bomber isn't getting anywhere without either protection or a squad of other fighters. And if it has more armor at the cost of maneuverability, it definitely won't be coming back without help.
It always mystifies me that no-one in Star Wars lore (in terms of the Rebellion) seems to think along the lines of 'we have these slow but well armed bombers that are very vulnerable to modern fighters and these interceptors that are not very well armed or sturdy - why not fit the engines of the interceptors onto the B-Wings so we have speed, durability and weapons'
Because B-Wings are massive and heavy, and Interceptors are comparatively light. I’m willing to bet the engines in the B-Wing are way more powerful than the ions on the interceptors
Definitely my favorite star fighter
The Y Wing Bombers on a New Hope had partially covered boosters fuselage where as these versions the entire boosters are covered..
The clones had the backing of the Republic, fully-equipped mechanical support crews, and well-maintained hangar bays and supply chains.
The rebels had whatever and whoever they could get, and as such certain non-essential parts could be done without.
Awesome! New style is looking very good, 10/10
The 15 dislkes are from Seperatist commanders.
I f***ing LOVE the new graphics! The new intro song was awesome, too! Thanks to the Spacedock crew for the upgrade!
The new graphics and effects are amazing !
Great work and great video !
My opinion on the Y-wing has done a complete 180 over the years. At first I didn't like it because of it's age, it's slow pace and the existence of the B-wing. Now I love the Y-wing because of it's simplicity, efficiency and effectiveness at it's role; it's doesn't need to be flashy or superpowered to get the job done.
It's a close battle between this and the more famous BTL-A4 but I say the BTL-B just edges ahead in my preference, mostly due to the extra gunner.
In my personal head cannon the y wing is replaced / upgraded mirroring the history of the Manchester to Lancaster bombers, with a direct logical replacement. something that echoes all of the functionality, and doubles its utility.
The clone wars Y-wing looks 10 time better than the rebel alliance one
Love the new style. Welcome back, stronger and better !
Slick new look!
The armorless Y-Wing is my favorite ship in starwars. However I don’t really like the armored look.
i dont hate it, but it just looks weird to me, like i know is there something wrong with it, still it was nice seein it on its prime kicking ass.
I prefer the older armored model looks more sleek.
It kind of has an interesting backstory. A guidebook described the Y-Wings in Rebel hands as all having been originally armored, but maintenance crews were tired of stripping all the armor to get where they needed to go, so pilots agreed to just leave the armor off to increase availability rates. The people making the Clone Wars show like the idea of an older armored variant, so they took the armored look, increased the armor even more and came to the conclusion that that is what its predecessor would have looked like.
I love the Rebel Y-Wing largely thanks to it's iconic barebones look. The exposed internals and the fragile appearance of the engines reminds me of World War 1 era bi-planes. More especifically the Swordfish torpedo bomber, a bi-plane that was already outdated by the time it fought in World War 2 which is now dominated by all-metal fully armored monoplanes that are much faster and deadlier, but it was such an effective and reliable design that it ended up staying in-service far longer than expected, dealt a lot more damage than more modern torpedo bombers and proved to be an amazing aircraft despite all it's drawbacks. Just like the Rebel Y-Wings, outdated but is still more than capable of kicking ass. And let's be real folks, it's not often we get barebones spacecraft designs in sci-fi. In a genre dominated by extremely sleek and futuristic looking space crafts the old, beat-up, barely functional look of the Y-Wing sure makes it a lot more unique.
I know it's classified as a bomber, but to me it's more like a ground attack craft similar to an A-10 since it can dog fight as seen in Return of the Jedi and in videogames. Also, this is my favorite Star Wars "fighter".
I would rather put it on the lineage of Ju 87, SBD-3 or the Japanese B5N-7N series of bombers.
Just yesterday I was wondering if the channel was still alive. Nice to hear from you, Daniel from Spacedock.
Everyone else in the EA SW battlefront 2 starfighter assault multiplayer lobby:
“Lmao, you’re picking a Y-wing. What a newb!”
Me: Get Good, boy” *Goes 50 kills,11 assists, and 2 deaths* “I went easy on you guys, I could have just used Slave 1 to make a point”
I noticed you had an awesome soundtrack. Now, I suddenly want a deep dive into the Tarkin Doctrine
nice new new intro spacedock really good
Y-Wing pilot till death.
4 minutes and 20 seconds, *NOICE*
Spacedock got a new coat of paint and it's my favourite ship, I like it
Such a cool death trap. Mortality rate you can write home about
Thank you
Pardon the expletive but...Fuck! Did I ever miss this channel's videos! Welcome back!
The hard hitting Y-Wing has always been a fave. Not as sleek or sexy as the X-Wing, sure. But it gets the job done.
good updates and upgrades
Aww I've missed these ship breakdown vids!
Great stuff, guys. Glad you’re back
if you think about it, the Y wing is a timeless design since its debue in 1997.
What a spicy new.... *everything*. Except for the voice, it's still perfect
I like the new graphics. Very slick
Great video! Good to see you back!
missed you
Welcome back, Spacedock