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Re: 4x2ReVu: B-wing (slightly off topic)
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Thu, 13 Jan 2000 21:45:20 GMT
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Sortafast wrote:
> <snip>
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> According to the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, ( I haven't read a thorough
> B-wing history anywhere else) The B-wing starfighter was designed as a heavy
> weapons ship whose primary function was to take out small Imperial cruisers
> of Nebulon-B (Rebel Medical Frigate seen at end of ESB) size or smaller. The
> three main guns are in fact Ion cannons that will disable the Imperial craft
> without causing structural damage. The enemy craft can then be captured or
> destroyed. The uncommon design of the ship is due to the precise targeting
> necessary for disabling capital ships. Yet, a starfighter can hardly sit
> still for very
> long with squadrons of TIEs flying around. The solution was to make the
> cockpit swivel independently of the fuselage, as to provide a stable
> targeting platform
> while the rest of the ship can swivel and dodge as necessary to avoid
> incoming fire. This makes for a very effective heavy starfighter, but also
> adds to
> maintenance headaches to keep the B-wing in operational order. The prototype
> B-wing housed a crew of 2 (which I think would be very interesting to see
> someone build) a pilot and gunner, but the design was later simplified. The
> B-wing was designed by Admiral Ackbar and a team of insectoid aliens known as
> the Verpine.
In the X-Wing series, it had 3 ion cannons and 3 blasters (which where
always changing places on the wings and cockpit, IMHO XWA had the best
configuration). If you look at the official LEGO B-Wing, on each wing
there is the large standard blaster piece (in black, drool), with an
ORANGE 1x1 round plate: probably the blasters. There is also a short
black antenna stuck into a headlight brick on each wing next to the
blasters, most likely the ion cannons. I guess the dark grey
thruster-style bricks between the engine block and the cockpit are the
proton torpedo launchers. BTW: This is next on my purchace list for SW
LEGO. Last Rebel figher I need. :)
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| (...) Yuck. I don't consider the X-wing series because it's a game, and most games change things to make them easier to program or more exciting. For instance: 1) You couldn't rotate the B-Wing's fuselage in the game. 2) A-Wings do not have (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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| In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez writes: <snip> (...) <snip> According to the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, ( I haven't read a thorough B-wing history anywhere else) The B-wing starfighter was designed as a heavy weapons ship whose primary function (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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