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Re: A couple stupid SW questions...
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Thu, 8 Jun 2000 22:29:42 GMT
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If I remember correctly, they included the shields and a more robust life
support system to the Tie Advanced to make them, and the pilots last longer.
This was the second coming of the empire, and it was a much poorer empire at
that point, so they need to use their resources the best way they could.
The Tie's and Tie Interceptors were little more that engines and laser
cannons, with no shields, and very little in the way of life support.
If I remember correctly, they were also a pretty big pain in the butt to
fly. While there were fairly decent computer controls and navigation, it
still did not help much since the pilots were flying with blinders on. Hence
the wing/ solar panel design of the interceptor.
I would also have to disagree with the A-wing being used as an escort ship.
I think that the X-wings were much better suited for that, mostly because of
the hyperdrives on them. And the A-wing was fast, and very hard to pilot,
because it was so fast and maneuverable. It had very little armor, and what
I have read, had a hard time sustaining a direct laser hit.
Chris
> From: "Jason Fabisch" <jfabisch@alphawire.com>
> Organization: Alpha Wire Company
> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 20:27:03 GMT
> To: lugnet.starwars@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: A couple stupid SW questions...
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> Ouch, I would have to disagree with you on that last one. The B-wing is no
> where near as fast or agile as a Tie Advanced, but it does carry way more
> armor and weapons. TIE Advanced were one of the latest developments in the
> TIE series and were basically designed to compete with the X-Wing. The TIE
> Fighters didn't have shields and relied on agility and sheer numbers to win
> battles. Even TIE Interceptors didn't have shielding. They equaled the
> playing field by introducing shielding(but still no hyperdrive) to the TIE
> Advanced to compete directly with the X wing and to stop sacrificing good
> pilots(thus only the elite could fly them).
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| (...) Ouch, I would have to disagree with you on that last one. The B-wing is no where near as fast or agile as a Tie Advanced, but it does carry way more armor and weapons. TIE Advanced were one of the latest developments in the TIE series and were (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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